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One more thing to think about is the absence of post presence Taylor Newsome who was out with injury. He is a very important piece of the puzzle and would hve certainly made life harder on Shane Grimm down low. Honestly this team is much better than last years Paintsville team IMO. I hadn't even thought about Taylor being out. I have alot of respect for the Paintsville seniors from last year they were great kids with great attitudes and loads of heart. I just don't think they could match up with Valley on the inside.

The improvement of Curby's game would also be a big factor if these two could play. But like you said, Taylor was out, going into overtime of the Paintsville game, that's 3 players out for Valley, Newsome, Bryant, and Hatfield. Valley could have won that game last year at full strength.