Belfry comes into this game hitting their stride, as they have won five games in a row scoring no less than 35 points in that stretch. Last night the Pirates picked up a 42-6 victory against a solid Estill County team. This week, they look to cap off a district championship against Powell County. Both Powell and Estill have the same Record of 4-5 and are just a few notches away from each other on the RPI rankings and not to mention, played an exciting thriller earlier this year that Estill won 40-35. However, these are two entirely different teams. Estill prefers to utilize the running game, while the Pirates of Powell County (Who comes in having lost 48-13 to Lawrence County this week) prefer to go to the air.

Belfry is the #1 team in 3A in scoring averaging 43.2 points per game. Defensively, they're toward the middle of the pack giving up 22.8 points per game. Belfry has struggled against the run giving up over 1,305 yards on the season but some of that could be due to the strong quality of their schedule early in the season. Against the pass they rank at #8, allowing 83 yards per game which makes this matchup all the more interesting.

Powell County comes into the game ranked #4 in offense in their class averaging 36.2 points per game. Led by star freshman quarterback Brady Skidmore, he is ranked #3 in passing in 3A having thrown for 14 touchdowns on the season while rushing for another 7. The duo of Brady along with Jacob Green have rushed for around 500 yards each on the season and each are in the top 30 in 3A in rushing. Aden Larrison and Tristan West-Mckinney are both ranked in the top 10 in 3A in receiving with a combined 48 receptions, 1,056 yards, and 15 touchdowns. Defensively, Powell County has struggled allowing 38.4 points per game while being toward the bottom of the 3A pack in both rushing and passing defense. The pass rush especially has struggled this season, only generating three sacks so far as a team.

It will be interesting to see how the two teams match up as Belfry looks to win the district and Powell County comes in looking to face their biggest challenge to date this season. What are your thoughts on the game?

NFHS Video:

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/powell-county-high-school-stanton-ky/gam83f44147fa

Running clock here:

Belfry 60

PC 0