[jammin' jamey]

I seriously doubt that Pikeville was the only 15th region team that wanted to play. I guess that's possible, but very unlikely.

It has been mentioned that Valley and Paintsville did not apply because they have other plans this year, and that's fine. But there are still many other teams from the 15th who would go down there and give a good showing (Betsy Layne, Pike Central, Johnson Central, etc.) who should have been given a chance. At least then it wouldn't be the 14th Region Invitational...

But again, if you are on the Mountain Classic committee, do you field a mediocre(s) team from the 15th Region for the sake of having 2 or 3 representatives from that region if Paintsville/Shelby Valley turned you down...or do you take the best teams available to fill out the classic, no matter what region they are from?