[bobcatpride1]

I have no problem with people who consider Somerset a mountain school. In my opinion, I always thought the 13th, 14th, and 15th regions (basketball) were the true mountain schools. But WYMT does consider Pulaski County as a part of their coverage area so what the heck. Fine with me!

As for why I think mountain schools are having so much success? The game of football is not easy. Life is not easy. No matter how talented you are, there are so many other factors that go into making a good football player. True grit being one of them. The ability to persevere being another. Having a sense that adversity is inevitable, and at some point or another you are going to come face to face with it. All of these things are very hard for teenage kids to understand. BUT as we all know the Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and a lot of the core values that most eastern kentuckians posses allow for such difficult times to be overcame. Nobody owes you anything and if you want something to happen then by gosh get your butt up and make it happen. This is how I perceive most folks in Appalachia. Our kid’s have grew up in a area that continues to struggle economically, and resulted in a lot of folks leaving, yet the ones that are still here have always found a way to overcome some pretty overwhelming odds. In difficult times not only have we survived, we’ve thrived.

This statement is not meant to bash other areas in the state or say they have it any easier than we do. That’s just my honest take on it and I’m sticking with it. Go mountains!!