[EKUAlum05]

Belfry has a great program,and i think this will be a close game.Garrard is loaded with speed and Belfry is a power team.just because Garrard is not a household name dose'nt mean they can't beat Belfry i know you guys don't alot about Garrard,but they do have the players to win this game.as far as the Garrard Danville game goes i think if they had played at seasons end Garrard would have blown Danville out.just my opinion.

I don't disagree with a thing you said in this post aside from the fact you GREATLY underestimate Belfry's speed. This isn't your traditional Belfry squad, they are very deep, and very quick. I think GCHS is very dangerous and already said if Belfry doesn't bring their A game they could be in deep trouble.

My argument was you were saying Belfry did not have a stronger schedule. I am simply saying that Danville was the best team GCHS played and they would not even be amongst the top 5 teams Belfry faced. At this point of the year Strenght of Schedule means next to nothing as you don't get this far without being a very good team. The relevance it does have is the fact Belfry has played in some high profile games against solid teams and prevailed.

IMHO, the stat that will be tough for Garrard to over come is 7/8.

This is Belfry's 7th Semi-Final appearance in 8 years. At this point this is an expected step for the Pirates and the grand stage won't effect them. Garrard, OTOH, may come out tight...especially with what is sure to be one of the largest crowds in school history I would presume. This could result in some early fumbles or missed assignments that could really hurt the Golden Lions.

Going into this I can't help but think about the 2003 Semi's at Lloyd Memorial. Belfry had just defeated a very stout one loss Middlesboro team on the road. Belfry was probably 3 TD's better than Lloyd, but between the weather conditions, the emotions, and a bit of let down on the execution side it came down to the last possession of the game 21-13. Belfry had better prepare for a war and for GCHS to play on an emotional high.