[charlie22]

Keep in mind, Louisville Central is 3A, and they gave HHS all they could handle in 2007 and held HHS to just 28 points in 2008 (albeit HHS won 28-0)... 3A Central may have been a top-3 ranked team in 5A these last couple of years if they played in 5A.

Hard to say jb. I felt that Bryan Station, Johnson Central, Whitley County and Christian County were better than Central in 08. As for 07, I've often wondered to myself if the close game with Central was caused largely by Highlands simply not giving Central the respect they should have. If you'd have been at that game, you know what I mean. The Highlands players seemed rather nonchalant before the game. Once the Highlands kids realized it was time to buckle down, they moved the ball rather easily on Central although admittedly Highlands better conditioning may have had a lot to do with that. Maybe Central would have been a top 3 5A team in 07, but not in 08 in my opinion.