[BoondockSaint]

^It's kind of ironic, but the fact that Estill Co. beat Russell like that in 2003 is kind of what made Belfry schedule the Engineers in the Pike Co. Bowl in 2004. Estill had a lot of starters returning and we expected a great game.

Belfry had lost their entire offensive line (OTs - Josh Cullop & Matt Marcum; Gs Phillip Varney & Jordan Clevinger; C - Mitch Case), TE - Zane Smith, WR - Kurt Kendrick, and QB Paul Howard. Most of these guys were two-year starters.

So all the Pirates had back was Gary Childers - FB, and HBs David Jones & Doug Howard.

The final score was 42-14 in favor of Belfry and it could have been a lot worse. Howard had 7 carries 232 yards and 3 TDs & Jones had 5 carries 150 yards & 3 TDs. This team did lead Belfry to their 2nd consecutive championship so they were likely better than we anticipated, but at the time we were expecting a nail-biter.