[kywldcat01]

Don't agree with the "bolded" statement above. The ninth is not loaded with "Quaility" teams. They may be a little above average when compared to the rest of the state but compared to the strong regions in the state, they are not quality teams. This can be proven by the lack of ninth region teams in the top 20 rankings in any poll and their limited out of region games.

Compare the ninth regions records against good out of region games, they actually have not performed well at all. All the teams listed above don't have a single "signature" out of region win except for Ryle and they beat Lafayette when three of their players were suspended for a game for disciplinary reasons.

My point is, it's tough for any team to dominate the 9th region like people expect. The last two teams to do it were the 07/08 Holmes team and the 04 Covcath team...both average margin of victory was around 20 ppg.

Just because there aren't any teams in the top 20 doesn't mean the 9th region isn't a tough region. I'd personally rate it the 3rd best region in the state. There's atleast 8 teams that could be top 5 in the majority of the regions around the state. (Holmes, Highlands, Boone, Newport, Conner, Ryle, Dixie, Covcath)