[RunItUpTheGut]

A look at both of their schedules....

Harlan County
9-2
Pulaski County Lost 40-7
Lee County VA Won 40-14
Leslie County Won 53-0
Powell Valley Virginia Won 36-7
Whitley County Won 41-27
Letcher County Central Won 39-8
North Laurel Won 42-16
Perry County Central Won 50-7
Clay County Won 39-14
Bell County Lost 35-0
Mercer County Won 50-13

Whitley County
6-5

Lexington Catholic
Lost 46-27 (Whitley was up at the end of the third and flat out quit just like the year before)

Lynn Camp
Won 62-13 (Its an easy win but both teams have played every year since the 60's)

Bell County
Lost 49-6 (It's Bell County, nuff said)

Belfry
Lost 27-21 (Caused 9 turnovers by Belfry and still managed to lose but had numerous opportunities to win, 3 1/2 hour drive might have hurt)

Harlan County
Lost 41-27 (Whitley was only down six when they were driving in Harlan County territory and turned the ball over with under two minutes to go, and Harlan scored again.)

Clay County
Lost 28-22 (This game should have been a win by Whitley. They let it slip right out of their hands at the end and couldnt pull of a TD on their last drive.)

Letcher County Central
Won 45-41 (Letcher always plays us hard. Every year its a battle. Whitley was lucky to come away with a win on this one. Should have beat them much worse, defense didnt show up that night.)

North Laurel
Won 56-20 (Like everybody else in the district, Whitley steamrolled North, probably could have put 80 or 90 points up but subbed at halftime while they were up like 42-6. No surprise in this one)

Perry County Central
Won 37-22 (Our physicality killed Perry. They just couldnt stop out running attack and we ran all over them all night, Whitley defense played poorly in this one as well, we sure cant stop a pass to the flats or a scrambling QB.)

Rockcastle County
Won 28-19 (Our best player Bramlett was out for this game or it would have been much worse, without a FB the Whitley offense doesnt go, you wanna stop Whitley, you gotta stop the fullback.)

Southwestern
Won 45-0 (The best played game all year by Whitley and it seems to be coming at the right time. Very impressed with the way we played in this one.)

I think the reason these two will have another great game is because there style of play really mirrors each other. Both physical and both love to run the football. The difference is Defense. Harlan County has a better defense.

If Whitley wants to win----Play better Defense, its that simple, form tackle and make sure you tackle and stop their run.

If Harlan wants to win-----Stop the Fullback. Whitleys entire offense relies on whether or not the fullback starts going. If hes gaining 6-7 yards a down, then Harlans in trouble, if they stop the full back and contain Whitleys outside toss sweep speed then theyll win.

Cant wait for this one, whould be another great game that this district produces, what a year.