[More Cowbell]

SV beat Belfry by 30 plus last time out and no one in region has defeated them. Only loss in state was to Murray, in the All A Championship. Maybe not such a tough job as you are saying. Like I've said before, clear the space in the trophy case.

I've already conceded the point on Belfry, did you not read my last post?

But as for the rest, so what if they haven't lost in the region yet? It certainly doesn't mean they're unbeatable. Pikeville has played SV close 3 times already and could have won any of those games. Why on earth do you not think that if a couple of plays hadn't have gone the other way, that Valley could have lost any of those games? And SV beat Johnson and PCC by 12-13 points, at home, in December. You don't think that playing again on a neutral court in March might lead to a different outcome with either of those teams?

For comparison's sake, let me point out Shelby Valley's 2010 state championship winning boys' team. Rolled through the regular season undefeated in the region, winning every game by 20+ points. They were the heaviest favorite to win the 15th region that I can remember in a long time. And what happened in the region title game? Betsy Layne played them tough all the way to the end, cutting the lead to 3 points in the 4th quarter before SV pulled away for a hard-fought 9 point win.

Point is, the winner of this region is far from a foregone conclusion. Shelby Valley is the favorite, but the gap between them and the next 3 teams is slim.