[Hoot Gibson]

Johnson Central looked surprisingly good considering that this was their first game in a long time without four-year starting QB, Ryley Preece, their three leading rushers, starting fullback, and leading receiver from last season. Grant Rice looked very good in his first game starting as quarterback and the Golden Eagles have some depth and speed in the backfield to take advantage of a very strong offensive line. Despite the final score of this game, I think that Bell County has the potential to be better than last year's 3A runner-up.

I would not be surprised if the only teams remaining on JC's schedule who will not be on the short end of a first half running clock are Simon Kenton and Belfry. 

It is too bad that both Saint X and Frederick Douglas declined JC's offer to play next week. 

I'm looking forward to the 9/25 match-up with Simon Kenton. The Pioneers are clearly a top 10 6A team this season and have the potential to break into the top 5. That should be a great road test for this young JC team.