They should matter.Teams bust their behinds almost year round now,or at least tons of players do playing both High school and travel ball.The rankings are recognition for playing at a high level and votes should be awarded based on a teams accomplishments not by what they done last year.Its fun to keep up with rankings and maybe they are a bit flawed but that will get better with coaches now being able to keep up with scores and stats via internet,GameChanger and Riherds
Owensboro Catholic,even if they did play would not be the definite favorite in the 3rd Region.Hancock County is 5 time All A state runner up and is loaded with seniors and juniors that can score lots of runs.Look for Hancock to make a deep run in the tourney and Possibly take it home.
Seems like the All A Classic is a good early season tourney that has some quality teams every year.Who is the favorite this year and who has a chance at dethroning the,I think,3 time defending champ Holy Cross
I did some research on Gabbard and can't find sophomore numbers but did find some freshman numbers..373,38 hits,25 rbi.1st team all region as a sophomore.A legit player to watch in 2018