For those like me who like to look at who teams really played and how they did against them. I thought i'd compile some data and put it in 1 place. The first set of numbers is the record vs the maxpreps top 5000 and the 2nd set is the maxpreps top 2000. I did this to get some separation between the "good teams" on there vs the "really good".

 

1A

Pikeville 1-2 0-1

Beechwood 1-1 0-0

 

2A

Mayfield 5-1 1-1

NCC 1-5 0-2

 

3A

Belfry 9-1 2-1

Lex Cath 8-3 3-3

 

4A

South Warren 9-0 2-0

Johnson Cent 4-1 1-1

 

5A

Bowling Green 9-1 5-1

Pulaski 5-1 2-1

 

6A

Male 9-0 7-0

Lafayette 9-2 5-2

Seems skewed to larger schools playing more top 5000 and top 2000 teams and generally having better records. I'm not sure what to take away from the numbers.

Because the larger schools play more of those teams? Thats just the way it is. What stands out to me are the schedules and wins from Mayfield and Belfry. Because of who the chose to play in non district.

Because the larger schools play more of those teams?

 

Got that, but what does it tell us other than the larger schools play more teams?

I was looking for any disparity. Like in the 2A game the wins vs good teams are dramatically different.

I also think based on these numbers I can make a pretty good prediction on the favorite in each game. Except maybe 1A. If you look close at each resume there are differences.

Got that, but what does it tell us other than the larger schools play more teams?

 

It also tells us the teams who made it played some tough teams. Chicken or the egg?

It also tells us the teams who made it played some tough teams.

 

Iron sharpens iron, and one man (team) sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17

Thjat 7-0 by Male vs. the top 2000 is the number that immediately jumps out at me.

Here are the strength of opponent numbers for the 1A teams from calpreps.com:

 

Wins

 

#2566 Newport Central Catholic ... Beechwood win 31-14

#2898 Paintsville ....................... Pikeville win 42-23

#5497 Lloyd ............................. Beechwood win 48-22

#5672 Ironton .......................... Beechwood win 35-19

#5938 Russellville ...................... Beechwood win 34-25

#6960 Cov. Holy Cross ............... Beechwood win 55-21

#7329 Lou. Holy Cross ............... Beechwood win 21-9

#7589 Hazard .......................... Pikeville win 56-28

#7589 Hazard .......................... Pikeville win 50-6

#8065 Letcher Co. Central ......... Pikeville win 49-12

#8436 Somerset ...................... Beechwood win 48-14

#9785 Prestonsburg ................. Pikeville win 43-6

#9813 Pike Co. Central ............. Pikeville win 56-7

 

Pikeville and Beechwood each have 6 wins over teams ranked below #10000.

 

Losses

 

#603 Belfry ............................. Pikeville loss 34-8

#2527 Covington Catholic ........... Beechwood loss 41-21

#2898 Paintsville ....................... Pikeville loss 23-22

 

 

Beechwood has 6 of the top 7 wins based on SOS.