[Playcaller66]

Southwestern will be good and they have plenty of talent but don’t overlook what the departure of Hibbard, Mink, Wright, Myers with the rest of that senior class will hurt them some.

The current junior class is really nice but they lost much more than people realize.

North could very well be the team to beat.

North can't finish over third in their district.

They can. They just have to take care of Pulaski and Southwestern.

I just do not see North beating SW or PC. I know that they were in it with SW during the regular season last year. SW and PC both reload and have the it factor when it comes to finding ways to win. I do think that there is too much emphasis put on a middle school state championship. I am not trying to diminish that accomplishment but they does not predict success at the high school level. There are just too many factors, like development by coaches, puberty and sometimes those that are great in pee wee and middle school peak early and aren't as great when everyone else catches up to them physically.

Bingo. Middle school state championships don't have jack $hit to do with high school state championships. Ask Pulaski County. Ask Corbin. They're typically won off of who has the most holdbacks, then when you get to high school everyone catches up.

I’m fairly certain North 8th grade 2019 won Division 1 State Championship while Corbin was State Runner up in Division 2. Both these classes are gonna be seniors this year. I don’t put a lot of stock in middle school state championships either but it does gage the competition. I think Corbin and North are the two top teams in 13th Region.