Final

Black Bears to their third state semifinal in their brief history. Lost to Highlands in 2010 and Cooper in 2012. They'll have their hands full with Madison Southern but they are playing really well.

I watched a healthy Hazard team and healthy Harlan County team and it was a battle. I’ve been high on them all year.

Harlan County is really playing well when it counts. Wasn’t Harlan County a three seed? How dare them... a three seed advancing in the playoffs in Kentucky? Three and four seeds are supposed to be blown out with running clocks just to give the negative Nancy’s something to talk about.

Harlan County is really playing well when it counts. Wasn’t Harlan County a three seed? How dare them... a three seed advancing in the playoffs in Kentucky? Three and four seeds are supposed to be blown out with running clocks just to give the negative Nancy’s something to talk about.

 

Good point, although Harlan County was a three-seed as a result of losing a three-way tiebreaker.

Good point, although Harlan County was a three-seed as a result of losing a three-way tiebreaker.

But yet still a three seed and according to some on here they shouldn’t have been in the playoffs.

But yet still a three seed and according to some on here they shouldn’t have been in the playoffs.

 

Yeah but they're just as much a 1 seed as they are a 3 seed.

Yeah but they're just as much a 1 seed as they are a 3 seed.

True but under some of our members thoughts they wouldn’t have been eligible for the playoffs. Which would’ve been awful for the Harlan County team, staff and fans.

True but under some of our members thoughts they wouldn’t have been eligible for the playoffs. Which would’ve been awful for the Harlan County team, staff and fans.

 

That's where the 3 way to breaker has it's faults. Someone like Harlan Co. played a tough OOD district schedule, and 3 of their 5 wins came in district play. So you can only count 2 of their opponents wins, compared to North Laurel who had 5 wins against somewhat lesser competition who can count 4 opponents wins.