[PHSForever]

Pikeville’s middle schools schedule was better than KCD. KCD was slightly above average on offense and probably on par with Williamsburg defensively. The RPI simply got lucky. Basically if Paintsville beat either Hazard, Pikeville, or LCA, this matchup would not have been for the state title. Heck I would say that if Beechwood would have beat NCC in the regular season it would have bumped Paintsville over HC.

But then we would have had the #1 seed and an easier road to state and y’all would have complained about that too! Lol.

All things considered, both Pikeville and Paintsville had roughly the same level of competition in the playoffs. Notice, I’m referring to overall. Hazard was tougher than anyone you played except Raceland. Williamsburg should not have been that close of a game for Paintsville. Ponder was going to get his yards, but everyone else basically should have been shut down by that massive defense of Paintsville.

I just hope our boys don’t get scared and turn in notes from their mommies to not play against the second coming of the 85 Bears defense. Lol