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Very few teams are in Belfry's league, including Pikeville. And I understand EKUAlum05's point about Pikeville losing Hall being a big factor. I don't think Pikeville fans truly appreciated what they've gotten to watch for the past four years. But Pikeville is Pikeville. Yes, the Raceland game was ugly, but high winds took away the passing game, leaving only the running game with Hall and Charles. That certainly aided Raceland, who made the plays they had to in order to win and advance. Pikeville's schedule is heavy early and there are new faces in some key places, it will be interesting to see how they respond out of the gate. All the respect in the world to Prestonsburg and Hazard, those will be immense challenges. But the game I have circled is the Paintsville. Chirico has those Tigers believin'.