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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.

You have a lot of assumptions based into your analysis IMO.

1) Lex Cath saw Boyle's offense last year, twice. Trust me, they have seen a line execute, backs like Cook and Cox so these returning kids have seen a physical team.

2) Bell lost way more starters than the Knights but you seem to confuse last year's Bobcat team with what will be on the field to start this years.

3) Bell's pass defense has rarely seen a passing game like Lex Cath will bring. That is the X Factor many aren't factoring in.


I respect the Bobcat program and think it will hinge on ball control for the Bobcats. They have to keep the ball out of Bolin's hands and grind it out IMO to beat the Knights. I think they can do that but don't see it as a blowout at any point. :Thumbs: