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Before their QB got hurt, Johnson Central was at least 3TDs better than Pikeville. Without the QB, JC was still 1TD better, in my opinion. You can't base anything on how they beat the weak sisters in their district. To get a feel for it, look at how each team performed against the good competition on their schedule.

Pikeville only had one really impressive performance last year and that was in week 1 against a Prestonsburg team that was just a ghost of itself. Against good teams, Pikeville lost by a whopping 88-7 to Rockcastle, Belfry and Beechwood. And the Prestonsburg team that took Belfry to the wire twice would have whipped Pikeville later in the season.

Johnson Central on the other hand played Belfry even in a scrimmage and played very close with nearly everyone on their 4A schedule. And just for comparison, even without their QB, they beat George Rogers Clark, a team that Beat South Laurel. And South Laurel beat Rockcastle and Corbin last year.

Please don't bring up scrimmages...they mean nothing...ask any coach and they will tell you a scrimmage is not a good indicator.
BTW---JC beat Paintsville 48-6 and IMO JC would have beaten Pikeville last year. Some Pikeville folks think they were better than they were...they were average, just ask Belfry or Beechwood.