[ukwildcat2000]

I started a thread similar to this one a few days ago, who is your school' top 5 rivals now and who was your top 5 rivals before the 05-06 realignment. Please include schools that have since consolidated or closed. Should be interesting as most have changed.

[Strikeout King]

Estill County

1. Montgomery County
2. Clark County
3. Powell County
4. Madison Southern
5. Model

[Pulp Fiction]

Johnson Central.... IMO

- Paintsville
- Magoffin County
- Sheldon Clark
- Shelby Valley
- Pikeville

[citykat]

Russell:

Ashland
Greenup County
Raceland
Boyd County
Fairview

[North 25]

North Laurel

South Laurel
Jackson Co.
Clay Co
Corbin
Knox Central

Per 05/06

North Laurel

South Laurel
Pulaski Co
Wayne Co
Somerset
Corbin

[Panther Thunder]

Pikeville (the school with no true rival for all three, Paintsville would be the closest) in Basketball:

1. Shelby Valley
2. East Ridge
3. Pike Central
4. Paintsville
5. Betsy Layne

Not really sure before '05-06, maybe:

1. Pike Central
2. Shelby Valley
3. Paintsville
4. East Ridge
5. ??????

[zaga_fan]

Perry Central

Hazard
Buckhorn
Leslie County
Breathitt County

Those are Perry's only real rivalries

[ukwildcat2000]

Knox Central (Now)

Corbin
Bell Co
Clay Co
Barbourville
South and North Laurel (Tie)

Before Redistrict

Corbin
Whitley Co
Barbourville
Clay Co and Rocckastle Co (Tie)
Bell Co and Cawood (Tie)


KC and Bville used to be really good because they only played in post-season never played in the regular season then. KC and Rock had some barn burners back before Rock moved to 12th Region. Also, Cawood and KC had a lot of battles over the years before they consolidated into Harlan Co.

[Belfry0304]

For Belfry, it's Mingo Central and Pike Central. Can't even think of two others that are consistently intense or competitive enough to be considered rivalries.

[ekff]

Hazard

1) Perry Central

I don't believe in more than 1 rival!

[low_post_threat]

Jackson County:

1.Clay County.... I also don't believe in more than 1 rivalry, to try and say you have more than that takes away from your 1 true rivalry.

[UKCC]

Jackson County:

1.Clay County.... I also don't believe in more than 1 rivalry, to try and say you have more than that takes away from your 1 true rivalry.

I don't disagree with this at all but it shows differentiation in programs. I'd go as far as to say North is more of a rival to Clay than Jackson. But for Jackson, Clay is probably their rival.

[THOMCAT]

Johnson Central.... IMO

- Paintsville
- Magoffin County
- Sheldon Clark
- Shelby Valley
- Pikeville

My vote goes to:
1. Paintsville
2. Sheldon Clark
3. Lawrence County
4. Magoffin County
5. Shelby Valley

[J. R. VanHoose]

Pikeville (the school with no true rival for all three, Paintsville would be the closest) in Basketball:

1. Shelby Valley
2. East Ridge
3. Pike Central
4. Paintsville
5. Betsy Layne

Not really sure before '05-06, maybe:

1. Pike Central
2. Shelby Valley
3. Paintsville
4. East Ridge
5. ??????

Historically speaking, I would say the biggest rival Pikeville would have is Paintsville. The teams have been playing one another since 1922 - 92 years!! Going into this season they had played each other 150 times with Pikeville holding a 77-73 advantage over the Tigers. I think that is a great rivalry!!

[Panther Thunder]

Historically speaking, I would say the biggest rival Pikeville would have is Paintsville. The teams have been playing one another since 1922 - 92 years!! Going into this season they had played each other 150 times with Pikeville holding a 77-73 advantage over the Tigers. I think that is a great rivalry!!

I know a bunch of Pikeville folks that love the rivalry. Two schools with long traditions of success, even in the era of consolidation. Granted Paintsville is still smaller than Pikeville, it is pretty awesome what the two schools have accomplished across the spectrum. I was speaking much more recent history, but I agree with you long term.

The biggest thing standing in the way of Pikeville/Paintsville being one of the best rivalries in the state, as far as all programs go, is Johnson Central. Ask any Tiger fan and they will tell you Johnson Central is the biggest by a wide margin. When you ask Panther fans, there really is no one. In football you have Belfry, that is a no brainer, but Paintsville has been a nice rivalry, even though wins are stacked in the favor of Pikeville over the last 30 years. In basketball, you don't have what I would consider a "great" rivalry, but you have pretty good ones with Shelby Valley and Pike Central, PC not being a district opponent hurts. And like you said, the rivalry with Paintsville is long standing and a lot more balanced than I would have expected. In baseball it is Paintsville without a doubt, IMO. Maybe the Panthers weren't great historically against Paintsville in baseball, but since the mid-80's they have elevated the program to a pretty proud level.

So, we have three sports. Three different rivals. And the common denominator being Paintsville. Everything screams for the two schools to be perfect rivals aside from a small distance factor. Similar size in relation to other regional schools, similar tradition in academics and athletics, both independent school systems, fans are nearly identical in the way they follow the teams. The only problem is Johnson Central. Paintsville is so occupied with the intensity with the Golden Eagles, there isn't enough left in the tank for another one with Pikeville. There is a chance for the Pikeville/Paintsville rivalry to build in the near future though. With Johnson Central off the schedule in football and Pikeville back on and Chirico revitalizing it, if you can get some more contests like the one at Memorial Field in 2013, you may see the other sports spike in intensity as well.

But, as for me: any time a Pikeville schedule comes out, the Tigers are the first team for which I am looking. I love when the Maroon and Blue do battle.

[Big Blue Madman]

For Cordia it would have to be Knott Central by a wide margin. The schools just don't like each other.

[J. R. VanHoose]

Panther Thunder - I agree with you 100%, for basketball Johnson Central does stand in the way of a true "rivalry" between the Tigers and the Panthers. What I find amazing is not only how many times the two teams have played, but also how many times the two teams have met in the post season and ended each other's seasons!

1925 15th District Tournament
Pikeville 23 Paintsville 10

1926 15th District Tournament
Pikeville 26 Paintsville 9

1927 24th District Tournament
Pikeville 19 Paintsville 10

1928 32nd District Tournament
Pikeville 23 Paintsville 12

1929 32nd District Tournament
Pikeville 15 Paintsville 13

1930 32nd District a Tournament
Paintsville 20 Pikeville 16

1931 32nd District Tournament
Pikeville 23 Paintsville 22

1932 15th Region Tournament
Pikeville 25 Paintsville 18

1933 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 20 Pikeville 9

1943 15th Region Tournament
Pikeville 39 Paintsville 34

1954 15th Region Tournament
Pikeville 85 Paintsville 60

1957 15th Region Tournament title game
Pikeville 71 Paintsville 65

1974 15th Region Tournament title game
Pikeville 66 Paintsville 62

1985 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 53 Pikeville 51

1986 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 64 Pikeville 54

1992 15th Region Tournament
Pikeville 79 Paintsville 69

1994 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 90 Pikeville 77

1997 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 85 Pikeville 66

1998 15th Region Tournament
Paintsville 64 Pikeville 60

[HeGotGame]

Knott Central

1. Cordia

However, until Cordia wins a game it's hard to keep up a rivalry.

[1-3-1-press]

Hazard

1) Perry Central

I don't believe in more than 1 rival!

That is what I thought I would see from a PCC/Hazard fan. I thought for sure Zaga would have said.

1.Hazard
2.Hazard
3.Hazard
4.Hazard
5.Hazard

[Big Blue Madman]

We might not have beat Knott Central in a while but it's still a rivalry.

[Overrated]

Love when a true post gets removed by a butthurt mod.

[Stlcardsfan]

We might not have beat Knott Central in a while but it's still a rivalry.

It'll never be what JBS or LCC vs KCC when I was in school there. Way bigger for Cordia than Knott. There were some GREAT LCC-KCC matchups just a couple of years ago. I miss it. Worst feeling ever was LCC winning district at KCC couple years back.

[Big Blue Madman]

It'll never be what JBS or LCC vs KCC when I was in school there. Way bigger for Cordia than Knott. There were some GREAT LCC-KCC matchups just a couple of years ago. I miss it. Worst feeling ever was LCC winning district at KCC couple years back.

This may be true to a certain extent. If you was at the game last Tuesday you can't tell me that game didn't mean something to the Knott fans. That place was electric. But I will give you this, until Cordia holds up their end of the rivalry with a win it will always seem this way. Being a Cordia alum I know what beating KCC means to us...I just hope it happens again soon.

[zaga_fan]

Love when a true post gets removed by a butthurt mod.

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[Stardust]

Love when a true post gets removed by a butthurt mod.

100% inaccurate! If a post was removed, then the post number disappears as well, leaving a missing post number. If a post was altered, then it is clearly indicated at the bottom of the post. There is no hidden agenda of Moderators on this site, maybe just an over sensitive member who see's Black Helicopters following him and is worried that aliens are walking among us....

[Granny Bear]

^
I had a black helicopter land in my back yard last night!


Our rivals.........Bell County, Harlan Independent

After those two, everybody else sorta groups in together.

[Jarons]

Raceland

Russell
Greenup Co.
Fairview

[FarristownFlyer]

Madison Southern

1. Madison Central
2.Rockcastle Co.
3. Berea
4. Model
5. Estill Co.

[pugsley79]

East Ridge:
1.Shelby Valley
2.Pikeville
3. Pike County Central
4.Belfry
5. Lou. Ballard

[11thRegionHoops]

Some of the best in the Lexington area:

Lafayette/Lexington Catholic
Scott Co./Lex. Cath.
Scott Co./Henry Clay
Bryan Station/Henry Clay
Almost any game between two Fayette County Public Schools could be considered a rivalry.