[DEVILOLOGIST]

A new conference is being discussed at the present time. Alot of middle School coaches and AD's are looking at a a breakdown just like KHSAA. With a playoff system that would have a 7th and an 8th grade state champion. I have a map for the district and regional breakdown for it but it is not set in stone as of yet. I think almost every middle school has been contacted about joining this system but i dont think everyone has responded. This is a voluntary set up. To play for a state championship you have to belong. I think the cost for each school is 45 dollars a year and the money goes toward the playoff format and locking in neutral sites to play the play-off games. I am sure of 16 districts in the state and it would be district 1 winner plays district 2 winner and so on. So you have 8 games the first round, 4 games then so on. So it would be over in 4 weeks I think.

But like I said this is different that Conferences. I know Russell currently plays in the NEKC at the middle school level, NorthEast Kentucky Conference. I think it includes- Russell, Ashland, Greenup Mckell, Greenup Wurtland,Boyd Co, Lawrence Co, East Carter, West Carter. This is the current teams in the NEKC