[coachporter]

I was at this game and I'm not trying to offend anybody from Pikeville, but Fairview was definitely the better team. The turning point was when Littlejohn went out with his injury. I think it really hurt them when they tried to keep him in there. He was just running on pure adrenaline. He could barely walk on the sideline. But, congrats to Pikeville! They executed better and made more plays down the stretch! The TD right before the half was huge! They don't get that, Fairview keeps the momentum throughout the second half and most likely wins! Pikeville showed the grit and no give up attitude like good teams that play tough schedules when faced with adversity are supposed to show! Good game and again, congrats Pikeville!

Not offended, but repectfully disagree. Fairview came out early and established their power game. But after Pikeville adjusted to their offense, the obvious nerves and conditions, they looked better. One of Fairview's TD's was on defense. I would assume that statistically the game was very close likely in favor of the Panthers (especially if you take out the last drive that was a product of the soft prevent). I do agree that Littlejohn going down hurt the Eagles, but Pikeville also had injuries, not as bad but our primary back was out for a while and played injured the remainder of the game. We also left 5 points off the board that we normally get. Fairview is a really good team, I did not see a clear difference in ability, only styles. Power versus speed and big plays, on dry grass or artificial turf this game is 2 or 3 TDs in Pikeville's favor in my view. It was a great game, atmosphere, and both teams played with tons of heart and respect.