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Additions of Eli Johnson to Pikeville makes an already loaded Pikeville team almost unbeatable.

How do you figure when you really have only 1 starter returning and a bench player who got some playing time and a possible transfer who doesn’t share the ball and your other pieces are inexperience at best because of no playing time sounds unbeatable to me, what a joke….

Hey guys.  Found another hater.  Well one of the old ones that created a new profile.   On a serious note. And old school coach take notes this will be on the final exam so you'll want to learn this.

Panthers Return RYLEE SAMONS. He is the best player in the region hands down not even close. That alone makes them a top contender. But wait there's more.   They also return 6th man and a crucial part of last year's team Heath Jarrell who you can't leave open and will be a top defender in the region.    You staying with me.  Okay.   They ALSO have Charlie Fitzer who is 6'9 6'10 and he was groomed by the best big man in the region last year every single day in practice.  And as far as Eli Johnson. He may come in and be the 2nd best player in the region. Yes he's that good.  Don't believe me. Check him out on the ADIDAS AAU circuit. Yes you read that right he plays for Power Circle which is a Adidas team. It's not a local team that some dad put together full of their hs kids and go play in small low quality tournaments it's top competition AAU. Add all of that with THE BEST COACH in the region you my friend have what you call a #1 team.      Now before you raise your hand to try and question any of my statements just think back to your previous 496 profiles and think man I doubted thr panthers for awhile now.  Last year you probably said they won't gel they won't share the ball they won't play Def.  And look what they done.  Hit me up at the end of the season next year with your new profile name and I'll give you this same lesson all over again

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Alright Mr Pikeville Backer let me let you in on a little reality, last year’s Pikeville team was practically an all star team and to me Mr Justice isn’t that good of a coach just a good recruiter, cause you can see what kind of coach he is a couple years back having the District tournament at home and get blowed out in the first round and yea I know Samons and Hall were hurt but doesn’t Coach Justice have more players apparently not or he just can’t coach.  Now yes Samons is going to be the preseason 15th Region POY, but like I said in a previous post my top 5 are Pike Central, Johnson Central, Betsy Layne, Magoffin Co and Pikeville. Lastly I’m not a Pikeville hater but posters like you make people hate on them and with you saying they’ll win it again don’t make predictions this early before even the school year starts cause anything can happen injuries, transfers and always some team will come out of nowhere to shock some teams, but if Coach is that good then he should coach through that like he did a couple years ago right….

For the 100th time on here.  Coach Justice does not recruit a single kid to Pikeville. So can we stop with that false narrative.  JC has been getting players forever.  Ryan Rose is from Prestonsburg.  I mean I can go back. McKenzie was at Paintsville. Butcher came from Martin County. 3 of their starters this year are technically transfers. If McKenzie is so good how come he couldn’t get out of district this year with 3 transfer starters? 

Heck even May a few years ago is from Sheldon Clark 


Pike Central has been getting kids from god knows here the last several years.   Du’Toit was enrolled back at Tate’s Creek this year and was ruled ineglible so he came back to Pike Central.  

Belfry whole team isn’t from Belfry.  

The Recruiting narrative is a joke.   Have to have a better argument than that.  Everyone gets transfers. You still have to win.


Okay so let’s get back to your rankings.   Who does JC have returning besides the Tranfer in Ryan Rose?   With Pike Central you don’t even know whose going to be there.  Word is Ridgon is leaving.  Magoffin county hasn’t got out of the district in several years.   BL has two starters returning but I could argue all day that Samons and Johnson are better than those two. 

Also I disagree Totally on your rankings because you don’t even have Shelby Valley in it.    Rodney Rowe returns his top 6 players.  They are gonna be a tough out for anyone.