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Great ball game (except for the clock keeper...still don't know what was up with that...).

PCC was every bit as good as I thought they would be. Big line, good talent at the skill positions, and as evidenced by the halftime adjustments, very well coached. Kudos to them. In the second half, after trailing 16-7, they began to spread the defense out wide and run Boggs up the middle, which was supremely effective. Speaking to some PCC fans after the game (who were very nice, friendly, and good to talk to), they said that if they had done that to Belfry, they would have won that game. Boggs is a player. Everyone knows he is a deadly passer, but in the first half Prestonsburg was able to pressure him and beat him up a little. He bounced back, though, and carried PCC in the second half. Great player...

Defensively, PCC played Prestonsburg as tough as anyone we have faced. Crisp was off his normally accurate game in the first few possessions, but alot of that had to do with PCC's defense. PCC was able to sit back with 6 to 7 in coverage and their D line pretty much shut down the Blackcat running game. Turnovers also hurt the Blackcats. This Blackcat squad simply doesn't have the margin for error to lose the turnover battle against a good team and come out with a win.

Prestonsburg defensively did a very good job stopping the pass in the first half. If not for a horribly blown coverage, PCC would have been held scoreless. However in the second half, when PCC spread the field and ran Boggs up the middle, Prestonsburg couldn't answer. Tons of missed tackles by the Blackcat defense brought back memories of the Breathitt County game. Time to bounce back, focus on the little things, and improve off this. Even with 2 losses, when you consider all that this team lost from last year and the difficulties they have faced, this has been a great regular season. Time to learn from this loss and carry it forward in the playoffs.

Congrats to Pike County Central, as they won this game outright by dominating the second half. Good luck to them in the playoffs.