[tomcatfan722000]

I agree. You only get better by being challenged. I would think that Ashland would draw as big a crowd with some of these better teams as they do with the locals. Of course, district play limits options. Still, if you look back at some of Ashland's old schedules you will see some tough opponents, often from Louisville, each year.

FTH and CovCath lose many key seniors this year. CovCath has a lot of juniors and sophomores on its roster. So a lot of talent and potential will be returning. FTH will merely reload. A review of the rosters would seem to indicate that Ashland will have a much more difficult time replacing seniors than will FTH or CovCath. The quarterback and some of those defensive players will be missed.

Realistically you are probably right not saying Ashland doesn't have good talent next year just not the experience as some teams we will play. A lot of Ashlands seniors were multi-year starters with some even being 3 or 4 year starters. But if u challenge those kids while inexperienced it can only pay off against schools like FTH. I do not know how many if any open dates Ashland has next year but I hope they fill them with one of the better programs in the state.