[UKCC]

Clay County has a history of their athletes not progressing a whole lot after 7th-9th grade. When they do get a group of seniors that are very talented (2010), they usually win some games. I've said it before and people in the community may disagree but Clay County doesn't have the athletes now that it once did. You used to be able to attend an elementary football tournament with 4-5 good teams and see 4-5 kids on every team that you knew would develop into talented high school athletes. Now, you have 2-3 teams that are competitive and maybe 2 kids on each team with real potential. "You're talking about elementary football." Well, that's where it starts. We haven't had what I like to go "go-getters" in several years. I'll just use modern times for comparison: Lewis, Dobbs, Dunn, Reid, Hooker, Wilson, Carr, Hyde, etc. Guys that you can just give the ball to and they'll make a play, big stop, etc. To be honest, we can't even use the "they're walking the halls" excuse. We've lost our "I'm better than you" athletes. Therefore, you have a bunch of kids working their tails off to get better and the results are 2-3 wins. To get to 6-8, we have to find our studs again. It's unfair to think that way, but it's the truth.