[J. R. VanHoose]

Just some statistics for those who would like to use them in this debate.

The first regional tournament held at the East Kentucky Expo Center was in 2006. Since that time (2006-2021), teams from the 15th Region in the state tournament are:

8-14 (win% of .364)

15th Region teams winning games in that time period include:
Paintsville (1-1, 2008)
Shelby Valley (1-1, 2009)
Shelby Valley (4-0, 2010) – STATE CHAMPIONS
Johnson Central (1-1, 2014)
Pikeville (1-1, 2018)


From 1990-2005, the same time frame, 15th Region teams in the state tournament were:

13-15 (win% of .464)

15th Region teams winning games in that time period include:
Belfry (1-1, 1992)
Allen Central (1-1, 1994)
Paintsville (4-0, 1996) – STATE CHAMPIONS
Paintsville (2-1, 1997) – FINAL FOUR
Paintsville (3-1, 1998) – STATE RUNNER-UP
Pikeville (1-1, 1999)
Johnson Central (1-1, 2000)


From 1974-1989, again the same time frame, 15th Region teams in the state tournament were:

7-16 (win% of .304)

15th Region teams winning games in that time period include:
Virgie (1-1, 1981)
Virgie (2-1, 1982) – FINAL FOUR
Sheldon Clark (1-1, 1983)
Paintsville (1-1, 1985)
Paintsville (2-1, 1987) – FINAL FOUR