[PaintsvilleTigerfan]

Ill let you set on my knee for a while and tell you a bedtime story. I use to go to Paintsville and played for the Tigers in football. When I played we never lost a Apple Bowl game to Johnson Central. I remember all the Paintsville fans and players poking fun of beating Central every Apple Bowl after all their shirts said "Beat Central." Was that the only school Paintsville worried about beating? Where are the shirts now? I never did see a shirt that said Beat Betsy Layne, Beat Jenkins, or Beat Pikeville!

And what makes me sick is how Paintsville fans always thought they were better than everyone else, the things that were said about the teams we played and the other team's facilities. "I hope I never have to step foot in this gym again."

I know how a Paintsville fan base acts and it still goes on to this day. Looking from the other side now I myself am embarrassed the way I acted as a Paintsville player. Good thing I know better now! At least now I can show my kid how to behave toward others without a better than thou attitude.

Since Central started a winning football, basketball, baseball and everything else competitive, including academics, Paintsville tucks their tails between their legs and quits playing. I'm sure if Paintsville had the football coach and players that JC has then Paintsville would still be playing the Apple Bowl. Johnson Central and Paintsville would still be playing the Apple Bowl. The Apple Bowl made a lot of money for both programs and the fans had something to look forward too before Apple Day weekend.

As far as soccer goes, it looks like JC made a clean sweep in the Apple Cup. I'm glad, but soccer is just not my sport. Mountain high school sports are basketball and football wake up man I'm still talking to ya. Remember, Paintsville is in Eastern KY, not west of Lexington where Soccer is the sport.

If we had the football coach and players JC has then we would have won about 5 or 6 straight state championships in class a. Fact of the matter is JC has 4 times as many kids as Paintsville, the times have changed the days of the 1-a county school having a true rivalry with a big county school are gone. These games are dieing left and right every year. As for the Paintsville fans comment there are jackasses on both sides man, trying to say it just goes one way is crazy. But the fact that Paintsville wins any game in any sport against JC is a testament to our programs considering that in any other state we would never play these games because all sports are class based in most states. This is one of the best rivalries around and I hope it continues for many years.