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I'd be willing to bet money on Belfry reaching the championship a whole lot easier if they were in the Western half of the state. The east side of the state is absolutely loaded this season. Belfry's road is not as easy as people think:

Round 1 (without your starting QB) against Magoffin County

Round 2 vs. Sheldon Clark (Arguably the 4th best 3A team in the state, who will be playing fired up after Belfry spanked them earlier this season)

Round 3 @ Somerset (Bad enough you have to go on the road, but the Jumpers offense is red hot. They posess arguably the state's best player in John Cole, they are a passing team, and Belfry's only apparent weakness on defense thusfar has been passing.)

In Round 4 you have your choice of an undefeated Bretahitt that runs a spread offense and has a defense quick enough to cause Belfry problems. You have ultra athletic Mason County, who also can spread the field. And you have Russell who just last year dominated the Pirates and completely shutdown the wishbone.

Survive all this and your reward is probably Lou. Central who SHOULD have beat Highlands last night and is laoded with D-1 potential, speed, and size.

The East in 3A is loaded. It won't be an easy road for any of those teams. Russell and Mason probably have the toughest route.

That being said Belfry and Louisville Central both made a statement this weekend.

As for Johnson Central. It certainly appears they don't play as well when they play against a team that takes the fight to them. They have been the aggressor in most of their games but did not respond well when they faced teams like Woodford and Belfry that would not be intimidated.