Who are the favorites to win the All A Classic? Hoping to see Metcalfe make a run at it. Also it seems that a 7:30 am starting time for any game will be difficult. I assume the schedule is an issue with EKU to extend the tournament by a day or two to avoid such an early start?

The All A Classic has always had the schedule format it has as long as I can recall, with the first game of the first session of Day 1-2-3 being 8:30am ET and the last of the second session set for 9pm ET (but it sometimes starts waaaaaay later than that, and never right at 9).

According to this week's Cantrall Ratings, however much stock you put in them, here's how the field rates.

 

Girls

R3 — Owensboro Catholic 79.5 (overall state #25 this week)

R12 — Danville 79.3

R9 — Cov. Holy Cross 77.4

R16 — West Carter 75.6

R8 — Walton-Verona 75.4

R1 — Murray 75.2

R5 — Bethlehem 74.8

R10 — Bishop Brossart 61.5

R4 — Metcalfe Co. 60.1

R15 — Paintsville 55.3

R11 — Berea 51.8

R14 — Wolfe Co. 51.8

R6 — Holy Cross 49.6

R2 — University Heights 46.6

R13 — Middlesboro 43.2

R7 — Brown 42.6

http://allaclassic.org/State%20Brackets/2019%20Girls%20State%20Brackets.pdf

 

Here's the bracket.

By matchup

R13 — Middlesboro 43.2

R9 — Cov. Holy Cross 77.4

 

R6 — Lou. Holy Cross 49.6

R4 — Metcalfe Co. 60.1

 

R12 — Danville 79.3

R1 — Murray 75.2

 

R7 — Brown 42.6

R3 — Owensboro Catholic 79.5 (overall state #25 this week)

 

R5 — Bethlehem 74.8

R10 — Bishop Brossart 61.5

 

R8 — Walton-Verona 75.4

R2 — University Heights 46.6

 

R14 — Wolfe Co. 51.8

R11 — Berea 51.8

 

R15 — Paintsville 55.3

R16 — West Carter 75.6

Murray and Danville puts two of my top 4 in the first game against each other which is a shame. I actually think murray could win it all. At one time they had the top ranked defense in the state I believe.

Murray and Danville puts two of my top 4 in the first game against each other which is a shame. I actually think murray could win it all. At one time they had the top ranked defense in the state I believe.

 

Murray will be playing against the best player in the tournament. Ivy Turner!

Top part of this bracket looks loaded to me.

Good luck to all of this year’s teams!

 

Here are my tournament picks

 

Round 1

Covington Holy Cross defeats Middlesboro

Louisville Holy Cross defeats Metcalfe Co.

Danville defeats Murray

Owensboro Catholic defeats Brown

 

Bethlehem defeats Bishop Brossart

Walton-Verona defeats University Heights

Wolfe Co defeats Berea

West Carter defeats Paintsville

 

Round 2

Covington HC defeats Louisville HC

Owensboro Catholic defeats Danville

 

Walton-Verona defeats Bethlehem

West Carter defeats Wolfe Co.

 

Final Four

Owensboro Catholic defeats Covington HC

West Carter defeats Walton-Verona

 

Championship

Owensboro Catholic defeats West Carter

Good luck to all of this year’s teams!

 

Here are my tournament picks

 

Round 1

Covington Holy Cross defeats Middlesboro

Louisville Holy Cross defeats Metcalfe Co.

Danville defeats Murray

Owensboro Catholic defeats Brown

 

Bethlehem defeats Bishop Brossart

Walton-Verona defeats University Heights

Wolfe Co defeats Berea

West Carter defeats Paintsville

 

Round 2

Covington HC defeats Louisville HC

Owensboro Catholic defeats Danville

 

Walton-Verona defeats Bethlehem

West Carter defeats Wolfe Co.

 

Final Four

Owensboro Catholic defeats Covington HC

West Carter defeats Walton-Verona

 

Championship

Owensboro Catholic defeats West Carter

 

Good picks !! Unfortunately, there are four teams (OC, HC, Danville and Murray) that could win this but are on the same side of the bracket. Rooting for Walton-Verona to get through on the bottom side of the bracket...

I saw a link where the Danville vs Murray game will be on youtube at 10:30 central time I believe. you can find it on Murray high twitter page.

Cov Holy Cross beat Middlesboro in first game 59-35.

Was happy to see Metcalfe move on this morning. Made it much closer at the end than I hoped for but still proud and happy to see the Lady Hornets advance!

Finals today at noon.

Owensboro Catholic vs. Walton Verona

Owensboro Catholic 44, Walton 40. Congrats to 2019 All A Champs.

 

Close game, OC got the buckets at the end that made the difference.