[pjdoug]

Middlesboro and Pineville hurt Bell more than they help compared to Harlan Co who has no other schools in the County for players to go to. If you play football in Harlan Co you go to be a Black Bear...in Bell co all three schools are competitive in there own right and have good athletes and kids go where there parents played it's a tradition thing for all 3 schools. If Bell Pineville and Middlesboro where combined like Harlan Co you would hate Bell Co even more ......

On the tread note I hate to hear this Coach Larkey was a real man a leader a good Christian and someone kids could look up to and all of this on top of being a fantastic coach he will be missed

my point was Bell County doesn't have more talent than Harlan County.if Bell County can win any of the surrounding counties can win. Harlan County should have more talent than Bell with slightly better or at least equal population with less schools to compete with.