Would Marshall County, which I guess is still open, be one?

 

Use whatever criteria you want.

 

- Mayfield

- Pad. Tilghman

- Hopkinsville

- Bowling Green

Add Henderson County to the list and you would be pretty close, if not dead on. Warren Central and Christian County would be in the mix, too.

 

With the move to six classes, Franklin-Simpson isn't bad, either.

Add Henderson County to the list and you would be pretty close, if not dead on. Warren Central and Christian County would be in the mix, too.

 

With the move to six classes, Franklin-Simpson isn't bad, either.

 

Where would Marshall rank?

 

What about Murray and Calloway County?

Where would Marshall rank?

 

What about Murray and Calloway County?

Well down the list on all three ...

 

Marshall has good facilities and community support, but will have a tough time winning in 6A year-in and year-out.

 

Murray and Calloway aren't bad jobs, but they're not among the best, either.

Owensboro has as much if not more than anyone in West Ky.

 

Top 5 in no particular order:

 

Owensboro

Bowling Green

Paducah Tilghman

Hopkinsville

Christian Co

 

Next 5

 

Warren Central

Mayfield

Henderson

Apollo

Franklin Simpson

1) Mayfield - That is, if you want rings.

2) BGHS - Great current coaches, Great history, Great job, great facilities, great mix of kids and great administration.

3) Hop-town - Always in the mix when the playoffs arrive, get to coach some very special kids. Sometimes they're a little on the old side, but, eh, that's water under the bridge isn't it?

4) Warren Central - Will be a great job for two or three more years, but when the new Warren Co. School is opened in 09, it will struggle.

5) PT - Until the new alignment, it didn't belong in the top five, but with only Louisville Central standing in the way of a trip to the box, its stock has soared.

 

Others of note:

6) Franklin Simpson - The have an indoor practice facility for Pete’s sake. The new alignment will be very beneficial.

7) Christian Co. - Would be higher, but Warren Central stole their cake and ate it as well.

8) Owensboro Catholic - Great facilities, have shown that no matter what, they'll be in the hunt when the weather turns cold.

9) Owensboro - History gets them on this list, as does their new field, but enough is enough, either they need to win some trophies, or they, like Tilghman do not belong. The new Alignment makes for a hard half of the state for them.

10) Hendo - Everyone talks about what a great job this is, but, like Owensboro, they do not seem to be able to produce when it counts. Does it seem weird that NOBODY seems to be able to get this place over the hump?

 

Honorable Mention

- Apollo - Good kids, good facilities, big town to draw from.

- Marshall Co. - Has potential, but not enough to compete with the big boys on game night.

- Russellville - The sleeper, this could be a top five, but it is always a roll of the dice what kind of kids you will have.

- Warren East - I know, I'm a homer, but you watch, time will tell this tale. They did manage to score 504 points in 12 games last year...and return all their skill players.

- Ft. Campbell / Trigg Co. - Two good solid programs with good histories that plague each other like a cancer. Both, like Russellville, with the right run of kids, are top 10 programs.

I don't necessarily disagree with any of that, except for the Henderson assessment. There is absolutely no reason the Colonels couldn't be the biggest, baddest program in western Kentucky ... the reason they aren't, in my eyes, has to do with the coaches they've hired.

 

And yes, realignment has caused some programs' stock to go up.