[Kyle5_88]

Even though JC lost their first game to Belfry they were very much in that game. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead and Belfry took advantage of 4 very crucial errors the last two innings. Belfry capialized on what is very much part of the game, and converted those errors into scores. It can legitamately be said that JC gave the game away. But no matter the score said that on that day that Belfry was the better team. The interesting thing is that Belfry players have been able to be out on their field since Feb 15, JC not one single time, and still it took JC errors for Belfry to have a chance of getting the win. Let's see how loud you can crow when they get 2 months of practice under their belt. I remember a JC 8th grader (Cody Parker) completly shutting Belfry down @ Belfry last season, so the Blanton/Fyffe factor didn't even apply in that game. Let's see if you can put the ball in play against him , or Conley. Heck, Conley beat you all too last season @ Lawrence Co. as well. And they did annilate Letcher in their second game, so it dont sound to me like they are doing all that poorly despite all of the obstacles.

As far as rankings, if all you are doing is going by wins and losses , then this is a total waste of time. Nobody is taking into consideration a strength of opponent played, or any other underlying circumstances. All of these inter 15th region wins really dont mean a whole lot in my opinion. I fully expect for Johnson Central to come into district play with a less than stellar W/L record, because of the brutalness of their schedule. The only other team with enough guts to attempt a similar schedule is Lawrence Co. That is part of the reason why Johnson Central has been to Applebees twice in the last 4 years. They are like Lawrence Co., they dont back down from no-one. The year they went to the final 4 they has an 18-17 record going into the district tournament because of very similat scheduling. I would say that most at JC could give a tiddly toot about someones rankings on a message board. In the very end their schedule will pay off it's dividends, just like it will for LC. LC is IMO opinion a legit final 4 team. If coming from behind for a win in the first game of the season makes your season, then crow while you can.

Like you said it is early, I said I will not argue lets let the season play out. You guys don't realize the talent that is coming thru Belfry the next few years. Great feeder program in place. Ask anyone from this side of the mountain this senior class is the first of many that is full of talented players. As far as pitchers go you will be able to name them at the end of the season. If coached right these kids have the talent and heart to win any game, and I believe our coach will even agree with that. I am not taking anything away from JC I just believe this is the year Belfry will compete with the top programs of the 15th.