[PHSForever]

In all seriousness, the little league program had been allowed to decline under coaches after Hillard Howard. Coach Mac realized it needed to be built back to where it was to keep the pipeline loaded with interested kids. Numbers for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades were outstanding this year and last, and you see many more kids excited about football again like they used to be. This program is back on the rise again, and I think the next several years are going to be extremely fun years to watch, especially if they keep the interest of the kids. I also agree with a poster above, one sport specialization has hurt smaller schools overall more than larger schools. But I believe Pikeville will surprise a lot of people next year, and the scedule will be a little more friendly in terms of home vs road games. They were road warriors this year, with only 3 true regular season home games plus the Pike County Bowl, so a young team like them playing the majority of their games on the road helped develop them. That's another reason they were such a tough out come playoff time.