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It is always a good year when we have 6 teams representing the mountains. It's a great thing to see 1A and 3A dominated by the mountains. I said in a post a few years ago that mountain football was slowly catching up to teams with great programs up North and out West and a few laughed at me. I don't think anyone is laughing now. We are guaranteed at least 2 champions and as many as 4.

Yes finally someone who can see how important this means to all our communities! So many claim the RPI sucks and what not when really it’s finally allowing the mountain teams to reach farther than just a regional or semi state and beat eachother out. Pikeville paintsville bell and belfry are the best of their classes, and for so many years they meet in the third round of the playoffs(been a while since bell and belfry however). But this is such a great thing for everyone in the mountains to take pride and say that us “rednecks” can play some football.