Me, too!

Humm, I've said that before and I usually get thrashed for it.

 

Oh well, glad to see we agree on something occasionally.

I'll repeat my logic another way - It will be very hard for Somerset to come into Pikeville and get a win on the road. They are averaging giving up 45 points a game to their good opposition. Pikeville is giving up 20. Somerset will have to find some defense.

Somerset is also showing the ability to put up some points against good competition, more so than Pikeville.

 

I don't necessarily disagree with the above statement, but it doesn't explain why the 2003 and 2004 scores cited would be considered more relevant (as supporting evidence) than the whipping Somerset laid on Pikeville less than a yeear ago.

There's a couple of ways of looking at this.

 

Henry Clay that's a misleading statement. You said that they played the Devils closer than "quite a few 4A Lexington schools" when in fact Henry Clay had only beaten 2-5 Bryan Station 42-0 and tonight beat Tates Creek 48-20 who was 5-1 but only beat winless Dunbar 17-14 in overtime.

 

 

Belfry is a rivalry game and that sometimes makes the score closer than it should be. That said they did lead and Belfry did beat the defending 1A champs but they're only 3 and 5 this year and a shell of their former selves. Ashland is 6-1 but their loss was to 1A Raceland so if you're going to paint Pikeville as a sleeper team you by proxy also have to paint Raceland as the same since they beat Ashland and Ashland beat Belfry.

 

And you can't trumpet the fact that the teams that have beaten them are a combined 20-3 without mentioning the fact that the teams that they have beaten are a combined 9-20.

 

Pikeville would also have to defeat Somerset to win a regional title. The Jumpers beat the Panthers 35-7 last year and have been tearing it up as of late. I'm not saying that the Jumpers will beat the Panthers, I do think that the winner of this region has a rare shot of winning in the semi's this year as I think the Northern region is down, but even so I think the Eastern side of the state is playing for 2nd place this year as Danville, Bardstown and Mayfield are the class of 1A. Pikeville may be a sleeper to join them in Louisville, I just don't see anyone from the Eastern sub-state winning it.

Pikeville played Henry Clay very well. Henry Clay opened it up in the second half as it was 14-0 at the half.

 

For what it is worth, Henry Clay beat Bryan Station 42-0 in a game that was called by lightning in the middle of the third quarter. It was about to get very ugly. Pikeville did play Henry Clay much tougher than did Bryan Station.

Pikeville played Henry Clay very well. Henry Clay opened it up in the second half as it was 14-0 at the half.

 

For what it is worth, Henry Clay beat Bryan Station 42-0 in a game that was called by lightning in the middle of the third quarter. It was about to get very ugly. Pikeville did play Henry Clay much tougher than did Bryan Station.

Here is another stat: the only other team that has held HC to less points so far this year is Bell CO. who "held" HC to 28 points to Pikevilles 31. If our O continues to improve and and our D gets some injuries healed IMO were going to be hard to beat come playoff time.

Here is another stat: the only other team that has held HC to less points so far this year is Bell CO. who "held" HC to 28 points to Pikevilles 31. If our O continues to improve and and our D gets some injuries healed IMO were going to be hard to beat come playoff time.

 

You might be tough to beat as far as the regional championship goes... but looking at the big picture any team from eastern kentucky would have a hard time beating one of the west teams.

 

But Pikeville does have a nice team though! :thumb:

You might be tough to beat as far as the regional championship goes... but looking at the big picture any team from eastern kentucky would have a hard time beating one of the west teams.

 

But Pikeville does have a nice team though! :thumb:

 

I agree and the same thing can be said for Johnson Central...I expect Pikeville and Johnson Central to play for a region 4 title but that is about as far as either team can go imo.

 

Belfry in AA on the other hand...

I agree and the same thing can be said for Johnson Central...I expect Pikeville and Johnson Central to play for a region 4 title but that is about as far as either team can go imo.

 

Belfry in AA on the other hand...

JC will choke in the first round as always.

JC will choke in the first round as always.

I disagree.

With the new playoff setup, Pikeville, Belfry, and Johnson Central will be in the regional championship games and I've been around long enough to know that anything can happen from there on.

JC will choke in the first round as always.

And you have every right to post a statement like that because of JC's recent failure's early in the playoffs.

 

But, this year is a different team with a different attitude and they will change people's opinoin's on JC football in the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about winning a state title or anything like that but they will put up a respectable showing this year.

Pikeville is probably the most underrated team in 1A football in any part of the state. Just my opinion...

And you have every right to post a statement like that because of JC's recent failure's early in the playoffs.

 

But, this year is a different team with a different attitude and they will change people's opinoin's on JC football in the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about winning a state title or anything like that but they will put up a respectable showing this year.

 

 

Good post!!!:thumb:

You might be tough to beat as far as the regional championship goes... but looking at the big picture any team from eastern kentucky would have a hard time beating one of the west teams.

 

But Pikeville does have a nice team though! :thumb:

 

 

Just for clarification...you are referring to the 1A teams...correct??

Just for clarification...you are referring to the 1A teams...correct??

Yea.