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FINAL Belfry 49 Lawrence County 12

LC gets on the board then JJ Austin takes the ensuing kickoff to the house for Belfry. Belfry 49-6 in the 4th.

CAL is big time. I think anyone not named Boyle County may be competing for second in any class not labeled 6A that they are competing in.

Belfry starting to get that look about them. Offense has played well all season and the defense is starting to play more confident and starting to play more aggressive. Not ready to label them a team able to compete with CAL, but this is a team starting to look like what you expect a Belfry team to resemble.

Pirates continue to pour it on. They take the opening drive and score with ease capped off with Hunter Hylton getting rewarded for his defensive domination with an offensive score. 42-0 Belfry on a running clock in the 3rd.

Squib kick hits an LC player and Belfry recovers as the Half ends. Bulldogs have turned it over five times now with two turning directly into defensive TD’s. The last thing Lawrence County could do when they have a noticeable talent gap and speed gap was turn it over.

LC drive continued when Belfry has 12 men on the field on a punt. LC throws a pick 6 after right before the horn. 5.1 seconds remaining in Half. Belfry 35-0

Pirates march the ball down the field to make it 21-0 then a strip sack leads to a scoop and score. Belfry 28-0 late in the 2nd.

22 yard TD pass from Chase Varney to Cayden Varney on 4th Down to make LC pay for a lost fumble. Belfry 14-0 10:43 in 2nd

7-0 Belfry late in the 1st

Closer than some expect. Lawrence County staff knows how to coach to play Belfry tight. Lawrence also brings their best effort when Belfry is across the field. I don't think Lawrence has as many horses as they have had the past couple years, but I think they have enough to make it competitive. I'll take Belfry 35-14 in a game they have to score a late TD or two in order to close it out.

35-0 Belfry in the 4th.

Half Belfry 21 Magoffin 0

Yup... The RPI is such a busted system. Until there is a true Strength of Loss or true Strength of Victory all this system represents is bonus points for winning against bad bigger schools or beating teams who also beat other bad teams. Louisville Central and Belfry are shining examples of the failures of the shortcomings of the RPI system.

This is a very telling result for me. I mentioned when Belfry played GRC that the expectation for a 3A team who wants to be in the mix is they can play a middle of the pack 6A team and compete to the final whistle. If a 3A team beats a middle of the pack 6A team usually it translates that they are going to be firmly in the title race. Bullitt East is more than a middle of the pack 6A team. They are a legitimate Top 10 caliber team. For Central to beat them by 2 TD's tells me that Central should definitely be short listed with CAL when talking about the 3A frontrunners and in a class above the rest of the field.