[Mr. D]

I think two things can be true at the same time. Yes, JC is down some compared to 2016-2020 stretch. But also 4A is stronger than it’s ever been. Because Boyle, Corbin, Franklin Co, Cov Cath and Ashland are so strong it makes the margin for error so much smaller.

I think Jesse Peck is doing as good of job as you could do trying to replace Coach Matney. He was the heart and soul of the school and the community. Nobody is going to replace that but Coach Peck loves this school and these kids. He is a young coach who is improving every game.

At the same time Jesse has been dealt a terrible hand. Either his #1 or his #2 running back (or both) have been injured with season ending injuries in the first month of the last three seasons. That’s hard for any team to bounce back from but especially our run heavy team.

I think Jc will have years where they stay healthy and really challenge in 4A and then I think they will have years (like this year) where one injury takes them out of the equation because the margin of error is so small.