[UKFan8]

Those were pretty silly examples trying to make your point big guy! Nothing is an automatic win. Bama is really good at the run and stopping the run hence they win a lot more than they lose! Next, who could beat Highlands? Point being Harlan didn't want to run the ball! They didn't work on running the ball!
Everybody has laid the blame on the kids up front but how do you get better at something when all you do is pass block?

Go back and look at the stats. The first part of the year @ Pikeville, Williamsburg, and @ Middlesboro Harlan had plenty of success running the football. In the Leslie Co. game, Demarcus Williams got banged up a little and it changed Harlan's season! I agree you must be able to run the football, and I was slightly disappointed that Harlan didn't run Cody Logan out of the halfback/wingback position more sort of like they did Ben Cornett a few years ago. They had a lot of success that way, but this year, I agree that they did get pass happy at times. However, in Coach Donahue's defense, he understood Demarcus was not completely healthy and I feel like that forced him to pass much more than he would've liked.

Bottom line is Harlan had some strong offensive and defensive lineman such as Chasteen and Turbyfill. Another key for Harlan was losing Kenny Witt. That REALLY hurt the Dragons running attack and defensive front. With his addition, the Dragons would have been much more successful in both areas. However, the key, as I clearly mentioned before is the fact that Harlan did not have ANY depth at these positions and most kids had to play both ways. That and the injuries piling up doomed the Dragons from what could've been a run to remember in Class A this season.

As for my examples, I'm pretty sure Trinity, Bowling Green, John Hardin, and several other teams could beat Highlands. They're certainly not unbeatable! Any other thought would be simply obtuse!