[Pupaw]

First off, congrats to Betsy Layne on winning the Class A State Championship, that is a hard earned accomplishment. Now as for this topic, I feel that the 15th Region AS A WHOLE is one of the weakest in the state. That being said, I realize that there have been 3 straight All A titles brought back to the 15th and a Sweet Sixteen title, but those were done by the best teams in the region. I don't care what anyone says, if you take the MAJORITY of these teams in the 15th region and stick them in the 7th Region they will finish at the very bottom of the barrel. Same goes for the regions around Lexington and so forth. The 15th Region doesn't have the athletes or size to stack up against the best of the best over a consistent basis. If you took the best 3 teams in the 15th Region and stuck them in one of the more talented regions in the state (i.e. 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th) they wouldn't be in the top 3 or even top 5 in those regions. The talent and size would just be too much for teams to handle. Most of the competitive Sweet Sixteen teams to come from this region have had good size and athleticism, and that's what it takes to be amongst the powerhouse teams across the bluegrass.