[BoondockSaint]

LOL! The first flag was on fourth down with a jump ball between two Pikeville defenders who had position and a Belfry receiver who came over their backs. Pikeville intercepted and interference called on Pikeville. The single worst call I have ever seen. The refs did everything except kick the winning extra point in that game. It led to the famous "They cheat at Belfry" quote by Hillard Howard which was printed in the paper, lol...

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This was a game that was a gift to Belfry, and people know how I love the Pirates. Pikeville led 6-0 and that's the way the game should have ended. Pikeville had a long touchdown run called back or it never would have gotten to Belfry's final drive. Belfry had a long way to go and they threw a long bomb. There were multiple Pikeville defenders back and one Belfry receiver and it was a jump ball and Pikeville intercepts, game over, right? wrong. Interference on Pikeville. Next pass, incomplete. Questionable interference at best. Next play. Interference no doubt. A Pikeville defender wiped out a Belfry receiver across the middle and left time for one more play. Final play, a pass to Brad Hatfield in the corner of the endzone toward the concession stand end at Vipperman. Then I believe Mike Hardin booted the extra point. Field was crappy and muddy and that was it. I watched all the last few plays from about 10 feet away on the sideline. Pirates got an early Christmas present that night, but Oh well.

Memories might be fading a little bit on both of your parts. The first pass was not intercepted, and was the only questionable call of the drive. Belfry wouldn't have been in that situation had Brent Coleman not spiked the ball for an unsportsmanlike conduct foul when Pikeville should have punted the ball to seal the win anyway. And the other two pass interferences could have just as easily been called pass interference with unnecessary roughness or unsportansmanlike conduct penalties, too.

I'll grant Pikeville glory-days fanatics this, without the first pass interference in which I myself wouldn't have called, Pikeville would have had one more in the history books. And honestly, if the Belfy alum would have known how bad things were to come in the next decade we probably would have just give it to ya to show what good ole' holler boys will do for their big city brethren...hh:

Bottom line BELFRY 7 - Pikeville 6