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DLine: Diamond is 6'2 280 with great numbers for stength and speed. He did not go to the NUC camp this summer that Hyde went to. He is getting looks from several schools and will be a load for Hyde to handle. Great match up that will make both better.

But that is a small part of the problem for Clay. The will use their best O-lineman to try to handle Diamond which will free up 3 other beasts to wreak havoc with pass rush and run stoppage. Gilliam (Senior) led the team in tackles last year from a D-guard position - 1st in school histroy. He is near unblockable. His partner, like Diamond has started since he was a freshman, turned heads at the UK camp this year, and dominated srimages already with tackles in the back field - Tyler Grubb. On the other side you have a 350 pound bench presser we stole from basketball 2 years ago who still has the wheels - Jake Asher! Hyde will do well to block one and he certainly can't block them all.
Behind them you will find the hardest hitting linebacker in the mountains - #65. His name says it all and Clay will know it after Friday.

I was on the sideline when Barger hit Canady with a 40 yard bomb to beat this same bunch in the 8th grade. Now he has a 400 pound bench pressing RB, Turpin, to help carry the load when he is not tossing strikes to both Canadys. Please double team #4 so both those DB's can watch #9 score.

Look - you have every right to your opinion. Most believe this will be a close game, as I do. Clay has a great team. We are better. We will win. That is firmly my opinion.

Knox does not have the speed to deal with Clay. I would say that you folks in barville are happy about this years team at KC but Clay has been waiting for this team for over a decade. This team at Clay will be the regional champion and will play Fort Thomas for the right to go to state. Knox will lose to Bell and beat Rockcastle only to lost to Bell in the playoffs.

It is always the same with KC, they just can't get over the hump but this is THE year that Clay gets over the hump. Clay will be the most PHYSICAL team that Knox faces all season and they may never recover from that physicality. Good luck to both team but Clay will beat Knox very badly.