[bucslover68]

Can I ask why Belfry has to travel this year ? If I'm not mistaken Belfry traveled last year.

The days of Belfry “this year at home through the playoffs” have been technically gone since 2015 when the last realignment took place. Belfry always had traditionally been Region 4 District 8...both EVEN years so in EVEN years if they were a number one district seed they stayed at home till state.

Well in 2015 they switched to Region 3 District 6...one ODD and one even...
During the regional rounds...aka the first 3 games ....you play at the higher seed’s Home field and if two teams are a one seed for example Belfry and Central, then you play the championship at the team with the ODD district , in this case district 3 for Central....that’s the way it’s always been.

For the fourth round, state semis, you play at the site of the ODD region this year. Hypothetically Belfry, Region 3, would host the semis just like they played at Corbin last year, Region 4 in the even year 2016. So theoretically Belfry will always travel at least one time over the years in rounds 3 or 4, unless there are upsets in the first two rounds which would allow you to host a Region in a year you would otherwise travel.