Carlito

As far as I know all varsity players are healthy. In the LC, Martin Co, Pikeville scrimmage, a Freshman had a collar bone broken. Understandably, he's out for the season.

Wow! Must be very tough living with all that hate in you.

To be honest, I just hope the Panthers come out of this game injury free. That's a huge task taking on the class 3-A champs at their place. CAL has talent, experience, speed, and numbers all over the field. If the Panthers can escape the injury bug it will pay dividends come late October. One thing is for sure, Pikeville will not go down without giving it all they have and then some. May not be enough, but CAL will know they didn't just lay down.

Don't know why you would want CAL to beat Pikeville so bad Watusi. You must have a deep grudge against your home Co. football team. Anytime I've ever heard Pikeville fans discuss Belfry opponents it was just the opposite; we were always supporting the Pirates. Showing your true colors, I suppose.

With what the Rams have returning, I think this season they have the best shot at going 15-0 in as many years as I can remember. Only time will tell and the question should be a little more easier to answer after week three. Pikeville lost some bodies up front, along with the QB Isaac Duty, RBs Brenden Anthony, Blake Caudill, and others. That was some pretty good production. But that was last season. Look for a totally different offence this season. In scrimmages and practice, the D looks to be ahead of the O and return some pretty good athletes all together. Roster will be on the thin side and depth will have to be built. Just don't know how effective this team will be this season, but we'll see. Facing the likes of state champ CAL just right out of the gate will be a huge task at their place. The important thing will be to avoid injuries. In a couple of weeks after the CAL game, the Panthers welcome the Rams for what should be an interesting game, and questions for both teams should be answered. Rams 15-0 this season? Again, only time will tell.

Without a doubt the coldest High School football game I've ever attended was the 1987 semi state game between Pikeville and Beechwood at the Tigers home field. Don't remember the tempt, but it had to be below zero, plus the wind coming off the Ohio river dint help the situation. Never been to a colder game since. It was stated by the sports writer of the Williamson Daily News that his ballpoint pen actually froze up during the contest and he had to go on memory from that point on. True story.

Agree, and complete breakdown of this season's Pirates. This should be their year and what better way for coach Varney to start his tenure with the success that looms ahead.

Exactly. He's all Pikeville and wouldn't trade him for anyone. If anyone can get the best out of his players, its him. The man has a great supporting cast too.?

Love the look?

With the schedule Pikeville is looking at this season, and taking into account the amount of players lost to graduation, and two good linemen transferring to Johnson central, I really don't think a better finish is in the future this season for the Panthers. Pikeville has some real good young talent but we won't see the benefits of that this season. Jmo. Talented Freshmen and Sophomores are just not going to get it when you look at the out of district and upcoming rigorous schedule. A new quarterback that's very good for the style he's adept at (totally different from Isaac Mcnamee or Isaac Duty). Shorter in height, a very proficient passer, and very quick. Should be a totally different look than what we've seen for the past eight or ten years. Give this team another year or two and they will be back. These Freshmen coming in just won the eighth grade championship and were undefeated against some very competition. Going back to this season, both sides of the line looks to be a weak area. The jury will be out this season, especially early on, but hopefully this team will look better come playoff time.

Next man up.

Pikeville/Belfry has always been a great rivalry and looks to continue til judgment day. Good benefit for both teams.

Hearing they have an excellent RB returning this season, and Looking forward to watching him go up against the Pikeville D.

Congrats to Coach Matt Varney. A most deserving hire imo. His pedigree goes back decades with his family being a staple for this program. Best of luck coach, except when you go up against my Panthers.?

That seems to be the consensus of many Pikeville fans. However, Imo, that's quite a bit down the road.

Don't really think Coach Mac is considering retirement anytime soon. With what he has coming in from that state championship Freshman class, then couple that with a very good sophomore and Junior class, it would be hard to walk away from considering the future talent of this group. When the time does come for his retirement, the D coordinator would be an excellent replacement. He, like Coach Mac is an accomplished player at PHS back in the day. Both are solid Pikeville faithful. Hoping that 25 will be a great year for these young men and those injuries will be in the rear view where it belongs.

Continued prayers for coach Haywood. Fine man with a great family.

Imo, good assessment for the upcoming Panther season. Looking back at the 2014 season, Austin Charles was the starting QB, and a very good one. The reason I bring his name up is he was a similar QB as Reynolds. He wasn't that tall but he made up for it with his speed and his arm. He led the Panthers to a 29-20 victory over Belfry, and led the team to a semi State appearance. Reynolds certainly doesn't have the height of Issac Duty, but he would be easily compared to Austin Charles during that time, and it could be that Panther fans will be pleasantly surprised. Would also like to add that RB Jr. Jacob Brown could get several reps at that position. He looked very quick with lots of speed when he got some reps this past season. Wouldn't be surprised to see this team back at Kroger this season.

I'm hearing the same question.

Only the strong survive. Going by the record, he is strong.

Congrats to Sayre! They did things right and won this thing for the first time. Coach Pennington built his program from the ground up, and now 1-A is paying attention. Congrats to the Rams on a great year. They played hard and never gave up.

Good to see he's staying in state, and with his talent he will certainly be an asset for the Cards.

This will be one heck of a game. Its hard to go to Beechwood and come out with the W. However, Doug Charles' team is playing some great football right now. Think this will be a close one as LCA coming back to Lexington as the winner. LCA-38 BW-27