[BluegrassBuckeye]

Not at all. Where you finish in that tournament just depended on when you play Highlands. You play them last game, you finish second. You play them first game, you finish one and out. Make it a round robin format with all teams playing one another, and you get a definitive answer.

I do not claim JC was the second best team in 5A this year, nor do I claim that they would beat Boyle County if the game were replayed. That being said, you can dismiss the Eagles all you want based on your observation of JC in the early season, but you would have difficulty recognizing the team that took the field against Highlands. They bore ZERO resemblance to the team that fumbled the ball all over the field the first four games of the season.

I'm sure that JC improved as the year wore on. Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the teams that throttled JC early in the season improved as well? I don't follow JC at all but a quick glance at the schedule seems to indicate that their toughest games were at the beginning. They went on a winning streak against mediocre competition and gave up tons of points along the way. They didn't do much against Highlands except get blown out. I'll say that a great deal of JC's mid / late season success was due to a weak 5A. Let's be honest; take away Highlands and 5A was pretty bad this season.