1-0 North Laurel hosts 1-0 Corbin in a Friday bowl showdown on what is sure to be an entertaining game.

These two schools are 24 minutes apart but haven’t played football since 2010. That game was a Corbin 24-6 win. 

The Jaguars shutout Perry County Central week one while Corbin racked up over 40 points on out of state competition from Indiana. 

Though Corbin may still be adjusting to some things early after graduating Mr. Football and North Laurel is showing signs of continued improvement, it would still be a shock to see the Jaguars pull this off.

Both teams were run heavy in Week 1, so look for both sides to go at each other 'mano a mano'. Decision makers have kept these two apart for one reason or another, but you know the players want this game. The air should be thick with anticipation and intensity early on, but I expect Corbin's difference makers - Brown and Estep, to name a couple - to take over at some point and set the Hounds apart.

Corbin had one of the best pure arms in the state last year and trio of great receivers to throw to. With Kade Elam gone, it appears Salmons' nature is steering the Redhounds toward the ground and pound philosophy he favored at Lawrence County and Cabell Midland. If Corbin's going to reach it's potential, they can't ignore Estep and Pietrowski.

The previous regime largely ignored its difference makers for a year or two. The fanbase can't be thrilled with the possibility of seeing that all over again.

I could be jumping the gun on that observation, because we're only one game in. But that's where my mind went when I heard the post game stat report last week.

The YouTube live stream can't be embedded, so follow the link if you want to see these SEKY rivals throw down for the first time since 2010. The current players weren't even in school yet.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Lo2s8yJsiSk?si=ce9qVPXx4gwBhlDQ