[JumperPride1]

Maybe I am fooled by the Jumpers record? 3-3 sounds bad but I haven't seen them play. I know they lost to Hazard who isn't as good as Pikeville. So I figured their talent might have just been a little below us.

On top of that we're returning everyone from the team that should've beat Somerset by two TDs last year. Middlesboro is better than that team last year and Somerset, as good of a programs as they are, can only reload so much.

Switching topic LCA is 1-5. Why such a drop off?

Where's your logic about pikeville and Hazard? regardless of circumstance Pikeville still pasted 77 pts on the board against the boro. Somerset was on their fourth sting running back at hazard, had two d lineman out, and still had the lead most of the hazard game (and even after they relinquished it they had a chance to win at the end but threw an INT). Jumpers other two losses are to Pulaski Co., who is a top 3 5A team and to #1 3A Belfry. The Belfry game Somerset had their opportunities as well, the halftime score was 14-13 Belfry but Somerset had a lot of momentum.

Last years game in the crater the officiating was terrible and Middlesboro played about as well as they possibly could, and somerset (on their way to their 4th straight regional title and middlesboro's 1st round playoff loss) played terrible, second half when Somersets best two defenders went back in the ball game (Tevin slaughter ripped his knuckle in 1st half and had to get stitches and Bridge Smith was banged up on the first series but was able to wrap and go) Middlesboro had a tough time moving the football. At that point in the season Somerset was also transitioning a freshman QB Castle Hatcher who is playing very well right now.

Jumpers are not as good as they were last year defensively, but offensively they're becoming pretty deadly.

Middlesboro beats LCA for their first district win in a long time, the jackets are very good this year, but coming to Somerset is going to be a wake up call for the boro. Jumpers still own the district for at least another year.