[PHSForever]

With all the talk over the "Big 4" on the east side who are widely considered the favorites to represent in Lexington this year, I got curious as to the consistency of the programs year over year, so I went and did a little digging. Based on KHSAA records, here is what I've found for each team (including this year), since 1990. Gonna list alphabetically so no one thinks I'm biased or listing the best school first. Lol:

Hazard: 261- 95 (73% win percentage overall. Best decade is current one at 79%) 3 finals appearances 1 championship

Paintsville: 199-137 (59% overall, best decade is current one at 64%)

Pikeville: 276-100 (73% overall, best decade 90-99 with 79%) 2 finals appearances, 1 championship

Raceland: 224-117 (66% overall, best decade is current at 70%) 1 state finals appearance

These 4 programs have been a model of consistency for nearly 3 decades now, and allowing for a few down years here and there among each of them I think it's easy to see why they are atop the rankings and considerations year after year for contenders in 1A. Just some interesting numbers there.