[transplanttiger]

If you want to put it that way, then technically neither is Paintsville, since the KHSAA does not have a classification system for basketball. 1A, 2A, 3A... they technically don't exist in any sport but football.

What constitutes an "A" school for the purposes of the All-A tourney is whatever criteria the tournament organizers want it to be. By their criteria, SV is as much a 1A school as Paintsville.

Well heck then...then the schools with the 6A programs should have their basketball teams in it ...

All A means All A...or at least that was the intention when it began. It's now become a $$$$ making venture and if you have a big fan base you get included too. What is SV in football by the way? 2A or 3A? If the state ever went to classes in basketball (heaven forbid) they would most likely use the same criteria for classification as they do in football