A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats takes on the Knox Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bell County sitting on six straight wins and Knox Central on four.
Bell County gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 14-3 victory over Rockcastle County. The 14-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bell County relied on the efforts of Kaleb Miller, who rushed for 209 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Blake Burnett, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Miller's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Bell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Bell County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Everage and Cayden Huff.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Knox Central). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-12 win over McCreary Central.
Bell County's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Knox Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Bell County took their victory against Knox Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 52-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bell County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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