Saw Tates Creek beat them this year, so I'll beg to differ. They are incredibly talented, but can be beaten. If someone like Warren Central, Clark County, Christian County, Lexington Catholic, Dixie Heights, or Bullitt East can run their system patiently, take care of the ball, and make shots, they'll have a shot. Eastern will be worn down from a rough district and regional tournament, and don't have any easy games once they get to Lexington.

 

Disagree!

Saw Tates Creek beat them this year, so I'll beg to differ. They are incredibly talented, but can be beaten. If someone like Warren Central, Clark County, Christian County, Lexington Catholic, Dixie Heights, or Bullitt East can run their system patiently, take care of the ball, and make shots, they'll have a shot. Eastern will be worn down from a rough district and regional tournament, and don't have any easy games once they get to Lexington.

 

Worn down? They have a week off now!

Worn down? They have a week off now!

 

Just making the point that everyone else does to, and there's no one whose had a tougher road to get where they are than Eastern. I'd say that their the favorite, with Clark County following close behind. But, Eastern doesn't have a favorable draw at all and have already expended lots of energy, went deep in the playbooks, etc. to get where they are. Others haven't had to pull out all the stops to get where they are. Even Frakes' blog last night spoke to how neither of the teams had any legs left in the 4th quarter of the 7th Region Finals last night.