[HCS]

Top two are as close as I've ever seen it. You could go either way with Perry or Hazard. I do a coaches' poll every year and it was as close as it has been in 25 years.
I thought Hazard was clearly in the "driver's seat" last year and 10-15 points better than anyone in the 14th. Not sure how you think it's going to be easy after losing six of the top nine from last year. One great player, but he's the only one back who averaged in doubled figures. Not a lot of depth either. Hazard could definitely win, but it looks really close at this point - unlike last year.

I’m not sure how you think Perry’s the favorite. They lost woods their best scorer, Neace their best defender, and Bakun who happened to be their only size. Adding combs to their roster to me isn’t that impressive but maybe I see him differently than you do. I think Kincaids just as good and actually will D you up. Tucker Johnson will have a field day with Perry. Seth’s the best player in the region hands down and adding a
freak athlete like Osborne and the Gibson kid along with some really good freshman who will be going into their sophomore season and have looked really good at times this summer is going to put them over the top. We’ll see how it all shakes down but holland held them back and everyone knows it. I think huff turns them loose and you see a totally different animal.

I hear Gibson is back at Knott, so I think that clearly puts Perry as the favorite now and Knott is at least fourth if not higher. I know six players for Hazard at this point, and only four who scored more than a couple of points per game last year. Who else do they have?
I don't want that to come across as I have anything against Hazard. Casey Huff is a Harlan County boy, and I think a lot of him and his family. I just think it's.almost unfair to him to put Hazard as the favorite with not a lot of experience coming back.