CalPreps projects they would beat 2019 Salem. Also 2018 Graham. They’re THAT good.I feel VERY confident in saying that Pikeville would beat ANY Class 1 OR ANY Class 2 team in Virginia. And probably most class 3 as well.
Everyone expected Pikeville to win, doubt anyone thought Floyd would.
Paintsville was without 2 of their best 3 players as well. One being the QB. Both played against Pikeville. Also Union has a better secondary than Ridgeview. They were able to match up well with Paintsville's athletes. We could not, however, match up with their line. 2 DTs were 320 and 350+. 4/5 OL were over 300.Huge difference in winning by 17 which was CalPreps projection and winning by 39 and scoring 67 points. That's a 22 pt swing beyond CalPreps projection. Radford was projected by 20 points and lost by 2, anither 22 point swing. I think Radford losing was the bigger surprise for sure, but there's no way I thought Ridgeview would give up 67 and lost by 39. After all, Pikeville did beat Paintsville by 1 point, and Paintsville beat Union in a very close game. This would have made me think Pikeville by 10 to 14, maybe 17, but not 39.
Paintsville was without 2 of their best 3 players as well. One being the QB. Both played against Pikeville. Also Union has a better secondary than Ridgeview. They were able to match up well with Paintsville's athletes. We could not, however, match up with their line. 2 DTs were 320 and 350+. 4/5 OL were over 300.