[Mountain]

I would go with Barbourville as the top team early because they do not have football. That makes a big difference early in the season because teams like Bell Co., Harlan Co., Knox, and Corbin could make deep runs in football. I would say all of these teams have key players who play both sports. It takes kids 10 or 12 games to get into basketball shape and work the rust out. The 13th region this year is very open. I believe all of these teams could win the region next year (Bell, Harlan Co., Clay, Knox, Barbourville, Corbin, and South L.). I believe the talent level of these 7 teams are about the same.