[BellCoBobcats09]

Before PCC played anybody good, everyone at PCC thought this was the year.

Until they played a good team in Harlan County and then the wheels on the bus came off.

Now, why can't you understand how Harlan County is feeling. If they haven't played anyone (so you say) then it would be the same as PCC feeling unstoppable until HC played someone (Bell County).

There aren't many teams in the state that will be able to hang with Bell County, regardless of class size, so losing to them is not a disgrace or an opportunity to hang their heads in a defeat. After all Bell County has won something like 40 games in 3 years. Almost as many wins as PCC has in the schools existence.

No knock on Bell County because they won the State Title in 2008 fair and square but to prove a point to Aslan or Zaga go back and look at their schedule in 2008. Full of watered down teams, they had two good opponents on the schedule for non-district; Sheldon Clark and Whitley County. Excluding those the rest of the teams were 30-60 record, with teams losing a combined 52 games and winning only 13.

This just goes to show you don't have to play a killer schedule to win the STATE. Because replacing 2-8 Volunteer, TN on the schedule that year with a 10-0 Trinity woudn't have helped Bell County beat Boyle County anymore than they already did.

I'm sure just as most teams find out during the season, but I'd doubt Bell County knew Tates Creek would be 2-9 and the rest of the schedule would not be as competitive.

Because Bell County did what Harlan County has been doing to these sub-par teams all year in 2008 and that is win and win big against what is thrown at them. That is all you can do! Just Win Baby!:1:

Great post!!! Alot said the same thing about Boyle Co last year and they won it all!!

Actually Bell Co is 48-3 since 2007 :biggrin:

Losses to Lex Cath in 2007, Alcoa and Boyle Co in 2009. All 3 teams won State those years.