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Physical contest. Both teams played very hard. Brossart went up 13-0 in the first half on short quick passes that neutralized Nicholas D-line. Teams got settled and at half the score was 14-13 NC if memory serves. Second half was a defensive struggle. Both teams tried to rely on their offensive game plan from the first half but both staffs had made adjustments at half on defense. good win on the road for Brossart. That game will be good for both teams coming down the stretch. Nicholas is not likely to see a team that wants to throw as often until they play Raceland late in the season. Not sure Brossart will see a team that wants to run the ball right at them the way Nicholas wanted to the rest of the way on their schedule. the score is a good reflection of the game between former district foes that know each other well.

Final.

Nicholas County 86 Rowan County 69

GRC looked in mid season form. Nicholas looked like it was the first game of the season. Nicholas also has no bench. They played 6-7 kids whole game. Nicholas will be a problem for a lot of teams this year. They’ll have a good record at seasons end and should compete for region crown as predicted. GRC doubled on defense at all the right times, tip of the cap to Coach, he knew all the buttons to push and knew the NC kids by name. GRC personnel is not as “D-1” as they have been in recent memory, but still should be heavy region favorite. Nicholas is physically tough, tonight GRC was tougher, GRC has some tough, scrappy, mix it up kids and they came out swinging to let the 10th region know the championship still runs through GRC.

Does anyone have broadcast information?

Nicholas Co. 26 Carroll Co. 21

Watched the whole game then watched again. The better team did not win the game, but the better coaching staff did. Good luck to both going forward, kudos to both for having the guts to put the game on the schedule.

Should be a good game. BB played a great game against Sayre a couple weeks ago. Then Bracken really took that momentum and smashed it. Nicholas has a soft schedule but is as physical as ever and can probably get 10 yards in 4 tries on almost anybody in 1A, 2A or 3A good on good. So it’ll be an interesting game. This series has been a respectful one. Good luck to both teams.

Raceland by many.

Don’t sleep on Bracken. Sleep keeps happening and Bracken keeps finding next man up. Also, Bracken is AA. This is not a Class A matchup. (Not sympathy for a school that decides their enrollment, this is just not 1A v 1A)

Agreed. Get out ahead of it, don’t wait until the week of to try to find a replacement game.

Yes, Berea cancelled the game against Nicholas County.

Wow. Congratulations! Second hrcarrier's post.

Nicholas County 26 Bellevue 6

Paris perspective: Athletic but looked very young as opposed to recent years, particularly at the skill positions. Looks like the coaching staff is a disciplined and detail oriented group of veterans that will probably have them hitting on more cylinders later in the season. As like many 1A schools, not much depth. They didn't have more than 30 kids and about half of that looked like they could really contribute at the Varsity level. Paris scored on a pick six, and a couple long runs. They didn't get to run much offense and didn't sustain drives when they had the ball. Bath County had a lot more time of possession with Paris scoring on quick hitters. So I can't say I got much of a read on what the Paris coaches want to do offensively. Paris played much more defense than offense in the EKC Scrimmage. When Bath Co. squared up and wanted to run downhill they had success moving the ball. When Bath Co. wanted to get to the edge or spread it out, which they wanted to do too frequently, that style played right into Paris's hand. Barring mounting injuries, I look for Paris to improve each week under the new staff.