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i also think alot of the reason behind the dislike of corbin by bell comes from before coach hilton arrived and his first few years. Bell was so bad that they never could beat either middlesboro or corbin (who in the region had the most tradition and history). when hilton came to bell those teams were the team goals to beat. i remember talking to coach hilton and he still remembered the first time that he beat both teams (and this was ten years after those wins). they were considered milestone moments for the bell program. why corbin is still considered the enemy more than middlesboro is because they are still successful in the region and there is always talk that the games could still be competitive.

i have heard recently (within the past year) form some "supporters" that corbin could beat bell but bell doesnt want to play them because hilton is afraid they would get beat. was this a corbin fan? who knows. could corbin beat bell? i am not sure, but i know that hilton is not afraid to play them.

i think that the dislike by many bell fans will go on for a while with corbin.

I'm sure that Coach Hilton is not afraid to play Corbin and I don't believe any Corbin fans think that either. I think that Hilton has grown to dislike Corbin very much since Coach Jewell dropped them from the schedule and maybe that has fueled the fire for the hate from the good people from Bell Co. I even heard that the younger Hilton threatened to whip Coach P. after the regional tournament basketball game, so there are obviously some very hard feelings.
They may very well be in the same class starting next year, which may put them in the same district unless the KHSAA ships Corbin to the west again.