[PHSForever]

As far as the Belfry game goes. As of now its not either teams Super Bowl. I enjoy the game but what I enjoy most is Belfry will show the teams weak area. Playing a team as good as Belfry will show what changes need/has to be made to improve. Video does not lie. Playing teams equal to or less than yourself will not help you get better. The loss and changes made after the Belfry game in 2015 went a long way to Pikeville winning the 2015 Class A championship. And yes, if Pikeville plays well and executes their game plan they can beat Belfry. Also I agree with another poster, Pikeville is gaining momentum and closing the gap with Belfry. The program is in good shape and look for more gains with the new facility.
On another rant, I cannot believe it is that hard for a Class A team to find football games in Ky, not along eastern Ky. Teams in the area need to step up and Play Pikeville and if not as good, learn from the game and see your weak area. Too many teams in our area want to play the easiest schedule and win more games than get better and compete in playoffs

Not gonna be popular with this comment, but here goes nothing. You know why they wanna play the easiest schedule? Because like you said they can rack up wins and then when they get beat in the playoffs, it’s always “they cheat”. Or “the refs cheated us” or “they recruit”. And they use that to keep their fan base from saying “well what does it take to beat them? Hey, maybe it’s the coach being afraid to develop players”. Belfry and Pikeville have put up with this “recruiters” and “cheaters” or “rich boys school”, etc. I’ve heard them all. That’s why they won’t play us. Sometimes they won’t even play Paintsville or Hazard for the very same reason.

I don’t wanna hear it either. 99% of the people who complain KNOW I’m right. But they don’t want to throw away that crutch. My advice? They need to focus on developing their feeder programs (Little leagues), junior high, etc and don’t be scared to play.