[Hoot Gibson]

Belfry. The Pirates always are among the most improved teams in the state between the season opening kick-off and the playoffs but losing to a 1A Pikeville team that squeaked by 1A opponents Paintsville and Raceland by a combined total of 7 points has to be disappointing. The loss to Alter was not unexpected but I did not expect the Pirates to get shutout.

I would have said Southwestern, but Southwestern never lives up to the preseason hype.