OK here are my week 1 Picks with explanations

Powell Valley over Lee by 21 - Lee may be getting better BUT PV was a very good team that should have gotten better as well

Richlands Over Gate City by 14 - I think GC will field a better team than they did last season and Richlands will not be the same team they were however Richlands should be the fav in there 10 reg season games

Haysi over Grundy by 30 - Haysi will be better than expected and Grundy is very young this game will not be close by the end of the 1st qtr

Lebanon over Honaker by 14 - Lebanon runs the ball well and Honaker seems to have a tough time stopping the run however if ball can solve the fumble problems from last week Honaker could surprise me

Appalachia over Castlewood by 18 - Some things never change and Appy taking it to a Cumberland team is one such example

J.J. Kelly Over Twin Springs by 35 - Kelly is doing alot more talking than they have in years past and I believe that they will be able to back that talk up in week 1

Pound over Patrick Henry by 1 - My upset pick of the week (maybe the season LOL) Other than numbers I am hearing alot of positives from Pound and lets face it PH is not a super power

Clintwood over Coeburn by 30 - If it is closer than this then either Coeburn is better than they have shown or Clintwood has more to work on than I am thinking

Burton over RC by 40 - Not a knock on RC who will be IMHO 1 of the top 2 teams in the Cumberland but Burton is a VERY good team that will not think twice about running the score up on you if given a chance