[Hoot Gibson]

Johnson Central, John Hardin, and Bowling Green were close enough that nobody can say for sure which was the best team because they will never play each other.

Highlands' defense was much better than John Hardin's and Johnson Central rushed for nearly 300 yards against the Bluebirds' defense. There is no telling how many yards the Golden Eagles might have rushed against John Hardin. Highlands' offense was much better than John Hardin's offense and the Bluebirds scored 42 points against the JC defense.

If I were predicting the outcome of a John Hardin-Johnson Central game, I would predict a close game with both teams scoring in the 30s. Johnson Central would devour the clock and push JH's defense up and down the field to negate JH's edge in raw speed. JH would try to spread JC's defense out and strike quickly with its speed.

A Johnson Central-John Hardin game would be a great match-up, IMO, and anybody predicting an easy win by either team is crazy.