[Hoot Gibson]

Here we have a perfect match arguing an point that is not factual at all but more of a regional outlook. 1 thinks his team is the best in the region and the other does also. Do I think Pikeville can compete with the top 6A schools which are 3 or 4 teams in the state no but if you Hoot can’t see the way bigger difference in Pikeville now as to then you are not responding with reality but be confrontational. Yes teams (or most of them) improve as the season goes on barring any injuries. Yes some posters in the years of Belfry’s 4 peat they compared them to a top 6A school and that’s a fact because it was on rivals then and the same argument came up. Pikeville has a good team are they a 2 person team like you said no but sometimes we think that because of the plays that are run and the development of who each team is as the season goes on we get that assumption and those 2 you mentioned are very good players and it would hurt if Pikeville lost 1 or both of them but not to the level to were they couldn’t win a 1A state championship now I am not saying they will win because I think and know that there are teams in 1A that can knock them out of they playoffs (2020). Alls good though it’s called a forum so people can voice their opinions so i do believe in freedom of speech and people have rights to think how they want and I remember win gas has reasonable and wish was again but as always GO PANTHERS!!!

I have never disputed that Pikeville has improved since the beginning of the season. Nor have I claimed that Johnson Central is better than North Laurel now because they have adjusted their lineup to offset the loss of a 140+ yards/game running back. Injuries are part of the game and any well coached team makes adjustments during the season. Unfortunately, adjustments that teams make after games do not magically turn past losses into wins. You just have to accept losses and stay focused on the next game on the schedule. A Pikeville fan(s) claiming that Pikeville is better than Corbin and Covington Catholic, despite Pikeville's losses to both teams is what former UK football coach, Jerry Claiborne, called "the old iffin' game." (If Pikeville had figured out their offense sooner, then they would have won those games.) 

I predicted that Johnson Central would lead 4A in rushing yardage and they are leading all classes in rushing yardage, and as I predicted several running backs have shown that they are capable of rushing for 150 yards a game or more. At least four different running backs have broken the 150 yard mark and freshman Logan Music is capable of doing so, if he were getting more carries. IMO, the only reason that JC might not average 500+ yards per game for the rest of the regular season will be early running clocks. Yet, Mr. Jet claims that Johnson Central would have to "improve a lot" to beat Pikeville.

Johnson Central has a pretty good record of rebuilding offensive lines and their current team has the best and deepest stable of running backs in school history. Anybody who believes that Pikeville would contain Johnson Central's offense is not thinking clearly. Can I prove that Johnson Central's running attack would shred Pikeville's defense? No, because the teams will not be playing this season and they will probably not be playing in the future either.