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Clay let turnovers and penalties keep them in a hole for most of the game. Clay was down 28-7 at the half and received the kickoff to begin the third only to fumble deep on their first couple of plays. Middlesboro quickly scores again to go up 35-7. Clay comes back to tie it at 35 after Tanner Gilbert rallied the defense to hold the Jackets at bay while CJ Miller, John Wilson, Noah Reid and the offense decided they didn't want to lose this game. After a big play (screen pass) the Jackets score yet again to go up 42-35 with little time left (can't remember the time). Clay gets it back but has to punt with around 4 minutes to go. Clay's defense holds and they get the ball back with somewhere around 2 minutes to go. With third or fourth and long to go and about 40 seconds left, Wilson hooks up with Noah Reid for about a 65 yard touchdown 42-41. Clay goes for two...Wilson rolls out and connects with JV Hooker to take the lead 43-42. The jackets have a few tries but comes up short in one of the biggest comebacks and most exiting games I have ever witnessed. A one word description of the game would simply be...WOW! The Appalachian Bowl was THE best bowl in the state without a doubt. Johnson Central and Knox Central went to overtime in the first game with JC winning after Knox failed on their two point conversion in OT.

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After a dismal start last week, it looks like the staff at Clay did a great job getting back on track. Good Job Tigers! :thumb: Big win, keep it rolling.

Don't mention it Big Tony. I didn't get to see the game, but it sounds to me like two good teams just got off to a bad start in this one. I'm sure Clay will get things lined out by district play. :thumb:

Just 6 points by Clay?????

How did the game go for crying out loud?

:lol: :lol: Yep! Clay didn't want to show much either. Dudley would have put 50 points on Clay if he could have. I say both teams looked pretty good.

Tied at 14 when the game shifted to JV. Both teams were pretty impressive. I saw a load of talent between the two teams.

Tanner Gilbert - Clay County is a beast.

I have no problem justifying it in MY mind. I didn't say it wasn't against the rules.

If this play was "dirty" or against the rules, we might as well replace the ball with a Nerf version, or better yet, drop baseball and replace it with Bob-Jacks...And put little rubber nubs on the sharp ends of the jacks so no player will stick his finger in a state tournament match.

We don't always get every "thingee" we want. It's just one of those life lesson thingees.

I just watched the replay on WYMT. A whole lot of whining here about two baseball players playing their butts off. I saw nothing malicious by Wilson and other than giving up on a bang bang play, I don't know what he was expected to do. Good play by both players. I hope the catcher is ok. Congrats to the Breds on their win.

Two grown men playing baseball in the state tournament, one trying to score and one trying to prevent it...It's a tough call. Many umpires have a problem throwing a player out of the game for "lowering his shoulder" in a situation such as this. Malicious contact and trying to score are two different things. It's the umpires judgement whether or not it was malicious, not the commissioner's sitting in the stands. If the Harrison County fan was as knowledgeable as you say he is, he would have kept his mouth shut and not whined to the commissioner.

The only three "interviewed"...I'm sure there were more applicants. Just heard on the radio that Robert Marcum has been named the next head basketball coach at Clay County.