Way too early predictions.
1. Clintwood: They were pretty young last year and still managed a co-district championship. The back-to-back district champion wave will continue to roll to a 3rd straight in 2010.
2. JJ Kelly: No team has made as much improvement over the last 5 years as the tribe. BI has turned the ship around and will continue to make progress. Key losses on the OL will be tough to replace.
3, Powell Valley: Even with a 2009 co-district championship the last two years have been rough for the vikes. I believe they will end the 2 year streak of 5-6 finishes but will not be in contention for a repeat district championship.
4. Burton: The Raiders have been on the slow decline since 2007 and this year will be the biggest drop. No one will be able to replace what Miles did for this team. As someone said in this thread, Burton will get paid back a lot this year for the countless whippings they put on other teams.
5. Appalachia: The dawgs have also hit a rough 2 year stretch going 1-9 and 5-5. This year will not see improvement as a lot of dawgs graduate.
6. Pound: Will be lucky to field a team this year. If the Cats have even 20 players on the roster I'll be surprised. Its looking like a 0-10 or 1-9 season for first year coach jason hicks.