[Panther Thunder]

There is not much Pikeville activity on the board anymore. And the ones that are active are more laid back and let's see what happens kind of people. Make no doubt about it though, every year when the schedule is released, 2 questions: Who do we have for the Pike County Bowl? And when is the Belfry game?

Gold that hasn't been polished in a few years is still gold. Give it some time and eventually we will see that shine of this series every now and then.

Belfry's run, while it has not yielded as many Titles as PCN would like, is remarkable. And let's not shy away from the fact PHS had fallen to near rock bottom just a few seasons ago. It is not like Pikeville is the only team that has lost to Belfry in the past 12 years, there are a lot of damn good teams that have. We may want to say oh woe is me, but in reality, Belfry has just been that good lately.

If Pikeville wants to compete for State Championships, which there is no reason for that not to be the ultimate goal at PHS, it will need to be competitive with Belfry. There is no reason to take it off the schedule, because it shows how much work there is left to do. Hopefully the Panthers roll into CAM on Friday and roll out with a win. We will never know until the game is played and the men in Maroon will be as hyped for this one as any game this year. Will that result in a victory? Maybe not, but it will be worth to trip to find out!