[Patriot1]

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.

Actually I thought this tread was dead but thank you #55PiaterFan for bringing it back. You know I have to agree with everything you said. If Pikeville don’t slow down and stop it on some possession the Belfry offense they are in for along night. Pikeville does have a lot of playmakers and if they don’t use them all and play their best game of the year it still wont be good. I have thought about this game and how it could turn out but I could see a bunch of ways it goes. My thinking has nothing to do with what actually happens just an old man loving football. The only difference between me and you is the only game I want Belfry to lose and hope they win all the rest. I hope Belfry wins it all but they have some stiff competition and hope someway this game helps them improve in some way to help them down the road. The same goes for Pikeville if this helps them down the road to get to what their goals are then their might be a loser by score in this game but in reality is their a loser. Hope for an injury free game for both teams but as always GO PANTHERS!!!