[FootballFan1999]

Hazard will probably go to Semis this year.  Look for Corbin to be better than this year.  See them in finals against PT or Boyle.  Be some quality football in the mountains.

Corbin losing Kade Elam but gonna be better???

[jetpilot]

Hazard will probably go to Semis this year.  Look for Corbin to be better than this year.  See them in finals against PT or Boyle.  Be some quality football in the mountains.

Corbin losing Kade Elam but gonna be better???

Hazard going to the semifinals?

[Medusa]

Yeah they will beat Pikeville this year JP. Tide will turn.

[jetpilot]

Yeah they will beat Pikeville this year JP.  Tide will turn.

Bless your heart lol

[Walt Longmire]

Hazard and/or Pikeville should be in semis in 1A.  Belfry will be in semis and likely play at home this year and I’d say favored to be at Kroger in 2A.  Somerset and Prestonsburg will be good.  Martin Co improved.  Bell and Breathitt are set up for a run in the east for 3A.  Rockcastle will be good.  JC and Corbin should contend in 4A.  Pulaski is a tough out for anyone in 5A.  They will contend.  South Laurel is a sleeper in 5A.  Several with a chance to get to Kroger and win it but I would say none are the favorite to win it in their class if we are being real.  Belfry probably has the best chance.

Breathitt County is in 2A, not 3A.

[Belichick]

Hazard and/or Pikeville should be in semis in 1A.  Belfry will be in semis and likely play at home this year and I’d say favored to be at Kroger in 2A.  Somerset and Prestonsburg will be good.  Martin Co improved.  Bell and Breathitt are set up for a run in the east for 3A.  Rockcastle will be good.  JC and Corbin should contend in 4A.  Pulaski is a tough out for anyone in 5A.  They will contend.  South Laurel is a sleeper in 5A.  Several with a chance to get to Kroger and win it but I would say none are the favorite to win it in their class if we are being real.  Belfry probably has the best chance.

Breathitt County is in 2A, not 3A.

Oof.  Tried to cram too much into one post. TY sir.

[plantmanky]

Guy's no disrespect, but lettuce can be found in a salad. In a garden and at the produce section of your local supermarket. 

Again no disrespect intended. 

Are we good?    

There are some definite contenders for a state title on these lists.

Plantmans post did crack me up though 

Contender & Champion, very different things.

[King Kong]

Guy's no disrespect, but lettuce can be found in a salad. In a garden and at the produce section of your local supermarket. 

Again no disrespect intended. 

Are we good?    

There are some definite contenders for a state title on these lists.

Plantmans post did crack me up though 

Contender & Champion, very different things.

Agreed, A lot of talented team's mentioned on these lists. Hopefully some championships will be brought back to the mountains this year.

If I was to pick my preseason favorites on these lists to bring home a championship, I'd have to start in 1a and go with Pikeville.  If I understand correctly Belfrey is in 2a, be interesting to see how they do there. In 4a right now I give the slight nod to Corbin over JC. That's just talking mountain teams. Overall PT, Boyle, Franklin Co., Cub Catholic, Highlands, Ashland.  4a is no joke lol but I'll go with PT and Boyle as the 4a favorites at the moment. 

Now welcome to Kongs geography 101   Here we include Ashland and Raceland in the mountains.  Ashland borders WV which is mountains along with southern Ohio, again mountains.  Ashland and Raceland are located in Appalachia KY. If a area is located in Appalachia then it's mountains in Kongs geography book

[plantmanky]

Guy's no disrespect, but lettuce can be found in a salad. In a garden and at the produce section of your local supermarket. 

Again no disrespect intended. 

Are we good?    

There are some definite contenders for a state title on these lists.

Plantmans post did crack me up though 

Contender & Champion, very different things.

Agreed, A lot of talented team's mentioned on these lists. Hopefully some championships will be brought back to the mountains this year.

If I was to pick my preseason favorites on these lists to bring home a championship, I'd have to start in 1a and go with Pikeville.  If I understand correctly Belfrey is in 2a, be interesting to see how they do there. In 4a right now I give the slight nod to Corbin over JC. That's just talking mountain teams. Overall PT, Boyle, Franklin Co., Cub Catholic, Highlands, Ashland.  4a is no joke lol but I'll go with PT and Boyle as the 4a favorites at the moment. 

Now welcome to Kongs geography 101   Here we include Ashland and Raceland in the mountains.  Ashland borders WV which is mountains along with southern Ohio, again mountains.  Ashland and Raceland are located in Appalachia KY. If a area is located in Appalachia then it's mountains in Kongs geography book

None of the teams listed so far win a state championship in 2025.  



Pikeville is the only team that might play in the state championship game.

[King Kong]

Guy's no disrespect, but lettuce can be found in a salad. In a garden and at the produce section of your local supermarket. 

Again no disrespect intended. 

Are we good?    

There are some definite contenders for a state title on these lists.

Plantmans post did crack me up though 

Contender & Champion, very different things.

Agreed, A lot of talented team's mentioned on these lists. Hopefully some championships will be brought back to the mountains this year.

If I was to pick my preseason favorites on these lists to bring home a championship, I'd have to start in 1a and go with Pikeville.  If I understand correctly Belfrey is in 2a, be interesting to see how they do there. In 4a right now I give the slight nod to Corbin over JC. That's just talking mountain teams. Overall PT, Boyle, Franklin Co., Cub Catholic, Highlands, Ashland.  4a is no joke lol but I'll go with PT and Boyle as the 4a favorites at the moment. 

Now welcome to Kongs geography 101   Here we include Ashland and Raceland in the mountains.  Ashland borders WV which is mountains along with southern Ohio, again mountains.  Ashland and Raceland are located in Appalachia KY. If a area is located in Appalachia then it's mountains in Kongs geography book

None of the teams listed so far win a state championship in 2025.  



Pikeville is the only team that might play in the state championship game.

Time will tell Plantman, time will tell 

[Running wild 14]

How is Breathitt getting all this love? Letcher beat them down last year and the only guy who did anything in that game is gone. Sperry was all Breathitt had.

[ROCKSOLID69]

1. Corbin
2. Pulaski County
3.Belfry
4. Johnson Central
5.Bell
6. Rockcastle
7. Somerset
8. Pikeville
9. Letcher Central
10. North Laurel

[Statebound19]

How is Breathitt getting all this love? Letcher beat them down last year and the only guy who did anything in that game is gone. Sperry was all Breathitt had

 Sperry was weapon hard to ever replace that  but Breathitt return almost everything. I think as whole they be much better in passing game this year.The turnovers killed Breathitt that game . Bobcats had almost 300 yards passing in that game and Sperry had 100 of it on 4 catches . Letcher did a good job stopping the run.

[Shogun]

How is Breathitt getting all this love? Letcher beat them down last year and the only guy who did anything in that game is gone. Sperry was all Breathitt had.

Welcome to the BGR offseason threads.

[lcgrad2002]

With Lawrence County returning all that they are, they should be in the top 10 in my opinion.

[Wanna-be]

Perry central wins 4A. It’s already been guaranteed to happen either this season or next.

[BlackcatAlum]

WYMT coverage are preseason Mountain Top 10, IMO:

1. Corbin
2. Johnson Central
3. Pulaski County
4. Belfry
5. Bell County
6. Pikeville
7. Rockcastle County
8. Somerset
9. Hazard
10. Lawrence County

On the outside looking in: Prestonsburg, Letcher Co Central, Whitley County, Southwestern

[Statebound19]

How is Breathitt getting all this love? Letcher beat them down last year and the only guy who did anything in that game is gone. Sperry was all Breathitt had.

Letcher Central lost a lot of production on field from last year.  Breathitt returns almost the whole roster. Losing Sperry and Terry for sure hurts Bobcats. But I think they be much improved from last year.

[BlackcatAlum]

WYMT coverage are preseason Mountain Top 10, IMO:

1. Corbin
2. Johnson Central
3. Pulaski County
4. Belfry
5. Bell County
6. Pikeville
7. Rockcastle County
8. Somerset
9. Breathitt County
10. Hazard

On the outside looking in: Prestonsburg, Lawrence County, Letcher Co Central, Whitley County, Southwestern

I somehow left Breathitt Co completely off... my bad!

[Belichick]

I got Belfry beating JC when they play that game during the season provided both teams are fairly healthy. I think they are a more complete team.

[Statebound19]

I got Belfry beating JC when they play that game during the season provided both teams are fairly healthy. I think they are a more complete team.

That was a heck of a game last year! I expect it to be another classic. I also agree with Belichick. Belfry wins this game, just because it is at Their home field.

[Old School Hound]

What are we expecting from that Corbin-Johnson Central game this season? Will they combine for 100+ points again or will the teams play some defense this year? Who do you like in that titanic struggle at the Redhound Football Complex on the banks of the lovely Lynn Camp Creek?

[Belichick]

What are we expecting from that Corbin-Johnson Central game this season? Will they combine for 100+ points again or will the teams play some defense this year? Who do you like in that titanic struggle at the Redhound Football Complex on the banks of the lovely Lynn Camp Creek?

Corbin gets that done OSH but I do believe the JC line will give the Hounds some trouble again and we could see another high scoring game.  JC line is stout but they don’t have the RB they had last year. Still have good backs but not the same level.

[OutlawJoseyWales]

With Lawrence County returning all that they are, they should be in the top 10 in my opinion.

 Lawrence Co isn’t getting enough love.  IMO Rockcastle and Breathitt are getting too much.

[Harry Dawg]

With Lawrence County returning all that they are, they should be in the top 10 in my opinion.

 Lawrence Co isn’t getting enough love.  IMO Rockcastle and Breathitt are getting too much.

Lawrence has as much talent at the top end as they've had maybe in 20 years.  But very few of their best players are linemen, and they have no quality depth.  If a couple young guys step up on the O and D lines and they stay healthy, they'll be good.  Good enough to beat Bell?  Not sure about that yet but I predict a rematch of those 2 with a trip to Kroger Field on the line.

[King Kong]

What are we expecting from that Corbin-Johnson Central game this season? Will they combine for 100+ points again or will the teams play some defense this year? Who do you like in that titanic struggle at the Redhound Football Complex on the banks of the lovely Lynn Camp Creek?

You said it best last year OSH calling it a pinball arcade game 

HHopefully JC gets their D lined out this year. Hoping we can soon get over the Corbin hump. It's been a few minutes since we've won that game. 

Right now in all honesty, I believe Corbin gets the win in this one. It's still pre-season, a lot can happen, minds sometimes change, hopefully JC makes me change my mind once season starts.

I think we'll be fine with our guys running the ball.  I suspect some new names might step into some of those roles.  There's definitely a lot of potential there.

Cumberland Falls in the fall is one of the prettiest places you can find anywhere.  Might make a trip there the weekend of this game and watch the game. You'll know me when you see me. I'll stick out like a sore thumb. Wearing my gorilla costume running around with a pile of bananas in each hand 

[jetpilot]

Can't make any predictions about Corbin until the signing period is over hehe. Plus no way to know how good their QB will be.
I have Belfry over JC also but that game should be a classic.

Already nervous about Pikeville opening at CAL. From what I've read they have D-1 players all over the field.

[Old School Hound]

Can't make any predictions about Corbin until the signing period is over hehe. Plus no way to know how good their QB will be.
I have Belfry over JC also but that game should be a classic.

Already nervous about Pikeville opening at CAL. From what I've read they have D-1 players all over the field.

I hope Pikeville absolutely stomps a mudhole in the asses of CAL. 

As for Corbin, they are hoping to sign a couple of D-1  studs from well south of the Mason-Dixon Line.   Did I say sign? I mean, enroll a couple of student-athletes at their top 5 scademic school.  We'll have to see if they can make it happen. Would be nice to give Malachi another partner in crime on defense.   When does the signing(I mean, enrolling) period end, or does it ever end?