[Blackcat 4 Life]

I bleed black and red and I am as loyal and true as anyone in Prestonsburg, but the weak schedule really didn't prepare the Blackcats for this game. I loved being 6-0 and it has brought back a lot of excitement and enthusiasm to the program, but I had a feeling all of this was "fools gold", as I had mentioned in past threads. Prestonsburg has improved, and although they are playing a very weak schedule, these are games they would have lost in years past under Brewer. I don't think Shelby Valley is a 7 or 8 touchdown better team than P-Burg, but they are definitely on another level. Take away the turnovers on offense and our boys didn't play that bad. They moved the ball, but we had critical turnovers that cost us points and momentum. The onside kicks were brutal and that is something that can not happen. Defensively, we got exposed. Poor tackling, poor execution in the secondary, and our defensive line got pushed around all night. The absence of Porter on the defensive line really stood out.

Now, looking ahead to the next three games, we have West Carter, Bath County, and Martin County. I think it's possible we win two of the three. I think Martin County will be a tough match up, and I could see us losing that game. Bath County is way down, and I see a possible running clock in that match up. West Carter is 1-5, but they are playing some of their best football at this time, and being on the road, anything can happen. If Porter isn't available, it really hurts in this match up, because I feel like we would have a big advantage on the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. This is the most important game of the three, because if we lose this game, we would probably end up being the 4 seed in the district, unless we could somehow beat Martin County. That would put us playing the #1 seed in the opposite district, which will probably be Breathitt County. So we need to win at least 2 of the last 3 games to have a decent shot at winning a first round playoff game.