[Poseidon]

Make no bones about it...the bottom line is that Western lost to a Washington County team who is nowhere near a top 10 team, no matter what the field conditions. If you take the top contenders in 2A... Mercer, Russell, Belfry, and Middlesboro... no team has lost to anyone that is equivalent to Washington County.

Great teams find a way to win against weaker oponents. Western losing to Washington says alot more than a Russell or Belfry loss to Ashland and so on....

Can Western still make the finlas? Absolutely... does this loss make me feel as if they are not on the same page as your top contenders...possibly.. we'll let the playoffs decipher it all.

I agree that Washington County is not a top 10 team, but field conditions do play a role and help the underdogs becasue it usually keeps the scores down. Belfry has lossed to SC, who I put just above Washington County if not equal. SC lossed to Prestonsburg who is not good this year. I disagree that a loss to Washington County says more than the losses by Belfry to SC and so on, I understand that people justify losses by their team by "talking-up" the strength of the team that beat them, and that is the case here I think. Bottom line is that 2A is Mercer's to lose and it will be entertaining to keep up with because anything can happen.