[pjdoug]

You are correct.

As I said 2A is a crapshoot beyond #5. Pburg has not progressed in my mind like Pikeville has since Week 1. In fact judging by the hard fought wins against Pike Central and Shelby Valley... it almost feels like Pburg has leveled off. That may be due to injuries or a number of things but they simply are not making a major step forward like you would want to see. Let's call it like it is... Pike Central and Shelby Valley are at best "decent" teams and Pburg had to scrape and claw to win both games. Maybe this is PBrg's M.O. to play to the level of their competition...but neither win was very impressive in my mind.

Right now there are about 4 or 5 teams that I consider a tossup...but I am going to give Danville the edge right now in my mind. Throw away all the "This team beat that team who beat that team who beat that team" or "This team lost to this team by this much but that team lost by that much" and what I simply see is Danville's win over Garrard is better than Pburg's win over Hazard.

I openly stated that a lot of it has to do with SV and Pike Central. I have followed the Pike County teams for years and know this is far from the best Pike Central team I have seen...in fact they are not even as good as last year. This is a better SV team, but they are not a team that should be considered a threat for a Regional Title let alone potentially a trip to Bowling Green. To be ranked as the best team in the Eastern Semi-State suggests that team is the most likely team to win their region and win their Semi-Finals and right now based off their wins I don't think Pburg has the best case for that.

Big picture Pburg's loss to Pikeville is the best thing on their resume... no offense but a good loss should never equal a good win.

and a good loss by Belfry to Pikeville should never equal a number one ranking.