[jetpilot]

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.

Calpreps poll penalized Pikeville 5.5 rating points for graduation losses and they still wound up with a rating that would put them 5th in 5A. Every team suffers graduation losses, great programs reload. Heck, Pulaski lost a QB that threw for 3200 yards and 41 TDs  and a WR that got 1700 yards and 28 TDs and who knows what else they lost and they are highly rated. And every team needs to win a few games to get a higher rating, not just Pikeville lol...

And I have to mess with you Hoot haha, maybe if JC can stay on the field with the Corbins and Irontons this year, beat the North Laurels of the world, and manage to not have to squeak by the Letchers by 1 at home, they might get a higher ranking too.

All in fun hehe