[PHSForever]

Williamsburg will be loaded on offense. They were able to move the ball on Hazard last year but I don't remember them having 7 possessions inside the 20. I think they had 1 drive inside the 20 and on another they had a pass intercepted in the end zone but didn’t actually cross the twenty on that drive.. Hazard shut it down in the second half, running the clock. They wanted to get out of there without any injuries. They knew they didn’t need any more points with Sizemore out.



Disagree. IMO Pikeville did not play Hazard tougher than Mayfield. Pikeville had a 19-7 lead on Hazard but after that Hazard outscored Pikeville 50-16. Other than the first quarter Hazard dominated Pikeville. Mayfield game was still a close in the fourth quarter.

Hazard will be loaded at the skill positions again, but will have a young line. This is where Harlan and Williamsburg could have an advantage on Hazard. Another poster said it will be key for Harlan to win the regular season match up with Hazard. I agree, if they do that, they win district and home field advantage. Plus Hazard would have to travel to Williamsburg for the second round.

Have to disagree with this bolded part a little bit. First, with 7 minutes left in the game (in other words, the 4th qtr), Hazard was only ahead 43-35 so it was still very close, and it was 22-22 at the half. Secondly, how many points did Pikeville put up versus Hazard? How many did Mayfield put up? Overall, Pikeville played Hazard much tougher than Mayfield. Had an excellent game plan and executed it offensively and on special teams. Too many breakdowns on defense and at the LOS, plus one particular dropped TD catch right before the half that I personally felt would have put all the momentum on Pikeville's side. I hated that for the young man, tough but catchable throw.

As for the Mayfield game, yes, it was closer, but it was also fairly obvious from about the 2nd/3rd qtr on who was really the better team on the field, just had some missed opportunities on Hazard's end that kept it from being a total blowout over Mayfield.