[Scotty_Bronson]

I can't imagine Ashland not being very good this season. The addition of junior Kurtlen Brown alone should make an immediate impact. He was a stud running back as a freshman for Fairview capable of taking it to the house every time he touched the ball. They also added another good athlete in Jalen Thomas who played for Fairview 2 years ago as well. They've also added back a lineman from Ryle in Jackson Pruitt. Add those guys to a solid senior class of the Goble's, Broughton, O'Bryan, and of course Baker and I don't see any way they shouldn't compete pretty well this season.

Brown and Baker will have speed to burn. Mu question is who will be that change of pace guy that can grind it out. Baker and Brown will have potential to break one off here and there and against the district opponents, minus JC, that will be enough. But against teams like Raceland, Ironton, and other teams they will see in the 4A playoffs that have good defenses that fly to the football, what will they be able to do other than screens and jet sweeps? How are the QBs looking? Ashland needs more than Baker and Brown. They need some versatility on offense.