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You are very true. I was at the Whitley-Russell game, cheering for Russell. Whitley was playing their FIRST game of the season and Russell was playing their second. My point is Whitley made a lot of correctable errors at critical times that only occurred because it was their first game. Also Whitle was not in "game shape" and will be a lot better week 2. They were also embarassed week 1 and will be ready to prove themselves. BEWARE of these young men, they were better than the score showed them to be!

Good Post. I reccomend you starting up an account. You seem to have very good insight and its always great here to have new members.
I couldnt agree more. I didnt go to the game but i did listen and i also talked to a few that went to the game.
Whitley's offense will get tons better throughout the year. Bryant is a hoss and from what i understand he flat out punished Russell Co. defenders all night, but that cant be our only option. Our QB is a sophomore and his back up is a freshman. Im not sure anyone will be able to tell a difference in our team this year and next year but we will be a lot better next year with all of the same players returning.
The defense is what scares me. Were just soooo young and inexperienced. An experienced team, like the Whitley teams over the last 3 or 4 years wouldnt have let Britt run it down there throat on there first possession. They would have regrouped and figured out what needed to be done.
And not knocking on Russell as they have a great team and will compete with knox and rock for that district this year, but other than Lynn Camp and maybe Letcher or Clay, Russell is the easiest team Whitley will play this year and i believe thats what makes it look as bad as it does. We still have Bell, Rock, Harlan Co. Perry Central(who is much improved) Somerset and Boyle Co so the schedule definitely isnt going to get any easier, but it could better prepare us for the playoffs as were a sure in with a 4 team district.
From the ones ive talked to Russell Counties O-Line was filled with some monsters, and easily held whipped up on our d-line. Two of our defensive starters who might have been our two best defensive players simply didnt play this year and like our starting RB, quit the team. The boys were twins and i think everyone had high expectations for them two young men to carry this defense this year and them not playing killed us. There also both great wrestlers and from what ive read in the paper one moved to Oklahoma and one just didnt play which is surprising and odd at the same time. Not sure why one would mmove and the other one wouldnt, but these are kids lives so ill hold them to a higher standard anyways because i know nothing of the situation and dont want to act like i do or comment on it.
Honestly, this is a year where i know very little about this team except for a few players. Im not one to act like i know something when i dont, and this year im sure there are many people involved in the program that could better talk about the situations going on there. Im a Whitley fan threw and threw and always will be. My love for that school and program goes beyond words and i will always defend them in every way possible.
There are a lot of good people doing good things with that school, not only athletics wise, but educational wise as well. We are strides above where we use to be academically than what we use to be and im more proud of that than any sports honors we will ever get. It's really leaps and bounds above what it was when i attended back in the late 90's and early 00's.
I'm not going to get down on these young players with a schedule like this and a team thats use to playing middle school football. In a couple of years, with everyone sticking together, Whitley IMO will be in a situation like they was in 08 or like Harlan Co. is now with nobody like Highlands standing in the way of a state championship game.
Dont hang ya head fellas. Time will get us better. Trust me, it worked for use when we were in a school, only we didnt have the support road that you all have now. We were dead ducks in low water against Lex Schools, and now its fair to where a smaller school with mediocre numbers has a chance.