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I know for a fact because I know alot of former Bell County players very well, and they were recruited away from area schools by Dudley Hilton. I dont know if anyones parents got pay raises or the kids got grades they did not earn but I do know they recruited up there. I am sorry coaches are coaches and kids are kids but there is no freaking way that kids that live in between and on the outskirts of Middlesboro and Pineville can be so much better than kids they live next door to. Bell has been taking the best from Middlesboro and Pineville for years and may still be taking the Pineville best which I can understand more but could it be that the Middlesboro best have remained loyal to Middlesboro instead of tailing it out over to Bell County to leave the cupboard bare at Middlesboro?

Fact is I believe Bell County is gonna become average at best with some good teams mixed in year to year because now that Dudley is gone and the Dudley culture is gone the Tennessee kids and the Middlesboro kids are gonna remain loyal to their hometown and school system the came through and the Bell County domination of Middlesboro will end. I am not saying Bell will not beat Middlesboro but I really believe this thing is gonna even out.

Folks you cant be great every single season there is gonna be down times, although Bell is still pretty good they are not state power good. I dont believe Middlesboro will win state either but no matter how you slice it Middlesboro is the superior team for this season at least and as a Middlesboro alum I will take it.