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I guess I'll put my two cents worth in since all the nonsense has slowed down. I've said all year that this game worries the heck out of me. Why? Because Pikeville has some football players! I think this is one of their better teams in the last decade. Couple of points:

Offense: I don't think theres anyway the Panthers can stop us from scoring a bunch of points. Our O-Line is one of the best in the state and our QB and RB's are pretty dang good. Oh yeah, in case you don't know, Avery Browning is a pretty good passer as well when Heywood let's him loose! With that said, I dont think we'll stop Pikeville alot either. They have a good QB and some good receivers and they can flat out play catch. Should be some points scored Friday night.

Defense: Like I said above, I just dont think Pikeville can slow down our run game and you might see a Belfry pass or two that catches them off guard for a couple big gains. As far as our defense, it's a working progress. Our D-Line has to be better at getting pressure on the QB or he'll pick us apart. I think Pikeville's success will come with the deep ball. I dont see them having alot of success with short slants or screens because our DE's and LB's will shut that down real quick. Like I said, IMO, theyll have success because the QB will have time in the pocket and the receivers will have time to get open down field.

Finally, I think Belfry wins this game 41-28. I think the Pirates will wear their defense down and I think heading into the 4th Qtr our D-Line will start getting some pressure on the QB. BUT, if Belfry brings anything less than their 100% A-Game and take the Panthers lightly then my score prediction could easily be flipped around in favor of the Panthers. Hope all goes well Friday night with all the kids staying healthy and respect one another and play a heck of a game and have fun. I'm a Pikeville fan all year except for this one game. I hope the Pirates win but I also hope this is the only loss the Panthers suffer the rest of the season and they win it all. Good luck and God bless.

If-now that’s a big if- Pikeville can allow the QB time to set up, let the WR’s move around in the secondary and keep their timing, Pikeville will give themselves a chance. But if the Dline and those backers penatrate and chase him all night it won’t matter. They might break one or two lose when coverage breaks down. But it’s hard to be accurate when running for your life. Turnovers will result from it. To me it’s belfrys to lose, and they might. I certainly don’t know hah. But the key for Pikeville is the Oline and buying time for the QB to get the ball off on crisp routes. Because I don’t see Pikeville running at all on the pirates.