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And as far as Estill and Powell not being "mountain" schools, anyone that believes that needs to take a trip to those two counties. There's no more mountainous and steep terrain anywhere than the Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge area of Powell County. And the mountainous sections of Estill County...WHEW!!! Try going across Cow Creek Mountain on route 52 and see what I mean. That is one steep, curvy mountain for sure, and it takes abot 15 minutes to cross it. Most people avoid it by going around the River Road when traveling from the east into Irvine. If it snows just a light dusting they still aren't able to have school in Estill.

Just a little geography lesson. The 56th district is a mountain district. Owsley and Lee, the other two member schools, are hilly and mountainous too. Estill and Powell fit very well into the 14th.

As far as distances, it's a long drive for their fans too whenever the region is held in Hindman or Hazard. But it would also be a long drive for them if they were in the 10th region and had to drive to Mason County or the new arena in Northern Kentucky. There's no getting around having expansive regions in the state, unless you live in Louisville.