Top 10 Mountain Teams of the 2000's (2000-Present)

[JokersWild24]

Who do you have?

[cahall]

I'll put in a vote for South Laurel when they won it all and Shelby Valley when they won their State Championship. I guess I'll have to also cast a vote for Rowan County when they lost in 2 overtimes in the finals.

[JokersWild24]

To me, the best team on this list could well be one that lost in the First Round of the Sweet 16. Watching them play, I thought they were very, very, very underrated and won't be a team that immediately comes to mind for a lot of people who aren't from the area, but they had a lot of kids who could play.

[JokersWild24]

I'll add some more teams I'd give a look:

 

 

2000:

 

Boyd County: Zornes, Young... lost to eventual State Champion Elizabethtown by 2 in State opener

 

Corbin: Brock, Barton, Davis, Hammonds as a freshman

 

Harlan: Injuries killed them but they had Boo Fields, Gary Greer, Matt Anderson & Von Fields who later went to Scott Co

 

Johnson Central: McKenzie, Coleman, Burchett... lost to eventual State Champ Elizabethtown by 13 in the State Quarters

 

Owsley County: McIntosh, Roberts... lots of people might not know, but really good (beat a really good Corbin team & All A semifinalist)

 

Perry County Central: Ben Bowling, Willis... lost to PRP in State opener

 

 

2001:

 

Bell County: Nelson, Winkler, Corum, Durrell White

 

Clay County: Asher, Walker, Griffin... lost to Russellville in State Quarters

 

South Laurel: Riley, Sizemore, Valentine (ironically all are coaching now)... lost to Male in State Quarters

 

 

2002:

 

Ashland Blazer: Surgalski, Arliss Beach.... lost to eventual State Champion Lexington Catholic in State opener

 

South Floyd: Tackett, M. Hall, T. Hall... maybe the best of all of the South Floyd teams

 

Shelby Valley: S. Akers, J. Akers, Wright... lost to Oldham County in State opener

 

 

2003:

 

Breathitt County: Haddix at PG, Courtney Johnson who was a WR & #2 rated player in the 14th at SG, & a bunch of thick football kids

 

North Laurel: Exchange Kids

 

Perry County Central: Willis, Neace

 

Rose Hill: Some guy named OJ Mayo, Marques Dawson, Walker (for awhile), Thoroughman... they're going to be tough to top... lost to Ballard in State Quarters

 

Shelby Valley: Friend, P. Tackett, Kiser... lost to eventual State Runner-up Ballard in State opener

 

 

2004:

 

Hazard: Sizemore, Olinger, Gabbard, Carter... won All A, lost to Perry Co Central in 1st Round of District (blind draw)

 

Rockcastle County: Cash, Anderkin... lost to PRP in State 1st Round

[JokersWild24]

That's all I'm going to add tonight, but I'll pick back up and list some more teams later on this weekend. This is the first 1/3 or so of the list (2000-2004), so we'll pick up later and then I'll do my top 10 last. Feel free to chime in as it goes.