I think we all agree CCH is the best.

My thoughts have changed more than once this season, but entering the last week of the regular season I have decided on one team.

Ryle.

Your thoughts.

Agree! 

 

CovCath's #6-10 players! Ha h

In all seriousness, CovCath is so good this year, but I'd have to say it depends on the week. Ryle, Highlands, and Lloyd are all there but I agree, right now, with Ryle! 

Wintering 1,000 miles away doesn’t give me much chance to really know first hand how dominant this CovCath team is.  I did see Jake play every game at Bellarmine for 4 years so knew his teams would be physical, precise in execution, fundamentally very sound and physical.  When they added Braeden Myrick from Mason Co. I thought a Sweet 16 deep run was very possible.  That last scheduled game against Madison Central and Jake Feldhaus could be a telling classic.
 

My suspicion 4 Quarters is thinking much like others with this thread.  Is there a team close enough to CovCath that on “that given night” could pull a 9th Region upset?  Lot of basketball yet to be played, lot of chances for untimely injury, lot of minutes for someone to absolutely go off.  For me relying on BGP as my primary source, and secondarily NKy Tribune, and The Link it looks to me like Highlands.  They can bang in the middle, they can shoot, play D and Listerman teams are always well coached.  But, it will have to be “that given night” where everything falls into place.  Head-to-head, CovCath wins 9 of 10.

My comments in the 9th Region preview are still my thoughts, Ryle is the 2nd best team in the region.  

3 hours ago, Oldercoach said:

Wintering 1,000 miles away doesn’t give me much chance to really know first hand how dominant this CovCath team is.  I did see Jake play every game at Bellarmine for 4 years so knew his teams would be physical, precise in execution, fundamentally very sound and physical.  When they added Braeden Myrick from Mason Co. I thought a Sweet 16 deep run was very possible.  That last scheduled game against Madison Central and Jake Feldhaus could be a telling classic.
 

My suspicion 4 Quarters is thinking much like others with this thread.  Is there a team close enough to CovCath that on “that given night” could pull a 9th Region upset?  Lot of basketball yet to be played, lot of chances for untimely injury, lot of minutes for someone to absolutely go off.  For me relying on BGP as my primary source, and secondarily NKy Tribune, and The Link it looks to me like Highlands.  They can bang in the middle, they can shoot, play D and Listerman teams are always well coached.  But, it will have to be “that given night” where everything falls into place.  Head-to-head, CovCath wins 9 of 10.

No, I don't believe CCH will be beaten in the 9th.  Maybe if the just played 4 players, someone might bump them off.

I'm getting out my weekly review now, Ryle at #2, though I think Highlands, Lloyd, Beechwood, Holy Cross, Conner, Dixie, or Newport could find themselves playing for 2nd place in the regional championship.

1 hour ago, Knight Owl said:

I'm getting out my weekly review now, Ryle at #2, though I think Highlands, Lloyd, Beechwood, Holy Cross, Conner, Dixie, or Newport could find themselves playing for 2nd place in the regional championship.

Cannot argue, but on any given night there might be a team that pulls off the unexpected.  Still thinking Highlands can bang, finesse, play D and execute.  Granted it will take a special night and having already lost once, the taste of defeat might be enough to pull it off.  CC is such a prohibitive favorite Coach Thelen might have his biggest battle against expectations.