[Hoot Gibson]

Harlan County is one of the most physical teams in the mountains this year. If you don't believe me, check out the Harlan/Bell thread; they are still whinning about how mean we are. Johnson Central matched us pound for pound, and came away with quite a decisive victory.

I'm not saying that JC would beat HHS ten games out of ten that they played, but if Highlands looks past this team, and JC puts two halves together and plays the kind of football they are capable of, you better believe they could beat Highlands.

As far as giving Highlands a spark they "need" to win this game; I doubt considerably that Highlands has EVER "needed" anything.

If Highlands' players need to be motivated by some post on a high school sports website to get motivated to play an unbeaten JC team, or a team that topples the Golden Eagles on its way to the regional final, then their program is on the decline.