I agree with you somewhat about the schedule. It looks like holy cross 1a, Nelson County 5a, Butler and Bullit Central 6a, were replaced with Shawnee ?a, John Hardin 4a, Breckinridge county 4a, and Atherton 5a. All easier than their opponents last year. But they have however beat some of the same teams that beat the hell out of them last year. Including western who beat them 68-20 last year. Looks like they added a few new coaches and added a few players to their roster that were hurt last year. A combination of all these aspects, I believe has contributed to their success this year.