[RunItUpTheGut]

What you don't understand is that Highlands has struggled with JC's running game in the past, knowing that the Golden Eagles would throw very few passes. In fact, the Golden Eagles lost by only 7 in one regional championship game when a JC drive ended with a dropped potential game winning touchdown pass with only seconds left in the game. JC has dominated Covington Catholic, despite the Colonel's balanced attack in more than one game. No NKY team has shutdown JC's ground game, even in years when Highlands and Covington Catholic have had far superior teams.

No team in Kentucky has had a consistently better running game than Johnson Central has had during the Matney era. That is what has won 6 out of the past 7 district titles and it is what gives JC the best chance of eliminating Highlands from the playoffs this season. If JC falls so far behind Highlands (or Covington Catholic) that they are forced to abandon what got them there, then they will lose. Those games will be decided by turnovers, IMO. I don't think that there will be many punts in JC's playoff games.

I fully believe Highlands is the only team that will beat JC in the east.
Im not saying JC is a good team, im just stating the fact that I dont think they can beat Highlands only using the running game. Highlands may have had trouble stopping JC and they might this year, but lets fact it, Highlands offense is GREAT. JC will play noone who will get them ready for that offense, which means JC will need to score a lot of points to hang in there and i just dont see it with the athletes Highlands has.

That 21-14 game was a great game, but I think you and I both know that that might have been JC's best team, atleast from what i see that year. And Highlands offense may be better this year than it was that year.

Im rooting for JC 100%, but i dont know that they can stop Highlands, and if they do, i dont know they can put up enough points to win the game.