[JackRabbitSlim]

[quote=JackRabbitSlim]2008 tough teams=Greenup County, Harrison County
2007 tough teams=Lafayette
2005 tough teams=Boyle County, Lexington Catholic, Lawrence County, Grayson County, Marion County, Dunbar,
2004 tough teams=Marion County, Union County, Williamsburg, Danville, Somerset, Pendelton County

2008=Beat out first round of District Tournament
2007=Beat out first round of District Tournament
2005=Finals of the 14th Region Tournament
2004=Finals of the 14th Region Tournament

If this doesn't open your eyes then i don't know what will?[/quo

I got somthing that should open your eyes. If Dean makes a tougher schedule then look at 07 and 08 at letcher. Dean gets a walk into the Region every year at tourny time as well. Powell has to beat Estill or Lee every year just to get into the Region tournament. When Dean had Powell in 04 and 05 they played owsley county in the first round. As for the easy schedules for powell in 07 and 08. You are forgeting about in 07 - Johnson Central, Clark County 08 - West Jesamine, Estill - a team that lost like 2 games all year.,Clark County, Boyd. Since Estill County has entered the same district as Powell one team has to go home early that shouldnt when a team like Letcher gets a easy draw. This is not Varneys fault of schedule. This is just the luck of the draw.

That does suck the way the draw has went the past couple of seasons, because you generally want your best teams in the region tournament. Johnson Central only had one pitcher, no hitting, Clark County had no pitching that year, and weren't that good at all, Estill was legit but i was counting only the games that weren't mandatory, but West Jessamine was a good team, i should have listed them. I think they came a hair of winning the 12th that year if it wasn't for Somerset and that team they had. However, i will agree with you that there are a lot of obstacle Varney can't help, but scheduling is not one of them. Where Dean is located he can only travel a certain amount of times because of the budget and i think alot of teams are getting hit with that this year, but that is a reason for staying around that area. He played a few really tough teams though i don't know what your getting at, but regardless i would like to see Powell beef up their schedule that is all i was getting at.