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Of course there will be a year or two here and there. There will always be an exception. But, you go all the way back and add them up and tell me just how many years total Cordia has been competitive with the bigger schools. And, by bigger I am not necessarily meaning number of students. I mean the top schools for sports. Hazard is small in enrollment but I call them one of the big schools because I am talking basketball. If Cordia wants to keep playing KCC and LCC every year hoping for another one of those year or two runs when they can compete, fine. But, they are going to then they are going to have to take the spanking all those other years with their mouths closed. Both schools would benefit more if they used those four games each season to play teams that are at least within striking distance of them. No one benefits by winning 40+. No one benefits by losing 40+. No one benefits by making a top ranked team in the district/region sit their players on the bench four games every season to keep from embarrassing another team.

No one benefits from one of those weak teams playing in the regional tournament while LCC or KCC is sitting at home after having to play each other. A few years ago before seeding, on the girls side, the top three teams were Letcher Central, Knott Central, and June Buchanan. They all blind drew into the same bracket while Jenkins and Cordia drew into the opposite bracket. Letcher Central, who was the best team in the regular season, had to play Knott Central, June Buchanan, and then Cordia in the district finals. Cordia only had to play one game, against the weakest team, when they didn't deserve to even go to the region. I would much rather have to endure playing them in the regular season, then miss the postseason because I had to play one of the best teams first, while a rinkydink team who has won only a few games goes to the regional tournament to get the hell beat out of them. I think seeding should be mandatory by the KHSAA. If one of the smaller or weaker schools wants to go the region, they need to work harder. There are positives about kids going to smaller schools but this is one of the negatives. You have to live with it.