[Hoot Gibson]

Madisonville-North Hopkins is a very well coached team that will come well prepared for next week's game. They made a believer out of me last season when they held Franklin-Simpson to only 12 points in a playoff game before FS beat JC 14-12 in the championship game. Class 4A was very underrated last season and there was not much difference between its top three teams.

As JC fans have learned, it is very hard to gauge how good western Kentucky teams are when they have no common opponents. I am glad that the Golden Eagles are not making the ridiculously long bus trip for this game.