No Catholic/Christian schools made the 2021 Kentucky Sweet 16®

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....for those who continue to argue that private schools have a completely unfair advantage.

[B-Ball-fan]

Interesting observation. Wonder when was the last time this ever happened?

[colonel-fan]

I see quite a few independent school districts represented. What % of the state schools are independent school districts? Seems like they over index for athletic success relative to the county schools.

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16 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

Interesting observation. Wonder when was the last time this ever happened?

Not sure if it was the last time...but 1990:

Apollo
Belfry
Bowling Green
Boyd County
Clay County
Danville
Fairdale
George Rogers Clark
Henderson County
Holmes
Jessamine County
Leslie County
Male
North Hardin
Paducah Tilghman
Shelby County

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29 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

Interesting observation. Wonder when was the last time this ever happened?

 

15 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Not sure if it was the last time...but 1990:

Apollo
Belfry
Bowling Green
Boyd County
Clay County
Danville
Fairdale
George Rogers Clark
Henderson County
Holmes
Jessamine County
Leslie County
Male
North Hardin
Paducah Tilghman
Shelby County

Definitely didn't have to look that far back...

 

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[theguru]

Great thread and is shows everyone that when public schools are serious about sports they can compete just fine. 

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51 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

Interesting observation. Wonder when was the last time this ever happened?

Just flipped back through the KHSAA scoreboard, and their database of box scores, which goes back to the 1985 tourney.

No private/Catholic schools participated in:

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1993
1997
1999
2005
2010
2013
2017
2021

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53 minutes ago, colonel-fan said:

I see quite a few independent school districts represented. What % of the state schools are independent school districts? Seems like they over index for athletic success relative to the county schools.

175 public school districts in Kentucky. 49 are independent. That's 28% of the public school districts that are independent.

1.    Adair County Schools, Kentucky
2.    Allen County Schools, Kentucky
3.    Anchorage Independent Schools, Kentucky
4.    Anderson County Schools, Kentucky
5.    Ashland Independent School District, Kentucky
6.    Augusta Independent Schools, Kentucky
7.    Ballard County Schools, Kentucky
8.    Barbourville Independent Schools, Kentucky
9.    Bardstown City Schools, Kentucky
10.    Barren County Schools, Kentucky
11.    Bath County Schools, Kentucky
12.    Beechwood Independent School District, Kentucky (Fort Mitchell)
13.    Bell County Schools, Kentucky
14.    Bellevue Independent Schools, Kentucky
15.    Berea Independent Schools, Kentucky
16.    Boone County Schools, Kentucky
17.    Bourbon County Schools, Kentucky
18.    Bowling Green Independent Schools, Kentucky
19.    Boyd County Public Schools, Kentucky
20.    Boyle County School District, Kentucky
21.    Bracken County Schools, Kentucky
22.    Breathitt County Schools, Kentucky
23.    Breckinridge County Schools, Kentucky
24.    Bullitt County Public Schools, Kentucky
25.    Burgin Independent Schools, Kentucky
26.    Butler County Schools, Kentucky
27.    Caldwell County Schools, Kentucky
28.    Calloway County Schools, Kentucky
29.    Campbell County Schools, Kentucky
30.    Campbellsville Independent Schools, Kentucky
31.    Carlisle County Schools, Kentucky
32.    Carroll County Schools, Kentucky
33.    Carter County Schools, Kentucky
34.    Casey County Schools, Kentucky
35.    Caverna Independent Schools, Kentucky (Cave City/Horse Cave)
36.    Christian County Public Schools, Kentucky
37.    Clark County Schools, Kentucky
38.    Clay County Schools, Kentucky
39.    Clinton County Schools, Kentucky
40.    Cloverport Independent Schools, Kentucky
41.    Corbin Independent School District, Kentucky
42.    Covington Independent Public Schools, Kentucky
43.    Crittenden County Schools, Kentucky
44.    Cumberland County Schools, Kentucky
45.    Danville Independent Schools, Kentucky
46.    Daviess County Public Schools, Kentucky
47.    Dawson Springs Independent Schools, Kentucky
48.    Dayton Independent Schools, Kentucky
49.    East Bernstadt Independent School, Kentucky
50.    Edmonson County Schools, Kentucky
51.    Elizabethtown Independent Schools, Kentucky
52.    Elliott County Schools, Kentucky
53.    Eminence Independent Schools, Kentucky
54.    Erlanger-Elsmere Schools, Kentucky
55.    Estill County Schools, Kentucky
56.    Fairview Independent Schools, Kentucky (Westwood, Boyd County)
57.    Fayette County Public Schools, Kentucky
58.    Fleming County Schools, Kentucky
59.    Floyd County Schools, Kentucky
60.    Fort Thomas Independent Schools, Kentucky
61.    Frankfort Independent Schools, Kentucky
62.    Franklin County Public Schools, Kentucky
63.    Fulton County Schools, Kentucky
64.    Fulton Independent Schools, Kentucky
65.    Gallatin County Schools, Kentucky
66.    Garrard County Schools, Kentucky
67.    Glasgow Independent Schools, Kentucky
68.    Grant County Schools, Kentucky
69.    Graves County Schools, Kentucky
70.    Grayson County Schools, Kentucky
71.    Green County Schools, Kentucky
72.    Greenup County Schools, Kentucky
73.    Hancock County Schools, Kentucky
74.    Hardin County Schools, Kentucky
75.    Harlan County Public Schools, Kentucky
76.    Harlan Independent Schools, Kentucky
77.    Harrison County Schools, Kentucky
78.    Hart County Schools, Kentucky
79.    Hazard Independent Schools, Kentucky
80.    Henderson County Schools, Kentucky
81.    Henry County Schools, Kentucky
82.    Hickman County Schools, Kentucky
83.    Hopkins County Schools, Kentucky
84.    Jackson County Public Schools, Kentucky
85.    Jackson Independent School District, Kentucky
86.    Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky
87.    Jenkins Independent Schools, Kentucky
88.    Jessamine County Schools, Kentucky
89.    Johnson County Schools, Kentucky
90.    Kenton County School District, Kentucky
91.    Kentucky District, Kentucky
92.    Knott County Schools, Kentucky
93.    Knox County Public Schools, Kentucky
94.    LaRue County Schools, Kentucky
95.    Laurel County Schools, Kentucky
96.    Lawrence County Schools, Kentucky
97.    Lee County School District, Kentucky
98.    Leslie County Schools, Kentucky
99.    Letcher County Public Schools, Kentucky
100.    Lewis County Schools, Kentucky
101.    Lincoln County Schools, Kentucky
102.    Livingston County Schools, Kentucky
103.    Logan County Schools, Kentucky
104.    Ludlow Independent Schools, Kentucky
105.    Lyon County Schools, Kentucky
106.    Madison County Schools, Kentucky
107.    Magoffin County Schools, Kentucky
108.    Marion County Schools, Kentucky
109.    Marshall County Schools, Kentucky
110.    Martin County Schools, Kentucky
111.    Mason County Schools, Kentucky
112.    Mayfield Independent Schools, Kentucky
113.    McCracken County Public Schools, Kentucky
114.    McCreary County Schools, Kentucky
115.    McLean County Schools, Kentucky
116.    Meade County Schools, Kentucky
117.    Menifee County Schools, Kentucky
118.    Mercer County Schools, Kentucky
119.    Metcalfe County Schools, Kentucky
120.    Middlesboro Independent Schools, Kentucky
121.    Monroe County School District, Kentucky
122.    Montgomery County Schools, Kentucky
123.    Monticello Independent School, Kentucky
124.    Morgan County Schools, Kentucky
125.    Muhlenberg County Schools, Kentucky
126.    Murray Independent Schools, Kentucky
127.    Nelson County School District, Kentucky
128.    Newport Independent Schools, Kentucky
129.    Nicholas County Schools, Kentucky
130.    Ohio County Schools, Kentucky
131.    Oldham County Schools, Kentucky
132.    Owen County Schools, Kentucky
133.    Owensboro Public Schools, Kentucky
134.    Owsley County Schools, Kentucky
135.    Paducah Public Schools, Kentucky
136.    Paintsville Independent Schools, Kentucky
137.    Paris Independent Schools, Kentucky
138.    Pendleton County Schools, Kentucky
139.    Perry County Schools, Kentucky
140.    Pike County Schools, Kentucky
141.    Pikeville Independent Schools, Kentucky
142.    Pineville Independent Schools, Kentucky
143.    Powell County Schools, Kentucky
144.    Pulaski County Schools, Kentucky
145.    Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools, Kentucky
146.    Robertson County Schools, Kentucky
147.    Rockcastle County Schools, Kentucky
148.    Rowan County Schools, Kentucky
149.    Russell County Schools, Kentucky
150.    Russell Independent Schools, Kentucky (Russell, Flatwoods, and Bellefonte)
151.    Russellville Independent Schools, Kentucky
152.    Science Hill Independent Schools, Kentucky
153.    Scott County Schools, Kentucky
154.    Shelby County Public Schools, Kentucky
155.    Silver Grove Independent Schools, Kentucky
156.    Simpson County Schools, Kentucky
157.    Somerset Independent Schools, Kentucky
158.    Southgate Independent Schools, Kentucky
159.    Spencer County Schools, Kentucky
160.    Taylor County Schools, Kentucky
161.    Todd County Schools, Kentucky
162.    Trigg County Schools, Kentucky
163.    Trimble County Schools, Kentucky
164.    Union County Schools, Kentucky
165.    Walton-Verona Independent Schools, Kentucky
166.    Warren County Public Schools, Kentucky
167.    Washington County Schools, Kentucky
168.    Wayne County Schools, Kentucky
169.    Webster County Schools, Kentucky
170.    West Point School
171.    Whitley County School District, Kentucky
172.    Williamsburg Independent Schools, Kentucky
173.    Williamstown Independent Schools, Kentucky
174.    Wolfe County Schools, Kentucky
175.    Woodford County Schools, Kentucky

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Ope....haaaaaaang on. Is UHA a private school? I'm honestly not sure.

If it's private, that means there are no *Catholic* schools participating this year.

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3 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Ope....haaaaaaang on. Is UHA a private school? I'm honestly not sure.

If it's private, that means there are no *Catholic* schools participating this year.

It is a private school. They also made it to the dance in 2005.

At a glance from your link, it looks like on average about one private school makes it to the Sweet 16 each year.

[PP1]

I thought Ballard was like an accelerated school that students had to qualify for, kind of like the Ignite School in Boone County. I quick look at the website tells me it is just a regular public school in the JCPS.