There is no clear-cut favorite in my opinion for this conference. AC Reynolds and Enka could go either way. AC Reynolds brings back almost their entire team with star sophomore Rakease Passmore. Enka also returns their starting 5 and entire bench. Guys like Ian Clinkscales-King, Jacob Tiller, and Chase Boswell will be a hard trio to stop. TC Roberson will be underdogs to watch out for as they bring back a bunch of seniors who will have to make a big step. Teams like North Buncombe, McDowell, and Erwin will look to make names for themself in this deep conference. Very excited to see how this conference turns out.

Projected Standouts
Rakease Passmore (AC Reynolds)
DaShaun Stone (AC Reynolds)
Asher Cunningham (AC Reynolds)
Jayden Harper (AC Reynolds)
Cayden Mobley (AC Reynolds)
Ian Clinkscales-King (Enka)
Jacob Tiller (Enka)
Chase Boswell (Enka)
Jacob Adair (Enka)
Josh Williams (Enka)
Logan Crook (Enka)
Braden Blakely (TC Roberson)
Josh Lowe (TC Roberson)
Chad Clark (North Buncombe)
Spencer Roane (North Buncombe)
Josh Smith (McDowell)
Jandon Robbins (McDowell)
Coleman Ratcliff (Erwin)
Jaydon Dawkins (Erwin)
William Edgens (Asheville)

Projected Players

1.AC Reynolds
Rakease Passmore So, DaShaun Stone Jr, Asher Cunningham Jr, Jayden Harper Jr, Ricky Tolbert So, Cayden Mobley Jr, Jordan Yu Sr, Grant Clayton Fr

2.Enka
Ian Clinkscales-King Sr, Jacob Tiller Jr, Chase Boswell Sr, Jacob Adair Jr, Josh Williams Sr, Logan Crook Jr, Andrew Bull Sr, Matthew Rogers Jr

3.TC Roberson
Braden Blakely Sr, Josh Lowe Sr, Kamryn White Sr, Henry Dozier Sr, Tyson Conner Sr, Grant Baker Sr, Cooper Himan Sr, Luke Washburn Sr, Luke Thrasher Sr, Lucca Ferraz Sr, Ethan Wyper Sr

4.North Buncombe
Chad Clark Jr, Spencer Roane Jr, Grayson McCurry Sr, Braxton Bryant Sr

5.McDowell
Josh Smith Sr, Jandon Robbins Sr, Mason Lamb Sr, Ethan Hensley Sr

6.Erwin
Coleman Ratcliff Sr, Jaydon Dawkins Jr, Jax Bartley Jr, Brendan Atkins Sr, Summitt Roberts Sr, Coda Hutchison Sr, Brett Carver Sr

7.Asheville
William Edgens Jr, Tre McGahee Sr, TJ Williams Jr, Oliver Mooney Jr

Key:

Underline=10 Points or above last season
Bold/italic=5-10 Points last season
Regular=5 Points or less last season