[Panther Thunder]

That great Beechwood stat you gave makes me wonder... how many times have these teams had their season end to the eventual State Champion at the Regional Final level or beyond?

I think it is say to say, if Beechwood is in the west in the old format, as they are now, PHS has at least 3-4 more Runner-ups, possibly more.

In Regional Championship seasons, Pikeville's season has been ended by a State Champion in:

-1972 Trigg County (State Title)
-1979 Fort Campbell? I think this is Pikeville's AA year (State Title)
-1984 Beechwood
-1991 Beechwood (State Title)
-1992 Beechwood
-1993 Beechwood
-1994 Beechwood
-1996 Beechwood
-1998 Middlesboro
-1999 Beechwood
-2004 Beechwood
-2011 Hazard

I need to check on 1977, 1980, and 1981. That is 9 of 14 Semi-Final losses to State Champs. Still need to check those other 3 years.

Also need to check on the years in which PHS was a Regional Runner-up which could take a while, but I don't think a team from PHS' Region has won a State Title, to my knowledge.