[The Ole Man]

I got these teams ranked into sections

For 1-5 you could really have any order, but this is the correct one.

1. Knott - Higgins + good coaching + a very good supporting cast
2. Letcher - Maggard is a beast. She's the only player in the Region that you can't scheme for. Simply to talk and athletic. + A very good supporting cast.
3. Wolfe - Smith is a beast with a very good and deep supporting cast that can take and make 3s. The best free throw shooting team in the Region hands down, top 5 in the state. That's really going to help them down the stretch. Just about every team in the Region is 15-25% below them.
4. Hazard - If Mullins' becomes eligible they become the most talented team in the Region. Caudill obviously a great guard
5. Leslie - Meyers and Simpson are a deadly duo

Big drop off with 6-7. These teams can beat anyone, but won't be able to win 3 games in the tournament

6. Owsley - Better than I think they should be. Haven't totally figured them out yet.
7. Powell - Should be the best or second best team in the Region. Have a ton of talent but are very inconsistent, undisciplined, and all things considered severly underperform with their talent.

These could be in any order... Jackson City has great upside, but I think Breathitt does to and Jackson City hasn't really shown it yet. Estill, sadly, not so much with the whole potential thing. Jackson City has more talent than Estill but Estill might have the better team.

8. Breathitt - Amy Brewer and Schutz are a very talented duo. They have a slightly above average supporting cast as well.
9. Estill - Mia Hale and Bellamy + a fair supporting cast
10. Jackson City - Tincher has the potential to be super good. Best case scenario could be the top point guard in the Region one day. Worse case, top 5.

Buttom Feeders -

11. Perry - They haven't played many games in the Region so they're kinda hard to judge. They could be as high as 8. I'm not sure, haven't seen them play this year.

12. Lee County - Not sure how but somehow they gave Powell everything they wanted in both games. They shouldn't have but did. They shouldn't be that good but are over performing and are better than I give them credit for/they should be.

A bit of a drop off here

13. Buckhorn - Buckhorn is way better than 14-16. Lopez is a pretty good player, could help a lot of teams.

A pretty big drop off here

14. Riverside - Badarak for Riverside is actually a really really good player and could play right away for Wolfe, Breathitt, or Jackson City. A great ball handler. Wish she played for a "real or competitive team) sorry JC love ya and all, but...

A small drop off here

15. June Buchanon - Way better than Cordia head to head but have basically the same ceiling

A big drop off here.

16. Cordia - ...

As for Perry over Lee

Perry could be as high as 8 but I doubt it. I'm not sure, haven't seen them play this year and they have only played 3 Region games this year and only 6 last year. Perry's above Lee admittedly with name brand having a little to do with it. But, Perry beat Buckhorn by 25 and Buckhorn beat Lee by 8, so... You could see why from a basketball perspective... Although, Lee might out play Perry at times. Monday's Powell @ Perry game will show us a lot, with potentially a big ripple effect in the lower part of my rankings.