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Other than the 10+ times that the Dragons have won the 13th region, only the 2003 Cumberland Redskins and back in the 30s the Benham Tigers won the 12th region, which is odd. I think that some of the negitive spin that is directed toward the Green Dragons is brought on by the fact, that there have been some great players and some greater teams that have been in the regional tournament from within our county, and for whatever reasons they have never been able to compete with HHS when it comes to success on the hardwood at the state level. BTW when the 2003 Redskins made it to Rupp they had a young and talented coach on their bench that did most of the coaching if you ask the players that were on that team, and that was Derrick Akal, so I guess he would be worth all of the fuss. Here is another tidbit for you, Rodrick Rhodes has been in contact with HHS about the boys job, so maybe its more important than some may think. Stay tuned its getting hot in Harlan City.

Quite possibly the best team ever in Harlan County was the 1936 Benham Tigers. Spider Thurmond was the star of the team. Benham went undefeated in 1936. The Tigers beat Corbin easily during the regular season. However, due to a flue epidemic Harlan County was quarantined during the state tournament. Even though no one associated on the Benham team had the flue, no one was allowed to enter or leave Harlan County. Corbin, the second best team in the area, ended up being the state champs in 1936. Spider Thurmond later played for Eastern and as coach, built the basketball tradition at Clay County.