[cchsfan4life]

Clay lost again today but seem to be getting better. Looks like coach Gray has his more talented athletes on the floor lately. Going to be interesting down the stretch!

LOL..........what game did you watch because it must be one I missed.  Clay will be very very lucky to win more than 2 games the remainder of the year.

[fansville]

Harlan County is quite a bit better IMO, but it will be tough.  Corbin is always a tough place to play.  With that said, I think HC will come out of there with the win.  Too much fire power for the Black Bears in this one. 

HC 81
Corbin 70

I agree, I think HC wins this one by at least 10

[ArJay]

1 N Laurel
2 Knox
3 Harlan Co
4 Bell Co
5 S Laurel
6 Corbin
7 Harlan
8 Lynn Camp
9 B’ville
10 Jackson Co
11 W’burg
12 OBI
13 Whitley
14 Clay
15 Middlesboro
16 Pineville
17 Red Bird
12.

[BUFFALO]

1 N Laurel
2 Knox
3 Harlan Co
4 Bell Co
5 S Laurel
6 Corbin
7 Harlan
8 Lynn Camp
9 B’ville
10 Jackson Co
11 W’burg
12 OBI
13 Whitley
14 Clay
15 Middlesboro
16 Pineville
17 Red Bird
12.

Clay Co. 14th in the region, WOW.

[fridaynightfights]

Harlan County plays their best at home and not as well on the road. If I had to rank right now I'd have
1. Knox Central (Champs until they aren't with everyone back)
2. North Laurel
3a. Harlan County
3b. Bell County (Harlan County is probably slightly better but I think Bell plays pretty well on the road and at home where Harlan County has a noticeable difference it seems).
4. South Laurel
5. Corbin
6. Harlan
7, Barbourville
8. Lynn Camp
9. Williamsburg
10. Oneida Baptist

[ArJay]

Front Runners (big favorites)
Knox
NL
In the pack chasing the leaders:
Harlan Co
Bell Co
South Laurel
Corbin
Harlan
Solid years with weaker schedules (a little unknown):
Williamsburg
Lynn Camp
Barbourville
Jackson Co
Trending Down:
Whitley
Pineville
Inconsistent:
OBI
Dumpster Fire:
Middlesboro
Clay Co.
Red Bird

[Wildcats94]

Harlan Ind 68 bell county 61 final.

 When the dragons are on their game they are top 3 in the region

[TheProfessor33]

1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. Harlan Co.
4. South Laurel
5. Corbin
6. Bell Co.
7. Harlan Ind.
8. Barbourville
9. Lynn Camp
10. Williamsburg

[fridaynightfights]

1. North Laurel
2. Knox Central
3. Harlan Co.
4. South Laurel
5. Corbin
6. Bell Co.
7. Harlan Ind.
8. Barbourville
9. Lynn Camp
10. Williamsburg

 
Bell loses 1 game on the road to a top 10 team and you put them beneath Corbin and South Laurel who they beat at Corbin and South Laurel?

[TheProfessor33]

Actually, I had Bell at 5 and Corbin at 6. That was a typo!! SL has been ascending of late. I think they are the hotter team right now.

[BUFFALO]

Front Runners (big favorites)
Knox
NL
In the pack chasing the leaders:
Harlan Co
Bell Co
South Laurel
Corbin
Harlan
Solid years with weaker schedules (a little unknown):
Williamsburg
Lynn Camp
Barbourville
Jackson Co
Trending Down:
Whitley
Pineville
Inconsistent:
OBI
Dumpster Fire:
Middlesboro
Clay Co.
Red Bird

Clay Co. will probably finish the year with a 6-21 record. In all my trips around the sun, which is quite a few, I would have never dreamed the situation that storied program is in. Probably a lot of people celebrating. I would akin it to Corbin or Bell Co. both going 0-10 in football. Goodness!!

[fridaynightfights]

Actually, I had Bell at 5 and Corbin at 6.  That was a typo!!  SL has been ascending of late.  I think they are the hotter team right now.

I can live with that, I don't think SL schedule has really been the toughest lately outside the 2 games of Corbin since Bell beat them, but I think that's fair enough. I think the reality is we have 2 teams at the top then probably 5 more (Harlan Co, Harlan, Bell Co, Corbin, and South Laurel) that are all spoilers that could pull an upset but just can't be listed as the favorites at this point. After those 7 teams though I believe you have a pretty big drop off.

[TheProfessor33]

I think it’s NL and Knox as the clear favorites. After that, I put Harlan Co., SL, Bell in the next group as three teams that have enough to win three straight at the arena. After that, I have Corbin and Harlan Ind as teams that can pull an upset, but not good enough to win it.

[ArJay]

New ranking:
1.(tie) Knox Central
1. (tie) NL
3. Bell County
4. Corbin
5. Harlan
6. Harlan County
7. SL
8. Lynn Camp
9. Jackson County
10. Barbourville
11. Whitley County
12. Williamsburg
13. OBI
14. Pineville
15. Clay County
16. Middlesboro
17. Red Bird

3 through 7 is really hard to rank! It could go several different ways.

[Gridiron_Raid]

New ranking:
1.(tie) Knox Central
1. (tie) NL
3. Bell County
4. Corbin
5. Harlan
6. Harlan County
7. SL
8. Lynn Camp
9. Jackson County
10. Barbourville
11.  Whitley County
12. Williamsburg
13. OBI
14. Pineville
15. Clay County
16. Middlesboro
17.  Red Bird

3 through 7 is really hard to rank!  It could go several different ways.

3-7 all are tossups, and anyone could win on any night. From here on, home court advantage, referees, and luck will push these 5 teams past one another.