[rojas]

Sanford was the greatest player I've covered but Cawood lost a heartbreaker to Clay in the finals that year (1986).
The region was absolutely loaded then though, which I know you remember.
Clay was state runner-up in 1985 and Cumberland was just as good with Lewis Morris, Paul Gaffney, Richard Washington etc. Harlan had Jeff Miller and Rodrick Robinson and company, Middlesboro had Lawrence Buell and Knox Central was also very talented.

I'd love to see the 13th get back to that prestige it had from 85-95.
The biggest reason it has fallen off so much is the Keiths, and Hicks, are no longer around. There was great coaching quality during that time in the 13th. Even Whitley had Prewitt, arguably the best coach Whitleys ever had, and actually won a lot of games and had some of the better teams, but after he left to be principal, its been all down hill since.

That was a great time for basketball around here. That kind of basketball would embarrass the transfer teams of the 14th and 15th regions of today.

I remember Prewitt had a couple really good teams at Williamsburg. I don't remember him doing much a Whitley Co.

[Pulp Fiction]

Boys' region champions by year (dates back to 1922):

http://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-...mpions.pdf

That kinda takes the fun out of it........

[Pulp Fiction]

I think youd be surprised at how much that list would grow if you added teams that have only made it one time or none.

Current 15th Region schools with one apperance in the Sweet 16.

Sheldon Clark - 1983
Phelps - 1988
Prestonsburg - 1989
Allen Central - 1994
South Floyd - 2001
East Ridge - 2004

[citykat]

A fun question from this list would be which team do you think will come off the list next?,,my initial thought might be Lawrence County?

[Curveball 24]

14th Region one apperance....

Leslie Co. - 1990
Whitesburg - 2002
June Buchanan - 2007

[RunItUpTheGut]

I remember Prewitt had a couple really good teams at Williamsburg. I don't remember him doing much a Whitley Co.

I believe in the 94 and 95 seasons, Whitley beat Corbin everytime in the regular season. It was also that last time Whitley beat Corbin in basketball, which is sad, however, in both those years, they were eliminated in the district by, you guess it, Corbin.
I want to say the 94-95 season, Whitley beat Corbin to death twice, if you remember, Whitley has Siler, Powers, etc, and Corbin was kinda down, but still had some players, i believe it was the year after Pietrowski left, and Whitley was favored to win district and compete for region, but lost to Corbin in district and went home without even going to region.

I agree with your statement though, he didnt do much, but considering 20 other coaches since him havent been able to beat Corbin, its gotta be worth something....
As for the best coach, you'd have to go all the way back to 1982 just to see a Whitley district title.

[RunItUpTheGut]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

[E's Army]

Prewitt took Williamsburg to the regional finals where they ran into Richie and the Tigers. Clay County beat Ballard in the finals that year. Shame they didn't have the All A that year.

[Pulp Fiction]

I love Kentucky High School basketball!!!

Not just because of the teams/players.... But because Basketball means so much more to us than two teams playing against each other.

[Pulp Fiction]

Im gonna do my best on this list... Hopefully some more senior BGR members can correct this list.

Former 15th region schools that never made it to the state tournment
- Louisa (Lawrence)
- Blaine (Lawrence)
- Salyersville (Magoffin)
- Flat Gap (Johnson)
- Oil Springs (Johnson)
- Van Lear (Johnson)
- Auxier (Floyd)
- Hellier (Pike)
- Millard (Pike)
- Feds Creek (Pike)
- Warfield (Martin)
- Johns Creek (Pike)
- Mullins (Pike)

So if anybody knows any other former high schools from Johnson, Pike, Floyd, Magoffin or Lawrence that I left out and never made it to the state basketball tournament... please post them.

[rojas]

I believe in the 94 and 95 seasons, Whitley beat Corbin everytime in the regular season. It was also that last time Whitley beat Corbin in basketball, which is sad, however, in both those years, they were eliminated in the district by, you guess it, Corbin.
I want to say the 94-95 season, Whitley beat Corbin to death twice, if you remember, Whitley has Siler, Powers, etc, and Corbin was kinda down, but still had some players, i believe it was the year after Pietrowski left, and Whitley was favored to win district and compete for region, but lost to Corbin in district and went home without even going to region.

I agree with your statement though, he didnt do much, but considering 20 other coaches since him havent been able to beat Corbin, its gotta be worth something....
As for the best coach, you'd have to go all the way back to 1982 just to see a Whitley district title.

Maybe in 95 but I am sure Whitley Co never beat Corbin in 94. That's the year Corbin was ranked #1 in KY for much of the year. The 95 team was Deaton's first at Corbin. The 94 team was Hicks' last at Corbin.

As far as basketball coaches at Whitley Co, I think they are a sleeping giant. However, it seems to this outsider that throughout the years no matter who they hire for a head basketball coach about 1/2 the community is against him. They need to get behind whoever is coach. My favorite coach at Whitley County was the young guy back in the 80s who left Whitley County to coach a Jr. college. I don't recall his name.

[rojas]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

If you are combining, Hazel Green would fit with North Laurel instead of South Laurel.

[rojas]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

Waco would be Madison Central. The regional boundaries were different then.

[Real Badman]

Im gonna do my best on this list... Hopefully some more senior BGR members can correct this list.

Former 15th region schools that never made it to the state tournment
- Louisa (Lawrence)
- Blaine (Lawrence)
- Salyersville (Magoffin)
- Flat Gap (Johnson)
- Oil Springs (Johnson)
- Van Lear (Johnson)
- Auxier (Floyd)
- Hellier (Pike)
- Millard (Pike)
- Feds Creek (Pike)
- Warfield (Martin)
- Johns Creek (Pike)
- Mullins (Pike)

So if anybody knows any other former high schools from Johnson, Pike, Floyd, Magoffin or Lawrence that I left out and never made it to the state basketball tournament... please post them.

I could have swore Feds Creek went to the big dance back when Jody Thompson was there. He would go on to play at Kentucky.

[ballboy]

a lot of times you will have a first timer and this year its South Oldham a branch off of Oldham County.

[smileychipper]

Meade Memorial and Flat Gap still exist...just as elementary schools now, really really old elementary schools

[Pulp Fiction]

I could have swore Feds Creek went to the big dance back when Jody Thompson was there. He would go on to play at Kentucky.

http://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-...mpions.pdf

That is the list I used.... Feds Creek might have went to the ALL A.

[fedscreekviking]

Nope Feds Creek lost in the region championship twice in school history in 1967 and 1990. They won the 60th District only once in school history in 1989. I could be off a year. No all As.

[Pulp Fiction]

Nope Feds Creek lost in the region championship twice in school history in 1967 and 1990. They won the 60th District only once in school history in 1989. I could be off a year. No all As.

With the screen name that you have..... I'll take your word for it.

[LeeCoUKFan]

I think you've confused Pleasure Ridge Park with someone else in the 6th Region. They've won the state championship before.

I don't think you intended to include PRP.

Forgot Pike County Central.... as I mentioned in the first post of this thread.

You're absolutely right, not sure what I was thinking there with PRP. I knew that Pike Co Central had not won, took me a while to compose the list so I think I may have seen Perry Co Central and for some reason thought it said Pike Co Central.

[LeeCoUKFan]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

Owensboro 41
Henry Clay 38
Paducah Tilghman 34
Ashland Blazer 32
Hazard 27

[Pulp Fiction]

You're absolutely right, not sure what I was thinking there with PRP. I knew that Pike Co Central had not won, took me a while to compose the list so I think I may have seen Perry Co Central and for some reason thought it said Pike Co Central.

No worries LeeCoUKFan....

[hollcat]

Add Burgin to the list of 12th Region schools that haven't made it.

[LeeCoUKFan]

Add Burgin to the list of 12th Region schools that haven't made it.

Burgin made it to the Sweet 16 in 1938.

[hitter]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

Hazard, Owensboro, and Ashland. Owensboro has the most with 31. Hazard has 30, 7 when they were in the 16th and 23 in the 14th. And Ashland is in the high 20's

[LeeCoUKFan]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.

Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

Owensboro 41
Henry Clay 38
Paducah Tilghman 34
Ashland Blazer 32
Hazard 27

Hazard, Owensboro, and Ashland. Owensboro has the most with 31. Hazard has 30, 7 when they were in the 16th and 23 in the 14th. And Ashland is in the high 20's

Already a step ahead of ya there brother.

[Curveball 24]

13th Region

Clay County 28 region titles, including 2013. I wonder how many schools can touch that? No matter the region.
Corbin 14
Harlan 6
South Laurel/Hazel Green 5 (In 12th Region for 40+ years though)
Bell County/Lone Jack 5
Knox Central 4
Williamsburg 3
Middlesboro 3
Rockcastle County 2/Brodhead 1
Annville (Jackson County) 1
Cumberland (Harlan County) 1
North Laurel 1

The only one left is waco, and im not sure what school that consolidated into. If im not mistaken, waco is around richmond or berea.
Im not counting pre-1930. Those schools havet been in the region since, and there was basically no 13th region during that time frame.

Owensboro - 37 Regional Titles!
Ashland - 27 Regional Titles!!
Paducah Tilghman - 26 Regional Titles!!!
Hazard - 25 Regional Titles!!!!

[hitter]

Khsaa has hazard with 28 regional titles.

[Pulp Fiction]

There's just something you can't express with words about being at Rupp Arena watching the kids you known since they were in the pee-wee leagues playing at Rupp in the Sweet 16.


I used to referee Buddy Ball, Jr. Pro, Elementary basketball games in Johnson County and when you see the same kids 7-8 years later being ahead 5 points against the #1 team in the state........
Willie Wonka said it best "No No, Don''t Speak. For some moments in life there are no words."

[RunItUpTheGut]

Maybe in 95 but I am sure Whitley Co never beat Corbin in 94. That's the year Corbin was ranked #1 in KY for much of the year. The 95 team was Deaton's first at Corbin. The 94 team was Hicks' last at Corbin.

As far as basketball coaches at Whitley Co, I think they are a sleeping giant. However, it seems to this outsider that throughout the years no matter who they hire for a head basketball coach about 1/2 the community is against him. They need to get behind whoever is coach. My favorite coach at Whitley County was the young guy back in the 80s who left Whitley County to coach a Jr. college. I don't recall his name.

I believe it was Deatons first year.
The 94-95 season if im not mistaken.
Im trying to think of the coach your referring to. Was it early or late 80's?