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Hazard offense returns

QB Evan Whitaker who will be a senior
RB Brandon Jones who will be a sophmore
WR Jordan Olinger who will be a senior
WR Austin Johnson who will be a senior
WR Nathan Higginson who will be a senior

Hazard has a few other talents who may step up. Theres another Olinger kid who i beleive is about 6,3 about 170 who may contribute.. The only weekness will be an inexperienced line and come playoff time that line will be experience and not make as many mistakes.

Defense Returns

7 starters. They return DT R. Whitaker, ILB Meehan, OLB Roll, CB Higgins, CB Olinger, FS Johnson and OLB Jones. Gone are Combs and Blanton but Hazard returns all of their DB's who were tremendous in the state title game versus Mayfield. The Defense only has to replace a 2 lineman, a linebacker and corner... Hazard could have a few more kids out this year that has played before. Id like to see the Stupart kid come back out and play some corner and a few others..

But if I had to rank the teams now this is how i would do so

1 Mayfield
2 Hazard
3 Beechwood

4 Louisville Holy Cross
5 Frankfort
6 Williamsburg
7 Pikeville
8 Fairview
9 Raceland
10 Harlan