[Van Hagar]

Madison central was picked 4th in the 11th region and Henry Clay was picked 7th if this is really how this region shakes out. Then this makes clays win even more impressive. I don't North can compete without Collier either. And it blew me away how bad Knox looked. I do agree that southwestern looked good. But I think Perry and Clay was the class of the field tonight

Dead on in your assessment I think. I'm a little skeptical too on Barger making that big a difference for KC, because they got drilled by what I thought was a fairly ordinary (for Lexington) Henry Clay team. Once Clay got it going after getting down seven in the third quarter, they played awfully well. Smith does have the most well-rounded game of anyone who played yesterday, and Beverly of PC is just a phenomenal player with the ball in his hands.
As for North, they desperately need Collier and Rice, Collier for athleticism they don't have enough of, and Rice for some interior banging, because Asher wants to live outside. I agree that a lack of ball handling and the resulting turnovers will be their Achilles heel even after those guys are playing. South could be a sleeper, because the new big is pretty good and team chemistry seemed better without Baxter.