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The possible consolidation of JC and Paintsville is light years different than the consolidation of Mercer and Harrodsburg.

Harrodsburg was loaded with talent and a # of good quality players. Paintsville on the other hand, has possible only 2 players that could make an immediate impact, and that would be Corey Humphery as a wideout and Nehemiah Doderer in the secondary. Other than that, Paintsvilles players would just add to the roster. Not going to make JC a front runner for a State Title.

Very true, the Harrodsburg players were the stars of the Mercer team. If I remember correctly, 5 of 7 of Mercer County's All-Area players were from Harrodsburg and I believe everyone of the players that were named to All-State teams (or Honorable mention) were from Harrodsburg. No way would Mercer have won it all without the merge, they probably would have been a good 2A team but not an elite team like a Belfry, Russell, Owensboro Cath, Corbin, Western, Middlesboro, ect.