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Will Johnson Central take the next step this year?

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EKUAlum05

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Johnson Central will field a better team this year than last year's squad who made the state semi-finals. That being said, CovCath proved just how far the gap is to become a top tier team, and did so on JC's homefield.

 

The Eagles, offensively, will be able to give any team fits. All indications are that Matney is doing everything in his power to improve his passing game.

 

One of the big questions this year, as it was last year, is their defense. Their secondary struggled mightily against balanced teams, and once they became vulnerable to a passing game, then their run defense fell apart.

 

Last season they played a weak schedule, this year they have definately bumped that schedule up by adding the #1 and #3 teams in 3A, as well as a decent Conner team. This certainly will help them improve.

 

The biggest change that needs to be made, a change that Matney has been working on since Day 1, is their attitude. I got the impression last season that JCHS was glad to be playing CCH, but viewed themselves as the underdogs. Before the Eagles can plant their flag as one of the state's best, they have to enter their games with mentality that they already are one of the state's elite.

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Booge

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In JC's defense...it was a game until their monster FB went out...Don't get me wrong, CC was the better team (they were better than all but 2 or 3 teams in the state), but the gap isn't big...

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Johnson Central will field a better team this year than last year's squad who made the state semi-finals. That being said, CovCath proved just how far the gap is to become a top tier team, and did so on JC's homefield.

 

The Eagles, offensively, will be able to give any team fits. All indications are that Matney is doing everything in his power to improve his passing game.

 

One of the big questions this year, as it was last year, is their defense. Their secondary struggled mightily against balanced teams, and once they became vulnerable to a passing game, then their run defense fell apart.

 

Last season they played a weak schedule, this year they have definately bumped that schedule up by adding the #1 and #3 teams in 3A, as well as a decent Conner team. This certainly will help them improve.

 

The biggest change that needs to be made, a change that Matney has been working on since Day 1, is their attitude. I got the impression last season that JCHS was glad to be playing CCH, but viewed themselves as the underdogs. Before the Eagles can plant their flag as one of the state's best, they have to enter their games with mentality that they already are one of the state's elite.

How was there defense a question last year? There defense only gave up 151 points in 14 games. That's 10.7 points a game which was seventh in the state and second in class 3a. The only game that gave up a lot of yardage was the Cov Cath game with most of that coming in the second half. Please tell me which games did the secondary struggle against. They gave up 204 yards through the air against Cov Cath but who else did they struggle against? There run defense was great all season. I'll agree with you on the defense in the Cov Cath game but you can't base one game on the entire season. I'm sorry but if you thought Johnson Central's defense was a question mark last year you probably shouldn't be commenting in this thread because how many other defenses "struggled" by giving up only 10.7 points a game with over twenty interceptions on the year while having a 1st team all state defense tackle and a second team all state defensive end and not to mention two of the best linebackers in the state last year. Did you even see Johnson Central play last year? :confused:

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In order for JC to take the next step, they must play a tough non-district schedule. Sounds like that is what they are going to do. You must do this every year. You will have to travel some and you will lose some games along the way. Come playoff time you will be well prepared.

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In order for JC to take the next step, they must play a tough non-district schedule. Sounds like that is what they are going to do. You must do this every year. You will have to travel some and you will lose some games along the way. Come playoff time you will be well prepared.

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As an outside observer, I would have to say that JC is very dangerous to anyone they play. Right now, they have several intangibles. They have confidence, after a successful season. They have pride, in a very nice new facility. They apparently have fan support, and a lot of it. They have school administration support, obviously. They have a hungary coach, who is dying to prove that JC is a football power. And that is not even taking into account that they may have some very good football players. I would say JC will see an increased number of participants over the next two years. Watch and see kids will be transferring to JC from other surrounding schools. I really like Paintsville, but this may be the end of Painsville football, if they do not do something to make themselves attractive to football players.

 

I would say that JC is going to be the most dangerous team in there class this year, I am not saying they will be the best, but the most dangerous.

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JC Alumni 76

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Johnson Central has all the pieces in place this year to take the next step IMO. They have the majority of their talent back from a very successful ball club last year. JC has two big questions coming into this season?

 

1.) How will the defense respond to losing its leadership in Micheal Tackett and Blake Johnson?

 

2.) Who will step up for JC at WR and provide the excellent blocking that WR's Tommy Taylor and Chris Meeks provided?

 

JC has the depth on both the offensive side and defensive side of the ball to play with anyone in its class this year IMO. Last year DE Nathanial Dials was named 2nd team All State and was named to this years Kentucky Tremendous 26. This year he will be lining up at LB along with Junior Brady Hamilton who recieved alot of valuable PT last year. JC will be solid once again as Czar said in the secondary with its strong point being Junior Ian Welch who last year hauled in 13 INT's. The D-line returns the majority of its talents in Josh Gourdouze, Chase Richardson, Dennis Dillon, and Cody Lowe.

 

The offense will be headed by QB JK Ratliff and RB Shawn Grimm. Grimm's conterparts in the backfield look to be FB Chase Richardson and Sophomore RB Nathan Dillon who showed potential flashes when giving the ball. JC's line looks to be better and more developed than last years as well. The Wideout positions look to be filled by Ian Welch, Nathanial Dials, and Trey Belhausen.

 

I believe it will be another exiciting season in the rennovated Nest. Could this be the year that JC puts itself up there with the other state powers, I sure hope so. :thumb:

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