[Joe Friday]

It's a shame that 3 out of the top 4 teams in the region are from the same district. That means that 1 of those 3 won't go the the regional tournament. Too bad that Belfry doesn't have any close competition in their district. We'll see who can hold on at the end of the season. Betsy Layne is well coached, Allen Central usually falls apart about this time every year, South Floyd has got the desire and Belfry has tradition. It will be great watching the 15th regional tournament.

I don't why anyone would say that Allen Central "falls" apart this time every year.It was the first Floyd County school to win a district championship and finished third in the region when the 57th and 58th was the 33rd District and the 14th and 15th Regions were the 8th Region.The Rebels went 22-13 that year. As far as I know, it is the only school to win 5 district championships, 5 Conference Championships (4 in a row), 4 All "A" Championships (two when it was an All "A" invitational),won the Southeast Kentucky Small School Spectacular , last year(went 3-1 in the state tournament), and won again this year.Since Colonel Maynard has coached them, they have had 20 plus wins 7 of the 10 years and the last four years has 26-7, 25-7, 21-11, and 27-6.The way it looks, they are well on their way to another 20+ win season. So, to count Allen Central out only shows this history lesson is past due. Allen Central is well coached and has a coach who works hard to promote volleyball in Eastern Kentucky and has established a program that is focused on the journey rather than the scoreboard at the end of the match.No matter how you feel about the Rebels, you cannot argue with the success of the program and the passion the girls have for the sport. The big yellow bus is cruising to state as we speak!