 The defending 15th region champions, the Lawrence County Bulldogs, are gearing up for another season after picking up their first ever regional title, but this time they're taking the court with three seniors instead of six. The Bulldogs lost a talented class and the majority of their points from last season, but head coach Travis York knows what it takes to keep this team right on track. That was a special team we had last year, you know, first time we've ever won a regional championship. Got to experience that so we want to go back, but we also kind of got a taste of what that's like and what it takes to get there. So we also had that experience of knowing how hard you have to play and how hard you got to go in practices. I really like the team we've got this year with that being said. We've got guys who can shoot the ball. We've got, you know, playing pretty good defense, getting better at that every day. This is a young team. We'll depend a lot on the young guys to help us out. I really believe, you know, as the season goes along, we'll just get better and better and better and keep improving. Heading into the season returning just one starter in Timmy Dalton, the Bulldogs are looking up as they continue to build a solid program at Lawrence County. I mean, of course we lost a lot, I mean, because we won region last year and all them guys were seniors, but this year, I mean, we got a lot of young dudes coming up. I think we can win region again. It's just a matter of if they're going to put in the time and effort. Day to day, we look sometimes a little shaky, but, you know, we got a lot of young guys. So I think defensively, we need a little work. Offensively, we're putting up honestly just as much points as we was last year. So offensively, I think we're fine. I'm going over some defense and practice. And then after that, I think I think we'll be pretty tight going into eventually district and region. Not many people this year is expecting us to win region again. We're like the underdogs, like I was my eighth grade year. But I mean, we're just going to show all the teams in the region. I mean, we still belong here. I mean, we can still win. I hope everybody comes out and watches us this season and enjoys everything. You know, testing it for me, we're going to give you everything we got. Reporting in Louisa for EKB Sports, I'm Makayla Colley.