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For me Pikeville looked a step slower than they usually do.in their first two games, I felt like there big three, Anthony, Caudill, and Anderson all look a step slower this year. They are all massive, mountain, cornbread eating, weight slinging large ass children and they are crazy strong. But they don’t seem to move as well as they did a year ago. Maybe it’s who they have been playing. Hell JC and Corbin may be better than they are getting credit and this is all a bunch of worry and talk about Pikeville for nothing. But defensively, Pikeville doesn’t look like the same team that flew around a year ago.

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Pikeville has a TON of speed and athleticism at WR. They need to utilize it. For me I would think the way they went about things with Hensley, Estep, those type of kids would be affective. As strong as those backs are, Justice included, they are becoming one dimensional it seems.

I think you nailed it honestly. Pikeville looked fine in the game I watched. Credit Corbin for a good opening game game plan. Corbin has a Senior QB that is as good as it gets and that alone is hard for a defense to deal with. Johnson Central went through a down year for them last year. They dealt with injuries and the way the run their offense and alot of those talented players play both ways, so they no doubt came out hungry this year and is very much a dangerous team and they are HEALTHY. I know myself I want to win every game. But some years the tuff teams just are having the year they hoped for. I'll bet Pikeville gets it all lined out to where everyone is happy. Don't get me wrong, they may take another hit to LCA, I seen LCA in person last year and this year and man did they look good. Pikeville schedules a gauntlet in my book. I really wouldn't worry too much about a few losses. It's what Pikeville will do in 1A that will speak volumes of the first part of a tuff schedule. I think Pikeville and LCA will have a barn burner myself. It will come down to the wire. I think. They both look similar this year.

Some good points there Bull. I remember in 2022 Pikeville went down to Corbin and left with an L. Although a smaller margin of loss than this season. Then the next week they met Cov Cath in the PCB ending with another L. It took off from there with all wins and a tough schedule all the way to Kroger Field and state championship #7. You never know, we just might see this team back at Kroger in early Dec.