[Bigcat]

Storybook season...yes. This group of Sr's had to play both ways as freshman. Kids like Kash+Trimble are 4 yr 2 way starters. 1st 2 yrs of high school they physically+mentally got beat to death by Sr's. Score run up by some. You don't forget that stuff. It builds mental toughness.
Easy argument can be made Paintsville has the toughest road to championship. 1st rd not bad but it's playoffs. 2nd very well have to try to beat a great program like Raceland a second time. 3rd very well might have to beat a program that was in the championship a few yes ago in Fairview. Once again have to beat a good program twice. On paper it looks like a good shot of a Pikeville/Paintsville Final 4. Only 1A game I can remember this big was going as a kid to see Beechwood at Pikeville in the 80's. Tigers+Panthers good friends in the summer great battles on the field. 70 pt swing last year. OT this year. Both championship talent. Both well coached. Both great small town fan base. That ️game would be epic! Beechwood the favorite until somebody knocks them off. I think both Paintsville+Pikeville both capable.
Too much upper class leadership, coaching leadership+last yr pulling off the upset for Painstville not to take it one game at a time. They are focused. They are capable but no team in the mountains good enough to just show up.
Side note if Paintsville/Pikeville were too play can you guys go on+pull some strings get Chris Stapleton to sing the National Anthem? Thanks🇺🇸