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And you forgot to answer if Hazard dropping Harlan, Lynn Camp and Pineville and picking up Phelps, South Floyd and Jenkins makes any sense to you.

Those are three pretty easy wins for Hazard right now either way. I think the District 7 teams, though, have been much more competitive overall through the years.
I don't know if Hazard cares or believes one is easier than the other.
I think Pikeville has been better than Williamsburg in most years, but not last year, or this year, but this is about 2015.
It is an easier trip to the east than the west for Hazard. I don't think that's the reason though, so you can save some of your smiley faces, if you don't mind.