[pirateforlife]

Pikevilles strength is their staff and it’s absolute to recruit. Not recruiting kids, but recruiting BUY IN from those they already have. Like everyone in 1A that has a legit pulse, they get transfers, blah blah blah, insert Beagle1 trolling opportunities here…

What I am getting at is Pikevilles ability to continuously have 6-8 kids that seem like they have been there for 20 years and will run through a brick wall for Mac. There’s almost always a Wright, Hensley, Pugh, or Birchfield. That’s simply development of the staff. So until Pikeville falls off the face of the earth for 3 or 4 consecutive years, they are always going to be in contention. Most likely the favorite. They showed last year in the title game that they are STILL the man.

I’m sure Raceland and NCC will return with a chip on their shoulder, but there’s a lot of space to make up on the Panthers.

Someone closer to the program might be able to confirm but I’m pretty sure we’ve seen the last at least for a few years of the last name Wright, Hensley, Pugh, and Birchfield playing for Pikeville.   I do expect Pikeville to take a step back after losing that special senior class but not enough to still not win 1A.