Here are this year's Coaches' Top 25 High School Basketball teams per the Courier-Journal:

 

(First-place votes in parentheses)

 

Rank Team Region '07-'08

1. Scott Co. (97) 11th 20-12

2. Holmes (7) Ninth 34-3

3. J'town Seventh 26-6

4. Elliott Co. (1) 16th 26-4

5. Manual Seventh 23-9

6. Clark County (1) 10th 22-8

7. Lex. Catholic (1) 11th 32-4

8. Mason County 10th 34-4

9. Ballard Seventh 20-11

10. Male Seventh 22-7

11. North Hardin Fifth 21-8

12. Hazard 14th 31-5

13. Warren Central Fourth 11-17

14. Paul Dunbar 11th 21-8

15. Christian Co. (1) Second 12-19

16. Bryan Station 11th 30-3

17. Madisonville-N. Hopkins Second 22-10

18. Fairdale (1) Sixth 22-11

19. Franklin Co. 11th 20-10

20. Shelby Valley 15th 24-5

21. Eastern Seventh 28-6

22. PRP Sixth 25-5

23. Corbin 13th 25-8

24. Adair County Fifth 27-6

25. Bardstown Fifth 23-8

 

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081123/SPORTS0502/811230383

I wonder what coaches gave Fairdale and Christian Co their ONE first place votes?

 

Kind of surprised to see Mason Co all the way up at #8.

 

Top 5 looks about right but I'd have GRC at #4 over EC.

28% of the teams are Louisville teams.

28% of the teams are Louisville teams.

 

Because the 7th region is loaded this year...

And it's the L-ville paper.

And it's the L-ville paper.

 

And its a coaches' vote and you will see the same things in Lexington Herald Leader on Friday. There was 100 or so coaches voting in this from all over the state.

The 7th region and 11th region seem to battle on who is the toughest in the state. The 11th got shafted a little in this ranking and I would think the 7th and 6th will get shafted a little when the Herald Leader rankings come out. It's a mutual battle if there was a ranking that could be in the middle of these two it would be about right.

The 7th region and 11th region seem to battle on who is the toughest in the state. The 11th got shafted a little in this ranking and I would think the 7th and 6th will get shafted a little when the Herald Leader rankings come out. It's a mutual battle if there was a ranking that could be in the middle of these two it would be about right.

 

:thumb:

Is NKY basketball that down this year (with the exception of Holmes)?

Is NKY basketball that down this year (with the exception of Holmes)?

 

I honestly think so. Boone is a solid #2 as is Covcath at #3 but both are a distant #2 and #3 when compared to Holmes.

I thought #16 was a misprint. I would have another Lexington school Tates Creek in that slot over Bryan Station. Madisonville at #17 only because of Hood. I would not have them in my Top 25, but would replace with either Hopkins County Central and the two big guys or Seneca in the 7th.

 

Teams on the edge of the Top 25: Boone County, Iroquois, Madison Central, Anderson County, Taylor County, and South Laurel.

From nky.com:

 

Holmes, with three starters back from the team that played in the state championship game last year, is ranked No. 2 in the state in the (Louisville) Courier-Journal preseason boys' basketball coaches' poll.

 

The Bulldogs, who return juniors Ricardo Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson and Elijah Pittman, received seven first-place votes. No. 1 is Scott County, which received 97 of 109 first-place votes from coaches statewide. Scott County is led by transfer Dakotah Euton, a UK recruit.

 

Holmes plays Scott County at NKU's Bank of Kentucky Center on Dec. 14, capping the eight-team, two-day Bluegrass/Buckeye Challenge.

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20081125/SPT0302/811250398/

From nky.com:

 

Holmes, with three starters back from the team that played in the state championship game last year, is ranked No. 2 in the state in the (Louisville) Courier-Journal preseason boys' basketball coaches' poll.

 

The Bulldogs, who return juniors Ricardo Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson and Elijah Pittman, received seven first-place votes. No. 1 is Scott County, which received 97 of 109 first-place votes from coaches statewide. Scott County is led by transfer Dakotah Euton, a UK recruit.

 

Holmes plays Scott County at NKU's Bank of Kentucky Center on Dec. 14, capping the eight-team, two-day Bluegrass/Buckeye Challenge.

 

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20081125/SPT0302/811250398/

Do you really think he will be the leader on this team?

Do you really think he will be the leader on this team?

 

No. Plain and simple. And whatever writer wrote that obviously doesn't know much about SC. IMO they will be lead by Guyn and Phares.

He's in the gym every morning at 6am. He may not lead them in scoring, but I'd guess he'd lead them in effort. But he could lead the state in virtually every category and there'd be some on here who would find a way to cut him down to try to push the agenda of other players. It is what it is.

I seem to remember there was a crowd here who did the same about OJ Mayo. He was overrated, was an average college player at best, yada,yada. We talk about basketball IQ in this forum, yet sometimes don't display much.