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Garyon Hobbs and Grayden Reid have transferred to Atherton. The other message board indicated JaHyde Brown is on the fence whether he is staying or leaving CAL. I still believe CAL would be head and shoulders above everyone else in 3A but with the loss of Hobbs and Reid and potentially Brown, it might bring them closer to the rest of the field.

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Lex Cath will be a top team this year in 3A. They return the majority of their defense but will lose a large chunk of their offensive skill guys. They had a talented freshman class this past year with multiple kids that either ended up starting or playing meaningful minutes by the end of the season. Catholic's schedule has killed them the last two years with RPI and drawing CAL in the semifinals so while I don't know the full schedule for 2025, I know it will be more RPI friendly.

Is Lex Cath now in the district with Mercer and Bardstown?  Mercer was beat out of the playoffs by CAL 49-22.  Lex Cath was beat out by Cal 50-14.  How close are Mercer and Lex Cath head to head or is that score against a common opponent deceiving?

Just looking at Mercer’s returning players, it should be a good matchup within the district. I did see Ashton Drakeford is at Boyle County now.