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i read this same stuff every year about how good a team is gonna be this year . Well LOL :hilarious: I've always said you can't tell what a teams going to do until ball strips the net . And we've always heard it from the Pikeville bunch . THey haven't proven it yet . They play good all year ,"weak schedule". Whose at fault for that . Looks to me like they are getting out recruited by ER . But i've said it before BL is the team to beat from the 15th .

Weak schedule? Below is Pikeville's schedule for this season:

Dec 6, 11 Allen Central away 7:30 PM
Dec 9, 11 Washington, PA at Canon McMillan, PA 7:30 PM EQT Energy Classic
Dec 10, 11 TBA at Canon McMillan, PA EQT Energy Classic
Dec 11, 11 TBA at Canon McMillan, PA EQT Energy Classic
Dec 15, 11 Prestonsburg home 7:30 PM
Dec 16, 11 Magoffin County away 7:30 PM
Dec 19, 11 Fern Creek at Various Sites 3:00 PM ihigh Fayette County Invitational
Dec 20, 11 TBA at Various Sites ihigh Fayette County Invitational
Dec 21, 11 TBA at Various Sites ihigh Fayette County Invitational
Dec 22, 11 TBA at Various Sites ihigh Fayette County Invitational
Dec 28, 11 Beechwood home 8:15 PM Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Dec 29, 11 TBA home Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Dec 30, 11 TBA home Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Jan 3, 12 Shelby Valley away 7:30 PM
Jan 7, 12 Paintsville at Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center, Pikeville 15th Region All "A" Classic
Jan 17, 12 Belfry home 7:30 PM
Jan 20, 12 East Ridge home 7:30 PM
Jan 21, 12 Greenup County away 7:30 PM
Jan 24, 12 Johnson Central away 7:30 PM
Jan 27, 12 Pike County Central away 7:30 PM
Jan 31, 12 East Ridge away 7:30 PM
Feb 2, 12 Lawrence County home 7:30 PM
Feb 7, 12 Letcher County Central home 7:30 PM
Feb 10, 12 Shelby Valley home 7:30 PM
Feb 11, 12 Pike County Central home 7:30 PM
Feb 13, 12 Magoffin County home 7:30 PM
Feb 16, 12 Betsy Layne away 7:30 PM

Now here is Betsy Layne's schedule:

Nov 29, 11 Phelps away 7:30 PM
Dec 3, 11 Greenup County home 7:30 PM
Dec 9, 11 Piarist School home 7:30 PM
Dec 10, 11 Male at Expo Center 5:30 PM Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic
Dec 13, 11 Pike County Central away 7:30 PM
Dec 16, 11 Belfry away 7:30 PM
Dec 23, 11 Allen Central home 7:30 PM
Dec 28, 11 TBA at Pikeville Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Dec 29, 11 TBA at Pikeville Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Dec 30, 11 TBA at Pikeville Pikeville Invitational Tournament
Jan 5, 12 Johnson Central away 7:30 PM
Jan 12, 12 Prestonsburg at Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center, Pikeville 8:15 PM 15th Region All "A" Classic
Jan 14, 12 TBA at Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center, Pikeville 8:15 PM 15th Region All "A" Classic
Jan 16, 12 TBA at Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center, Pikeville 8:00 PM 15th Region All "A" Classic
Jan 17, 12 Lawrence County home 7:30 PM
Jan 18, 12 Prestonsburg away 7:30 PM
Jan 20, 12 Piarist School away 7:30 PM
Jan 21, 12 South Floyd home 7:30 PM
Jan 24, 12 Shelby Valley home 7:30 PM
Jan 25, 12 East Ridge home 7:30 PM
Jan 27, 12 Prestonsburg home 7:30 PM
Jan 28, 12 Breathitt County away 7:30 PM
Jan 31, 12 South Floyd away 7:30 PM
Feb 3, 12 Allen Central away 7:30 PM
Feb 7, 12 Paintsville away 7:30 PM
Feb 9, 12 Greenup County away 7:30 PM
Feb 16, 12 Pikeville home 7:30 PM
Feb 17, 12 Jenkins away 7:30 PM

For sure (depending on Pikeville Invitational Tournament lineup), Betsy Layne plays FOUR teams from outside of the 15th region (Greenup Co, Breathitt Co, Lawrence Co. and Male). Yeah, nice job of scheduling to get better.

Who does Pikeville play? Well, look at their schedule. They play in the EQT Classic in Pennsylvania this year, hoping to defend their crown from last year (Allen Central is in it too). I don't know enough about Western Pa basketball to make a good call on them, but there were a couple of very nice teams from last year. I'm sure it will be a very competitive tournament. Then, they play in the iHigh Fayette County tournament, and the teams slated to play in that one are:

Male
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jeffersontown
Bryan Station
Tates Creek
Muhlenberg County
Henry Clay
Pikeville
Lafayette
Knott County Central
Fleming County

That's some serious competition they will be playing against. Oh, but I'm sure it is nothing compared to Greenup County or Lawrence County, right? Oh, and let's not forget the Pikeville Invitational Tournament:

Betsy Layne
Beechwood
Wolfe County
Pike County Central
Allen Central
Hazard
Greenup County (we invited them so Betsy Layne would not feel bad about their schedule, I guess) nicker:

Look, Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Shelby Valley, etc., will all be tough as always. But you have NO clue what you are talking about if you are knocking Pikeville's schedule. Bart is definitely scheduling tough to get his team better prepared for the tournaments.