[Gridiron_Raid]

On the discussion of the officiating for cross region matchups, it changes more on school in the region than just the region. For example, a team from the 14th, 15th, or 16th go to corbin this year, it’s a loss. Corbin will be good this year, but it’s a 15 point officiating boost in that gym no matter who you are. So boyd coming for the cumberland falls classic better prepare for a loss. When corbin had a guard heavy lineup, they call touch fouls. When they now have a forward heavy physical team, it’s gonna be a bloodbath in that gym all year. But that’s the 13th. You go to perry, letcher, or hazard, it’s the same thing. Take the teams that are in the biggest towns in that region in the mountains- corbin, hazard, pikeville, paintsville, ashland… and come from another region, good luck. It’s hard to win when the refs most likely live in that town and, even if it’s not their alma mater, they will support their region subconsciously or on purpose.