[ADMIRE]

Are you certain they played Bellvue in the Semi-finals? I don't think Bellevue has been in the finals since the 70's.

Ummm i know they played Bellevue, im not sure which round though

[Do-double-gg]

The only way LC would have won any game after the mudbowl robbery is if they could have taken their refs with them.Breathitt should have 3 peated that year.

Are you serious I was at the Lawrence and Breathitt game that year and it had nothing to do with the refs. I don't remember either team contesting any calls on the field. That year Breathitt was good but we were better. Breathitt could not stop our run game all night that night and they had no answer for our receiver Jared Parker either. We also picked the Breathitt QB like 3 0r 4 times that night. The team the week before Newport did a better job on our run then Breathitt did. If you want to blame anything for that loss then blame your D because we had 2 backs with over 100 yards in that game. As for the loss the next week, that was a team coached by none other then Dudley Hilton but we still got that game all the way to the 4th qtr with the score nothing to nothing so that is how close we were that year. I think in the championship game Bourbon won easy so if we win that game on Bourbon we would probably be champions that year.

[Diogenes]

2006 Johnson Central. 13-0 and leading eventual AAA state champ Covington Catholic 14-10 at the half. Neither team could stop the other one until FB/LB Blake Johnson went down with a third-quarter injury, at which point the game slipped out of reach.

[Do-double-gg]

The only way LC would have won any game after the mudbowl robbery is if they could have taken their refs with them.Breathitt should have 3 peated that year.

Lawrence has its own refs?? I did not know this. Does your team have its own refs?? Does anyone on here have their own refs. I dont think so. That is not how it works. I don't think a ref in that game even knew where Lawrence County was on a map. This is one of the oldest and most lame excuses in the book.

[Do-double-gg]

[quote=Hatz]FWIW, it must have been 22-6 at half or so. The final score of that game was: Lawrence County 28 Newport 22.

http://www.khsaa.org/football/1997/fb2a1997.htm

[Do-double-gg]

I agree completely. The 97' Breathitt team blew out everybody they played that year.(including Bryan Station 40-0 and Lafayette 49-6) I was at the Breathitt/Lawrence game, Breathitt lead 28-6 at the half. Newport lead Lawrence by the exact same score the week before.( while Breathitt beat Mason 56-0)

I don't think the half score of the Breathitt and Lawrence game was 28-6. I think it was more like 14-6 or 14-0. Not 100% sure but I don't think it was that high.

[Poseidon]

Lawrence has its own refs?? I did not know this. Does your team have its own refs?? Does anyone on here have their own refs. I dont think so. That is not how it works. I don't think a ref in that game even knew where Lawrence County was on a map. This is one of the oldest and most lame excuses in the book.

Bottom line, it was a fun game to watch. I am a Breathitt supporter, but I loved watching this game. Just wish that the Bobcats could stop the sweep and stop overplaying the outside and missing those pitches....geeesh.

[clueless]

I agree.....the 1997 BOBCATs. That one was literally thrown away.

[lcgrad2002]

Gerad Parker ^

[lcgrad2002]

This thread is the best team that didn win state right?? The 1997 and 1999 Lawrence County teams have to be up there. Yeah the one got beat 76-36 by Highlands but that means they didn't win state which puts them in this category correct? A lot of teams had trouble scoring over a touchdown on Highlands that year and LC scored 36 anyways enough said. There were also a few Sheldon Clark, Prestonsburg, Belfry teams that didn't win state that could have beaten a lot of people.

[Hatz]

A lot of the older folks around here claim that 77 Corbin team was much better than the other teams of that era that one state championships, such as the year befoe and in 82 i think.
That 77 team was loaded with talent, but there were some major things happen that year.

I was a freshman when Boyle played Corbin in '77. Still have the film from the game. It was one of the largest and strongest High School teams I've ever seen. Just powerful in the lines and the backfield was good.

Boyle had cut a big deficit to 19-15 at halftime and started the 2nd half with a sold drive. Then a Corbin lineman ripped the ball out of a Boyle back's hands and all the momentum shifted. Corbin just buried us 37-15. They were by far the better team.

Both games with Mayfield were Titanic clashes and could have gone either way. They were much better in '77 than when I saw them in '82. I felt like the '82 team just got hot at the right time and were fortunate that Boyle had upset Somerset in the District (the jumpers had beaten the Hounds soundly in the season) for thier only loss of the year.

[Hatz]

[quote=Hatz]FWIW, it must have been 22-6 at half or so. The final score of that game was: Lawrence County 28 Newport 22.

http://www.khsaa.org/football/1997/fb2a1997.htm

:Thumbs:

[Hatz]

Are you serious I was at the Lawrence and Breathitt game that year and it had nothing to do with the refs. I don't remember either team contesting any calls on the field. That year Breathitt was good but we were better. Breathitt could not stop our run game all night that night and they had no answer for our receiver Jared Parker either. We also picked the Breathitt QB like 3 0r 4 times that night. The team the week before Newport did a better job on our run then Breathitt did. If you want to blame anything for that loss then blame your D because we had 2 backs with over 100 yards in that game. As for the loss the next week, that was a team coached by none other then Dudley Hilton but we still got that game all the way to the 4th qtr with the score nothing to nothing so that is how close we were that year. I think in the championship game Bourbon won easy so if we win that game on Bourbon we would probably be champions that year.

Bourbon's run was magical. They beat an undefeated Boyle team, a solid Lex Cath squad, an undefeated Lawrence County squad and Owensboro Catholic. It was just unfathomable that Bourbon won that title on so many levels. :Thumbs:

[ForearmShiver]

The 1978 and 1985 Paintsville Tigers both should have won state titles. Both lost close game upsets in the finals.

[Hatz]

The 1978 and 1985 Paintsville Tigers both should have won state titles. Both lost close game upsets in the finals.

You may be right but in defense of Ft Campbell in '78 they were on a tremendous run then. They won Class A in '78 and then AA in '79 and lost in the '80 AA finals to Corbin. :Thumbs:

[Cat Daddy]

The "97" Breathitt County Bobcat team was the most talented team not to win a state title. All good things had to come to an end including a 42 game winning streak at the hands of Lawrence County.

[99PIRATEFAN]

Belfry's 2007 team was the best i've seen not to win a title undefeated until the champingship game that was a great team.

[Hatz]

The "97" Breathitt County Bobcat team was the most talented team not to win a state title. All good things had to come to an end including a 42 game winning streak at the hands of Lawrence County.

I think you could be correct but to just throw out a similar fate, I would add the '93 Danville Admirals.

Lost in the Semi-Finals to P'burg on a failed 2 point conversion. That team defeated the 3A state runner-up, the 4A state runner-up and had their 42 game winning streak snapped by P'burg. They were never challenged until that night. P'burg went on to lose a heartbreaker to Mayfield in the finals. Most Admiral fans will cite that team as really the best of the 4 year run Danville had ('91-'95) where they won 3 state titles and their only KY loss was that game. :Thumbs:

[Belfry0304]

The 2007 Belfry Pirates were pretty damn good. Steamrolled everything put in front of them, including a 13-0 Breathitt squad .. 63-28, and well as John Cole and Somerset. Just wasn't prepared for the speed they found in the finals.

[charlie22]

Those Rock teams were good but they had the misfortune of playing Boyle. Boyle could have been the third best team in the state any class those years.( with the exception of Trinity and Male)

I know you said "could have" and you may be right, but in 98 in addition to Trinity and Male, you might want to consider Highlands too as possibly being better. That was Lorenzen's senior year and the Birds were pretty darn good. In fact they beat Male by 10 that year and Male went on to win the 4A state championship. Highlands ended up as the No. 1 ranked team in Ky (all classes) and ended up being ranked 19th nationally.

[Hatz]

I know you said "could have" and you may be right, but in 98 in addition to Trinity and Male, you might want to consider Highlands too as possibly being better. That was Lorenzen's senior year and the Birds were pretty darn good. In fact they beat Male by 10 that year and Male went on to win the 4A state championship. Highlands ended up as the No. 1 ranked team in Ky (all classes) and ended up being ranked 19th nationally.

Boyle didn't win the state in '98. Their first title was in '99 and the two years they faced Rockastle were '01 and '02.

[EKUAlum05]

I think you could be correct but to just throw out a similar fate, I would add the '93 Danville Admirals.

Lost in the Semi-Finals to P'burg on a failed 2 point conversion. That team defeated the 3A state runner-up, the 4A state runner-up and had their 42 game winning streak snapped by P'burg. They were never challenged until that night. P'burg went on to lose a heartbreaker to Mayfield in the finals. Most Admiral fans will cite that team as really the best of the 4 year run Danville had ('91-'95) where they won 3 state titles and their only KY loss was that game. :Thumbs:

You can correct me if I am wrong, (it wouldn't be the first time) but if I recall Danville also absolutely seal clubbed Belfry that year in the Pike County Bowl.

It may not have been that year, but it was around then for sure. I remember Danville fans had cowbells and airhorns and it seemed every time they ran a sweep and turned the corner that all you could hear were those noise makers going as the RB ran un-touched over and over. As a kid that was the first time I ever remember seeing a Belfry team get absolutely blown out.

[Ike Cooter]

As good of a team as Johnson Central had that year, I think a squad that lost two games in the regular season can't be considered in this conversation IMO.

To lose to Boyle and Bell, the 4A state champ and semi finalist and then go toe to toe with Highlands, I think they are well deserving of this thread. :rockon:

[charlie22]

Boyle didn't win the state in '98. Their first title was in '99 and the two years they faced Rockastle were '01 and '02.

Ooops. I must have misunderstood slantstrong's post. I thought he was saying Boyle may have been the third best team in the state behind Trinity and Male in 98. Sorry.

[Hatz]

You can correct me if I am wrong, (it wouldn't be the first time) but if I recall Danville also absolutely seal clubbed Belfry that year in the Pike County Bowl.

It may not have been that year, but it was around then for sure. I remember Danville fans had cowbells and airhorns and it seemed every time they ran a sweep and turned the corner that all you could hear were those noise makers going as the RB ran un-touched over and over. As a kid that was the first time I ever remember seeing a Belfry team get absolutely blown out.

You are correct. I can't remember if it was that season or not but in that "run" they did play and Danville did run by them. The Ads had speed during that run that was frightning at any level but devestating to AA teams.

[Hatz]

To lose to Boyle and Bell, the 4A state champ and semi finalist and then go toe to toe with Highlands, I think they are well deserving of this thread. :rockon:

My point was you have to win some of those against great competition and not lose to them. Some of the teams mentioned on this thread had great wins during the season but lost in a playoff game they likely should have won.

[kyfootballer]

Can't believe no one has mentioned bell county's 2010 team or the 09 team lost both heartbreakers to Boyle and the 2010 team lost it theirselves in all due respect to Boyle.

And no way 2010 Johnson central is on this list had trouble with Knox and bell beat them like 41-13 I believe. And j.j Jude never crossed the goal line against either of these bell teams.

[Amped 88]

Can't believe no one has mentioned bell county's 2010 team or the 09 team lost both heartbreakers to Boyle and the 2010 team lost it theirselves in all due respect to Boyle.

And no way 2010 Johnson central is on this list had trouble with Knox and bell beat them like 41-13 I believe. And j.j Jude never crossed the goal line against either of these bell teams.

:Thumbs:Bell County 2010 was one that should be on th list.

[Hatz]

Can't believe no one has mentioned bell county's 2010 team or the 09 team lost both heartbreakers to Boyle and the 2010 team lost it theirselves in all due respect to Boyle.

And no way 2010 Johnson central is on this list had trouble with Knox and bell beat them like 41-13 I believe. And j.j Jude never crossed the goal line against either of these bell teams.

We would have to agree, to disagree on the bolded. :biggrin:

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[DEVIL89]

If you want to mention good teams that came close how about the Russell teams of '93 and '06. The '93 team had a making of a championship team but lost to a very good P-burg team on a very controverial call at the end of the game, and the '06 team that should have beat MERGER CO. in the state championship game.