[dbcooper]

This game belonged to Lawrence County from the earliest action.
With all due respect to HOP, I know how painful it is to go on the road and lose the last game of your season.
But to insinuate that LC started any extracurricular activity stretches the truth beyond snapping point.
The testiness began with a late hit on the LC quarterback. MCC was very fortunate two of their starters were not ejected for their shenanigans. I saw one (1) late block on the part of LC; it was flagged in the first half and correctly so. The men with the whistles CLEARLY knew who was getting chippy and who was unsportsmanlike and flagged it accordingly.
Go back and watch the film and you can count it up. Extremely lopsided penalty yardage.
That said, I am not angry at anyone from MCC or even surprised it got testy. It happens to high school athletes, and I think they had some nice players who have obviously had good high school careers.
Whether LC can beat Knox Central is a matter to be determined Friday. But they did what teams have to do in the playoffs - play hard, make plays and advance.