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People always say winning teams recruit.  Playing in 14 State Championships recruits kids not the coaches.  Hayward is the GOAT no doubt about that.  As long as Belfry keeps winning state championships kids will want to go play there.  Who can blame them. Belfry’s winning does recruit players not the coaches!

Saying teams  like Belfry don't recruit is like saying the media is honest. We all know littlle schools at wide spot in the road can't compete for a state championship every year without recruiting. The being a good team BS causes you to not have to recruit is comical. lol

Now dougie…..why do you want to go down this road again?    This has been beaten to death.   Do kids transfer to Belfry from WVA?  Yes.   99.9% of those kids all live within 3-6 miles from the school building.   Whether you want to admit it or not....playing for Coach Haywood is a big incentive.  Proximity, nice school, top notch facilities....those are all important vs driving 40-45 minutes away to the nearest school in Mingo.   For the other poster who asked about "paying" and money changing hands.....No Belfry isn't involved in anything like that.     To the other poster that mentioned Virginia kids......I could be wrong....but I simply cannot remember any player transferring from Virginia.   If another Belfry poster knows of one, please post it.   I've been around the program a LONG time.....I just don't remember anyone.    BTW Dougie…...I'm glad you're feeling better.  I hadn't seen much activity out of you....even on the Whitley Coaching thread....glad you're doing well my friend.

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The Pirates have been on just an incredible run.  That is no new news.  It is also not news that Haywood can always field a competitive team with whatever he is dealt.  Belfry has lost a lot mainly in the skill positions with some good kids to follow, but no Isaac Dixon types as of now.  So what does Haywood do?  Form potentially the most difficult non-district schedule in BHS history.  Give them props, they will not avoid anyone.  As of now here is how the first five look.  The specific dates and order is not stone cold, but they should look like this.

1.  Bowl game in Somerset we believe against Southwestern
2.  Pike County Bowl at Belfry.  Cov Cath
3.  LCA at Belfry
4.  Belfry at Louisville Central
5.  Pikeville at Belfry.

And that's not counting Matney and JC at the end.

Good Luck Big Red!

Very daunting schedule for a program that is in full rebuild mode.  I definitely see the Pirates taking another step back this upcoming season.   A lot of holes to fill.

I have absolutely no problem with kids transferring. I believe kids should be able to go where they want. But to say 99.9% of the West Virginia kids that transfer to Belfry live 3-6 miles from campus just isn’t true. The majority come from Delbarton, Nolan, Lenore, Kermit, Dingess, and Matewan which are considerably further than 6 miles from Belfrys campus. Delbarton and Matewan being the closest at around 15 miles each from Belfrys campus.

Sounds like to me...you're the expert on Belfry.   Neither Delbarton nor Matewan are 15 miles from the school....I should know....my wife is from there.   Now in all fairness...Lenore would be about 15 miles from the campus.... and I do know of a couple of kids who lived there.  Nolan is about 6 miles away....right up 119.   Dingess and Kermit??   Not saying Belfy's NEVER had kids from either.....but if so....I wasn't aware of it.

I know Belfry pretty well. I’ve worked in the area for many years along with my whole family. The Nolan Toll bridge is right at 8 miles from the high school coming straight up 119. You’re correct Delbarton and Matewan aren’t 15 miles away both are right at 13 miles away, my bad. My many years traveling over there and GPS are pretty spot on. I’m not going to name any kids names but Belfry has 2 kids from Kermit on the team right now and 1 from Dingess. Saying this I don’t care just don’t try to make an argument on misleading information. I don’t care if the kid lives 100 miles away if they want to attend Belfry they should be allowed to IMO.