[jammin' jamey]

If WYMT sent out all the apps like they say they do, and if they only got one response from a 15th team. It seems like the execs at WYMT would be trying to figure out why the top teams in a certain region doesnt want to play in their high profile tourney. Or do they think to themselfs, "Well, another 15th region team doesnt want in it so that gives us an opening for another 14th region team."? It seems that there are other reasons for the top teams to not want to play or not being sent applications to get in it.

Maybe Paintsville and Shelby Valley have other plans involving tournaments? The Tigers will host their own classic and probably go out-of-state like they have the last several years again, maybe go down-state and play. Of course Shelby Valley may want to play down-state as well with their talented team.

Is there a bias against 15th Region teams? South Floyd won this tournament several years ago. It has been nicknamed the "Clay County Invitational" in it's past. Maybe the difference many fans see is the fact that 14th Region officials let teams play more aggressive, while 15th Region officials call fouls for coughing too loud in the court.

I'm interested in seeing some kind of response from WYMT as to why only 15th Region team is in the tournament. Someone needs to stand-up and give a solid reason why, or this tournament will suffer and 15th Region teams will stay away from the event.