[RunItUpTheGut]

I think LexCath will be much better at stopping the run this year because of two reasons and both of them have to do with their defense of their d-line. The first is that instead of them being sophomores going up against seniors they will be juniors now and be able to be more able to phisically compete. The second reason is our stud noseguard Oscar Melendez is finally healthy. He is 6-3 290 and can move. He was hurt for all but the Boyle County playoff game last season. If he is not double teamed he will live in Bell's backfield.
Also since Bell depends heavily on the run I think it would be easier for LexCath to run away with this one than it would for Bell to make it a blowout

Ive not heard anything on the Melendez kid. Sounds like pretty good size, is he being looked at by anyone?
As far as that goes though, i know the Bell offense better than probably anyone who isnt a Bell fan and i cant bet you money the guard hes lined up on will be blocking him along with the center double teaming him and blocking backside if he turns out to be much of a threat. I see where your coming from as far as the kids being older, but have they ever seen an offense that physical other than Whitley who is not as physical as bell?
One thing about this game is no matter what Lex Cath does, this game is getting played on log mountain. For the first game of the year i expect to see a lot of the Lex Cath kids a little shell shocked, especially if Davenport breaks open a big run early. IMO i think Bell has a better chance of running away with it then Lex Cath does and i could be wrong, but being one of the few that have seen both teams play the past couple of years it seems to me Bell will overmatch Lex Cath in many aspects of the game, and as long as Bell can defend the pass well enough and contain Bolin, they should have no trouble getting the win.