[HAIL PIKEVILLE!]

Let's not forget about three sophomores that got some quality starts and playing time this year. Blake Branham started 2-3 games and got better each week, he has the genes to be something special if he will work real hard at it. Jared Anderson started 2-3 games and got a lot better and will be a monster in this area, he has put on 85 lbs. in the past two years. JR Robinson started some games at both guard and middle linebacker, if this kid puts on some weight he will be a tough linebacker/guard combo. With a year of good experience under there belt these three will help a lot in 2008. They also return their entire secondary.

Its in all their genes to be good. All 3 had brothers that were starters at Pikeville over the years. All 3 of these kids have improved leaps and bounds from where they were a year ago and all 3 woked extermely hard to get better. Every body can run their mouth all they want to but with these three plus Ross Mccoy ,Taylor Ratliff and Ben Staggs, a couple more wide bodied lineman in Ethan Murray and Dusty Khoshreza. Not to mention the Seniors that IMO will provide the on field leadership this team has lacked since John Michael Mayo went down in '06 and Pikeville Football is in pretty good hands next year. Also Ive been hearing some of the ones who quit this year will be playing again next year and that will only help. I also forgot to mention the 8th grade class coming up which is pretty talented. If this team works hard in the off season they will be just as good as last years team and maybe even better because they will play better as a team now that all the egos are gone.