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There would be no reason, other than a decent gate, for Pikeville to schedule Pike Central or Shelby Valley. Pikeville is in such a weak district they must schedule stronger non-district games to build on that year.

That is an excellent point. While it would be very nice to see Pikeville play the two schools located just down the road from them, I agree that these games would not help the Panthers prepare for the postseason as well as playing a team like Lexington Catholic. With the weak district slate they play each year, Pikeville must schedule some strong competition in their remaining games. While Pike Central and Shelby Valley are both improving, neither would provide the Panthers the same level of competiton as is needed. Hopefully someday, this will be a different story.