[EKUAlum05]

Should they get on here and post that they're going to get blown out? Most fans that part have a vested interest in their team: a child or grandchild playing or something. Of course they're going to pick their team to win.

Let me ask you this: What teams in the state would typy post on here that you expect Belfry to lose against, ever?

I think most Warrior fans know this will be an extremely tough game but I'm sure they expect their team to compete and hope that they win. I'd say you wouldn't find any realistic fan that thinks Corbin is really better than the Pirates.

I am asking an honest question.


And you are asking the wrong person.. and for that matter fanbase. Go back to the Henry Clay prediction thread and you will see Belfry fans typically aren't afraid to view their game from at times a brutally honest perspective or even call it that it wouldn't surprise them to see their team fall. It's not a lack of confidence but a by-product of playing a difficult schedule and a team that is built for the end goal.


Some Southwestern fans have been quite cavalier in their predictions. There is a difference in saying "Doan will be the X Factor and come through" and saying "Doan will run all over them". Especially when you are talking about a defense that has been lights out.

What I do know is either team banking on seeing the same teams that played last year is in for a major shock. Belfry was a night and day different team in November, let alone a full year removed. When they played Southwestern last year the Freshmen were all wide eyed and still adjusting.

Southwestern I honestly think is the single most improved team pound for pound in the entire state. Night and day difference not only from a personnel standpoint, but from an attitude and confidence standpoint.

As for the game at hand... what I see being overlooked thusfar is just how good this Belfry defense is. This is essentially the same starting defense that going back to November of last year has only allowed 3 total offensive TD's to prolific offenses such as Wayne County, Bourbon County, Pike Central, Henry Clay, and Harlan County. Of those 3 TD's... one came from a drive that started on the 2 and another was directly aided by incorrect clock keeping. This is a lightning quick Pirate defense littered with playmakers and hard hitters.

With that said, I think Southwestern scores some points. I love the Doan kid and his versatility. I think his yards rushing will be hard to come by, but he has enough explosiveness to manufacture the big play. Even more impressive is his ability to make plays catching the ball out of the backfield which is something Belfry hasn't seen and probably won't see to his level. I simply can't see Belfry bottling him up for 4 quarters.

In the end though I think yards and points are simply not going to come at enough of a premium for Southwestern and Belfry's offense is a little too big, too deep, and too skilled.

Belfry 31
Southwestern 20

Pirates keeps a very competitive game in hand and SW adds a late score to make the score reflect that.