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In the 13th Region there have been so many great players that have graduated during last 30 years that it's tough to make a comprehensive list. The players that come to mind as top tier are, in no particular order:

Nick Sanford- Cawood (Still holds every scoring record at LMU)
Charles Thomas- Harlan (Minnesota and EKU)
Richie Farmer- Clay County (UK)
Tony Pietrowski- Corbin (LSU and Cumberland)

A few other great ones were:
Woody Asher- Red Bird/Clay County (Georgetown)
Russ Chadwell- Clay County (Austin Peay/Georgetown)
Bo Rhoden- Corbin (Cumberland)
Todd Cox- Cawood/Harlan (VCU/Georgetown
Lawrence Buell- Middlesboro (LMU)
Tye Proffitt- South Laurel (Notre Dame/Morehead)

There are probably 25-30 more who we could make a good argument that they belong on the second list. Michael Jones (Harlan), Elgie Green (Middlesboro) and Tommy Stuart (Corbin) come to mind.

Some of the great coaches that have coached in the 13th the last 30 years would include, in no particular order:
Billy Hicks- Evarts/Harlan/Corbin (over 800 wins and 2 state championships. Holds the record for most Sweet 16 wins by a coach)
Bobby Keith- Clay County (Over 700 wins and a state championship.)
Mike Jones- Cawood/Harlan/Jackson County/Harlan County- (Over 600 wins)
Steve Wright- South Laurel (Over 600 wins and a state championship)
Ralph Roberts- Cumberland (Over 600 wins)
Dinky Philps- Barbourville (Over 500 wins)