[Matney's Prodigey]

Johnson Central will be right in the thick of things once again. They have possibly the best player in the region (McCarty), one of the top 2 athletes IMO (Meeks; the other being Pugh), and the addition of Crum gives them another player capable of having some big games. Now not all the news for the golden eagles is good tho. They did lose one of the regions top big men in Rice and he will not be esy to replace. They have a couple of capable pivot players that will contribute nicely, but nobody at the level Rice was. They also play in the toughest district in the region. The other school in Johnson county also is loaded with talent and will be a formidable opponet for any team. As long as JC steers clear of the injury bug and everyone can keep egos off of the court I don't see any reason why JC shouldn't be in the mix of things come March. Of course this is August and alot can happen between then.