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Mayfield will be just fine. They lost a bunch of skill kids, but they will find a way. Their line play was supposed to be their achille"s heal last year and developed into a strong core. Most of those kids are back and their defensive box play is going to be strong and physical. I have a hard time finding a team that will have success running the ball on them. I would put them at #1 preseason. OCath with Atwell is just returning 1/2 offensive starters. I understand they have several transfers that will help but not sure if that merits being over the state champ. Beechwood will be the top contender and they will not be challenged until they semi-state, and that too, is a big maybe.

Coach Kenny Davidson will bring a lot of energy and intensity to Redhawk family. Congrats Coach!

Saw on Twitter that Crowe did make the move and will be catching from Atwell this coming season. Aces also added a good size Center from Hancock Co. It's looking like OCath is making moves to finish the job next year.

Is it a done deal that Atwell will be an Ace this fall?? I hope so, he is something special to watch. Rumor mill had him going elsewhere to improve his chances to get better recruited.

Looks like Marshall County got their Coach. Good luck Coach Bloodworth!

OCath has the best player coming back and a serious Mr. KY candidate. I just think they have to replace too much. Atwell only has his RT returning on the offensive side. That, and the fact that they haven't won the 'ship yet, is my reason for them not to be on top. Beechwood will have the 2nd best QB (very close 2nd IMO) in class 2A back. The difference is that the Tigers will have most of their team back in '24. That gives me the nod for them to start @ 1. Not to mention that Beechwood has the easiest path to the semis being in the east. Mayfield completed, arguably, the best playoff run in recent memory. Taking down the best the class had to offer. Congrats, one more time, to the Cardinals. Well deserved!! On to '24... It's going to be hard to replace 15+ starters (sorry, don't have the exact number), but if anybody can do it, it's Big Red. Mayfield is great at allowing their young players to get important reps throughout the season. They develop players year in/out. Their rebuild years usually end in the 3rd of 4rd rounds which is astonishing if you ask me. So here is my take (until LCA reveals all their transfers). 1. Beechwood 2. Mayfield 3. Owensboro Catholic 4. LCA 5. Murray 6. Somerset

I will agree with the top 6. Order may be different but not much. Beechwood will be the favorite. OCath will have the best player in Atwell, but it will be tough replacing 9 offensive starters. LCA will reload. Mayfield will reload. Somerset and Murray have a strong young core and are on the outside looking in.

Is this an indicator that the Mustangs stay on top of Region 1? UHA has some good athletes and will have a good season. I don't believe they can contend with Lyon but will be a solid team. Side note: UHA handled Murray on Tuesday by 19 😲

Murray also had 422 yards in their playoff game. They also had no run defense as JuJu went for 250+ that game.

10- Pikeville 5- Bowling Green 4- Mayfield 3- Trinity 2- Boyle Co 1- CAL TB: 42

A school that plays the best and beats the best should have homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Currently, the system is still flawed. Adjust the RPI to accurately rank teams I.e. SOS, out of state opponents. I would also recommend to open RPI in third round to the entire state instead of East/West. This should avoid the Male/FD, LCA/Mayfield, Boyle/Corbin in the 3rd round. This would give us the best semi-state, state final possible, IMO.

5 points- CAL 4 points- Mayfield 3 points- Bryan Station 2 points- Paducah 1 point- Frederick Douglass

Again, congrats to Mayfield. Amazing job by the coaching staff. They are some of the best at adjusting and carrying out the game plan. Hensley was HOT from the start. If you notice, after the 2nd/3rd drive, very few times did he get loose. Yes, he’s as good as advertised but Mayfield did a great job for the most part. LCA’s passing game was nowhere near the last couple of years. I clearly stated it during the season. Boley is a great talent but I still think he holds the ball longer than needed. Mayfield is not a huge sack team and they pressured him most of the night. Hope he grows from it at the next level with the Wildcats!! Juju and Cartwright are the constant. But the 3 factors of the game, IMO, were Biggers (2), Kirby (1), and Torres (33). They didn’t have their best game the week before but boy… they stepped up in this game! I’ll be pulling for them next week. They will be hungry to get back the last couple “L’s” from Beechwood.

I picked the Cardinals also. Most outside this region don’t understand what War Memorial is about. Things “just happen”! When has Boley had 2 pick 6’s?? Congrats Big Red!

The field will be in great football shape. Last Thursday there was a constant light rain all day and Friday night, the filed was dry as could be. That will not be the issue. Warmer than usual Nov game, it looks to be a great one!