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1. Belfry- Defense wins Championships and it did for Belfry in 2013.. the Pirates return a stacked defense and a strong OLine on offense. On paper Belfry appears to be the clear cut choice as a Pre-Season #1
2. Central- Jackets have major question marks to answer but have earned the right to be grandfathered in as one of the Class' top two teams until proven otherwise
3. Bell County- Bobcats were very young in 2013 but were playing a good brand of football in November. Return nearly everyone.
4. Corbin- Redhounds also return nearly everyone but they were trending downward in November and now have to adjust to a new coach.
5. Bourbon County- Colonels lose a lot of major firepower but return possibly the best player in Class 3A.
6. Monroe County- A sleeper to keep an eye on. Sophomore heavy in 2013 the Falcons have been consistently good and should show marked improvement
7. Wayne County- Heavy graduation losses for the Runner-Up Cardinals
8. Paducah Tilghman- Talent is never an issue
9. Pike Central- Hawks should have one of their better teams.
10. Russell- Expect the Red Devils to begin to make some noise off a young team and a rebounding talent pool.

3A in 2014 should be very exciting. Don't think the top teams will be playing at the elite level that they have in the past, but much more parody and deeper field this year.

Outside of the 10 teams above you can also see Ft. Campbell, Mason County, Garrard County, Estill County, South Warren, and Etown as teams who will certainly be quality threats in 2014.

Looks pretty good but I would make a few changes to top 5.

1. Belfry, return a ton and will be odds on favorite to win 2 in a row. Have little resistence utill BG.

2. Bell returns nearly everyone including 2 very good players that missed the entire season last year. Evan Brock at HB will put up big numbers and Cox at TE is as good as their is in the state. Last year they really depended on Soph and Freshman especially after injuries, those guys are totally different looking kids now.

3. I think you move Central down some but not much, they lost the heart and soul of their team in a trio of stud LB'ers. They will re-load but those guys will be hard for even Central to replace.

4. PT, will have the talent to earn this spot but we will see if they play up to the potential

5. Corbin returns some good players but lost the 2 best and most explosive players on both sides of the ball in Waddle and Jackson. May take a year to get adjusted to Haddix.

Should be fun can't wait for August.