[Pulp Fiction]

You would know better than me...

But for someone outside looking in, it is tough to believe hearing ONE loss did so much to bring the Central program to where it is. More than Jim Matney coming to Paintsville...


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I've never been a part of the JC coaching staff..... So I don't know what happens day-in and day-out with the JC football program.

But speaking soley as a fan... Ashland never really was a rival of JC until that game. I know the players looked forward to the 2006 game against Ashland from after that kick was ruled no good until kickoff the the '06 game. Hence... they wanted to make a statement to Ashland. JC was undefeated (8-0) coming in to the '06 Ashland (7-1) game. Ashland has a deep and respected football tradition. The JC players knew they had to "up their game" to beat Ashland. So once the underclassmen saw what hard work in the off-season and wanting to avenge a loss against a program like Ashland... the district championship has been decided in the JC vs. Ashland game since that 2005 game.

Once you've reached the level of success like that 2006 team did (13-1), it carries over year after year. Cause those underclassmen had upperclassmen pushing them cause they remember the feelings they had that season. And then the new kids want to be "the best team in schools history."