[Panther Thunder]

I don't think you can compare the State Championship caliber match up to a County match up that IMO is no longer a rival......Pikeville can no longer or will not in the near future give BELFRY a game thats within i say 2-3 touchdowns.....I think BELFRY should drop Pikeville....I think Pike Central would be a Better Rival Game for Pikeville......But Hey that's just my Opinion I'm Just a fan, and a former player that help break Pikeville's 33 game win streak in 1989 back when it was a rival....:rockon:

Can dish it but can take it, eh? :biggrin:

No doubt, I can see the logical reasons for Belfry to want to drop the game, but logic goes out the window with any rivalry that actually means something to people. Belfry fans can act like they don't care about Pikeville, but you won't see a group any happier to talk about the streak (as they should be).

I don't have one problem admitting we have gotten in handed to us by the big Red over the past decade on the gridiron and it is painful. It is where being a Panther fan is tough, because outside of the Belfry/Pikeville football, there is no true rivalry. You have SV, ,PC, and ER in basketball and Paintsville on the diamond, but none for all three sports like Danville/Boyle or old Paintsville/Johnson Central. So there is no evening it out on the hardwood or diamond, because Belfry people, honestly, just don't care that much about the others.

If it were up to me, this series would be played until the end of time, regardless of score or streak. It has too much history to throw it away. Just one opinion from one person on the subject.