[Wildcat45]

Pikeville is # 1 in the First Mountain Top 10 of the Season, while Pulaski Co checks in at #6. I believe that the people who seem to thing that Depth is gonna be an issue for Pikeville are in for a Rude awakening. The Panthers are very solid are very Position with quality depth behind them. I can't wait for tommow. Hail Panther.

I think people are wishful thinking that Pikeville won't be dominant this season. There are maybe 2-3 teams who can compete with them in Class A.  Pikeville would be top 5 in 5A.

There's maybe one team that can compete with Pikeville in 1A this season but they would not be a top 5 team in 5A to open the season. When a team suffers heavy graduation losses, then those should be reflected in early season polls and rankings. It doesn't mean that Pikeville will not deserve a higher ranking in mid-season, but they need to win a few games this season first. Beating Pulaski on the road would be a great first step.

I wasn't really referring to preseason rankings.  I was saying they would be a top 5 team as in one of the best 5 teams in 5A.  I agree on the 1A comment though.  I only see Raceland possibly giving them trouble.  A couple more may make it a ballgame.