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My thoughts on 2021 pre season top 10.

1 Pikeville- they return the house. So added the year of experience for a young team last season they will be very very good.

2 Paintsville- They return enough talent from a young class to still remain very high in class 1A. Defense is where they will need to focus on in 2021. The secondary is loaded, but the front 5-7 is the question.

3 Hazard- They return basically all there skill kids on offense but will need to find a new quarterback. Defense is where the dogs should be very good with return about 9 starters. I really like big front on the D-line who where just freshmen last season.

4 Raceland- They are in a little better shape offensively than Hazard having a quarterback back who has played before. The Rams defense is the question losing there top 5 in tacklers from last season. They are a very young team again and dangerous.

5 KCD- may have the best 1-2-3 punch returning from the state runners up team who racked up over 2000 yards on the ground. Defense is where they need to improve throughout the season.

6 Bethlehem- A very dangerous team that only lost two seniors and return everyone like Pikeville. I have my eye on them for this season with well over 2200 yards returning and basically everyone back defensively as well.

7 Williamsburg - returns quite a bit offensively, and defensively as well.. top 5 defensive leaders return. Question may be line play.

8 Newport Central Catholic- Yes they look really low for a 1A power, but they lost the house. They just return over 500 yards of offense from last season. The good thing is they return 4 of the top 7 in tackles from last season to keep them a float

9 Ludlow- I really look for this team to make history and beat Newport Central Catholic this season. They return the most offensively in the class with over 3100 yards returning. Defensively they return all 5 of the top returning tacklers from last season.

10 Crittenden County- They return some solid playmakers but won’t be what they should of been last season. They really disappointed me. They return just over 1000 yards offensively, but will need to replace quite a few defensive starters.

All things could change depending on how things go before the season starts.