This just proves the ole theory that people sometimes THINK you are crazy...but when your print your opinion in the paper then they KNOW you are crazy....no thinking needed.

 

 

My assessment:

 

1. Johnson Central - A notch better than any team in our area. They would hammer any team playing except Russell would be a decent game, but would still be a loss for Russell.

 

#2 - Russell -Russell once again is very good, but just how good. They barely sqeeked by Boyd County then barely squeeked by Ashland. Both Boyd and Ashland are struggling this year, so just how good is Russell? What would the score be if JC played Ashland and Boyd...Not sure, but I could tell you they wouldnt sqeek by them, it would be ugly and will be ugly for Ashland. So with that in mind JC should be #1.

 

3. Raceland - Solid year, battling some injuries, definetly deserve the #3 spot.

 

4. Ashland - Tough Schedule. Will be tough down the stretch if they can keep focused.

 

5. Paintsville - 2 losses, but those came to JC and Sheldon Clark, has played a decent schedule, but as good as the other teams in the area.

 

6. Fairview - Weak schedule in my opinion and didnt beat any of the decent teams on their schedule. Time will tell the truth for this team.

 

7. Boyd Co/Lawrence/Rowan Co - Your guess is as good as mine on these teams. None are better then the other or worse then the other....Strange year.

 

East Carter, West Carter and Greenup Co all have the potential but cannot put together a solid season.

 

Lewis Co and Morgan are just Lewis Co and Morgan...Trying to compete at a decent level with lack of numbers and athletes. Unfortunate for those schools.

 

BTW, why isnt Sheldon Clark part of these Rankings...Doesnt The Ashland Daily Indepent cover Inez too or are they weeded out by the Big Sandy News...Which personally I would rather read the Big Sandy News, they are all about the youth and the WHOLE area. I can remember taking Boyd County JFL teams to play in that area and we had full page article on the youth football games, where Ashland Daily Independent would not even put a score in the paper if you begged them.

 

:thumb: Excellent job on each account.

You got to be kidding me man, Ashland a decent team, teams can't help the schedule they play, they just play it (Fairview for example). Do your homework before you post also, Raceland hasn't played that decent of schedule either, Paintsville has played a horrible schedule till now. All I say is do your homework before you post things about other teams. Raceland, Paintsville, and Raceland could easily win and compete in that 4A district with Greenup, Boyd, Rowan, and Lawrence. That isn't supposed to happen either when those schools have 700 more students.:fire:

 

Well lets see what you got as far as a top seven? Did you do your homework???

Well lets see what you got as far as a top seven? Did you do your homework???

 

None of it matters really it's a waste of paper and ink. It's hard to compare teams and schools when it's different classes and schedules. I was just saying you can't say one team is decent when the other one was won more games and played a similar schedule. JC is obviously number 1 and Russell is number two, after that who knows. I was just speaking my opinion.

None of it matters really it's a waste of paper and ink. It's hard to compare teams and schools when it's different classes and schedules. I was just saying you can't say one team is decent when the other one was won more games and played a similar schedule. JC is obviously number 1 and Russell is number two, after that who knows. I was just speaking my opinion.

 

Jeepman, as well as myself, would like to see how you rank the top 7 teams in North-Eastern Kentucky, there are 14 teams total. Have at it. I am not talking about the Independent's top 7, but your top 7 and why. Wins/losses, strength of schedule, head to head competition, class size - do your homework.

No respect for the Comets, oh well.

No respect for the Comets, oh well.

They probably don't sell many papers in Olive Hill. It's all about the sale!!!!

Raceland, Paintsville, and Raceland could easily win and compete in that 4A district with Greenup, Boyd, Rowan, and Lawrence. That isn't supposed to happen either when those schools have 700 more students.:fire:

 

 

Whats the point here...I believe that is what I said...I believe both of those teams are ranked above all of the 4A District Teams in my poll...Of course you did your homework too I see...I am gonna have to mark off for posting Raceland Twice....C+...Just kidding...I think you were trying to state that Fairview was one of those teams better, but I disagree with that.

This just proves the ole theory that people sometimes THINK you are crazy...but when your print your opinion in the paper then they KNOW you are crazy....no thinking needed.

 

 

My assessment:

 

1. Johnson Central - A notch better than any team in our area. They would hammer any team playing except Russell would be a decent game, but would still be a loss for Russell.

 

#2 - Russell -Russell once again is very good, but just how good. They barely sqeeked by Boyd County then barely squeeked by Ashland. Both Boyd and Ashland are struggling this year, so just how good is Russell? What would the score be if JC played Ashland and Boyd...Not sure, but I could tell you they wouldnt sqeek by them, it would be ugly and will be ugly for Ashland. So with that in mind JC should be #1.

 

3. Raceland - Solid year, battling some injuries, definetly deserve the #3 spot.

 

4. Ashland - Tough Schedule. Will be tough down the stretch if they can keep focused.

 

5. Paintsville - 2 losses, but those came to JC and Sheldon Clark, has played a decent schedule, but as good as the other teams in the area.

 

6. Fairview - Weak schedule in my opinion and didnt beat any of the decent teams on their schedule. Time will tell the truth for this team.

 

7. Boyd Co/Lawrence/Rowan Co - Your guess is as good as mine on these teams. None are better then the other or worse then the other....Strange year.

 

East Carter, West Carter and Greenup Co all have the potential but cannot put together a solid season.

 

Lewis Co and Morgan are just Lewis Co and Morgan...Trying to compete at a decent level with lack of numbers and athletes. Unfortunate for those schools.

 

BTW, why isnt Sheldon Clark part of these Rankings...Doesnt The Ashland Daily Indepent cover Inez too or are they weeded out by the Big Sandy News...Which personally I would rather read the Big Sandy News, they are all about the youth and the WHOLE area. I can remember taking Boyd County JFL teams to play in that area and we had full page article on the youth football games, where Ashland Daily Independent would not even put a score in the paper if you begged them.

 

:thumb:Good list along with you explanations :thumb:

Whats the point here...I believe that is what I said...I believe both of those teams are ranked above all of the 4A District Teams in my poll...Of course you did your homework too I see...I am gonna have to mark off for posting Raceland Twice....C+...Just kidding...I think you were trying to state that Fairview was one of those teams better, but I disagree with that.

 

My apologies, you did an excellent job of posting information.

My apologies, you did an excellent job of posting information.

 

Being humble goes a long ways.:ylsuper:

Being humble goes a long ways.:ylsuper:

 

Thank you Jeepman, Good luck to all teams this week.

#2 - Russell -Russell once again is very good, but just how good. They barely sqeeked by Boyd County then barely squeeked by Ashland. Both Boyd and Ashland are struggling this year, so just how good is Russell? What would the score be if JC played Ashland and Boyd...Not sure, but I could tell you they wouldnt sqeek by them, it would be ugly and will be ugly for Ashland. So with that in mind JC should be #1.

 

 

The funny part about this comment is that I was over at the school today talking to one of the coaches and he said that the team does not even know how good they are. That they come out almost afraid to make their presence known. I hope they come out of that shell soon.

It's all about the sale!!!!

 

No its NOT! Papers don't make that much money on individual paper sales. True a paper must sell but, advertisements are what make the bank for news papers.

 

Think about it....

 

I'm one who is tried of hearing this worn out line. IMO the news paper here in Ashland does a good job of covering all the high schools in the area. Point is that sales have nothing to do with any ranking IMO.

No its NOT! Papers don't make that much money on individual paper sales. True a paper must sell but, advertisements are what make the bank for news papers.

 

Think about it....

 

I'm one who is tried of hearing this worn out line. IMO the news paper here in Ashland does a good job of covering all the high schools in the area. Point is that sales have nothing to do with any ranking IMO.

Well said. There have been times when I believe that the Tomcats have been under-ranked because of the paper's eagerness to avoid the appearance of an Ashland bias. I think they do an excellent job covering the local teams. If circulation influenced rankings, Paintsville would never had gotten a whiff of the top 7 and JC would never have made it to the top.

You got to be kidding me man ... All I say is do your homework ... .:fire:

 

I was going to say that you sound like the Duct-Tape Bandit – “you do the math, do the homework man” …

 

Then I saw these posts:

 

My apologies, you did an excellent job of posting information.

 

Thank you Jeepman, Good luck to all teams this week.

 

 

It takes a big person to apologize. :thumb: