[Glory Days]

The truth and this goes for Betsy Layne as well. When you look at Prestonsburg, any kid with talent has a choice to choose between Prestonsburg, Johnson Central and Paintsville. All three schools are really close to each other and the stability of the athletic programs is much better in Johnson County. The athletes simply leave for greener grass. The previous coaching staffs for boys football and basketball did little to help but Floyd County cannot get their acts together when it comes to athletics. Look how fast Betsy Layne's basketball fell off after Junior retired again? Look at the fact Prestonsburg offered a $100,000 a year to a near by state champion football coach along with the athletic director position and he turned it down. Look at a regional champion baseball coach leaving Prestonsburg's program to be an assistant at Johnson Central. Floyd Central has a better football program with South and Central combined but they are not going to be a real power anytime soon in any sport. Time to spend some real money on coaching staffs.

The down fall of Prestonsburg falls back on the previous coaching staff and administration. Those are the people directly to blame for the kids leaving in recent years. Also the region champion baseball coach was fired by previous administration. He didn't leave on his own. The baseball program was out shining football and they wouldn't allow it. So, they took care of what they saw as the problem. They bring in a football coach to coach baseball. You have a football coach coaching basketball and you have football coaches as principal and assistant principal. So they had the fun of the school and you see were they are now.