[EKUAlum05]

I thought we would hear more from the Belfry People on this thread. I think the reason we have not heard much from the Belfry people is because they know how good the 1987 Pikeville team really was. When I first saw the Video of the 87 team I thought it was a college team at first. I still got 87 Pikeville at #1, #2 Back to back Champs of Breadhitt CO.

The 2003/2004 Belfry teams and the 1986 Pirate team were easily among the Top 10 teams in the mountains all time. The 2003/2004 Belfry teams had the most dominant rushing offense in mountain history IMO, even moreso than those great Pikeville teams.




With that said, the 87 Panthers are in a class of their own and I have no problem admitting it. The ultimate test is this: Take all these great teams and ask yourself if they were THE best team in the entire state that year regardless of class. Not only do I feel Pikeville was in 1987, they earn bonus points for being at that level as a 1A team.

I said it before and will say it again, we can name GREAT teams..but that Panther team was TRANSCENDENT.