[Backwoods]

I think the no. of athletes on the field makes the differance. Teams from Louisville and some other places have a much bigger talent pool of kids who can make plays. Belfry has consistantly made it to the semis and the big game,but last year for sure had no where near the speed or talent on the field with Central. True that balanced offense is better,and Belfry looks to pass more this year than i have seen in some time. Everyone says no one in 3A has a chance,and it may be true. Most small area schools may field 50 to 70 kids some less with maybe a handful are great at their position. I seen someone say Central has 300 boys in school 125 playing football and 50 of them are great athletes. Look at how many great teams are in louisville Male,Trinity,St X, Central, Manuel all great teams with a lot of talent.

A couple of times this season Harlan Ind. fielded only as many as 25 player's of which only about 16 or 17 saw any playing time. Another small team would be Hazard. When they came to Harlan I think I counted 31 player's on thier sideline. Teams like this have to get the maximum potential from the player's they have available.