I don't think Hazard is ranked 3rd in the region this year. I agree with Knott and Perry's rankings, but believe that Hazard will be more of a 5 ranking. I see it as follows:
1. Knott
2. Perry
3. Buckhorn
4. Leslie
5. Hazard
6. Letcher
7. Breathitt
8. JBS
9. Wolfe
10. Estill
From my understanding, the 3 foreign transfers are not eligible to play for Hazard and have since left. One transferred to JBS, which should help them compete against Letcher in the district. Wells is a nice player for Hazard, but, after losing 5 of their top 6 players from last year, they have some rebuilding to do.