Previews were out in today's Kingsport paper. Here's the coaches' polls...

The Lonesome Pine District boys basketball coaches? preseason poll with first-place votes indicated in parentheses:
Pos., School Points
1. Powell Valley (5) 25
2. J.J. Kelly (1) 20
3. Appalachia 18
4. Clintwood 12
5. J.I. Burton 10
6. Pound 5


The Lonesome Pine District girls basketball coaches? preseason poll with first-place votes indicated in parentheses:
Pos., School Points
1. J.J. Kelly (6) 36
2. Pound 27
3. J.I. Burton 25
4. Powell Valley 20
5. Appalachia 11
6. Clintwood 7