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This will be a big game for the Cardinals. First home game and still looking for that first victory. If SC drops this one it could be a whle before they pick up that first Win. If Sheldon Clark does not come out to play they could find themselves on the short end of the stick once again. Frankfort has some great athletes and will be a good test for the boys from Martin County.

St. X Highlands Sheldon Clark Belfry Hazard Mason Co. Danville Henry Clay Pulaski Co. Estill Co. TB : 45

Ok we get it. You feel like Rockcastle is being overlooked. I think Rock may be flying under the radar some, but with the game at Danville I will go with Coach Harp and the boys. Good luck to both.

Not even close. BJ Moore at Sheldon Clark is the best player in the region. Johnson Central has a big kid named Parker and when he gets it going watch out, but he is up and down most of the time.

Congrads to the Tomcats. Greenup must be much improved. If Ashland wants to win a district championship (and play Highlands 1 week later in the playoffs) they had better get that run defense cleaned up. I saw an awfully impressive running team in Paintsville last night run all over a good Boyle Co. defense.

I think that some of the top ranked teams were ranked more on the name on the jersey and not the players wearing them IMO. Not saying there is anything wrong with taking tradition into consideration, just think some normal big name teams have come back to the pack recently.

Kind of shocked at this one. Congrads to Danville.

Congrads Bulldogs. Probabley should have upgraded the schedule a little, but a win always beats a loss.

Well after all the talk I heard about how good the Boyle Co. defense was and that the linebackers were all first team all state I was surprised to see JC show up. Let alone move the football all over the field like they did. A good game that could have went either way. Johnson Central is a good football team and will give problems to any team they play. Cramps played a big part in this game. Congrads to the Rebels.

I did not say they would score them all on teh Boyle defense. I will say the JC offense puts 2 TDs on them though.

I think that Boyle County is the overall better football team between these 2, but I think that JC has been chomping at the bits for this one. The Eagles will be one of the better teams that Boyle will see this year untill the playoffs. The key for JC is to keep the football from the Rebels and eat the clock. I like the Eagles chances in this one with Matney having a chip on his shoulder because of last years game. I am going to call for the upset in Paintsville. Boyle County: 21 Johnson Central: 23

I know that Mason County, Sheldon Clark, Somerset, Belfry, Breathitt County, and Pike Central are thrilled to hear you say so. Now they can quit worrying about it.

Boyle @ Johnson Central will be the biggest game in week 0 IMO. I think Prestonsburg @ Belfry & Sheldon Clark @ Martha Layne Collins will be 2 exciting games. If either of these games are decided by more that 1 score I will be surprised.

Pike Central will be a good football team again this year. They were hit hard by graduation, but I have heard they have some new faces that are ready to pick up where last years team left off. Good luck this upcoming season to the Hawks.

Who and when does Martha Layne Collins scrimmage this year?

If the courts ruled in Highlands favor then I think that the KHSAA should have no choice but to give back the wins. One would think that if the KHSAA did not return the wins Highlands could take the KHSAA to court again and probabley get the court to rule in their favor. Of course that would make the KHSAA hold a grudge against Highlands and they would make up for it at some other point in time I am sure.

Bell County will be one of the elite teams in Eastern Kentucky this year. Bell will have their typical "I would just assume hit you as look at you" attitude that has served them so well in the past. I would be surprised if Bell & Boyle do not meet in the state semi-finals again with the winner hoisting the trophy in Bowling Green the following week.

You think Mason is that much ahead of Belfry, Sheldon Clark, & Pike Central? I did not see Mason in person last year so I know very little about them.

Johnson Central will be one of the best teams in Eastern Kentucky this year. They are a very physical football team that can eat up clock on time consuming drives and limit an opponets offensive touches. The key to Johnson Central's season will be limiting turnovers. If they are capable of keeping the turnovers at a minimum then the Eagles could find themselves looking at the Blubirds of Highlands come the regional championship. I do not think that Cooper will be able to slow down JC, but Jim Matney coached teams always get better and better as the year goes on. Playing them early will give Cooper a puncher's chance.

Somerset will be tough, but I think they will take a small step back from last year. They return plenty enough talent to get to Bowling Green again, but I think the East will be much better overall this year with teams like Somerset, Mason Co, Sheldon Clark, Belfry, & maybe even Breathitt Co, Russell, & Pike Central fighting to go to Bowling Green.

Will Russell be able to beat Mason Co. this year? From all the reports I have heard Mason is loaded.

Sheldon Clark will be a very good football team. They have a ton of experience coming back from last year’s regional championship team and will be right in the thick of things when the playoffs roll around. They have a tough schedule for a 3A Eastern Kentucky football team and will be well tested when the weather gets cold. It could be tough for SC with the likes of Mason Co., Belfry, and an ever improving Pike Central but the Cardinals could very easily be the team representing the East in the state championship this year.

Sheldon Clark opens the season at M.L.C. and I am worried to say the least. The type of athletes this team will be able to put on the field will be hard to match for most teams, espically Eastern Kentucky teams.

Ashland will once again IMO be the best North-Eastern Kentucky football team. I think Ashland and Johnson Central will battle for the #1 seed in the district with the winner getting to play Highlands 1 week later than the loser. (Part of the trouble with being in AAAAA)

Mason Co. will be one of the elite teams in AAA in the East this year. With the athletes and skill position players they return they will be a threat to score from anywhere on the field. The development of Mason County's line will determine if they can sustain drives or if they will have to hit the homerun. Defensively Mason will be athletic, aggressive, and chase the football. They will be a tough out for any AAA team. I look for Mason Co along with Sheldon Clark, Somerset, Belfry, & maybe Pike Central to be in the thick of things when it determines who represents the East in the AAA state championship.