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I'd have to disagree with you on this. A schedule isn't ALWAYS what it seems, nor is a winning record. Can we agree that Madison Central, for example, is a top 25 team in the state? Yes? Okay, let's have a look at them. 23-3 through 26 games. But only 11 games played against their own region. The other 15 games have been against teams like

Estill Co. (R14) with a glowing 11-13 record
Fleming Co. (R16) with a stellar 11-15 record
DuPont Manuel (R7) with an awesome 7-15 record
Raceland (R16) with a scary 5-15 record
Franklin (R11) with an ohsoclose 10-11 record
Lex. Christian (R11) with a 10-19 record

My point is, every team has "chuff" built into their record based on several factors they can't control, such as going to a tournament where they don't control who is invited, the district/region they are slotted into based on geography, etc. All teams also try and build in those types of games where they can get work in for their younger players, build up their record, etc. We'll just have to agree to disagree on some things.

agreed. point made. we agree that both LC and pikeville are quality programs. and at times they are as good as any. and yes there have been champs come out of the mountains. agreed. and again i am a fan of both and would like them to have state wide cred or even national credibility, but they have to get some big names on the schedule year in and year out to do that. giving LC credit they did have bryan station on their schedule(briefly) anyway PHS i thank you for your loyalty to the 15th. and having been out of the state and not getting to see many games i only have newspapers and forums like this to gauge them by. seeing lopsided wins against subpar teams doesn't help much. so you can appreciate the fact that i would like to see them play equal or greater talent. to at least see how they stack up.
thanks again for insight ans opinions. lets hope one of them will make us all proud.
by the way, lex christian 10-19, but brutal schedule.