[Pikecoballer]

1 Pikeville- Favorites simply via defeating Martin County earlier.
2. Martin County- Pre season favorites and defending champions.  Certainly as close to ranking 1A as they come.
3. Magoffin- Barnett can carry them all the way.  I think he will be focused in the postseason.
4. Pike Central- Can win it, but need someone to step up to help the big two.  Consistency has been a problem.
5. Lawrence- top level coach is getting the most out of these boys.
6. Betsy Layne- finally healthy, but really have been inconsistent all year.  Need some type of structure however as run and gun only goes so far.
7. Floyd Central- B. Moore being healthy means they are back to being a legitimate region contender.
8. Johnson Central- defensive issues abound, but the next three seasons look bright.
9. Paintsville- Young and dangerous. Expect them and JC to battle it out next three years.
10. Prestonsburg- Keep hearing the circus has come to town with the discord between just about everyone involved with the program.  Keep it together and they can win.
11. Shelby Valley- They play great in spurts, but they are a hard team to figure out.  Should be better than this.
12. Phelps- Weddington makes them look like an above average team by himself.  Maybe he can draw in some future talent too.
13. East Ridge- Keene has been the star and Damron has stepped it up, but they need help.
14. Belfry- A large school that no one wants to play for?  Need a culture change asap.

 Large school? Belfry played in the All A and would be 2a in football. 
I agree they need change asap, first get rid of the cronyism that’s destroyed the place. They also need to investigate the administration for the sexual abuse that was allowed for years by coaches.

One of the larger schools in the 15th previously.  I would guess they have lost some students since they did drop down to All A qualification.  Still too large to be this bad.