[Mr.Kimball]

I am not saying the JC could not have beaten Boyle or Bell late in the season, but they are two of the best coached teams in the state. JC is also very well coached but they would have been solid underdogs against either team. Beating a team to whom you lost by 42 points in the same season is a pretty steep mountain to climb.
BTW, my vantage point is only 750 miles away but I don't think my opinion would have changed if I had attended every game in person. Bell and Boyle were ready to play when the season started. Hopefully, Johnson Central will work hard in the off season and play to their potential from the get-go next season. I am planning to watch the Golden Eagles play in both the regional final and in the state 5A Championship game next December. :biggrin:

Sure sounded to me like that was exactly what you were saying. What you are failing to understand is that it could have been way different at the the begining of the season, not just at the end of the season. Boyle only scored 1 touchdown the whole game where their offense generated a drive. You first have to understand where the other 42 points came from before declaring that that would be " a pretty steep mountain to overcome". Every other touchdown was produced in the exact same scenerio as the third quarter of the Highlands games. Fumbles and snaps over the punters head deep in their own territory. It was JC 's offense, not the defense. Of course we all know the drastic turn around with that department.With Bell Co, you had 5 starters out for that game with a young inexperienced team that goes primarily both ways. They go into the last few seconds of the first half tied at 6-6, driving at will, coughing it up in the red zone. You cannot guage that game with thoughts on anything concerning an end of the year rematch, except in my mind, optimisim.

Solid underdogs? Only by message board experts. I stand firmly with my statement.