Coach Longacre is first class and they have a great tourney. It's a privilege to be asked to play in it. The top teams in the state are typically invited. Maybe that's why NKY guys don't know much about it. (sorry, couldn't resist:p)

 

Ahh, and there you have it. :lol:

Coach Longacre is first class and they have a great tourney. It's a privilege to be asked to play in it. The top teams in the state are typically invited. Maybe that's why NKY guys don't know much about it. (sorry, couldn't resist:p)

 

:lol: :lol:

Coach Longacre is first class and they have a great tourney. It's a privilege to be asked to play in it. The top teams in the state are typically invited. Maybe that's why NKY guys don't know much about it. (sorry, couldn't resist)

 

Excellent play.

Doc. :lol:

Coach Longacre is first class and they have a great tourney. It's a privilege to be asked to play in it. The top teams in the state are typically invited. Maybe that's why NKY guys don't know much about it. (sorry, couldn't resist:p)

And there you have it.

Moving it to Valley would have to be done over the cold, dead bodies of Stan Hardin and Lloyd Gardner.

Coach Longacre is first class and they have a great tourney. It's a privilege to be asked to play in it. The top teams in the state are typically invited. Maybe that's why NKY guys don't know much about it. (sorry, couldn't resist:p)

I was wondering who created the state rankings.

I'm shocked that any HS sports fan had NOT hear of the King of the Bluegrass. Here, go educate yourselves:

 

King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic | Fairdale, KY

I'm shocked that any HS sports fan had NOT hear of the King of the Bluegrass. Here, go educate yourselves:

 

King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic | Fairdale, KY

 

Honestly, I think a lot of what spindoc said is true...NKY schools don't make it in, so we're not quite so familiar (especially if we're bigger football/baseball guys). I just glanced through most of the pages in the "History" section of the website, and I think the northernmost school that made mention in there was Mason County back in 2002 on the All-Tournament Team list.

Honestly, I think a lot of what spindoc said is true...NKY schools don't make it in, so we're not quite so familiar (especially if we're bigger football/baseball guys). I just glanced through most of the pages in the "History" section of the website, and I think the northernmost school that made mention in there was Mason County back in 2002 on the All-Tournament Team list.

 

 

understandable.

Marquis pre-Christmas tournament at Louisville Fairdale High School.

 

Yes it is. GRC played in it a few years ago. They have really good french fries too.....

Not sure what everyone considers NKY but in the last few years Cov. Holmes, Boone Co., and Dixie Heights have participated in KOB

dawgs83 said:

Not sure what everyone considers NKY but in the last few years Cov. Holmes, Boone Co., and Dixie Heights have participated in KOB

 

Those are. Holmes is about as NKY as you can get. They all are NKY schools - I just hadn't heard about them being in the tournament.

I'm shocked that any HS sports fan had NOT hear of the King of the Bluegrass.

Same here, I knew about this when I was in grade school.

Pairings have been released for the Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic set for Dec. 19-23 at Fairdale.

 

The boys’ basketball event includes nine teams ranked among the Top 25 in The Courier-Journal’s preseason poll of coaches, including No. 1 Ballard, No. 2 Bullitt East, No. 3 Trinity, No. 4 Madison Central, No. 6 Pleasure Ridge Park and No. 8 Hopkinsville.

 

Nashville (Tenn.) Christ Presbyterian returns after winning last year’s KOB and is one of four teams from outside of Kentucky in the field, joining Philadelphia Electric & Technical, Phoenix Mountain Pointe and Brooklyn (N.Y.) South Shore.

 

Here’s the schedule:

 

* Wednesday, Dec. 19 – Collins vs. Hopkinsville, 4:30 p.m.; Fairdale vs. Apollo, 6; Madison Central vs. St. Xavier, 7:30; Ballard vs. Butler, 9

 

* Thursday, Dec. 20 – Christ Presbyterian vs. Philadelphia Electric & Technical, 4:30 p.m.; Trinity vs. Mountain Pointe, 6; Bullitt East vs. Bowling Green, 7:30; Pleasure Ridge Park vs. South Shore, 9

 

* Friday, Dec. 21 – Quarterfinals and consolation games at 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m.

 

* Saturday, Dec. 22 – Consolation games at 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m.; semifinals at 7:30 and 9 p.m.

 

* Sunday, Dec. 23 – Seventh place, 3 p.m.; fifth place, 4:30; third place, 6; championship, 7:30

 

 

 

Bracket set for loaded King of the Bluegrass | Jason Frakes – KHS