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On to the game...

Pikeville is a three phase team.

Their offense can spread you and beat you or run the ball with effectiveness. They aren’t a power team, so they do a good job designing chances for their athletes to make something happen in space.

Defensively, they are built on good reads and solid tackling. The first guy uses good technique and then is quickly joined by teammates.

On special teams their athletic ability and superior team speed really shows up. They have excellent return men in Hensley, Tinsley and Raines and their kicker has a field cannon for a leg.

Well coached, too. Good team.

LC actually improved from two weeks ago though it didn’t show early.

Again they gave a good team short fields repeatedly early and the Panthers took advantage.

But then they lined up in wishbone double TE and began to grind it and use an effective option game. They ran it well the final 3 quarters.

Good luck, Panthers. Keep your heads up, Bulldogs.

And I hope the idiot poster in this thread steps on a rake.

Excellent break down of this game. Lawrence spotted Pikeville 15 points before they even knew what happened. I liked Lawrence’s resilience though to keep playing and running that ball. #2 is a real player for them. Quick as a hiccup and makes great cuts!