Belfry was one step ahead of the Corbin offense for most of the game. Nothing Corbin did fooled them, making execution and fundamental football the main difference in the game.
I wondered why Corbin tried to run the ball when they had it down inside the 15 yd line in the 1st half after moving the ball down the field via the pass which ended up with a turnover on the fumble. They also tried to run on 4th and 2 around midfield in the 4th qtr when they were down 14-0 only to come up short. Belfry was just whipping them up front IMO to try and run it during these crucial plays.
South Laurel is not in the same district even though every team that comes to play Whitley will have to drive right past South Laurel and Whitley will have to go past South Laurel on every away game. South Laurel's political connections were not quite as good as Whitley's.
Corbin needs to run the ball a lot better this year to keep their D off the field so much. If they can run it effectively against Belfry and shore up a couple of spots on the defense they have a good shot at winning.
Belfry 20 Corbin 14
These 2 backs you mention seem to give Corbin some big play ability they didnt have last year.
Clay just looked overmatched from a physical standpoint, but I'm sure they will look better when they spread the field and let Lewis do his thing.
1 South Laurel
2 North Laurel
3 Corbin(may be the favorite if new kid lives up to billing)
4 Bell Co
5 knox co
5 Williamsburg(if new catcher is eligible)
5 Whitley