I was just checking the KHSAA Scoreboard to see the different games tonight and in the girls in the 15th region they have two first round regional games tonight. In one game Besty Layne is playing Phelps and Magoffin vs. Lawrence Co. The rest of the bracket is not even drawn out and the 57th and 58th districts are playing their district championships tonight as well. 

I have never seen anything like this. Does anyone know what is going or what their thinking is with this setup?

Consolation games? All four of those teams have been eliminated in Districts.

The 15th has gone off the reservation a little bit this school year. They didn't do District boys or girls soccer tournaments, but went straight to Regional. 

Bracket in question ~ 

? scoreboard/khsaa/kygbk23/tournament

15 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

Consolation games? All four of those teams have been eliminated in Districts.

The 15th has gone off the reservation a little bit this school year. They didn't do District boys or girls soccer tournaments, but went straight to Regional.

The KHSAA is using the 15th Region for what appears to be a test run for all schools playing in the region. They did the same thing with the 15th about a decade ago for one year. I don't really know why they are doing this, unless it has something to do with modifications after the next realignment. It was in the last Board of Control meeting but I don't have any details beyond that.

As for soccer, there are only six teams in the 15th Region that play soccer. I'm guessing a district tournament and region tournament would have essentially been the same teams playing each other twice in a week. I can understand why they would just hold a region tournament instead.

44 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

The KHSAA is using the 15th Region for what appears to be a test run for all schools playing in the region. They did the same thing with the 15th about a decade ago for one year. I don't really know why they are doing this, unless it has something to do with modifications after the next realignment. It was in the last Board of Control meeting but I don't have any details beyond that.

As for soccer, there are only six teams in the 15th Region that play soccer. I'm guessing a district tournament and region tournament would have essentially been the same teams playing each other twice in a week. I can understand why they would just hold a region tournament instead.

Thank you. Six girls teams and nine boys teams. Yes, I could see that might make sense.

"off the reservation" was poorly stated; "something different" is more appropriate. I'm absolutely in favor of local solutions to best meet the needs of Region members. 

The 14th went the more traditional District/Region route with the same number of teams. 

Girls: 53rd - 4 teams; 54th - 2 teams.

Boys: 53rd - 5 teams; 54th - 4 teams.

They’re doing a super regional. If I knew how to explain I would. Lol

“The highest seeded losing team (based on district seeding) of each of the four districts will be the first to draw into regional play. Those four teams will draw from two possible byes into the second round. This draw will constitute the First Four as these two games will played at the district tournament site of the higher seed. The winner of the two First Four contests will advance to the second round.

 

The regional tournament draw for the remaining rounds of the tournament will take place on Friday and be conducted in the same manner as the tradition regional tourney draws. The four district winners will draw from the 1,3,5 and 7 slots in the bracket using the same procedures as in the past with all four district winners getting a bye directly into the quarterfinals. The first district runner-up will select from the two even numbered slots in the bracket on the opposite side of their district winner. This ensures the district winners cannot play the runner-up teams and are placed into the bracket. The four runner-up teams in the even numbered slots on the bracket will host the the two First Four winners and the two teams in the even numbered slots on the bracket who drew byes into the second round. These four games will be played on Saturday at the sides of the district runner-up teams.

The two First Four winners and the two first round district losing teams drawing byes will be placed into the bracket for these games opposite of their district champion and on the same side but away from the runner-up in their district. In the event that both first round losing teams from the district will be placed into into the only remaining branch of the bracket after the higher seeds are placed into their corresponding positions.”

I had it explained to me today…required visual help. 
 

*a possibility that one district could have three teams in the regional tourney.

18 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

“The highest seeded losing team (based on district seeding) of each of the four districts will be the first to draw into regional play. Those four teams will draw from two possible byes into the second round. This draw will constitute the First Four as these two games will played at the district tournament site of the higher seed. The winner of the two First Four contests will advance to the second round.

 

The regional tournament draw for the remaining rounds of the tournament will take place on Friday and be conducted in the same manner as the tradition regional tourney draws. The four district winners will draw from the 1,3,5 and 7 slots in the bracket using the same procedures as in the past with all four district winners getting a bye directly into the quarterfinals. The first district runner-up will select from the two even numbered slots in the bracket on the opposite side of their district winner. This ensures the district winners cannot play the runner-up teams and are placed into the bracket. The four runner-up teams in the even numbered slots on the bracket will host the the two First Four winners and the two teams in the even numbered slots on the bracket who drew byes into the second round. These four games will be played on Saturday at the sides of the district runner-up teams.

The two First Four winners and the two first round district losing teams drawing byes will be placed into the bracket for these games opposite of their district champion and on the same side but away from the runner-up in their district. In the event that both first round losing teams from the district will be placed into into the only remaining branch of the bracket after the higher seeds are placed into their corresponding positions.”