[pirateforlife]

1 Pikeville- Favorites simply via defeating Martin County earlier.
2. Martin County- Pre season favorites and defending champions.  Certainly as close to ranking 1A as they come.
3. Magoffin- Barnett can carry them all the way.  I think he will be focused in the postseason.
4. Pike Central- Can win it, but need someone to step up to help the big two.  Consistency has been a problem.
5. Lawrence- top level coach is getting the most out of these boys.
6. Betsy Layne- finally healthy, but really have been inconsistent all year.  Need some type of structure however as run and gun only goes so far.
7. Floyd Central- B. Moore being healthy means they are back to being a legitimate region contender.
8. Johnson Central- defensive issues abound, but the next three seasons look bright.
9. Paintsville- Young and dangerous. Expect them and JC to battle it out next three years.
10. Prestonsburg- Keep hearing the circus has come to town with the discord between just about everyone involved with the program.  Keep it together and they can win.
11. Shelby Valley- They play great in spurts, but they are a hard team to figure out.  Should be better than this.
12. Phelps- Weddington makes them look like an above average team by himself.  Maybe he can draw in some future talent too.
13. East Ridge- Keene has been the star and Damron has stepped it up, but they need help.
14. Belfry- A large school that no one wants to play for?  Need a culture change asap.

Agree except 3 and 4. I’d still take Rigdon over Barnett. But Stewart could still look like the best player on the floor when these 2 play. Floyd Central seems to be playing their best ball now and are senior heavy which matters. Not sure what you’re referring to with Pburg. Seem to had played their best ball early in the season but haven’t played well lately but not sure what you mean by circus come to town. As for Belfry, they are the worst team. Lost again last night to Phelps. They are 0-9 against 15th region teams including a combined 0-4 against teams 11-13. Ray Charles can see changes need to be made but they won’t happen cause people capable of changing things couldn’t care less.

Rigdon is the best player in the region.  I think Barnett has more overall help 2-5.  

The last few games for Prestonsburg that have been streamed has been a free for all in the comments section.  Parents going after each other and the coaches.  People inside the program talking about a lot of negatives coming from outside and how it is putting a wedge between the players.  If you don't know what is going on with Prestonsburg, you simply haven't looked around at what people that know the Blackcats are saying.

I rarely use social media so probably why I haven’t seen anything. But I read on here that Parsley probably leaving at end of season and I’d say that is a part of it. A lot of parents want to win but they want to be able to say their kid is why they win. Whatever is going on it does sound like it’s a headache for the coaches to deal with cause you got parents at home telling them different