[Journeyman]

Back to the 2003 year when Estill was 8-3 only lost 6 players and the next year were 3-7. Don't see that happening next year. Should be 9-1, Breathitt being the only loss. Depending on Estill's defense, they could be better than that. They gave up 23 points a game in 07, that is not good to say the least, but they were able to control the clock and beat who they were supposed to beat except for Pineville. Harlan Co. is not going to be a threat for them yet, I look for Fleming to be much better, they were mainly Sophomores and Freshmen. You don't need to mention Powell, they will not be in the mix, read their threads, it is one drama after another and another year of 8 or 9 wins. Powell will be the same, 3-4 wins.

Let me requote myself. Estill will be loaded next year! They have everybody back except maybe 2 or 3 seniors. Top 3 will be Breathitt, Estill, and Fleming not in any particular order. Larkey is a great coach but I don't think he will work miracles in his first year. Look at Letcher Co. Central for example. They combined 3 schools and had one of the best coaches to ever coach in the state and it took them 3-4 years to get up to where they are at. School size doesn't mean anything except you have more to choose from. However, you still can only play 11. So Breathitt will be loaded, Estill will be loaded, Fleming will be much better, and Harlan Co will be a lot better than Cawood was. Should be a good district with the Bobcats being the top dawg. Cawood was very weak last year, not a typical Cawood team.