[Wolfeman]

My top 10 going into the season would be:

1) Johnson  (Wolfe) - Does it all for Wolfe, leads team in scoring and rebounding from guard position and plays D
2) McGuire - (Knott) - Dominant  on both ends when healthy , must stay out of foul trouble though to be his best
3) Pelfrey - (Hazard)  - Very skilled PG, will be interesting to see how he does without Fletcher, Johnson and Hall
4) Collins - (Buckhorn) - Ready for a breakout year, very big, long and athletic, loss of Bowling may hurt though
5) Tolson (Wolfe) - Best handle in the region, sees floor & can score, decision making  &t turnovers are biggest hurdle
6) Napier (Knott) - Very good scorer,  great size for guard (6"4), can bust the 3, decent handle gets the job done
7) Duff (PCC) - Can take over game from perimeter, should team up with Beverly for great 1-2 punch for PCC
8) Turner (Breathitt) - Big (6"5) athletic wing, ver hard matchup, if he starts playing D he moves up rankings quick
9) Day (Leslie)  - Best player on a good Leslie team, good ball handler and streaky scorer
10) Thompson (Wolfe) - Feeds of Tolson and Johnson, and when he gets going, best 3 point shooter in region

Johnson is a fantastic player and I’d never want to take anything away from him. If he chooses, he’ll be playing basketball on a college team. I’m crazy over the kid and he deserves tons of praise. That being said, when I go back and watch Wolfe’s last 6-7 games, there’s just no doubt to me who’s the best player on the floor. Tolson matured through the season. He probably led the region in assists and if it hadn’t been for him, Wolfe wouldn’t have made it past Breathitt in the District tourney. He led them in assists and points through post season. His play toward the end of the season was on another level and if he continues to improve from the end of last year he’ll finish as one of the top point guards in the state.