Prestonsburg @ Middlesboro 11/04

Blackcat 4 Life · 11-01-2022, 01:36 PM

(11-01-2022, 10:56 AM)BlackcatAlum Wrote:
(11-01-2022, 08:42 AM)Blackcat 4 Life Wrote:

(10-31-2022, 12:31 AM)BlackcatAlum Wrote:
(10-30-2022, 07:35 PM)papabear02 Wrote: If records won games then Prestonsburg takes the win.

Middlesboro 44
Pburg 28
Schedule has been toughed up for 2023 by replacing Magoffin with Paintsville.

You know better than BlackcatAlum. If we were truly wanting to "toughen up our schedule", we would start with Phelps, Powell, Floyd Central, and Betsy Layne. Brewer and the Administration don't want a part of Coach D and Magoffin County over the next couple of years. We are going to be down, and Magoffin gets the majority of their team back next year. I'm glad Paintsville is back on the schedule, but I would have left Magoffin on our schedule, because they will be the more competitive than any of the above teams that I mentioned and the rivalry is great for both programs. That's just my opinion.
I was only messing papabear.

Powell is Brewer’s alma mater, so idk if they’ll be taken off the schedule or not. I also don’t see Betsy Layne being a county rival removed either. Phelps is really the only opponent Prestonsburg needs to replace. Haven’t heard whether they have yet or not, but I know Magoffin wasn’t renewed and that game has been replaced with Paintsville. Paintsville will draw a gate and is a rival historically. Only ones who care about the Magoffin matchup is the Magoffin staff and their family and friends. Prestonsburg needs to move on from the past. Coach Derossett is a great coach and a honorable man that’s always been great to me and I’m thankful for him. But I think it’s important that Pburg moves forward. I’m sure the two staffs can maybe work something back out in the future.

Personally, I am glad to see Paintsville back on the schedule. I'm happy to see both programs have "ironed things out". I know there was a lot of bad blood between the two programs over transfers and other issues. I don't know, but I think people in Prestonsburg like the new rivalry with Magoffin. A lot of people want to beat the old ball coach, and it was evident with the number of Blackcat fans who were at Magoffin this year. I didn't get to attend, but I heard we had twice as many fans there as Magoffin. I don't know, I just feel like rivalries make games more exciting. Adding Paintsville is a step in the right direction, hopefully we can drop Phelps and add a quality opponent.