[cougarpride08]

Does anyone know when it comes out, and where I can get it?

[gotcha2]

I ran across my Football Preview for 2008 season the other day. I can't find any dates on it to see when this season's will be out. I bought the basketball preview one also. I bought one at the bookstore and the other at a convenience store near Prestonsburg. I can't wait for this years edition to come out.

[Big Five-0-]

In past yrs. ive' gotten mine at Food City in late July.

[Strikeout King]

how much does it cost?

[gotcha2]

Can't remember- but I think it was around $10.00.

[cougarpride08]

I wasn't able to get mine. Think I will go online and order it.

[EKUAlum05]

It typically isn't out until the last week of July. When I lived in Pike County, Food City was always the best place to find it. Now, I just order it online and as soon as it is out for publication it usually arrives a couple days later.

[cougarpride08]

That is probably what I am going to do.

[Strikeout King]

what website do you go to, to order it?

[fan first]

I hope the guy from the Harlan paper doesn't write an article covering the Clay, Whitley, Letcher district. He may be one of the worst and spiteful sports reporters I have ever seen.

[Lucky13]

Set to ship around July 7th, and will cost $10.95. you can order directly from the Cats Pause site.
http://www.shopcatspause.com/pr20kefoye.html

[Mama Bear]

I hope the guy from the Harlan paper doesn't write an article covering the Clay, Whitley, Letcher district. He may be one of the worst and spiteful sports reporters I have ever seen.

:lmao: Please elaborate. What has the guy written that has ruffled your feathers so much that would merit the "worst and spiteful"? I'm curious.

[Strikeout King]

Set to ship around July 7th, and will cost $10.95. you can order directly from the Cats Pause site.
http://www.shopcatspause.com/pr20kefoye.html

thanks for the info Lucky13

[Lucky13]

:Thumbs:

thanks for the info Lucky13

[cougarpride08]

Is he the one that keeps calling us "Eagles" I think he does that on purpose.

[Big Five-0-]

The man with the poison pen? L.0.L.

[cougarpride08]

that is for sure.

[betsylaynealum]

Is the magazine sent out on Tuesday or can it be bought on Tuesday?

[cougarpride08]

That is what I am wondering. It isn't at my wal mart, but I will try to go to food city and see if it is there.

[Mama Bear]

Is he the one that keeps calling us "Eagles" I think he does that on purpose.

Here's the article that he wrote when we played Letcher last year. Which part was mean and spiteful? I think he does a good job writing. The only part I found offensive was the final score. This is from the Harlan Daily Enterprise:


WHITESBURG — With a 90-man roster, the Harlan County Black Bears have numbers. They discovered Friday that they don’t yet have depth.
The Black Bears also have playmakers, but none quite as dangerous or effective as Letcher Central quarterback Charlie Banks.
Harlan County led through much of the first half in the first game of school history, but they wore down in the second half as Banks sparked a second-half surge that lifted the Cougars to a thrilling 42-32 victory in front of a near-capacity crowd at Letcher Central.
Banks, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior who is ranked among the state’s top players, passed for 173 yards and rushed for 81 yards and four touchdowns.
“I knew he would be the difference in the game, because he’s such a good athlete. He’s hard to bring down when he runs it,” Harlan County coach Tom Lakey said.
“He’s a tremendous football player,” added Letcher Central coach Hillard Howard.
Harlan County capitalized on a rare Banks mistake to grab the early momentum as senior linebacker Glenn Roberts picked off a pass at the Letcher 20 and coasted into the end zone for the first points in Black Bears history. James Ball’s extra point gave Harlan County a 7-0 lead with 4:21 to play in the first quarter.
The Black Bears were back in business seconds later after Robbie Halcomb recovered an onside kick on the Letcher 49. Following a procedure penalty, Roberts rumbled 51 yards to the Letcher 3. Roberts scored three plays later with an 8-yard-run to extend the Bears’ lead to 13-0.
Banks made certain the Bears didn’t run away as he directed a 42-yard drive after Logan Johnson recovered another onside kick. Banks connected with Dustin Brown for 31 yards and went the final 11 yards himself. The extra point by Zach Lucas cut the deficit to 13-7 with 1:13 left in the first quarter.
The Cougars’ defense tied the game early in the second period as McKenzie Smith forced a fumble with a vicious hit of Harlan County quarterback Zach Blanton, and Greg Collins scooped up the loose ball and went 55 yards for a touchdown with 8:32 left in the half.
Blanton answered as he rolled out on a third-and-five play and found tight end James Phillips for a 38-yard TD pass with 5:11 to play in the half.
The Cougars responded by driving 80 yards in nine plays, capped by Banks’ 5-yard touchdown run. The extra point by Lucas gave Letcher its first lead, at 20-19, with 1:26 left.
Harlan County wasn’t finished for the half, however, as Gilliam went 23 yards and sophomore wide receiver Dylon Smith caught a pass for 34 yards to set up a 5-yard TD pass from Blanton to Smith with five seconds remaining in the second quarter. The two-point conversion attempt was no good, but Harlan County held a 25-20 lead at the break.
Both coaches agreed that the Black Bears appeared to lose some intensity in the third quarter as Letcher dominated the period.
“I thought they wore down just a little bit,” Howard said. “Our kids are in real good shape, and I thought we blocked a little bit better in the second half. Our running was zero early in the game, but as the game went on we got a little better.
“They give you a lot of different looks, and our kids were a little confused with it. I think we adjusted.”
After being held to 54 yards on the ground in the first half, the Cougars gained 73 in the third quarter in two touchdown drives.
Banks went 10 yards for a touchdown to cap Letcher’s opening drive of the third quarter, and senior fullback Caleb Frazier added the two-point conversion with 10:34 to play in the third quarter.
Banks teamed with Craig Collier for a 32-yard touchdown pass on the second drive as the senior received broke free after Harlan County defensive back Blake Polson lost his footing. Lucas’ extra point gave the Cougars a 35-25 lead with 2:44 left in the period.
“I felt our defense started doing a lot of arm tackling,” Larkey said. “I think we got a little bit soft coming up to make the hits. They began to pick on us in a few places that they found a weakness.
“They may have wanted it more the third quarter. I don’t know if they did or not. Our kids have to get a little more fight in them and do it for 48 minutes. Our receivers got pretty tired. They really couldn’t run their routes very fast. Our team speed wasn’t there in the fourth quarter.”
Letcher appeared ready to put the game away when Chase Adams broke free for a 23-yard run that ended a yard short of the end zone as Adams fumbled through the back of the end zone for a touchback.
Harlan County couldn’t capitalize on the mistake as the Bears’ offense continued to struggle after a good first half. Both Gilliam and Lance Simmons dropped potential touchdown passes after slipping behind the Letcher defense.
“Our kids tried to play them a little bit tight, and they have more speed than we have,” Howard said. “If a guy is standing back there 10 yards, and a guy runs by him, it’s just a mental thing.
After a Letcher fumble, the Harlan County offense got back on track and back in the game with a four-play scoring drive. Gilliam caught a 35-yard pass from Blanton, who went the final 8 yards for a touchdown. Ball’s extra point pulled the Bears within three.
The Harlan County defense found its second wind at that point and forced a three-and-out. A 19-yard pass from Blanton to Simmons accounted for one first down, but the Bears were unable to sustain the drive and lost the ball on downs at their own 37 after a halfback pass by Smith on fourth down fell incomplete.
Faced with a fourth-and-one at the Harlan County 28, the Cougars gave the ball to Caleb Frazier, and the 241-pound fullback bulled his way for 18 yards. A 6-yard touchdown run by Banks with 38.4 seconds left clinched the win.
The Bears played without junior tailback T.J. Green, who had to sit out the game after he was ejected in Cawood High School’s playoff loss last season to Estill County.
Harlan County (0-1) returns to action Friday at Lynn Camp, and Larkey says the Bears will focus on improving their depth as the season progresses.
“We’ve got to get a few more guys in there. We’re trying to work them in practice,” he said. “We need more linemen, especially, because two or three are going both ways. We also have some skilled kids going two ways. We need to build more depth if at all possible.”
———
Harlan Co. 13 12 0 7 — 32
Letcher Cent. 7 13 15 7 — 42
HC — Roberts 20 interception return (Ball kick)
HC — Roberts 8 run (kick failed)
LC — Banks 11 run (Lucas kick)
LC — Collins 55 fumble return (run failed)
HC — J. Phillips 38 pass from Blanton (kick blocked)
LC — Banks 5 run (Lucas kick)
HC — Smith 5 pass from Blanton (run failed)
LC — Banks 10 run (C. Frazier run)
LC — Collier 32 pass from Banks (Lucas kick)
HC — Blanton 8 run (Ball kick)
LC — Banks 6 run (Lucas kick)




HCHS LCHS
First downs 13 15
Rushes-yards 40-182 35-217
Passing 146 173
Comp-Att-Int 8-17-0 6-10-1
Punts-Avg 7-29 2-46
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 8-60 3-28


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Harlan County, Roberts 11-80, Gilliam 16-63, Blanton 9-21, Simmons 2-12, Clark 2-6. Letcher Central, Banks 12-81, Collins 7-48, C. Frazier 5-29, Adams 1-23, Stephens 3-17, M. Frazier 5-15, Brown 2-4.
PASSING—Harlan County, Blanton 8-16-0-146, Smith 0-1-0-0. Letcher Central, Banks 6-10-1-173.
RECEIVING—Harlan County Simmons 3-31, Smith 2-39, J. Phillips 1-38, Gilliam 1-35, Roberts 1-3. Letcher Central, Collier 2-40, Stephens 1-44, Maggard 1-42, Brown 1-31, Smith 1-16.

[Yogibear]

Wow! That score really is offensive!

I'll have to agree with Mama Bear on this one. Harlan County has some of the best, if not the best, local sports coverage that there is. I can remember when there were four teams and each one would have an entire article devoted to their game. I am not talking about a paragraph. I am talking full articles with interviews, box scores, great game description and the whole nine yards. They even do the same for 5th and 6th grade basketball games from time to time. Really? Who esle does that? I re-read last years version of Cat's Pause and could not find anything that could have been construed as offensive in any way in that article.

[fan first]

Don't know why you put all that in a post MB. I am from neither Harlan or Letcher. Your association with this writer seems to be somewhat personal, but he needs his pen taken from him. He's classless, prints untruths and is very unprofessional. DB from the Catspause has said he has had more complaints about his coverage of this district than all others combined. He said he knows he views are absurd but it sells the magazine in the mountains.
I say he's a _ _ _ _ _!

PM's are welcomed.

[Yogibear]

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. Maybe that is how you feel. I just don't see it. If it is the predictions and the top players, then that comes straight from the coaches that he talks to. I know that for sure. Otherwise we'll just have to all agree to disagree on this one. He has written many things that I haven't liked over the years concerning local politics and such. I was just saying that I saw nothing to possibly be upset about in last year's Cat's Pause. Maybe it was a previous one that you were referring to.

[Mama Bear]

Don't know why you put all that in a post MB. I am from neither Harlan or Letcher. Your association with this writer seems to be somewhat personal, but he needs his pen taken from him. He's classless, prints untruths and is very unprofessional. DB from the Catspause has said he has had more complaints about his coverage of this district than all others combined. He said he knows he views are absurd but it sells the magazine in the mountains.
I say he's a _ _ _ _ _!

PM's are welcomed.

So your opinion is different then what his assesments are for the Cats Pause Magazine? I haven't read a Cats Pause in years so I can't comment on it, but I'm disagreeing with you on your absurd personal statements. He does a good job covering the sports in our area. I'll be sure and purchase a Cats Pause this year and see what your fussing is about.

[fan first]

I'm done ranting on this subject. Probably got carried away a little bit and I'm sorry if it offended anyone on this site.
As long as he does a good job in your area, that's all one can ask. As a freelance, he is clueless.
To each their own.

[betsylaynealum]

has anyone got the cats pause book?

[bac2369]

when is it out or has it already came out?

[palmer]

I'm guessing he's "clueless" because he didn't rank your son as high as you thought he should be.

I think Charlie Banks proved he is as good as anyone in the district last year.

[gotcha2]

I bought one today at the bookstore in Prestonsburg.

[warriors#55]

Huh, I just ordered mine online. How did you get one, it ain't even out yet?