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Top 10

1. Paintsville- Playing really well right now. They won the ALL A regional for the second year in a row and made a great showing in Richmond by making it to the Final Four, but losing to the eventual champs, UHA. IMO, they have two of the Top 5 players in the region in Slone and Grimm. But, I think their lack of Depth could be a problem, if they get in foul trouble come tourney time...
2. SV- Pre-Season favorite that made an early exit in the ALL A, one game shy of the matchup everyone wants to see (SV & Paintsville). They have took 2 of 3 from the Pikeville Panthers, which locked up the #1 seed in the 59th... The only reason I have Paintsville ahead of SV is because of their early exit in the ALL A...The loss of Taylor Newsome has had somewhat of an effect on the Wildcats, but with the intensity they showed against the Panthers this past friday COULD wipe out the loss of Newsome if it was to continue...IMO SV needs a consistent scorer, instead of not knowing who will lead them to victory...If SV wants to win the regional title, they need consistent production from their Big "3"- E. Justice, J. Bryant, and Hatfield...
3. Pikeville- played to the best of their ability in the ALL A, which resulted in a win over SV and a birth in the finals against Paintsville where they took the Tigers 2 Double OT...They have proved that they can beat SV and play with the Tigers...IMO the downfall of the Panthers will be there lack of Depth, they lose quite a bit when a starter heads to the bench for any reason...IMO the panthers could make another late season push if they use Adams to their advantage..
4. AC- Has been playing well as of late...They have the regions best 3pt. shooter in Crum and one of the Top 3 PG's in the region(Hammonds)..AC's post-season success will be determined by how well the Supporting Cast plays...The Crowders need to combine for about 25pts. and around 20rebs. a game....Prater needs to be more aggressive instead of shooting 3's, they need about 10pts. a game from him...I see the Rebels winning the 58th and making it to Semi's in the regional, but if there hot, they could be playing on Championship Night..
5. ER- The Warriors are a fundamentally sound team...But, IMO the lack of shooters will be the Downfall of the Warriors...
6-10??? Toss-up