[JumperPride1]

Yeah I got you, I think it is more likely that Lucas takes another job before he gets put on the hot seat. As far as I know he is still very secure with Somerset. I am, admittedly, not as close to the program as I'd like to be though as you can probably tell from my location. JumperPride1 would probably be the go to guy on the players coming up. I do know that the 8th grade team either last year or the year before should have won state in their division but were disqualified from the playoffs due to playing a player for a couple games that was a week or two too old, or something of that nature.

The middle school has been pretty successful. They had a great team last year but were ineligible for post season play for the reasons Ro described, however I believe the kid had been cleared and then they went back on it. As far as recent middle school history they're usually very competitive sans a couple years, but the problem is they are often in a position where they have to play 7th graders up in order to get the balance they need, hence some classes may look great in middle school but they're actually two classes merged. The senior group that Somerset just lost was a group that had some good top end talent, but had zero depth and that was an issue for them in middle a school as well. The khsaa will be taking over middle school sports in the near future and that is a good thing.

The 2014 Jumpers suffered from a number of issues, youth, inexperience, tough schedule... I think all of those things compounded and they really struggled as a result. I think it's safe to say they will be better in 15 but how much better is yet to be seen. I do know they've worked very hard in the off season and that is half the battle. I'll stick to my guns that the group of skill guys they have now could collectively rival some of the great groups that have been here historically, but the line play really has to come along in order to see a major change in the short term. Time will tell.