[UKFan8]

Yea, and thats said every single year and every single year we see Corbin and Clay usually fighting it out in the 13th. Every now and then a team will surprise and that may be Harlan County this year, but you better believe Corbin and Clay will be firing on all cylinders come tourney time.

And preseason ranking mean absoloutly nothing.

I agree with you about Pre-Season Rankings wholeheartedly. However, I was just simply stating that Harlan Co. certainly deserves to be in the conversation among 13th Region favorites such as Barbourville, Corbin, and Clay Co.

In addition, I will say that I believe this is going to be Tony P.'s worst team at Corbin. Tony is a tremendous coach and a very nice guy, but I just don't think he has enough horses to go along with Travis Smith (who is sensational) to make a run this year.

Furthermore, mark my words, Harlan Co. has not and never will be looked upon as a surprise in the 13th Region. From the first day Harlan Co. HS opened, rest assured that every 13th Region team has had their eye on Coach Jones and the Black Bears. The man has had too much success in this region not to. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Harlan Co. began a run this year of three or four consecutive 13th Region titles. Now that may come as a surprise!