[EKUAlum05]

Could this be another remarkable change about to take place with the Tornado? I am starting to see signs that something may be about to change for them. If you look back to 2009, you will see some similar trends. First they lost 5 games in the regular season. That is about to occur for this years bunch on Friday. Second, it was a down year for Central. Does anyone believe this is not a down year for Central this year. Third, in 2009 they lost close games to Mayfield and Graves County, just like this year. I would not say this just based upon those three things. I however, did see some fight in them against Highlands and I think they will look at this game to propel them into the last four games of the regular season and the playoffs. I don't know for sure if this will happen, but it is shaping up that way.

What's your thoughts?

The only problem is 2009 was a down year for Belfry as well.... Belfry is not down in 2013.

2009 was a remarkably weak year in 3A... the traditional powers were all rebuilding and there was a whopping grand total of 3 teams with 10+ wins.. Henry County who was a paper tiger... Mason County (who similar to the past few seasons have collected a large number of wins against a weak regular season schedule) and Somerset who went 14-0 and Tilghman beat in the Finals 21-0. Somerset was definitely the class of 3A along with PT and a down Central, but the next season when they returned practically everyone they again went undefeated before losing to a Belfry team who was in the midst of their bridge year. Central also began to regain form and made short work of Tilghman in the Semi-Finals.

In addition, this was prior to the influx of strong teams migrating from other classes such as Bell County, Wayne County, Corbin, and Ft. Campbell.

2013 is not a remarkably weak year in 3A.. in fact this is a very stout year. I see 7-8 teams who will more than likely finish with a 10+ win season. With all due respect to that Somerset team from 2009, Belfry has been a different animal than them the past few years and this year won't be any different... that is if Belfry survives a very good Bourbon County who returns 9 starters from a 13-1 team.

Tilghman might be able to make a run..that doesn't change things with a team full of athletes... but if they do it this year it will be against a much tougher path and a stiffer crop of teams including the team who is three plays away from 3 State Championships in AAA.