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I see nearly half the roster for Pburg are seniors. So is this year possibly a one hit wonder for them or will they be relevant years to come? How does the underclass man and middle school rosters look for Pburg? I remember back from 2000 to 2010 them and Belfry were the 2 best teams in the region. That was right before Johnson Central became a football power.

Prestonsburg loses the majority of their starters on both sides of the ball after this year, and overall they will be losing half of their team. I think I counted 30 kids the other night who were dressed out, and with a big senior class, it looks like Brewer will be in another rebuilding mode for the next couple of years. They have some talent in the Freshman and Sophomore classes, but as I said earlier, they just don't have the numbers to be competitive against elite teams in 2A. I don't understand why all of a sudden Prestonsburg is having trouble getting kids out. I remember not too long ago it was unheard of for Prestonsburg to have under 45 or 50 kids.

A successful soccer program at a small school like Prestonsburg is going to hurt football numbers. I wish the two seasons weren’t at the same time. The football program could use some of the speed and athleticism on the soccer team.

Bingo. Prestonsburg has one of, if not the best , soccer programs in the region. When you've got an athletic kid coming up through middle school seeing the soccer program competing for regional titles every year and the football program having 2-3 win seasons then it doesn't take alot of thought for an athlete to decide what he wants to focus his energy on in the summer and fall. But, that being said, Prestonsburg is still a football city. You could see that by the massive turnout for the BL game. I think all it would take is 2 or 3 7-8 win football seasons to bring those athletes back to football. But, we'll see how it goes. I hope the players stay excited this year and push themselves. That's what it's gonna take, and a win against the old ball coach this Friday will cause this fan base to explode. I'm looking forward to it!