Had a chance to skim through the 2008 football preview in today's Coalfield Progress.

All in all, its a pretty good preview I think.

I think two of the more interesting articles were on Powell Valley and Pound, both of whom may just surprise a few people this year.

An interesting quote from Pound coach Chris Crabtree:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"I really believe we are going to surprise some people,"? Crabtree said. "Size-wise, nobody is going to have a bigger O-line than us. We're a whole lot bigger and a lot stronger."?

That offensive line includes senior Tyler Mullins (6-1,288) at center, junior Justin Collins (6-1, 320) at rightguard, junior Brad Dotson (6-0, 270) at right tackle, junior Daniel Jordan (6-1, 320) at left guard and junior Jerry Shortt at left tackle.
Senior Erik Bolling (6-5, 240) returns at tight end along with junior Cody Mullins (5-6, 200) at fullback.

Justin A. Mullins (6-0, 200, jr.) takes over the reigns at quarterback and will be throwing to fellow junior Nathaniel Mullins (5-11, 160) at wide receiver. Josh Lowe (6-3, 185, jr.) rounds out the starting offense at split end. </div></div>

And from Phil Robbins...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"The 50 or 51 kids I have out there may be the best 50 or 51 kids I've had here as a team collectively,"? said Robbins as he prepared for his 26th season at the school. "They may not be as talented individually, but they're the best as a team in terms of everyone doing what they're supposed to do."? </div></div>

Predictions for the LPD, BDD, and CD were pretty much on target with the opinions I've been hearing out of all three districts.