[More Cowbell]

Last year was last year, totally different team(s) although it may not matter depending on how long the starters play but the reminiscing does make for good theories :argue:

No theories here. Valley lost because they turned the ball over 6 times, plain and simple. When you turn it over that many times, you don't deserve to win. And you definitely won't if you're playing a solid team like Paintsville. Fortunately for Valley, they seem to have gotten away from the fumble problems that seemed to follow them in 2014.

But even though that game was last year, the teams are not TOTALLY different. I know that Valley only graduated a handful of seniors and returned pretty much all their offensive skill players. One positive difference for Valley is that their 2-headed rushing attack from last year has expanded into a 3-headed attack as Hampton has gotten more involved with the offense.

My understanding is that Paintsville also returned the majority of their team from last year as well. Obviously Daniel, Phelps, and Trimble all are back. With an added year of growth and experience, both teams should be even stronger than their 2014 versions.