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When you put a good solid team on the field every once in awhile, you have to jump at the opportunity to brag, boast, and toot your own horn, because it only comes along a few times per decade. But when you are the Belfry Pirates, you don't have to jump at that opportunity because WE put solid teams on the field on an extremely regular basis! So win, lose, or draw; hate us or love us; you MUST respect the TRADITION! "We your huckleberries Black Bears, so come get you some" See you on Friday, Nuff Said.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I love to talk football so here I go.
I know that Harlan County don't have all the tradition that you do in Belfry because they are a pretty new school. I have all the respect in the world for the Belfry program and what they have done for mountain football. This Harlan county team has done pretty much nothing but win and go to the playoffs from the get go. They have one of if not the toughest schedules every year. I think it is pretty safe to say at this point that Harlan County has become one of the mountain powerhouse teams. I know they don't have a championship yet but just give it time. Harlan County has a problem in 5a that comes in the color purple just like Belfry has in 3a that comes in the colors yellow and black. This is football and respect is for the off season, but when you play one another that is the enemy that you want nothin more than to beat the living daylights out of and that is they way it should be. Now when the game is over and a victor has been declared then you can have all the respect in the world for one another..........that is if there's no chance you could meet again in the playoffs.

My prediction for this game is Harlan County-35 Belfry 17
I will be very shocked if Harlan County don't represent the mountains in 5a at Bowling Green this year.......I believe they are that good and they came close last year. I don't think they are ready for Bowling Green (the team) at this point but if they can come out of this schedule healthy then you never know. This is just my opinion and you know what they say about those stinky things. nicker: