[Lambert #1]

Yeah I think Cowan may be the sleeper in the county. They will miss the Robinson kid though, I heard he will not be released from Dr. until Feb. I didn't know where Coach Justice stood on it all, I talked to Coach Adams yesterday and told me the same thing about wanting 3 teams. I like his idea with middle school basketball. A team at Letcher, Whitesburg, MJP would be nice, those three teams have really talented coaches that has a lot to offer to the kids. Manis Blair, Keith Baker, Bumper Adams are top notch coaches that could be coaching at the high school level if they chose to do so, shoot they have been at the high school level and been very successful. I think the reason I like consolidation so much is the fact that we always have a few teams that are mediocre because of a lack of talent and nobody is interrested in coaching them, at least not a certified coach with experience like the other three teams have and those kids do not progress in their middle school years and are behind when they get to high school. This county has plenty of talent but I wish they were all on the same level playing field.