[kywldcat01]

Again, Central Ky coaches do not want to play the better eastern ky teams because of the reasons I stated before. Plus, it looks bad in their communities and for their programs if they lose to eastern Ky teams. I don't believe Jefferson County is letting their schools even travel past a certain point this year because of mileage cost.

You're way off base with this comment. First off, why would a central ky team travel 2.5 hours to Eastern KY when the majority of the top 20 teams are actually in Central KY in the Lexington and L'ville area? I doubt very seriously central ky coaches who are competing in the 6th, 7th, and 11th regions fear traveling to EKY. It'd be pointless for them to make the travel when there's better competition in their own area.

Elliott Co. (before they graduated everyone this year), Shelby Valley, Knott Co., Hazard, Paintsville (before they graduated everyone last year) cannot get top teams from central Ky. Plus during school nights, schools do not travel that far for a game.

Actually Hazard has played Holmes 3 of the past 4 years...all losses. Knott Co played Boone Co this past season and lost by 24. It's the other way around there chief...the EKY schools aren't trying to travel outside of the mountains but yet expect teams to bang down their door to come there, despite the fact that central and nky have better competition. Look up the teams records that you mention against nky and eky teams, and you'll find out it isn't very good. I know for a fact that both Holmes and Boone co tried getting a home and away series with EC this past season and they said thanks, but no thanks because they didn't want to return the trip. BTW, a lot of teams are playing on Saturday afternoons now, so the school night excuse holds little validity.

I see SV is in Kingdom of the Sun in Fl. It is as good or better than any Ky tourney, probably most comparable to King of the Bluegrass. The WYMT traditionally has all the top teams from the mountains in it as well. SV will be fine and prepared.

The KOB and LIT are nationally recognized tournaments. I've never even heard of the Kingdom of the Sun tourney in Florida. The big out of town tourneys are in Coco Beach, Fl, Myrtle Beach, and there are several in Texas that are nationally recognized. As far as the WYMT, it may be a good mountain tournament, but it attracts no where near the level of talent that central ky and nky tournaments attract.

For someone that acts like they are from Holmes or for Holmes, why in the world do you care so much about a team from a small town in eastern Kentucky?

I could care less honestly...but when you EKY folks get on here touting your teams up like they're the greatest thing since sliced bread, when they've done nothing to earn it, someone needs to step in and bring you guys back down to earth. EKY basketball is very weak. Why do you think the 16th, 15th, and 14th regions years in and year out are rated as the 4 or 5 worst regions in the state? Win a state championship then you can talk EKY basketball up.