[Hoot Gibson]

A team who runs the wing T literally threw it all over JC the next week just like I am suggesting. A team who doesn’t really know how to pass block gashed JC. Belfry had JC beat. You think Pikeville can’t throw it on JC? Now why they didn’t is your $ question. Same can be said about Pikeville Belfry game. Although Belfry has better athletes on the back end, several still don’t cover well. Games are available online to go back and watch. Tape/film doesn’t lie. JC is playing great and dominated the matchup with Pikeville. Not disputing that. Rather pointing out why the Eagles did. Still may have won the game but it would have been competitive.

Rewatch the game and count the bad snaps. There was a reason that Duty could not pass against JC. If Pikeville had followed your advice, the result would have been even more lop-sided than it was. Teams that cannot establish a running game against Johnson Central have very little chance of beating them with the passing game. Johnson Central had to respect Belfry's ground game, which is the reason Varney looked so much better than Duty did.

Belfry is young and talented. Both Pikeville and Johnson Central will have to take their"A" games to Belfry to go home with a win next season.