The Cats Pause has ranked the teams as follows:

 

1. Nicholas County

2. Bracken County

3. Paris

4. Bishop Brossart

5. Berea

 

Please reply with your thoughts and reasoning

If Nicholas can beat Paris in Paris it's theirs.

Bracken County at #2? How does a team that was outscored 76-163 during district play last season end up at #2? I understand that it is 1A football and there is turnover often but that seems a bit of a stretch to me.

Paris lost 12 seniors, Brossart lost 11, Bracken lost 3. Nicholas County is hands down the favorite. Also Nick Parker is preseason POY

Easy, Bracken County returns 76 district points from last year, how many does Brossart or Paris return? It wouldn't surprise me to see Paris or Brossart right there in the thick of things though.

Easy, Bracken County returns 76 district points from last year, how many does Brossart or Paris return? It wouldn't surprise me to see Paris or Brossart right there in the thick of things though.

Borssart returns one starter that scored a touchdown. (Chase Keller). He scored 1 and I believe is the QB this year

This is the year Bracken has been gearing towards for quite a while.

This Bracken team reminds me of last year's Brossart. They haven't won much before, but they have a lot returning and those guys are tired of losing.

I'd hope Paris is in the thick of things...

I'd hope Paris is in the thick of things...

Always full a super athletic kids.

I'd hope Paris is in the thick of things...

What all does Paris have back? It's been a quiet summer on their end. They're a historic program with great athleticism year in year out seems like. I think it's them and Nicholas before the year is out.