? By the numbers ~ Rankings 

I like referring to the "Massey Ratings" for granular details - sortable Power, Offense, Defense, and Strength of Schedule columns. It's also the most up to date, as RPI and voted rankings ended with the regular season. Link can be found below ~ 

https://masseyratings.com/hsgb/ky/ratings

1. Sacred Heart 

3. G R Clark 

4. Bullitt East 

5. McCracken Co. 

6. Anderson Co. 

7. Cooper 

10. Henderson Co. 

12. Bowling Green 

15. Southwestern 

16. Pikeville 

19. Franklin Co. 

21. Meade Co. 

28. Corbin 

32. Bethlehem 

36. Boyd Co. 

62. Letcher Co. Central 

❓Thoughts? And If you have other rankings to share (MaxPreps, etc.), please post.

6 of the top 7 making it seems pretty incredible, when you think about the strength of several regions and the amount of quality teams in the 9th, the 6th, the 7th, etc.  Love how that worked out, should make for a TON of great games over the next few days.

Friday's quarterfinals ~

Upper Bracket

#15 Southwestern vs #19 Franklin Co.

#4 Bullitt East vs # 21 Meade Co.

Lower Bracket

#7 Cooper vs #12 Bowling Green

#3 G R Clark vs #1 Sacred Heart

You could argue, Sacred Heart's draw may be the toughest in KY history.  If the Valkyries end up cutting down the nets it will have been beyond well-earned.  

21 minutes ago, The Double Deuce said:

You could argue, Sacred Heart's draw may be the toughest in KY history.  If the Valkyries end up cutting down the nets it will have been beyond well-earned.  

This. All of this right here. ? 

Edit: They also had to win out over #18 Central, #23 Male, and #9 Manual just to get out of the 7th Region. See graphic below ~

? The Champion of the Commonwealth will be crowned today. Will Sacred Heart successfully defend? Will two teams with recent tourney experience, Southwestern and Bullitt East, break through? How about newcomer Cooper, emerging from the season's toughest Region?

Today's matchups and updated bracket:

#15 Southwestern vs. #4 Bullitt East 

#7 Cooper vs. #1 Sacred Heart 

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