[Orange Blaze]

I agree! Beechwood has not played a top level 1A team yet because other than themselves the top 1A teams are in the east!

West Beechwood

East Paintsville , Hazard, Raceland, Pikeville.

Any one of our 4 in the east would LOVE that west bracket and it's "much easier" path to the state championship game EVERY YEAR!

I'll agree with you to a degree but honestly our Eastern Kentucky teams really have it made compared to how it was in the 4 class system. When there were 4 classes you had Beechwood, NCC, Bellevue, and LCA in the east and any one of those teams could have won state in a given year. Those teams also played in the same region as Raceland and some years Paintsville. In that gauntlet of the eastern bracket it was very rare that you ever saw an EKY team make it to the finals. Granted, Beechwood seemingly has it "made" now but let's not forget how much harder our road used to be compared to how it is now.