[Pulp Fiction]

Since 2002, every regional championship team in their respective region (Region 2 & Region 4) has come from one of those counties.



Region 2 - Christian County All of these teams are in District 8. Region 2 is made up from 10 counties.
Christian County - 2011 State Champions
Hoptown
University Heights


Region 4 - Warren County All of these teams are in District 14. Region 4 is made up from 11 counties.
Warren Central - 2004 State Champions
Greenwood
Bowling Green


Does that trend continue in 2017?



Region 7 is exempt because all of the teams are from Jefferson County. That trend goes back to 1937.

[hoghead]

A lot of population in Warren and Christain Counties. Dont be surprised if Bowling Green cut the nets down in Rupp in Mid March They are very good. Got maybe the top 8th grader in America that starts on that team.

[Pulp Fiction]

Since 2002, every regional championship team in their respective region (Region 2 & Region 4) has come from one of those counties.



Region 2 - Christian County All of these teams are in District 8. Region 2 is made up from 10 counties.
Christian County - 2011 State Champions
Hoptown
University Heights


Region 4 - Warren County All of these teams are in District 14. Region 4 is made up from 11 counties.
Warren Central - 2004 State Champions
Greenwood
Bowling Green


Does that trend continue in 2017?



Region 7 is exempt because all of the teams are from Jefferson County. That trend goes back to 1937.

District 8/Region 2 is sending Hoptown.

District 14/Region 14 is sending Bowling Green.

Sixteen seasons in a row that a team from one of these two County has made it to the Sweet 16.

[DragonFire]

I believe the main reason for each is that they are both the largest populace in their regions (Bowling Green overwhelmingly so) and both have a great deal of movement of transfers that insulate the collective group from a year in which they might be overtaken. When you have a larger population to choose from, the only hope for the rest is that the talent gets spread out enough that the single county teams or other independent schools could have a greater collection. But when players consolidate onto certain teams and don't attend their home district, the advantage becomes compounded.

In most years of the fourth region it hasn't even been close to having the streak broken. 9 out of the 16 years in the current streak, both region finalists have been from the 14th District (Warren County). In those other seven years, only once has a team gotten within 5 points of the 14th District rep in the finals (2016 - Barren County lost by 3 to Bowling Green). And I'm not certain when the trend will stop.