[Hoot Gibson]

They were completely throttled last year. Numbers lie. The vast majority of those yards came in the second half after the game was decided and starters were out. If you watched the game, you saw that the 1st half was a COMPLETE beat down. Can't speak of the previous years, I heard that they were much better games.

No, the numbers don't lie. Highlands left their starters in nearly the entire game to allow Towles to set a passing record. Yes, the game was a beat down because JC could not stop Highlands' offense - but Johnson Central moved the ball on the ground, although not as well as they had done in the previous games against Highlands. Johnson Central will move the ball against Covington Catholic better than they did against Belfry.