[Eagle_Fan442]

It makes no sense that Matney would want to resume the series. If I recall correctly, Matney made a public comment or two about wanting to end the series before it was finally canceled. I don't know why the elementary school games would have any bearing on the Apple Bowl. I would like to see Paintsville in a league with all of the county grade school teams but Paintsville does not seem to be in any position to make any demands.

Maybe Matney is getting some pressure from the elementary principals who want a shot at the Tigers and the gate that the games would bring in.

I will be disappointed if the series resumes. Like others have suggested, a double-header Apple Bowl featuring two competitive match-ups would be much better than one annual blowout game.

I agree, however, not having the Apple Bowl was a real downfall I think this year for Apple Day itself. You could tell there was nowhere near the crowd that there usually is. I miss having the Apple Bowl but it's really not much fun when it's a blowout like it has been in years past. People can say all they want about neither school needing the money that the Apple Bowl brings in but you can't tell me that neither of these schools could highly benefit from the money that the gate brings in.