[Lynch47]

Central was getting beaten by Cov Cath for years.

Cov Cath holds a 4-3 record against JC. The new alignment will bring success to the better teams in the area. Greenup has a good coach and could turn the corner within the district. I look for Rowan to really pick it up as well. It is hard for these schools to compete with Highlands or Cov Cath due to numbers. Both of those schools have fielded freshmen teams with over 50 players in the recent years. Their varsity can reach numbers near 100 players, not counting freshmen. Each of those two schools typically have over 30 seniors on their roster. Depth plus the experience of playing a full Freshmen and JV schedule before Varsity play also helps. Also for the past 7 of 8 years in their alignment, the state champion and occasional nationally ranked Top 25 team, has been in their region. Just because they didn't win the region in the past doesn't mean that teams in the area are not as good as others across the state. They were just unfortunate to run into the traditional buzzsaws of Highlands and Cov Cath. The best bet would be for the economy to pick up in EKY and get more kids in the area. More kids, larger talent pool, better teams.