[charlie22]

Not the reason. Imagine driving to Louisville for Region Title, then maybe a Paducah Til for State Semi, then back to Bowling Green if we made it to the State Championship game when its our time to travel in playoff time.

To:
Louisville 205 miles and 3hrs 27min for a Regional Championship game.
Paducah 355 miles and 5hrs 51min for a State Semi game.
Bowling Green 200 miles and 3hrs 33min for a State Championship game.

Going to Paducah from Middlesboro is like going a hour south of Atlanta, GA from here. CRAZY!!!!

Fair point. Bell is in district 4 and region 2 if I recall properly. Which would mean that in even numbered years, they'd stay at home (assuming even seeded teams) for both games, and in odd numbered years, they'd have to travel for both games.

As for the state game, regardless of where it is and regardless of the number of classes, some schools are always going to have to drive a long way to make it to the state games given the state geography. Personally, I'd like to see the games at EKU, but I doubt the folks in far western Kentucky would agree with that choice.