[jetpilot]

So tell me JP, McNamee at QB, and I know who returns on defense, but who is the starting RB who will be better than anyone Paintsville has? Also a first year starting qb over a 3 year starter? Not sure I agree...Mcnamee has a much higher ceiling but the challenges better be stout early to get him ready for a big regional championship game on the road and a state semi in a hostile environment on what could possibly be a sloppy mess. Pikeville may be the favorite but to say they are a write in.... I wouldn’t agree. Got some big shoes to fill... Can they? Sure. We shall see how hard they work between now and August. Will their Sr class be leaders and get everyone working hard and where they need to be ? All questions I can’t answer at this point. As far as the other East teams, I’ll give Paintsville the edge in talent but Raceland the edge in coaching and experience. I’ll just say it, with the roster Paintsville had two years ago and couldn’t even win the region....that’s laughable...they should’ve been challenging Beechwood in the state championship game instead they were 3 weeks into basketball. Hazard loses their 3 yr starter at qb, plus quite a few others. Williamsburg returns a good core but maybe they have a better shot at home. That turf with Pikeville’s team speed was too much for them. Raceland has their qb and those two super fast wr’s and their big tackle but who will carry the load for Raceland? I do think Pikeville has less question marks but having a Soph QB when a big game is on the line could be their big question mark. Been hearing some talk about a few new kids at a particular East 1A school who could really answer a few of those question marks, but we shall see. Should be interesting the next few weeks.....

Who is writing them in? It's never going to easy in the east!
Like PHS said, Raines will be huge. Also can use Collum back there, he looked great. Collins looked very good when he got carries, Ca. Wright is a stud who I think will get carries as a Freshman, and there are others...
The Panthers will definitely have to work hard to answer your questions on the field. All I am saying is they will be loaded. Not making any predictions, that all depends on them, but I really like how the team is shaping up to look and wouldn't trade rosters with anyone in 1A.:Cheerlead