Breathitt County/Letcher Central Scrimmage

[Bobcats1!]

I was at this game and I thought that Breathitt looked pretty good offensively. We scored 10 or so touchdowns and didn't give up any during the varsity portion. I thought that Jade improved tremendously with his passes and of course Channing done his thing. This offense should be very hard to stop with the options Coach Holcomb has at his disposal. I thought the defense had alot of room for improvement but that's to be expected considering we have a new defensive coach and are running a new scheme this year.

[3wishes]

I thought the defense had alot of room for improvement but that's to be expected considering we have a new defensive coach and are running a new scheme this year.

 

They didn't score did they? LOL

 

Pretty impressive to dominate a 5A contender like that, of course after watching Breathitt County last year twice, I knew they would be as good as advertised this season. There aren't any teams that can stop Fugate from getting his yards.

[Bobcats1!]

Over all the defense did play pretty good. I thought they had a few missed assignments. That should be expected. We lost a big part of our program in Coach Chapman. I was most impressed with our passing game. It looked real good. Haddix has improved tremendously with the help of Fletcher, Ritchie and others stepping in. I think that Josh Fletcher has the ability to be one of the best receivers in the mountains this year. This kid has the size, speed and hands and is only a sophomore.

[Sportsguy25]

What part of Letcher's offense gave Breathitt the most problems (running or passing)?

[Jacks]

Defense looked quite strong with freshmen stepping in to play big roles. Brayton Fugate, Cory Shouse and Richard Trent saw their first action at the high school level and all seemed ready. QB Jade Haddix showed break-away speed on a TD run, Dakota Ritchie will be a big target over the middle, Josh Fletcher is the best receiver in the region, and Channing Fugate will get his yards despite being keyed on heavily. Letcher Central appeared to be the lesser conditioned team and it showed as the evening wore on. Of course, few teams have proven to be better conditioned than Holcomb's teams and it usually shows by the fourth quarter.

[Bobcats1!]

I really thought that the running game for Letcher moved the ball some at times. Their passing game was dead in the water and it seemed as though Breathitt's D-Line got to the quarterback at will. I can't say enough about Jade though. He seems to finally be living up to the expectations that all Breathitt fans had for him following in his brothers footsteps. I was impressed with a few of the freshmen also, especialy Trent. I think he will be a good linebacker for us this year.

[5wide]

Defense looked quite strong with freshmen stepping in to play big roles. Brayton Fugate, Cory Shouse and Richard Trent saw their first action at the high school level and all seemed ready. QB Jade Haddix showed break-away speed on a TD run, Dakota Ritchie will be a big target over the middle, Josh Fletcher is the best receiver in the region, and Channing Fugate will get his yards despite being keyed on heavily. Letcher Central appeared to be the lesser conditioned team and it showed as the evening wore on. Of course, few teams have proven to be better conditioned than Holcomb's teams and it usually shows by the fourth quarter.

 

I thought Fletcher showed a lot of potential as a freshman last year. If he emerges as a playmaker, Breathitt's offense becomes a nightmare, IMO.

 

The defense was solid last year, but not dominating. A lot of bend-but-don't-break, which is what won the game at Belfry last year. I'd like to see them take the defense up another notch and become more dominating. Breathitt's three previous state winners all head elite, top notch defenses that completely shut down a lot of opponents.

 

The offense will be very good. I'm more curious to see how the defense looks out of the gate, and how it develops as the season progresses. That will be the key, IMO.