[More Cowbell]

Sounds like you may have some sour grapes. They had beaten Russell before when Vanhoose was healthy, so it's not like they couldn't have done it again. In the 5th/3rd, if you call the third round early... got beat by Cov. Cath, had the lead late in the 3rd. Yeah they laid an egg against RH in the first game, shot 28% and still lead with a minute to go. Having said all that...... Depending on the draw, they could be one and done, or they could just as easily be playing on Sat. morning. Or even Sat. night. And the same goes for SV and Hazard.

I agree with you completely. With mountain schools like those three, a good draw is key. Elliott could have gone far in last year's tourney, but we'll never know since they drew the eventual state champs in the first round. Just bad luck.

Not to say one of our mountain schools can't pull off the big upset, but I would feel better about their chances if they didn't get the 9th or 11th regions.