[Tomcat68]

Before any teams in the mountains claim to be "King of the Mountains" they need to play the other top tier teams in the mountains. The only 2 who play each other on a regular basis are Rock and Bell. Understandably JC doesn't play Rock or Bell because of the playoff format where they would meet later in the playoffs. As for Belfry, they don't play any of the 3 teams, no matter which schools decision it is. If Belfry fans want to be considered the top of anything, they need to be considered "King of 2A or smaller (now 3A or smaller) in the Mountains." Year in and year out, with the exception of 1 year or 2 over the last 8 or so, I would take Rock or Bell over Belfry head to head.

Being a state finalist in the previous 2A is nowhere near the same as being a state finalist in the former 3A. Compare getting past Russell, Belfry, Breathitt, etc in 2A to getting past Covington Catholic, Fort Thomas Highlands, or Lexington Catholic in 3A.