Any thoughts on who will be the top team in this district? Harlan returns about 13-14 senoirs with a very experienced line on both sides of the ball. :thumb:

Somerset should be the favorite for the district title. They return Ross Deaton and John Cole, maybe the best qb-wr combo in Class A. Somerset will need another reciever and a runningback to step up. Replacing the likes of Ray Norman and Scott Newell will not be easy.

 

Lynn Camp I would think is second right now. LC returns possibly the best O-line in the region. This line has played together for three years, and in the last two years LC has gained over 5000 yards the last two years on the ground. LC also returns 1000 yard Joe Roskopf who imo will be the top back in the region this up coming season. Concerns for LC will be the play of their defense which struggled at times last season, depth which is also a concern, and special teams. 3 out of LC last 4 losses have been the results of poor special teams play. Two of which have cost them second round exits in the last two playoff years.

 

Williamsburg is my early pick for third. The Jackets return almost their entire team, including Tomas Frazier and Chase Hamblin, and Aaron Root who is a very good lineman on offense and LB on defense. Concerns for the Jackets will be size and injury. WHS was hurt by injuries last season.

 

Harlan is a team that you always have to be ready for, they are big and physical. They play very good defense, usually stat wise one of the tops in the region. The problem for dragons was on offense, they struggled to score, and losing Teddy Thompson will not help, but if they can find some offense this season, they will be a contender for the district title.

 

Cumberland is a team that was young last season, and also should be better. They have a very good shot at the playoffs, Michael Washington returns to Cumberland. If he doesn't the Skins still could have enough for the playoffs. I like the play of their young qb last season.

 

Evarts lost a lot from last season, and to be honest don't know much about them coming up. They are well coached, they will be big and physical, and could the dark horse in the 06 season.

 

Pineville returns some good players in Adams and Lord, and they like most of the teams in the district had big lineman. They have also struggled the score in recent years, and have a lot of trouble holding on to the ball. With their coach leaving they have a lot of unanswered questions right now. Pineville has improved since they went 0 and 10 in 04, but not sure if they have enough to make the playoffs.

Somerset should be the favorite for the district title. They return Ross Deaton and John Cole, maybe the best qb-wr combo in Class A. Somerset will need another reciever and a runningback to step up. Replacing the likes of Ray Norman and Scott Newell will not be easy.

 

Lynn Camp I would think is second right now. LC returns possibly the best O-line in the region. This line has played together for three years, and in the last two years LC has gained over 5000 yards the last two years on the ground. LC also returns 1000 yard Joe Roskopf who imo will be the top back in the region this up coming season. Concerns for LC will be the play of their defense which struggled at times last season, depth which is also a concern, and special teams. 3 out of LC last 4 losses have been the results of poor special teams play. Two of which have cost them second round exits in the last two playoff years.

 

Williamsburg is my early pick for third. The Jackets return almost their entire team, including Tomas Frazier and Chase Hamblin, and Aaron Root who is a very good lineman on offense and LB on defense. Concerns for the Jackets will be size and injury. WHS was hurt by injuries last season.

 

Harlan is a team that you always have to be ready for, they are big and physical. They play very good defense, usually stat wise one of the tops in the region. The problem for dragons was on offense, they struggled to score, and losing Teddy Thompson will not help, but if they can find some offense this season, they will be a contender for the district title.

 

Cumberland is a team that was young last season, and also should be better. They have a very good shot at the playoffs, Michael Washington returns to Cumberland. If he doesn't the Skins still could have enough for the playoffs. I like the play of their young qb last season.

 

Evarts lost a lot from last season, and to be honest don't know much about them coming up. They are well coached, they will be big and physical, and could the dark horse in the 06 season.

 

Pineville returns some good players in Adams and Lord, and they like most of the teams in the district had big lineman. They have also struggled the score in recent years, and have a lot of trouble holding on to the ball. With their coach leaving they have a lot of unanswered questions right now. Pineville has improved since they went 0 and 10 in 04, but not sure if they have enough to make the playoffs.

LC, I don't know if you remember John Lutrell who played for Harlan years back, but his son Hunter Lutrell (a transfer from South Oldham) will probably be seeing time at running back and linebacker this season. He comes from a great pedigree of athletes so only time will tell on how he will help our team. Personally I would rank us above Williamsburgh just for the simple fact of the lines. We return every starter on our Offensive Line and only lost one senior on our Defensive Line. They have a wonderful set of skilled positions, but the "fat boys" up front are the ones who win games. But I believe we should give "the camp" a much better showing than we did this past season..lol. However, We also have a great skilled unit returning, considering the fact we only lost 5 seniors. Do you know how many on Lynn Camp's offensive line are returning?

LC, I don't know if you remember John Lutrell who played for Harlan years back, but his son Hunter Lutrell (a transfer from South Oldham) will probably be seeing time at running back and linebacker this season. He comes from a great pedigree of athletes so only time will tell on how he will help our team. Personally I would rank us above Williamsburgh just for the simple fact of the lines. We return every starter on our Offensive Line and only lost one senior on our Defensive Line. They have a wonderful set of skilled positions, but the "fat boys" up front are the ones who win games. But I believe we should give "the camp" a much better showing than we did this past season..lol. However, We also have a great skilled unit returning, considering the fact we only lost 5 seniors. Do you know how many on Lynn Camp's offensive line are returning?

 

All but one guard Rick May will be back. Michael Hall will step in at that guard position, who is bigger and stronger than Rick, but losing Rick will hurt because he one of the best fundamental lineman to play at LC, and he never did anything that would lose you a game. I also expect the Harlan and LC game to be much closer. The last two years were unusual scores when the two play. Usually it is close exciting game. I would look for it to be like that this year.

LC99: I would have to agree with your early prognosis. One thing I saw from Williamsburg in the spring is that the weight room is really paying off and the Jackets will be a much faster team than last year, and should be a bit more physical as well. Some young receivers really seemed to step up and will give Frazier a few more targets than Hamlin (who in my opinion has the chance to be the top receiver in the state numbers wise.) The move of Root to fullback produced some nice results. He is heck on blitz pick up (which hurt the Jackets last year), hits the hole downhill, and showed a very nice set of hands catching the ball out of the backfield. Will Moses had a nice spring catching the ball, and is cat quick. Jusino, Rollins and Abner will lead the offensive line. Defensively the Jackets have a chance to be much better, but the key will be keeping Root healthy at LB. He missed the last 2 games last year, and the Jackets really suffered missing his 20 tackle per game average. Say what you will, but if Root was 6'2" instead of 5'9" there would be alot of recruiters looking at him. If Williamsburg can avoid the Injury bug, it wouldn't surprise me to see them pull off a terrific season. Frazier and Hamlin are both legtimate D1aa or D2 prospects, Jusino is lighting quick on the line, and developing young receivers such as Moses, Brock, and Brown, should make for an exciting season.

BTW, heard Pineville coach Tom Bryant has left and moved to Georgia to take a coaching position there, so more's the question on how Pineville will fare this fall.

Somerset should be the favorite for the district title. They return Ross Deaton and John Cole, maybe the best qb-wr combo in Class A. Somerset will need another reciever and a runningback to step up. Replacing the likes of Ray Norman and Scott Newell will not be easy.

 

Lynn Camp I would think is second right now. LC returns possibly the best O-line in the region. This line has played together for three years, and in the last two years LC has gained over 5000 yards the last two years on the ground. LC also returns 1000 yard Joe Roskopf who imo will be the top back in the region this up coming season. Concerns for LC will be the play of their defense which struggled at times last season, depth which is also a concern, and special teams. 3 out of LC last 4 losses have been the results of poor special teams play. Two of which have cost them second round exits in the last two playoff years.

 

Williamsburg is my early pick for third. The Jackets return almost their entire team, including Tomas Frazier and Chase Hamblin, and Aaron Root who is a very good lineman on offense and LB on defense. Concerns for the Jackets will be size and injury. WHS was hurt by injuries last season.

 

Harlan is a team that you always have to be ready for, they are big and physical. They play very good defense, usually stat wise one of the tops in the region. The problem for dragons was on offense, they struggled to score, and losing Teddy Thompson will not help, but if they can find some offense this season, they will be a contender for the district title.

 

Cumberland is a team that was young last season, and also should be better. They have a very good shot at the playoffs, Michael Washington returns to Cumberland. If he doesn't the Skins still could have enough for the playoffs. I like the play of their young qb last season.

 

Evarts lost a lot from last season, and to be honest don't know much about them coming up. They are well coached, they will be big and physical, and could the dark horse in the 06 season.

 

Pineville returns some good players in Adams and Lord, and they like most of the teams in the district had big lineman. They have also struggled the score in recent years, and have a lot of trouble holding on to the ball. With their coach leaving they have a lot of unanswered questions right now. Pineville has improved since they went 0 and 10 in 04, but not sure if they have enough to make the playoffs.

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I believe that this is the most accurate thing that I have heard of. I like the fact that the champs are still the champs until someone knocks them off. I thought Lynn Camp would have done this last year, but it was an incrediable game.

 

I think Harlan will be either first or second this year because of all the returning talent, how does their district schedule play out?

 

I think Williamsburg will also be a dark horse, in the type of offense that they play, they can usually score, but the question will be if they can stop anyone?

Also, how does thier district schedule match up.

 

Lynn Camp seems to always play well at the end of the year, Coach Mitchell and his staff do a wonderful job their, but experience in the backfield will of course be their greatest question.

 

And now for my beloved skins, I don't want to say to much but watch out:ylsuper:

LC, I don't know if you remember John Lutrell who played for Harlan years back, but his son Hunter Lutrell (a transfer from South Oldham) will probably be seeing time at running back and linebacker this season. He comes from a great pedigree of athletes so only time will tell on how he will help our team. Personally I would rank us above Williamsburgh just for the simple fact of the lines. We return every starter on our Offensive Line and only lost one senior on our Defensive Line. They have a wonderful set of skilled positions, but the "fat boys" up front are the ones who win games. But I believe we should give "the camp" a much better showing than we did this past season..lol. However, We also have a great skilled unit returning, considering the fact we only lost 5 seniors. Do you know how many on Lynn Camp's offensive line are returning?

 

How about some stats on this Lutrell kid. I know of his father and knew his brother pretty well. How does he look as far as speed and size? What class is he going to be in? Also, is there any truth to the rumor that is going around concerning the posibility that defensive guru Eric Perry will no longer be there next year and Frank Shope will be calling the defensive shots? :sssh:

Can't really tell you too much about how this district will play out until I see the schedules. You have teams in this district who start out on fire and then fade (Cumberland,Harlan) and teams that gain speed as the year rolls on (Evarts,Lynn Camp). Hard to tell until you see when they play each other and also factor in the non district schedules which can take a toll on teams by beting them up or making them over confident. Does anyone know when the schedules should be up on the Khsaa website? For that matter does anyone have their respective teams schedule for next year?

This is the second year of the rotation so all teams district schedule shoud be same as last year just home and away reversed.

I am curious about the this season. I have alot of questions? First, can Sommerset replace their studs? Second, can Lynn Camp for the lack of experience in the backfield? Can Harlan survive without their superstar? Will Williamsburg have another threat outside of the Hamblin kid? What in the world will Evarts hold? Can my Skins show their true potential and win. Who will be the next head coach at Pineville, so many questions, does anyone have any answers:confused:

I am curious about the this season. I have alot of questions? First, can Sommerset replace their studs? Second, can Lynn Camp for the lack of experience in the backfield? Can Harlan survive without their superstar? Will Williamsburg have another threat outside of the Hamblin kid? What in the world will Evarts hold? Can my Skins show their true potential and win. Who will be the next head coach at Pineville, so many questions, does anyone have any answers:confused:

 

I'm not real worried about our backfield at LC. Joe Roskopf is as good as any back we have ever had. Jonah Mitchell takes over at qb. He is tough kid, and has a good head on his shoulders. The good thing about starting a young qb at LC, the system makes it easy for a qb. He will be fine as long as he doesn't fumble the hand off. Sidney Wagner will take over Jimmy Chaffin spot. He has worked as hard in the off season waiting for his chance, and now is his time. He has great speed and strength. Cameron Simpson will play at fullback. Cameron is a great blocker which is what is needed out of an LC fullback. Ricky Wynn will also play quite of bit in the backfield.

I still think that it will be a drop off considering Jimmy went to a D-1 school, that is a hard talent to replace, but I have been wrong before. Harlan does have my favorite as being the dark horse, but is it true that the defensive c is leaving? That would have to hurt that program. Still watch out for the skins :ylsuper:

How is everyone's spring practice going?

 

Doesn't it make you sick that our district never gets any praise in the region, all you ever hear on this thing is Pikeville, that is only one team. I think top to bottom we have best district. Am I just that bias :banana:

I'm not real worried about our backfield at LC. Joe Roskopf is as good as any back we have ever had. Jonah Mitchell takes over at qb. He is tough kid, and has a good head on his shoulders. The good thing about starting a young qb at LC, the system makes it easy for a qb. He will be fine as long as he doesn't fumble the hand off. Sidney Wagner will take over Jimmy Chaffin spot. He has worked as hard in the off season waiting for his chance, and now is his time. He has great speed and strength. Cameron Simpson will play at fullback. Cameron is a great blocker which is what is needed out of an LC fullback. Ricky Wynn will also play quite of bit in the backfield.

 

Without the 3 poweful backs that LC has had in the past, will they continue to run the 3 back "Wishbone" Type offense? Or will it be more pass than we have seen in the past?