This team was in the state championship game last year, though. I would think that behind even a halfway competent line, a player being touted for state player of the year who has already signed with a major SEC power should be racking up yards. Did Breathitt graduate their entire line from last year's team?

 

I think they lost three linemen to graduation.

Breathitt Co. has lost some games early, but I still would not close the book on them yet this year. I do not believe they have played a district ball game this season.

 

Breathitt plays in a weak district. Regardless of what they do there, these games right now are showing that they can't compete with the types of teams they'll have to come playoff time.

 

To be fair, the Bobcats don't have a ton of depth, and they've been hit by the injury bug. Nobody knows it because Fugate and Haddix are the only two guys who get mentioned. Cody Pritchard, the other RB, had 600-700 yards last year...he provided a nice complement to Fugate, a guy who could get some yards while defenses keyed on the other two. He's out and may not be back. That loss hurts more than people realize. Also, lost a lineman to a broken arm. This just proves that football is a team sport...a great player can't do it alone.

 

But, that's no excuse for the performances BC has turned in the last two weeks. I wasn't overly concerned with the losses to SC and P'burg, because both were close games that Breathitt could have easily won, and they were against two really good teams. However, to lose to Perry Central and LCA by a combined 65 points is inexcusable. Last year against LCA, Haddix got hurt and Fugate moved to QB and just took the snap and ran. LCA couldn't stop him. He had one of the best games of his career. Nice job by LCA to stop him this season.

 

It doesn't get any easier for the Bobcats...Johnson Central and Hazard are up next. At this point, it looks like they'll be 1-6 heading into district play. So, which is the real Breathitt team...the one that played nailbiters with two strong teams, SC and P'burg, or the one that's getting steamrolled?

 

Tough season after the expectations we started with.

Talk with a former Bobcat tonight here in Jackson and he told me that the talk around town was that Coach Holcomb was thinking about starting the freshman Trent at QB and benching Haddix as the QB. If any of this is true please respond.:thumb:

 

Seeing as how Kyle Huff is the backup QB, I seriously doubt that's true. Jade Haddix isn't the problem for Breathitt County. Breathitt is a running team and running is Jade's strength. They don't pass that much, and when they do, he can be inaccurate at times, but his WR's are also inconsistent. He plays the position pretty well for the high school level.

 

Trent is a promising freshman who I expect to be a strong producer over the next few seasons, but putting a freshman in at QB at this point in the season isn't going to "fix" anything. IMO, it would make it worse.

 

Breathitt just needs to get to work. Forget about the past and move forward. I think their confidence is shattered at this point and they have to find a way to get that back. To play these games for 4 quarters and not get down when something goes wrong. They have to find a way to stop the bleeding, in general and in these games. I think they were tied 7-7 with PCC at the half, before losing by 23.

 

I still believe Fugate should be playing offense only. He's usually gassed by the 4th quarter from playing both sides. He's much too valuable to their offense to have that happen, IMO.

Oh yeah, congratulation to LCA on a nice win. Good luck the rest of the way.