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No way Lincoln should be preseason 1. Southwestern has the best player in the region and the most returnees. This is the group that was widely heralded to bring home the gold after a huge success at the middle school level. Southwestern has three bigs that are as good as any in the region. Guard play will be what gets them. Boyle, Wayne, Mercer and don't count out Casey will also be hard to handle. Lincoln is average at best.

Lincoln average at best? This Lincoln group was widely heralded as well coming through middle school. After making sure and checking through the KBA State tourneys from back then, the last two years these groups were in middle school, Lincoln won a State Championship beating Southwestern in route while the last year both groups played middle school, Southwestern won the State Championship while beating Lincoln along the way. And just because Southwestern has the best player in the region doesn't make you a region champ. Wayne County had the best player (Hardin) in the region last year and was last in their district and didn't even make it to the region. Southwestern has 3 bigs but only one of them that can give you good quality minutes with the potential to be really good. Guard play will get them? That best player in the region you referred to (Corder) is a guard and they also have another guard/forward (Fitzgerald) in the top 5 in the region. I agree Casey, Boyle, Mercer will all be really good but Lincoln is better, at least to start the season. Not sure Wayne should be in that class. McCreary might slip up on some of these teams also.