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MaxPreps is a wonderful site! PURELY objective rankings - based totally on performance and the performance of each team's opponents. Just today they released their rankings for every team in the nation - obviously Kentucky being the most interesting to us.

The following is the rankings for the mountain teams (13th - 16th regions).

1. Allen Central 25.4
2. East Ridge 15.5
3. Betsy Layne 12.6
4. Pikeville 10.2
5. Rowan County 5.8
6. Russell 5.5
7. Letcher Central 5.3
8. Corbin 5.1
9. Johnson Central 2.3
10. South Floyd 0.7
11. Paintsville 0.6
12. Raceland -0.3
13. Greenup County -1.9
14. Belfry -3.0
15. South Laurel -4.7
16. Piarist -5.3
17. Whitley County -6.5
18. Lewis County -9.5
19. Powell County -9.9
20. East Carter -11.9
21. Hazard -13.6
22. Shelby Valley -15.7
23. Perry Central -15.8
24. Ashland Blazer -16.4
25. North Laurel -16.7
26. Magoffin County -17.4
27. Jackson County -19.2
28. Harlan County -19.4
29. Estill County -20.2
30. Prestonsburg -20.5
31. Pike Central -21.3
32. Leslie County -21.3
33. Morgan County -22.0
34. Sheldon Clark -23.5
35. Fleming County -25.9
36. Lawrence County -27.3
37. Fairview -27.7
38. Phelps -27.8
39. West Carter -29.3
40. Knox Central -29.7
41. Bath County -30.5
42. Harlan -31.6
43. Bell County -33.1
44. Jenkins -35.4
45. Jackson City -36.3
46. Owsley County -37.1
47. Knott Central -37.7
48. Boyd County -38.3
49. Lynn Camp -39.2
50. Rose Hill Christian -41.5
51. Breathitt County -41.7
52. Lee County -43.4
53. Clay County -44.6
54. Middlesboro -51.9
55. Red Bird -54.1
56. Buckhorn -55.9
57. Wolfe County -56.1
58. Oneida Baptist Institute -66.0


I love seeing the 15th have the entire top 4 and 7 of the top 11. I hope people begin to realize how by far and away the 15th is the best region for volleyball in the mountains.

These will be updated every Monday and Thursday. Here is a link if you're interested in following for yourselves: http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/volleyb...ntucky.htm