[OrangenowBlue]

i was impressed with the play of letcher central but i still dont think they were playing to there full potential in the 14th region tournament this week..i dont see any other team winning it next season either..but there still not the best team in state in my opinion..

I don't think I have heard anyone from Letcher County or anywhere else stating they were the best team in the state or even a ranked team in the state. They have just been the most dominating team in the 14th region and one of the best teams in the mountains. They are getting closer to the level of being competitive with some of the large city schools but they are a long way from being competitive with the private catholic schools in Louisville. The problem is the 14th region is weak and appears to be getting weaker. I overheard some of the fans from the other schools at the tournament stating that the only reason that LCC was any good is because they were a large school. Well, Perry Central is larger than LCC and they didn't make it. Betsy Layne and Allen Central were both Class A schools and they made it the finals in the 15th. You are right, they have played better in other matches but it is against teams who were competitive and challenged them, not "free-balling" the whole game. "Free-balling" in volleyball is the equivalent to a half-court "stall" in basketball. It will make a match more competitive between two teams but the lesser team will still lose most of the time. If the rest of the 14th region doesn't start developing teams to be more aggressive and attack the ball with sets and spikes, it will be hard for them to be competitive.