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2- Sayre This team was a dark horse last year and this year they will become the hunted with such a skilled roster returning and lots of experience. 2nd most offense in Class 1A returning and very solid defensive unit with a dangerous secondary who are ball hawks.

3. Campbellsville returns a good core on both sides of the ball including its quarterback. 3 good offensive line as well. 4 of its top 7 in tackles from last season.

4. New Cath - the same goes for them except they have a quarterback who picked up mid season thanks to a loss of its senior quarterback in the raceland game. But with playmakers like Charlie Ford and Kaleb Cole they should be ok.

5. Ludlow- Surprising to see them here, especially top 5, but they are worthy. They will hit you with a heavy dose of run and you best stop it. Maybe on the best back in Class 1A not named Anthony. So remember the name Dameyn Anness. They also return its top 3 in tackles from last season and 5 of the top 7.

6. Newport- They return the most offense in Class 1A and could be very dangerous this upcoming season. Why do u ask would Ludlow be in front of them? Ludlow got revenge in the playoffs last season beating them 28-6. Newport won the regular season matchup 16-14. They also return 4 of their top 7 defensively. There secondary is pretty solid as well with 14 INTs returning from last season.

7. Williamsburg returns close to 2700 yards of offense and their quarterback is back for another season. He will be dangerous with his feet like most quarterbacks for Williamsburg and have 3 solid wideouts to throw too. 3 of its top 7 in tackles and as well as a good secondary with 14 INTs.

8. Paris- They get the nod just barely over Raceland. Paris just has a few less shoes to fill at the moment. Elijah Webb will be all over the place next season. Speed may be your enemy.

9. Raceland- Complete rebuild from the most winningest class to come through there. Will be breaking in a new quarterback and halfback. But have solid wide outs who can catch it and will be called upon to carry the load. Rowsey and Ison will look to take leadership. Austin McKee will also be leaned upon and Arnett.

10. Louisville Holy Cross- Return close to 1800 yards of offense with over 1200 of it being on the ground from its playmaker PenneBaker. They also return their quarterback and. 3 of its top 5 in tackles.

Great work Bac! I wonder what Pennington’s long term plan is? Will he stay coaching Sayre after his younger son graduates? If so, Sayre is eventually going to get over that hump. I’ve openly been a huge advocate of what Pennington has done at Sayre in such a short time. I honestly believe had Pennington been at the helm or even just the OC at a couple of the other Lex schools over the last 6-8 years that there would be more than 1 total state title residing in that city, but I guess we will never know. And as for Campbellsville, their QB may be 1 of the best athletes in 1A. That kid can flat play. He’s going to win a lot of games for that school. Paris definitely has some nice athletes too but can they be physical and disciplined as they need to be to win a big game? It wouldn’t completely surprise me to see Raceland right back in the mix by November either. 
But ultimately I still expect it to be another big year for the Panthers. I really expect to start seeing some of the younger kids really taking a big stride forward this year. As we get closer to the Summer and I get some weight room reports, I’ll start name dropping on some of the kids that big things are going to be expected. The off-season is almost as interesting to me as the season. It separates the guys that like football from those that love football.