[Amped 88]

Boyle wins this one.

[Hilbily]

Shouldn't be surprised a Viking fan would pick Boyle.LOL
HB come to the dark side. Go EAGLES!!!!

LOL! That is too funny. Taking a public shot at the Vike's. I am sure we will take a few on the Packers this year though. We are going to roll ya! Now back on topic.

[bigjim4packers]

LOL! That is too funny. Taking a public shot at the Vike's. I am sure we will take a few on the Packers this year though. We are going to roll ya! Now back on topic.

I said go Eagles.lol. So I was a little on topic. Couldn't resist the shot on the Vikes but, I can almost take as much as I dish out. Almost. lol
Good luck with 14 of your 16 games anyway. :Thumbs:

OH YA, GO EAGLES!!!!

[brown_ind1977]

I like jchs in this one! Wait I like jchs in every game lol. Jchs wins this one by two td's.

[MonsterMan]

JC by 2 TDs. Increased speed in the backfield make up for what we lost on the O-line.

I agree, maybe the best backfield since Matney has been at JC. Thsi will be the fastest backfield and a very strond D. I predict JC in a low scoring game. JC will just pund the ball and run the clock.

[belldad2011]

I have to go with boyle they have speed at every position. If jc wins they will have to be considered one of the top teams in the state

[JCHS60]

Boyle County will win this game, they will have too many athletes and a scheme that will give JC fits. Also I think the the staff at BC, will find a way to outsmart Matney and Company.

Honestly I believe Matney is one of the smartest and most well rounded coaches in the high school business. He will find a way around Boyle Co's defense.... (JC 21, BC 14) go Eagles!!!!!

[JCHS60]

JC by 2 TDs. Increased speed in the backfield make up for what we lost on the O-line.

ill jus be honest with ya i play for johnson central and i play on the line. the backs wont be able to ANYWHERE without a line and that is not because of the backfeild we have the best backfeild that i belive i have everseen at johnson central but... backs cant do anything without a line end of story is that we have the best backfeild we have ever had and the worst line we have ever had...

[Pupaw]

I'll take JC in this one.
JC-38
BC-14

[EKUAlum05]

A small storyline that has went unnoticed in this one is Boone Goldsmith. Goldsmith was the QB prospect at Lawrence County before transferring to Boyle last year. I am sure that alot of the JC players who will be chasing Goldsmith around all night have known him for a few years.

[Mr.Kimball]

A small storyline that has went unnoticed in this one is Boone Goldsmith. Goldsmith was the QB prospect at Lawrence County before transferring to Boyle last year. I am sure that alot of the JC players who will be chasing Goldsmith around all night have known him for a few years.

I want to say that Goldsmith only played against Johnson Central one time. I think it was his freshman year, and if I am not mistaken he left that game with an injury. Actually that was also the last time that Lawrence Co. has played Johnson Central, so they wont be too familiar with him..

[EKUAlum05]

I want to say that Goldsmith only played against Johnson Central one time. I think it was his freshman year, and if I am not mistaken he left that game with an injury. Actually that was also the last time that Lawrence Co. has played Johnson Central, so they wont be too familiar with him..

You don't have to play against someone to be familiar with them when they live one county away.

[Mr.Kimball]

You don't have to play against someone to be familiar with them when they live one county away.

That may be true, and I am sure that just the name Goldsmith in itself would bring some familiarity to the minds of JC coaches and players, but Johnson Central really had no reason to watch him play or monitor anything that he or Lawrence did after his freshman year because Lawrence was not going to play JC anyways. He not only didn't play for Lawrence last year, but the year before he even split time with Shepherd. Since JC 's other district and potential regional opponents are always great distances away from Paintsville, it would be naturally advantagous to watch them and focus on what they did, rather than concern themselves with a player, or a program in general, that would never effect the outcome of a Johnson Central game. There is just not enough time during the season to worry about anything other than what effects your own program. Perhaps they did, but I'll wager that there was never one coach or player from JC that ever saw him play again after his freshman season, unless Lawrence for some reason played a common opponent, and I cant think of who that could have been. Even when he played against them as a freshman he was in way over his head at that point of his career, as his presence was completely negated in that game. He was totally overwhelmed at that time. Respectfully JMO.

[Eagle_Fan442]

I'm going with JC on this one....Each year these boys get more hungry...good luck eagles

[whats-it-2u]

Boyle County Offense will have the JC boys heads spinning, what are you goint to stop? pass, short pass, screen, zone, ctr, qb runs, what? JC is not that fast compared to lex. cath and bell co and other teams boyle faces regularly.

[Mr.Kimball]

Boyle County Offense will have the JC boys heads spinning, what are you goint to stop? pass, short pass, screen, zone, ctr, qb runs, what? JC is not that fast compared to lex. cath and bell co and other teams boyle faces regularly.

Neither were they against what Highlands faces all the time either, but guess what they and nobody else couldn't stop them either. Belfry did the best job of anyone. Surely your not comparing this years Boyle team against last years Highlands team , are you?

Boyle may very well beat JC, IDK, but I'm not sure your using the best analogy for your statement.

[EKUAlum05]

Neither were they against what Highlands faces all the time either, but guess what they and nobody else couldn't stop them either. Belfry did the best job of anyone. Surely your not comparing this years Boyle team against last years Highlands team , are you?

Boyle may very well beat JC, IDK, but I'm not sure your using the best analogy for your statement.

JC's forte is not speed or athleticism IMO. What JC excels at is execution, limiting mistakes, and setting up the big play with smaller plays and reads. The reason Belfry has had success against stopping JC is because they are in essence the same type of monster. To stop JC's run game you have to have a quick defensive line, heady linebackers who can get from sideline to sideline in pursuit, and good tackling DB's if they are able to get to the 2nd level, above all else you have to play good assignment football.

Defensively JC is suspect to gamebreaking speed, but their overall defensive philosophy (which for the most part mirrors what they accomplish offensively) allows them to negate speed of the other team if there is not a clear cut advantage. The teams who have moved the ball well on JC have accomplished it one of two ways: 1) Steady ground game picking up 4-5 yards a carry with the occasional big play 2) Balance offense with a strong vertical passing game to exploit JC's corners.

Wit the above being said Boyle has a very nice, balanced offense. Are they as proficient at running the ball as Belfry? No. Are they as dangerous and have as good of athlete at WR as Highlands? No. I think this will be a very good game that will ultimately come down to turnovers. I think it stays fairly low scoring. The fact it is at Boyle makes me give the slight edge to the homestanding and slightly more experienced Rebels by a TD.

[Mr.Kimball]

JC's forte is not speed or athleticism IMO. What JC excels at is execution, limiting mistakes, and setting up the big play with smaller plays and reads. The reason Belfry has had success against stopping JC is because they are in essence the same type of monster. To stop JC's run game you have to have a quick defensive line, heady linebackers who can get from sideline to sideline in pursuit, and good tackling DB's if they are able to get to the 2nd level, above all else you have to play good assignment football.

Defensively JC is suspect to gamebreaking speed, but their overall defensive philosophy (which for the most part mirrors what they accomplish offensively) allows them to negate speed of the other team if there is not a clear cut advantage. The teams who have moved the ball well on JC have accomplished it one of two ways: 1) Steady ground game picking up 4-5 yards a carry with the occasional big play 2) Balance offense with a strong vertical passing game to exploit JC's corners.

Wit the above being said Boyle has a very nice, balanced offense. Are they as proficient at running the ball as Belfry? No. Are they as dangerous and have as good of athlete at WR as Highlands? No. I think this will be a very good game that will ultimately come down to turnovers. I think it stays fairly low scoring. The fact it is at Boyle makes me give the slight edge to the homestanding and slightly more experienced Rebels by a TD.

I dont have any problem agreeing with any of that , except for maybe the more experienced part you mentioned. Did Boyle not loose a ton of seniors last year?.

[EKUAlum05]

I dont have any problem agreeing with any of that , except for maybe the more experienced part you mentioned. Did Boyle not loose a ton of seniors last year?.

They lost alot of Seniors but from what I gather they didn't lose alot of their playmakers besides Aumiller.

Boyle had a particularly strong Sophomore and Junior class last year from what I gather.

[whats-it-2u]

DID JC beat highlands?

[Mr.Kimball]

DID JC beat highlands?

Didn't say they did. I just said that they could not stop JC's run game either. Just responding to the parts you implied, which was wrong.

Did Boyle win the state in their class either? I dont think they did. I said that Boyle may indeed win the game, did I not?

[eastkyfootballfan]

I'm going with JC in this one. Simply because no team has been able to stop their power running game the past few years. Good luck to Matney and the rest of the golden eagle faithful.

[EKUAlum05]

I'm going with JC in this one. Simply because no team has been able to stop their power running game the past few years. Good luck to Matney and the rest of the golden eagle faithful.

Belfry has once and kept them in check the other time... but it is no easy feat for anyone.

[whats-it-2u]

If you lose, you were stopped, maybe not everytime, but enough!

[EKUAlum05]

If you lose, you were stopped, maybe not everytime, but enough!

I disagree with that. Look back at last year in college football in the Big 12. Texas vs. Oklahoma, Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, etc.

The only time those teams "stopped" each other was when they stopped themselves with penalties or turnovers.

If this logic is true then the reverse must be true as well: if you win, you couldn't be stopped, maybe not everytime, but enough. I have seen plenty of games that were 3-0, 7-3, 7-0, etc to know that is true.

[cuppett777]

i got to go with jc in this one,with the ground game they have there line will do enough to get it done..

[BLUECAT89]

I believe Boyle will be just alittle too much for jc. Especially with home field advantage. BC 28 JC 21

[Jackson05]

Boyle by 2 td's. JC is way too one dimensional.

[Eagle_Fan442]

Boyle by 2 td's. JC is way too one dimensional.

I don't agree with that but....even if they were one dimensional....it's been working out pretty well for the Eagles.hh:

[cctiger]

Boyle wins this one going away. They are comming off a heart breaking lost last year at bell. Now the tables are flipped they get to sit at home and make the other team drive 2 hours. This Boyle team is suppose to be better then last years. There may be special things going on down in Danville again this year.