Preseason Top Ten in 1A for 2020

[wingman10]

SP should get to Cookeville

[lakecounty1968]

Lake County and Huntingdon will be very good teams out of the west. Freedom Prep could be dangerous. West Carroll will be a sleeper.

[GeneralForrest]

On 1/30/2020 at 4:24 PM, Pirate2003 said:

I agree with you on that one. I hate that he passed. 

Ambassador died?

[rtl112]

21 hours ago, wingman10 said:

SP should get to Cookeville

I agree, SP will represent the east this year.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

22 hours ago, wingman10 said:

SP should get to Cookeville

Just like last year....

[tradertwo]

On 1/29/2020 at 5:02 PM, Southtowner said:

Anyone thinking 1A may be down somewhat across the board?  We had 4 very solid teams last year & 5-6 the year before. 

I actually think that 1A may be better next season than last, all but the top 4 teams... I know that the semifinal game participants from the West were head and shoulders better than everyone else, and looking from across the state, the East seemed the same. The very top of the class probably drops off, but SP and LC both have the players to gel into very good teams by seasons end... probably not 2019 Lake County good though. 

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

9 hours ago, tradertwo said:

I actually think that 1A may be better next season than last, all but the top 4 teams... I know that the semifinal game participants from the West were head and shoulders better than everyone else, and looking from across the state, the East seemed the same. The very top of the class probably drops off, but SP and LC both have the players to gel into very good teams by seasons end... probably not 2019 Lake County good though. 

This is a great post. I agree with everything you said. 

[Southtowner]

9 hours ago, tradertwo said:

I actually think that 1A may be better next season than last, all but the top 4 teams... I know that the semifinal game participants from the West were head and shoulders better than everyone else, and looking from across the state, the East seemed the same. The very top of the class probably drops off, but SP and LC both have the players to gel into very good teams by seasons end... probably not 2019 Lake County good though. 

I understand what you're saying.  You think 1A will be more competitive from top to bottom?   

When I say across the board , I mean from East to West and vice versa.  I don't see 4-5 strong teams standing out above the others. There could be a couple like you say gel and be good by seasons end.  But I just don't see the top being as strong this year.  To be clear, one doesn't have to be as strong as last year, only better than the competition in a given year. 

I believe you and I are saying pretty much the same way.  I maybe could have worded my post better. 

[tradertwo]

1 hour ago, Southtowner said:

I understand what you're saying.  You think 1A will be more competitive from top to bottom?   

When I say across the board , I mean from East to West and vice versa.  I don't see 4-5 strong teams standing out above the others. There could be a couple like you say gel and be good by seasons end.  But I just don't see the top being as strong this year.  To be clear, one doesn't have to be as strong as last year, only better than the competition in a given year. 

I believe you and I are saying pretty much the same way.  I maybe could have worded my post better. 

You pretty much nailed it. My opinion is that the top team/teams (two or three) won't be as "unbeatable" by the rest of the pack as they were this past season... Lake County and Huntingdon just weren't going to lose to a 1A team last year until the semis when they faced each other, no matter the circumstances, and I felt that SP and GB  were the same. There may be someone emerge from the pack this season, but it's not the same feeling before the season even begins over here in the West. I don't want to throw a jinx on y'all, but I'd have to say that SP would have to be the odds on favorite if you had to bet on any one team in 1A to play in Cookeville.

[Pirate2003]

Some good points here are made. The top four teams all had major losses. I think the rest of 1A will close the gap on them this year. Saying that I still think we will see one of them emerge with gold. 

[lakecounty1968]

Lake County lost a great senior class but I can say for certain the cupboard is far from bare. LC still has plenty of talent returning to make a deep run in the playoffs. Coach Puckett is building a program that will be dangerous year in and year out. 

[Pirate2003]

1 hour ago, lakecounty1968 said:

Lake County lost a great senior class but I can say for certain the cupboard is far from bare. LC still has plenty of talent returning to make a deep run in the playoffs. Coach Puckett is building a program that will be dangerous year in and year out. 

It sounds like we share a similar belief.