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No the point hasn't been made. Anytime Belfry isn't top dog in their class then that class is down. This is not true.

False... Belfry is down.. Lou. Central is down... and Breathitt has been disappointing. Throw in traditional powerhouse Russell being down substantially and no dominant team out west. This is the weakest Belfry team since 2002, even so they still won the district in the regular season and the team who I feel will probably represent the East, Sheldon Clark, only beat them by 1 TD playing mistake free football.

3A is ultra competitive this year amongst themselves... in the past few years there have been teams now assigned to this class or formerly would have been in this enrollment bracket who could compete in nearly any class; Louisville Central (07-08), Belfry (07-08), Russell (05-06), Mercer County (06)... with several teams who were good enough to compete for a state title in 1A and 2A like Breathitt County (07-08), Belfry (05-06), Sheldon Clark (06), Somerset (07)....

This year not only is there no team I could see competing in any class across the board... there are only 2 or 3 teams I could even see factoring into the 2A race. Additionally, Ft. Campbell is on another level compared to any 3A team.

The median has risen in 3A, there are alot more "good" teams, but this year the "very good" teams just aren't there aside from Central. Meanwhile 2A has one "great" team and 3 or 4 "very good teams".