WISEOLDOWL

Hazard by 15+.

Leslie started slowly last year, but came on strong at the end of the year and missed a trip to Rupp by 3 points. They have almost everyone back and will be a force to reckon with come March.

1. Pcc 2. Hazard 3. Leslie 4. Letcher Central 5. Lee Co. Until Lee knocks off one of the top 4 they cannot be ranked any higher.

First of all let me preface my post by saying that if the Boys sweet 16 is ever dominated by private schools the way the girls has been the past several years there would be changes made.---- As for the above --- I feel that the main reason why privates are more dominate in girls basketball are resources and priorities. Many public schools do not place great emphasis on athletics. Others only emphasize certain teams (usually football and boys basketball). This creates more competition in those areas making it more difficult for privates to dominate. I feel that privates stress athletics as a means to increase enrollments. I think that this is a huge misconception of privates. They do not recruit athletes to their schools. They simply create better programs that entice parents to send the kids to those schools. So, because fewer public schools emphasize the "lesser" programs (girls basketball, soccer, golf, CC, etc. etc) privates benefit. If my child was interested in golf, and the public school did not emphasize it, I would definitely enroll them in a private school that did.--- If I lived in Louisville and had a daughter that wanted to play basketball, she would definitely attend one of the top privates (Mercy, Assumption, Sacred Heart, etc), but my son could attend a public (Male, PRP etc.)

Lee County is not a sleeper. Anybody that has watched them the last few years should have witnessed it. They have great talent, size and athletism. This team should be one of the top teams in the region. Anything less would be a disappointment.

Is Jim Bob Hicks still the coach at Greenup?