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Not to go off thread topic, but the 1990 16th Region MVP was Mike Helton of Fairview, who lost to Boyd County...there's probably some recent ones, but I'd figure I'd show my age.:eyeroll:

The first time I remember an MVP coming from a losing team was in 1971, when Chuck Howley (linebacker) was chosen the MVP of the Super Bowl, even though his Dallas Cowboys lost the game to the Baltimore Colts.

Personally, I'm in the camp that says that the MVP should come from the winning team, but as I've gotten older, I've become less dogmatic about it.

In this instance, I find myself in agreement with almost all of the posts in the thread. I would have preferred to see one of the Mason County guards (Gilbert or Lang) get the award, but I think Skaggs is definitely the key to Ashland's success. I also think that Thelen was the single most important player in the tournament, and his stats bear that out.