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Where Should The State Championships Be Played?
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I agree Louisville is a good center point of the state. But I do think that the semi-final games and maybe even the regional championship games should be played on a neutral site. Take a site that is relatively the same distance between both schools. I'm thought about using the college fields for the state semi-final games. For instance this year, this is what I came up with for state semi-final games:

Kentucky or Georgetown

NCC-1 hour, 30 minutes
Somerset 1 hour 45 minutes
Somerset-NCC-2 hours
Western Kentucky-Bowling Green
Mayfield-2 hours 30 minutes
Bardstown-1 hour 40 minutes
Bardstown-Mayfield-3 hours 20 minutes
Morehead
Belfry-2 hours
Russell-1 hour 30 minutes
Russell-Belfry-2 hours
Eastern KY-Richmond
Rockcastle-32 minutes
Lex Cath.-35 minutes
Rockcastle-Lexington-1 hour
Campbellsville
Owensboro Cath-2 hours 30 minutes
DeSales-2 hours
DeSales-Owensboro Cath-2 hours
Kentucky Wesleyan-Owensboro
Bullitt East-2 hours 15 minutes
Bowling Green-1 hour 15 minutes
Bullitt East-Bowling Green-2 hours
Kentucky State-Frankfort
Trinity-1 hour
Henry Clay-40 minutes
Trinity-Henry Clay-1 hour 20 minutes

I still yet to come up with a neutral site for the St. X-Warren Central, they both have big stadiums in their towns. I guess since Western's was already being used they could just play at PJS.

Here are the distances teams will have to travel to play at PJS this year.
Papa John’s Stadium

Newport-1 hour 45 minutes

Mayfield-3 hours 40 minutes

Russell-3 hours 20 minutes

Owensboro-2 hours

Lexington Cath-1 hour 30 minutes

Bowling Green-2 hours

I can see why Russell could make a case for moving the 2A game to Lexington. Russell's time to Commonwealth would be 2 hours and 15 minutes and Owensboro Cath's would be 3 hours. I can also see where Mayfield would want the game moved to Western it would change travel times to NCC's 3 hours and 30 minutes and Mayfield's 2 hours and 40 minutes. With Eastern KY teams making frequent visits to the 2A finals maybe it should be played at Commonwealth and 1A game rotate between Commonwealth and Western. I don't see much reason in moving the 3A or 4A game. So I could agree with LC99's view with the 1A and 2A game rotating between Commonwealth and Western.
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Where Should The State Championships Be Played? - by MOJO - 12-01-2005, 02:43 AM

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