[HCS]

I don't know much about the 2A tourney, but I have been involved in the All A Classic since it started in 1990 and everyone participates at that level as far as I know and it is treated exactly the same by the people/schools/teams participating. Harlan County teams won two girls titles and two boys titles in the early years and have the banners/trophies just as if they won a Class A title in football. It's actually more impressive in a sense because pretty much all the A and 2A schools in the state qualify for the All A. The 2A tourney is basically 3A football schools and probably quite a few in 4A.