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Pikeville and Raceland both have benefited from tough schedules over the last several years. That being said, that way if scheduling is a double edged sword. I think once you establish the mentality of what it takes to get to or win a state championship though, you can take your foot off the gas a little so to speak. Both schools had a great run of athletes the last several years and they had them in bunches. Both saw those schedules come into play though in terms of depth this past year. So finding that middle ground is the key. But as was mentioned before, a quality small school program (especially in EKY) will struggle to find games that they can build on without having to drive all over gods big green one. Teams like Mayfield, Beechwood, LcA, etc, in the past, have bigger and better schools near by. There’s a helluva lot that goes into scheduling beyond the “anyone, anytime, any place” mentality. Especially when preparing for year to year changes in roster size as well as travel expenses