[Poseidon]

Russell, Belfry and Breathitt have been fairly even since the early 1980s. Breathitt had an advantage in the late 90s and the last game between Breathitt and Russell was the 28-27 win by Breathitt in the 02 state semis. Since then it has been Russell or Belfry. To say usually go Breathitts way would imply that they win most of the time against these schools. That is false.

What are the records when these schools meet? I know Belfry has beaten Breathitt as many times as Breathitt has beaten them, but I am not sure of the record. The 2002 team really overachieved IMO......they were not expected to win regional title, much less the state title. They were terribly inconsistant in the regular season and I would argue that they were not the most talanted team. Bottom line is that Breathitt has shown that they certainly CAN beat Belfry and Russell when they play.....and with Breathitt returning what they are returning, they will play one or both in '07. As I have said before, the more teams that can challange for the title, the better the playoffs will be. Going back to what I said about Breathitt being able to beat Belfry and Russell, both of their teams CAN beat Breathitt also. I love going to the games between the teams because of the effort and passion that the teams show.