[BlackcatAlum]

Anyone who knows John Derossett knows that he wants to win this game more than any other that's on his schedule. He'll do whatever it takes to get as many folks at this game as he can and he's going to give one heckuva pregame speech to get his guys fired up for the game. I'm sure he's going to be very spirited at practice all week and he'll have his team much more prepared for this game than they were last Friday.

It looked to my like Magoffin is running a lot of what Prestonsburg's defense seen against Betsy Layne. Barnett and Lafferty are the Hornets two best players and they'll be the ones handling the football 85% of the game for Magoffin. I'm hoping Prestonsburg defense plays more disciplined this game than they did last week. They got into position to make plays behind the LOS, but allowed Robinson and Music to break out of arm tackles and scamper for chunk yardage and first downs. I do expect Prestonsburg to play better football than they did last Friday also on offense. Linemen need to stay on their blocks and allow Jarvis and Little to get into the back end of MC's defense. If they're able to do that early, then it wouldn't surprise me to see Prestonsburg blow this one open in the 3rd quarter if they play how they're capable of.

I fully expect Magoffin to try and hit on a big play early in the game to try and get Prestonsburg back on their heels and play very aggressive on defense to try and force a turnover or 3 and out. If the Hornets can do that then they'll have a shot at winning this one. If Prestonsburg comes out and plays how they're capable and simply plays smart disciplined football then they can take control of this game early and win by a few touchdowns. No need in the Blackcat coaching staff in trying to prove something out of the gate. Trust your seniors and your stud players (Porter, Stephens, Jarvis, Little) and let them work.

It's going to be another fun atmosphere and I'm hoping both sides show respect and play a clean football game.

Prestonsburg wins, 31-14.