[Belfry0304]

Honestly, stuff like this is ruining BGR. Talking nonsense. I am an assistant coach at BMS, and I know who has held back.. 14 is an absolutely ridiculous number. Now I have heard but CANNOT PROVE that Pike Central has that many holdbacks, but I can CERTAINLY tell you Belfry does not. We do not have a single double holdback OR a kid on our team who doesn't meet the eligibility requirements (15 before August 1st) ... also at the time that we played Verity we had two lineman starting as 8th graders who were 12, so that really doesn't matter. There are so many middle schools in the Ashland area that middle school success will not translate in those areas because they all end up at different high schools whereas Belfry Middle students always move on exclusively to BHS. There is absolutely no need for sour grapes about that 7th and 8th grade games and no place for acting like that. No kid drives home, either, if they did I wouldn't have to take them home all the time as I do.

As for this game, I cannot wait! Putnam is my favorite stadium KY that has never housed Belfry, and it is an electric environment. Unlike the last time we played there, Belfry has a pretty solid team this year and Ashland does too which makes for an exciting ballgame. I don't know about Ashland's speed but we looked at one of the fastest (Probably the fastest, no lie) back in the state for Henry Clay, #6 Elijah Bell. Seeing that is always a good test and learning experience. I'm excited to see what happens on Friday. Win or lose Belfry learns from this football game and it makes us better and the same for Ashland which is exactly why these two schedule each other. See all you Tomcats on Friday, and good luck!

I don't ever pick against my team, so I'm gonna say 20-12 Belfry.