[Diogenes]

I'm sure that JC improved as the year wore on. Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the teams that throttled JC early in the season improved as well? I don't follow JC at all but a quick glance at the schedule seems to indicate that their toughest games were at the beginning. They went on a winning streak against mediocre competition and gave up tons of points along the way. They didn't do much against Highlands except get blown out. I'll say that a great deal of JC's mid / late season success was due to a weak 5A. Let's be honest; take away Highlands and 5A was pretty bad this season.

JC's improvement primarily involved the elimination of fumbles. This team was absolutely handicapped by putting the ball on the ground. You cannot beat ANYONE when you fumble as much as we did, whether it's Boyle County or Sheldon Clark. Other teams corrected small flaws throughout the season; JC corrected an absolutely FATAL flaw. The difference was as drastic as anything I've ever seen in sports over the course of a season.