[More Cowbell]

wow that about made me tear up...from laughing so much...I am happy to see that you have an optimistic view which will quickly turn out to be as equally devastating to you as to when Kiser quit playing ball at Valley...Here are the facts...Valley is a sub par team just like Pike Central and East Ridge not one of them can compete on the same level as P-Burg or Belfry year in or year out. Valley has some talented kids but saying that they have the most talented wide outs in the mountains is a little far fetched. For one you have Breathitt Co. who we all know year in and year out gives us some of the best Wide Recievers in the state for the previous 2 A in the four a system. As well Leslie Co. by far has better WRs than Valley as well. To add to this its not like it would really matter even if they did considering their Offence is based around a smash mouth running game that is quickly clogged up by any mediocre defencive line. Their line does not even compare to what P-Burg, Belfry or Sheldon Clark produces so how can you even make the argument that they could win a district title even with all these teams split up. They have a weak non-district schedule which is not going to help them any come time to play the district power houses. They may get the third seed in their district and if so the Valley clan will be rejoicing and rubbing it in the worlds face. I will tell you this now if Valley by some way wins their district we can get everyone on Bgr together and I will run 3 miles butt naked in mid December. Be realistic because optimisim will shove a boot up your glory hole.

Look, I'm not a Valley homer who thinks they're going to tear the world up this year. I see them finishing either 2nd or 3rd in district, depending on if they beat Bath County. However, I don't see how you can say they have a weak non-district schedule. Look at the list:
- Belfry
- Breathitt
- Knox Cent.
- Appalachia
- Pike Cent.
- East Ridge
- Knott Cent.

The top 4 teams are very solid, with Belfry and Breathitt being perennial powerhouses. Of the 3 weaker opponents, I think most would agree with Valley keeping games with PC and ER in order to preserve the county rivalries. So that leaves Knott as really the only weak team that they could've left off the schedule in favor of somebody stronger. In my opinion, the coaches actually scheduled a little too aggressively.