[The Guru]

Sure, acadmics, football, and cheerleading have always been strong at Pikeville but things are slowly changing. The acadmics will always be strong just because of the type of kids they get but the football program is certainly not what it used to be. They are holding on to the glory days of the late 80's for dear life. The Panthers have struggled when it counts the past few years on the gridiron. They haven't had a "big" win in a long, long time. The crowds have been very dissapointing as of late and the natives are restless. Basketball on the other hand is on the rise fast. I have been in this town for 40+ years and have never seen the interest at the level that it is now. This town has been starving for a top notch program for a long time and it is on the horizon.

By the way, just to clear things up! The football program is the most expensive sport at PHS. The athletic program loses money on the football program because of the cost to run the program. The football program spends about 4 times as much as any other program just because of equipment. And lately the gate money is down!!

How are they changing?
Pikeville has one kid on their basketball team that is talented that didn't transfer because of football.
Take away Harmon and the Honakers (besides Clevenger, these are the workhorses on the team) and Pikeville is looking at just another decent year.
Because so many transfer into Pikeville to play football and basketball benifits from that, people like you think you have built a basketball program from scratch.
We have had very similar things just like this happen here and look at us now!!! Our Football and Cheer programs were as good as any but we let people destroy them to benifit themselves and now we have to fight and scratch just to get a little respect in anything!!!
We will see where all this greed gets Pikeville in a few short years!!!
Your County schools will laugh all the way to State at your expence!!!