[More Cowbell]

Paintsville has one of the best 1A teams that I have seen in a while. Had Mayfield not moved up I wonder if this team could have knocked them off?

Paintsville is a very good team. But I don't see how you can make that statement about them without lumping Pikeville into that same sentence. I watched the game between them earlier this year, and Pikeville actually outplayed the Tigers most of the game. But some untimely turnovers were Pikeville's undoing, and now Paintsville is the team riding the wave of publicity while the Panthers are quietly trucking along in the shadows.

I don't see how anyone could say that Paintsville is DEFINITIVELY better than Pikeville. Both teams seemed pretty evenly matched to me, and if they meet again it would have to be considered a toss-up.