[Micro-Brew]

This is for sure the case. The road between Belfry and Pikeville is much easier to travel than it was 20 years ago. I know of 5-6 kids that are at Pikeville that started in the Belfry system plus a kid that had an older brother that was the QB for Belfry that when his Freshman year rolled around he enrolled at Pikeville over going to Belfry.
Also yes Belfry used to get a few kids from the Pike Central district who were big football kids and didn’t want to go to Pike Central for high school, now the bulk of those type kids have came to Pikeville. Plus Pikeville will always get a kid or two from the Shelby Valley area and then a few kids from the bordering Floyd Co area. So all those factors have resulted in quite a big uptick in the Panthers roster size. Plus winning sure helps the draw and I don’t see the possibilities of stacking titles slowing down in the near future for PHS.