Which Tourney is better? :fight:

Wow, Thats a tough but good question..I'd say there both pretty equal and both have some of the top teams in the state and country participating every year, if I had to pick one I'd say the King of the Bluegrass but thats just me, but it seems to me like the King of the Bluegrass is more talked about statewide although the 5/3rd seems to be much stronger this year, both get alot of media attention and theres alot of college scouts that attend both. But both are two great tournaments. The Marshall Co. Hoop fest, The Louisville Inv. and the Paintsville Hoops classic are three other popular tournamets throughout the state also.

 

5/3rd teams this season include:

Lexington Catholic, St. X, Bourbon County, Male, June Buchanon, Mason Co., Simon Kenton, Holmes, Johnson Central, Lincoln County, Henry Clay, Clinton Co., Russell and Pendleton County...I'm not sure about the out of state teams.

 

KOB teams this season include:

Hancock Co., Male, Franklin County, Rose Hill Academy, Meade County, Elizabethtown, and Central Hardin...not sure about the out of state teams.

 

Not to get off subject but here are the teams participating in the other three tournaments I mentioned and IMO you can make a case for one of these being one of the top tournaments in the state also.

 

LIT:

Male, Jeffersontown, Manual, Warren Central, Caldwell County, and Elizabethtown

 

Paintsville Hoops Classic:

In State-Paintsville, Russellville, North Hardin Louisville Moore, UHA, Prestonsburg, East Carter, and Bullitt East

Out of State-Brewbaker(AL), Gaston Day(NC), Woodward(Ohio), Alcoa(TN), and St. Francis(WI)

 

Marshall County Hoopfest:

In State-Lexington Catholic, Heath, UHA, Trigg County, Marshall County, Paducah Tlighman, and Graves County

Out of State-ShelbyVille(TN) and Vienna(IL)

KOB

Wow, Thats a tough but good question..I'd say there both pretty equal and both have some of the top teams in the state and country participating every year, if I had to pick one I'd say the King of the Bluegrass but thats just me, but it seems to me like the King of the Bluegrass is more talked about statewide although the 5/3rd seems to be much stronger this year, both get alot of media attention and theres alot of college scouts that attend both. But both are two great tournaments. The Marshall Co. Hoop fest, The Louisville Inv. and the Paintsville Hoops classic are three other popular tournamets throughout the state also.

 

5/3rd teams this season include:

Lexington Catholic, St. X, Bourbon County, Male, June Buchanon, Mason Co., Simon Kenton, Holmes, Johnson Central, Lincoln County, Henry Clay, Clinton Co., Russell and Pendleton County...I'm not sure about the out of state teams.

 

KOB teams this season include:

Hancock Co., Male, Franklin County, Rose Hill Academy, Meade County, Elizabethtown, and Central Hardin...not sure about the out of state teams.

 

Not to get off subject but here are the teams participating in the other three tournaments I mentioned and IMO you can make a case for one of these being one of the top tournaments in the state also.

 

LIT:

Male, Jeffersontown, Manual, Warren Central, Caldwell County, and Elizabethtown

 

Paintsville Hoops Classic:

In State-Paintsville, Russellville, North Hardin Louisville Moore, UHA, Prestonsburg, East Carter, and Bullitt East

Out of State-Brewbaker(AL), Gaston Day(NC), Woodward(Ohio), Alcoa(TN), and St. Francis(WI)

 

Marshall County Hoopfest:

In State-Lexington Catholic, Heath, UHA, Trigg County, Marshall County, Paducah Tlighman, and Graves County

Out of State-ShelbyVille(TN) and Vienna(IL)

 

Going by the teams you have playing in them I would have to say KOB

In terms of crowd and competition level, the LIT is now tops.

Male might find it tough at the end of the season with game restrictions if they can go deep into each (5/3 & KOB) tournaments.

Brossart will be back in the 5th/3rd after a one year hiatus in which we won the Ashland Invitational Tournament.

 

The previous year (2004-05) we defeated Clay County and Lexington Catholic before losing to Trinity in the 5th/3rd.

The 5/3 was definitely down last season ...

Marshall County Hoopfest:

In State-Lexington Catholic, Heath, UHA, Trigg County, Marshall County, Paducah Tlighman, and Graves County

Out of State-ShelbyVille(TN) and Vienna(IL)

Most of the top teams in the Hoopfest aren't even listed above. In terms of pure talent and depth and quality of teams, the Hoopfest tops every other event in Kentucky.

 

Then again, the vast majority of the top Hoopfest teams are playing just one game, not three or four in a tournament bracket.

Wow, Thats a tough but good question..I'd say there both pretty equal and both have some of the top teams in the state and country participating every year, if I had to pick one I'd say the King of the Bluegrass but thats just me, but it seems to me like the King of the Bluegrass is more talked about statewide although the 5/3rd seems to be much stronger this year, both get alot of media attention and theres alot of college scouts that attend both. But both are two great tournaments. The Marshall Co. Hoop fest, The Louisville Inv. and the Paintsville Hoops classic are three other popular tournamets throughout the state also.

 

5/3rd teams this season include:

Lexington Catholic, St. X, Bourbon County, Male, June Buchanon, Mason Co., Simon Kenton, Holmes, Johnson Central, Lincoln County, Henry Clay, Clinton Co., Russell and Pendleton County...I'm not sure about the out of state teams.

 

KOB teams this season include:

Hancock Co., Male, Franklin County, Rose Hill Academy, Meade County, Elizabethtown, and Central Hardin...not sure about the out of state teams.

 

Not to get off subject but here are the teams participating in the other three tournaments I mentioned and IMO you can make a case for one of these being one of the top tournaments in the state also.

 

LIT:

Male, Jeffersontown, Manual, Warren Central, Caldwell County, and Elizabethtown

 

Paintsville Hoops Classic:

In State-Paintsville, Russellville, North Hardin Louisville Moore, UHA, Prestonsburg, East Carter, and Bullitt East

Out of State-Brewbaker(AL), Gaston Day(NC), Woodward(Ohio), Alcoa(TN), and St. Francis(WI)

 

Marshall County Hoopfest:

In State-Lexington Catholic, Heath, UHA, Trigg County, Marshall County, Paducah Tlighman, and Graves County

Out of State-ShelbyVille(TN) and Vienna(IL)

You may want to add the Farm Bureau Classic also ........ In State teams June Buchanan , Belfry , Pikeville , Magoffin County , East Ridge , Sheldon Clark , Ballard , Central , Madison Southern ........ Out State Portsmouth Clay (OH) , Robert E. Glen,Kernersville (NC) , Long Beach Poly ,Long Beach(CA)

Brossart will be back in the 5th/3rd after a one year hiatus in which we won the Ashland Invitational Tournament.

 

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Same here with GRC..we were in the South Laurel Hoop Fest last year....looking forward to playing in 5/3 again.

Wow, Thats a tough but good question..I'd say there both pretty equal and both have some of the top teams in the state and country participating every year, if I had to pick one I'd say the King of the Bluegrass but thats just me, but it seems to me like the King of the Bluegrass is more talked about statewide although the 5/3rd seems to be much stronger this year, both get alot of media attention and theres alot of college scouts that attend both. But both are two great tournaments. The Marshall Co. Hoop fest, The Louisville Inv. and the Paintsville Hoops classic are three other popular tournamets throughout the state also.

 

5/3rd teams this season include:

Lexington Catholic, St. X, Bourbon County, Male, June Buchanon, Mason Co., Simon Kenton, Holmes, Johnson Central, Lincoln County, Henry Clay, Clinton Co., Russell and Pendleton County...I'm not sure about the out of state teams.

 

KOB teams this season include:

Hancock Co., Male, Franklin County, Rose Hill Academy, Meade County, Elizabethtown, and Central Hardin...not sure about the out of state teams.

 

Not to get off subject but here are the teams participating in the other three tournaments I mentioned and IMO you can make a case for one of these being one of the top tournaments in the state also.

 

LIT:

Male, Jeffersontown, Manual, Warren Central, Caldwell County, and Elizabethtown

 

Paintsville Hoops Classic:

In State-Paintsville, Russellville, North Hardin Louisville Moore, UHA, Prestonsburg, East Carter, and Bullitt East

Out of State-Brewbaker(AL), Gaston Day(NC), Woodward(Ohio), Alcoa(TN), and St. Francis(WI)

 

Marshall County Hoopfest:

In State-Lexington Catholic, Heath, UHA, Trigg County, Marshall County, Paducah Tlighman, and Graves County

Out of State-ShelbyVille(TN) and Vienna(IL)

 

From the teams listed above and adding Brossart and Clark Co. to the 5/3, it appears to be a no-contest for the 5/3rd as the better tourney vs. the KOB this year??

From the teams listed above and adding Brossart and Clark Co. to the 5/3, it appears to be a no-contest for the 5/3rd as the better tourney vs. the KOB this year??

I got these teams from the KHSAA, the teams I don't have listed weren't on the list yet, so if there are any teams left out feel free to add them.

DeSales is in both the 5th 3rd and the King of the Bluegrass.

Per the CovCath Fall Sports 2006 program. CovCath will be playing in the Fifth/Third Classic 12/27-30/06. Makes sense, as Coach Listerman son is the AD at LexCath.