[PHSForever]

Listen here, only reason Pikeville hates on us so much is because we ruined your State Title dreams in 98'. Congrats that you beat us but I guarantee If our defense showed up the panthers wouldn't be seen for another week. We gutted your alls defense. This middlesboro team played their hearts out and it's not fair to have Pikeville pansies sit here and criticize us. And yes the football field is down town and its been a tradition to bus down to the field so congrats on making yourself look like an idiot. You tell everyone in Pikeville to be ready because when you guys come to middlesboro it's panther season. I promise you that

Actually, we mess with y'all because some of your fans keep claiming you all were really the better team. This will be last time I address this game on the forum. You say that you all gutted our defense. We'll, in terms of total yards, yeah, you put up a lot. Let's look at the numbers though, to see who actually had a better defense that night, and offense.

Pikeville gained 575 total yards on offense. They were 13-15 passing for 322 yards (24.77 yards per completion), and had 34 rushes for 253 yards (7.44 yards per carry). That is a net of 49 offensive plays, which averages out to 11.73 yards per play. All this despite having a short field most of the game.

Middlesboro had 446 yards of total offense. They were 18-23 passing for 264 yards (14.66 per completion), and had 43 rushes for 209 yards (4.86 yards per carry). That is a net of 446 yard on 66 offensive plays, for an average of 6.75 yards per play.

So, you all ran 17 MORE plays than Pikeville, and gained 130 yards LESS. So, tell me again, whose defense exactly got "gutted"? Middlesboro had a heck of a team, much respect. But the above numbers, and the refusal of a couple of your fanboy posters to accept facts make it easy for us to keep hammering away on the long bus ride excuse, etc. it's all in fun, like two fan bases SHOULD yammer at each other. Heck, look at how Williamsburg and Hazard go at each other. You all won the state championship in '98. No shame on our end losing to an outstanding team. Obviously, the better team won that year.