[bucslover68]

No offense because I have a lot of respect for Belfry but I was hearing the same thing last year.

Belfry played a good game, not great. They gave up a lot defensively, and Ashland made some big 4th down conversions. For the people who say Belfry is way down, you are totally wrong and off base. You play good teams, you are going to get beat sometimes. You play weak teams and you are going to look a lot better than you really are. Belfry was 1-2 last year at this time as well. Haywood has changed the offense to where you have to defend the Pirates all over the field. The young Belfry talent is the best there has been in a long time. Say what you want, make fun if you want, but Belfry is the program who knows how to build championship teams and another one is in the process. Ashland has a lot of talent, and to have a great shot of tying the game and maybe an upset win is a great achievement for the young Pirates. Ashland and JC should be a dandy game for the district. Belfry is still not 100 percent healthy as 4 significant players were in street clothes. Funny how the LC fans get excited about piling 75 points on a way down SV team. Beat, or at least play, some legitimate teams before you cast stones. BTW, the Pirates and Tomcats need to clean up their behavior, IMO, especially Belfry. Playing intense and with emotion is fine, but you win and lose with class. BTW, first TD for Ashland...Offensive pass interference shove in the back. However, calls went bad both ways and the refs did not really favor one side, but their mechanics were terrible and they should have a better crew for a big game.