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Corbin has a great team this year. I fully expect to see them in the state championship game. And here's hoping they win it. One thing that is obvious before the ball is ever snapped is that they are physically far ahead of their opponents. Coach Jewell is to be commended for having a tremendous strength program. North's players should notice that and understand the importance of the weight room in January through July. Also, Corbin is a "known" program throughout the state. They are highly respected and whoever plays them gets a little (if not a lot) extra juiced for the game. One of the prices of having a great program is that every single game you have a bullseye on you. Teams will play you harder because beating Corbin is a bigger win than most. North wanted that signature win last night and played the first half to get it. However, Corbin showed why they are state championship caliber - they responded, handled it, and took control of the game. Corbin was simply the better team. North is a greatly improved team. Coach Larkey and staff have taught this team to have a winning attitude but the fourth game in this new regime is not far enough in to beat Corbin. Again, the Hounds are just too good. North's players will learn from this game if they will be mature about it and take notice of how Corbin responded to "heightened emotions" with harder more determined play AS A TEAM rather than going the individual route and trying to get an individual payback on the next play. THe perfect example is the hit on Watkins. It may have put him on the sidelines for three plays but it also sealed the game. From that point on Corbin, AS A TEAM, controlled the game. That's the difference between an established winning team (Corbin) and one that is learning to win (North). When North plays as a team, like the first half, they're pretty good. When they play as individuals, like the second half, they can look pretty bad. It's all part of the learning process. This game will make North better if they realize that about themselves and apply it the remainder of the season.

Laurel County Vernon Johnson - UK Chris Cessna - UK Chris (?) Andrews - Iowa Middlesboro Ken Roark - UK Brian Williams - UK Knox Central Oliver White - UK Cumberland Freddie Maggard - UK Corbin The Bird brothers - UK Corbin also had a TE that played for Curry at UK and a center that played for Mumme - for the life of me I can't remember their names, sorry.

1.) 15 days of spring practice. Must be done in the month of April (no more "first Monday after the basketball teams are eliminated" rule). 15th practice is a full scrimmage against another school. 2.) Top two teams in each district make the playoffs. (I understand the argument that in every other sport every team gets to participate in the post season, but I still feel like the top two, only, should go.) 3.) Change the rule on when the first day of contact in the summer is based on the first day of school. Pick one day for the whole state, regardless of the first day of school.

There are small towns and rural counties in Florida and Texas. You don't find them just in Kentucky.

Thanks. I have no clue who this team is. I pulled Flaget out of my butt I just figured 1938 would have been Schnellenberger's senior year so.....

1938 Flaget (spelling?) High School in Louisville.

Evarts - 1975?

Good for you, John. I'm proud of you and Estill County will be too.

I get to see Belfry play about one game a year. I love every minute of it. It's FOOTBALL.

That's a solid looking schedule. It should be fun following Belfry this year. Is Whitley County the Pike County Bowl game by any chance?

Not only did he work with/for his dad, Tom Larkey, he worked with Tony Saylor all those years at Rockcastle. You could coach at a lot of different places and never be around two better coaches.

John is a class act. I'm not sure where he is now, but prior to his deployment to Iraq he was an instructor in the ROTC program at the University of Kentucky. I can't imagine him doing a bad job at anything. A truly good person and great American.

Great hire for North Laurel. Chris Larkey is the right person for the job - no question about it. The kids in that program are in for a great high school football experience.

A couple months ago someone at Wal-Mart leaked the name of the new guy that would gather buggies in the parking lot. It was all anyone talked about on the internet for days then, you guessed it, someone else got the job. Man a lot of people got mad over that one.

Do you know if this other candidate is a current HC, assistant? It best be someone really good after getting alot of folks hopes up with Larkey. Who's fault would that be?