[adamcorey23]

The story of Belfry v. Central in the first two meetings has been turnovers. Central seems to do one thing really well and it has nothing to do with Ace Wales. They punish you for making mistakes, defensive speed turns a turnover into a sixer or good field position.

The first time these two teams met Belfry could have come out on top if not for the ill timed int at the end of the second half and a fumble when driving deep in Central territory.

Last year (round 2) Belfry turned the ball over way too many times. What many fail to look at is that last years team was young, inexperienced and was not supposed to be in Bowling Green by most predictions. They came on hard and had a wonderful run, but even during the regular season they were plagued by turnovers. It was one of the things that made their trip to Bowling Green so surprising last year.

This year the Pirates are not shell shocked by being in Bowling Green. This team is supposed to be there. 95% of the boys who will be starting this game played in last years game. The turnover bug last years team suffered is gone. The offense is better, the defense is better and they really want to erase last years embarrassing loss from the minds of many.

In the last two weeks Central has proven to be the Class of 3A. With a shutout of Mighty Bell Co. a team long proclaimed to be one of the only teams (Tilghman being the other) with a shot @ Central. Then they handled Ft. Campbell in much the same way. This 3A state title is the Yellowjackets title to lose. Anyone who debates that facts wearing blinders.


That being said, Belfry CAN win this game and there are a few pieces from the regular season that we can look at and say they can do it.

1. We can beat teams we are not supposed to beat (Ashland and it was supposed to be a high scoring affair)
   
2. Play better against teams that dominated us last year (Johnson Central, still lost this season but played a much better game and stopped Jude much more that last year)
   
3. Score quick without the offense (Pikeville, opened the second half with an onslaught of points)
   
4. Win tight games (Breathitt, outlasted the Bobcats to pull off a great win)
   
5. Come from behind (Garrard Co., Down 15-0 against an explosive offense the never say due attitude of this team showed it can win at any cost.)
   

While I would love to see the Pirates upset the Jackets and bring home some more respect to go with some 3A hardware I would consider it a victory just to hang with Central. Maybe put a little fear in the Black and Yellow for a few quarters.

Some on here say that we Belfry fans are oblivious to who and what Central is, that is incorrect, we know full well who they are and what they can do, possibly better than most. This is the team who has denied us State title #3 on two separate occasions, they are always fast and dangerous and punishing with the turnovers. We know full well who the Yellow Jackets are and the ferocity they bring to the table.

We know that Central as far as numbers go are a solid 2-3 TD favorite over our Pirates. Ask Garrard Co. what a point spread means on game day because they showed in the Semis that a point spread don't mean ish when the game is being played. Garrard Co. (Hats off Lions) did everything that many us of knew they had to do to win. The two main points being score big, fast and gain a solid lead. In years past a 15 point deficit would have almost buried the Pirates, a team who could score quick as GC did 3 times would have almost put Belfry away. This isn't a Belfry team of years past, this is a special team at Belfry who has at least one more amazing year left in them.

We believe in our Pirates and many of us will until the final whistle is blown. We have been raised on the Legends of Bearmeat Vipperman and Dick Roddy, grown up with the success of Phillip Haywood and been a part of the Angry Red Pond Creek Pirate Nation for as long as any of us can remember. Our first taste of football for many has been on the cold fall nights at the old Vipperman Stadium with cars lined up and down US 119 to a packed house for a game that was likely to be a guaranteed Belfry victory.

We love football, we love Belfry and no one will tell us that we aren't good enough to beat anybody when we play 100% Belfry football it's just how we are.

Prediction(s)
Heart:
Belfry 35
Central 34

Head:
Central 35
Belfry 14

THis is one of the most true posts i've ever read on here.. I would love for a Pirate victory but head says otherwise..