[Keystone12]

I agree OSH and at this moment I go with Bell and HC. Both of those teams are playing at a higher level than anyone else. I do know if things mesh properly in Redhound land that they will be there. Having to gameplay for Evan Ellis and Akins will be a problem. Dawson Farmer will be abusing a less capable defender and Eli will do his thing on the glass and being an overall warrior. Corbin now has depth that a lot of these other teams don't have. They will play 9. Ellis, Akins, Eli, Connor M, Farmer will start then you have Connor B, Brittain, Hyde and Zach Reynolds off the bench. Bell plays 6. HC plays 6. SL maybe 6 or 7. If Blake for Bell, Maddox for HC or Mabe for SL get in any serious foul trouble its curtains for those teams. If Akins gets in foul trouble then you have Ellis to deal with along with Dawson Farmer and Eli. Middleton is a 12 ppg scorer as well. Clay doesn't have enough offensively. Roark is a down hill player who likes to finish at the rim. Take that away and he doesn't give you much else. Ethan Jackson is a capable shooter but not as consistent as they need. Grub is a stud and is probably already a top 10 player in region. Knox Central can definitely make it interesting with the shooting of Burton and Summers. North has some unbelievable wins. Lex Cath, JTown, Henry clay and Madison Cent by 17 on the road. I've seen them play in person 4 times and if Reece feels like killing it that night then they play well. Jervis and Elza do not bring enough to offset Reece's bad nights. Rawlings can be one dimensional. But North has proven they can run with the big dawgs when the stars are aligned perfectly. South beat the brakes off Corbin but I still think they will struggle too much offensively. How Corbin plays to close the season will tell us if they can win the region or if this Ellis thing has been a disaster. I don't think it will be. Hell I changed my pick. Corbin wins the region!