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I wasn't at the game last night. I didn't see the late calls. But football is a contact sport. So thats that. I doubt anybody was intentionally trying to take anybody out. And I don't know what #2 did. But for all these people saying Haywood is so much better then the Pikeville coach and that this boy wouldn't play for Haywood just think of this...first of all...I don't remember ever watching a game anytime that Matt Maynard didn't try to fight somebody at some point during the game and he was Belfry's star last year. I watched David Jones get into a brawl in a basketball game one year but he suited up for Haywood for two years. I'm not saying that not taking the boy out of the the game or whatever happened is right..but I'm saying not to say Haywood is so much better then Pikeville's coach because he has never sat a kid for that has attitude problems..his best players over the past 3 or 4 years have all had attitude problems. If the kid has talent he plays. Attitude, grades..they don't matter as long as the kid is good. Now some people may try to argue this. I know you're supposed to get suspended at Belfry if you get into 2 or 3 fights in one year...David Jones got into numerous fights and did other things and he never got in trouble for anything. I'm a Belfry fan...I really am..but you all shouldn't be ripping Pikeville's coach when there's no better example being set over here. These are the facts...no matter what school. If the kid has talent..the kid is put above others. If a less talented kid had been doing whatever #2 was doing in the game..perhaps he would've been taken out. But the stars are the stars and they get star treatment. Now you can argue this all you want but I saw it for 4 years at Belfry and I know it's true and each and every one of you do too. Don't blame Pikeville's coach or the school or any of that when things are no different here.