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Powell and Estill both have enrollments to be competitive every year in the region in all boys and girls sports. I believe the last time I checked they both had around 700 students in grades 9-12. After Letcher and Perry they are the next largest high schools in the 14th region. It all begins with the building programs in the elementary grades and a lot of work but it can be done. It didn’t take Dave Fraley long to turn Powell into a regional contender in the late ‘60s and into the ‘70s. He won the region in ‘74 and should have won it in ‘77 if not for a no call foul that resulted in a turnover toward the end of a semifinal game when his team had a 1 point lead.
Fraley is proof it can be done at Powell. Monroe Jones did an excellent job as well when he was head coach in the 1990s.