[Scotty_Bronson]

Paintsville's Kent Phelps rushed for 240 yds against Pikeville, none of those yards produced a touchdown. All 3 of Paintsville's tds came from Kash Daniels and from inside the redzone. What that tells me is they relied heavily of Phelps to get them into position and Kash to find the endzone. Fairview is probably steonger upfront than Pikeville but Pikeville is generally a smaller and faster line, that is very good with their assignments. So it is hard to gauge what to expect. I do believe the Tigers have improved, but at this poit in the season I think Fairview's offense is better than Pikeville's was when Paintsville nearly beat them. Fairview's defense is still a little suspect. I say Paintsville keeps it close for 3 1/2 quarters, then get down a td or two late and start throwing and Fairview manages a turnover score.

Fairview's defense is going to have to step up and get better. No team can really afford to give up 24 pts/game late in the playoffs and expect to win, eventually u will meet a well ballanced team that can score just as easily as u can, thats when the good and great teams get decided out. As for this Friday, Fairview's defense will be good and opportunistic enough to win by 2 or 3 scores.