[Scotty_Bronson]

I believe the team you are referring to is the 2006 team that finished 13-1, but really the team that started it all had to have been the 2004 team with the likes of Blume, Musick, Mccoy, etc...This was Matney's first year as head coach at Johnson Central and the team finished 7-3. They did not make the playoffs that year but a 3 loss season compared to a 9 loss season the year before is a huge turn around. Since the 2004 season, the worst year Central has had was in 2009 with 5 losses, 4 coming in the first four games of the season against Boyle; Bell; Horn Lake, MS; and a very good Sheldon Clark team. The final loss coming to Highlands in the third round of the playoffs.

I would have to agree that many of those teams were much more fun to watch and I think there are many different reasons for that. The class alignment was different, schools weren't hesitant about scheduling JC and also, there was a bigger sense of excitement around the football team during those years. It was a rebirth of a team that had struggled for so long. In my honest opinion, I believe JC has became complacent with where they are now. They are a dominant MOUNTAIN football team and are happy with that, but they will not gain the respect as a KY powerhouse until they get over their fear of failure. Start scheduling the tough games; the Lexington teams, the Louisville teams, and if they insist on playing out of state teams, there are plenty in Tennessee and Ohio that would give them a great test. An 8-2 or even 7-3 record with a TOUGH schedule looks just as good as 10-0 if the undefeated season was achieved by playing no name schools that are nothing more than schedule fillers. Scheduling local is tough for good teams and travel is necessary but JC has traveled long distances before.

I agree. I liked the Grimm kids senior season team as well. His story was a special one. What ever happened with him?