[Larry Legend]

This game proves two things IMO: First it shows that SV is not 4th in the state because Bell Co. isn't a top team in the state and they clearly played ahead of SV with SV coming from behind and finding a way to win (which shows SV has determination). Second it shows that SV CAN play against the so called "non-cupcake" teams. But getting by Corbin and beating Bell Co. in OT doesn't make SV world beaters by any means.

I don't mean to take anything away from SV (and while IMO they aren't the best in the 15th they could still win it), but they have not played anyone that is great, and the two only competitively decent teams they have played in KY they barely won.

So keeping it in perspective, I congratulate SV on their great season so far, but they won't get the respect they need until they keep winning against the more competitive teams. They could be the Harlem Globetrotters, BUT they haven't proven themselves yet.

I'm in no way bashing SV, but just putting a reality check on some of the SV posters who suddenly think that being 11-0 and beating Bell Co. in OT makes SV the top team in the Mountains or in the State! SV is a long way from having proven that at this point.

I would just like to know how you can say that they arent the best team in the region at this point? What has Paintsville do that is so great, I mean they played some good teams tough, but they lost. Bell County is 15-20 points better than the Paintsville team I saw at Pikeville... If SV beat UK you would say that all it proves is that UK isn't very good and SV hasn't proved anything. Bell was 2 in the mountains. Am I saying SV should be ranked above South Laurel, no way, should they be #4 in the state, no way. Should they be top 20 most definitely. I would just love to know who in this region has proved more than SV?
Paintsville has wins over Magoffin, Pikeville, and Lawrence. These are good wins but they are not Bell County.