[Hoot Gibson]

If Scott does not turn the ball over and give up short field scores like they did in Ashland game, I think they can pull off the win against JC. That is really hard for me to believe I am saying that seeing that I am from the era where Scott was everyone's home coming game. I have not seen Scott play this year, but if they can slow up JC running game, they can win. JC will not win with the pass. Also think Scott's passing game is good enough to cause some trouble for JC. Going to be fun to see outcome of this game.

Rowan County slowed down Scott's offense. Johnson Central handled Lexington Catholic's passing attack pretty well, and they passed more effectively against Rowan County than Scott did (5-8, 200+ yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions). Add the fact that unless JC suffers a rash of fumbles, Scott will be starting its drives from deep within its own territory all night long.

If Scott beats Johnson Central, it will be a major upset, IMO. Scott won the games that they were supposed to win, but tight games at home with both Bourbon County and Rowan County suggests to me that the Eagles may be headed toward a lop sided loss.

Scott will need to play a much better game than it did against either Ashland or Rowan County to avoid a loss to Johnson Central. It is hard to overstate how much Ashland depended on Baker this season. Rowan County was the fourth best team in its district, and the gap between the Vikings and Greenup County was not a small one. The gap between Rowan and Johnson Central was huge.