[kyrifle]

There are too many good players from the mountains to say this gu is better or that guy is better. They played in different era's. Can't really compare against each other. What you can do is compare what they did after they graduated high school. I'll give you a few names from the 50's & 60's that were really good players. ( Don't like to use the word GREAT to describe players, that word is used way to much these days.)

Alvin Ratliff--Meade Memorial High School 1965--UK 1966--Delta State 1971, All America.
Donis Butcher--Meade Mem. 1958--Pikeville College--NBA Detroit Pistons & New York Knicks.
Charlie Osborne --Flat Gap 1957--Western Ky U. NBA Syracuse
Carroll Burchett--Flat Gap 1956--UK 57-60
Larry Conley--Ashland Tom Cats--1962--UK Member of 1966 Rupps Runts that were beaten by Texas Western In The Championship game.
Grady Wallace--Betsy Layne--1954--Pikeville College--South Carolina.
E.A. Couch--Carr Creek--1957 State Champs--UK one year, got married had to quit team.
Billy Ray Cassidy--Inez--UK
Pete Grigsby--McDowell --UK
There are many more players that went on to play on other levels, Div2, NAIA etc. Too many to mention. This is just a few I could think of off the top of my head.