Indiana Class Basketball- Southern Edition

Pretty cool article about class basketball. Who knows whats to come of it, are you yay or nay?

CRESS: At least The Matt still cares about league races

By MATT CRESS
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I’m going to make a confession — I am a fan of class basketball.

Among traditionalists and a bloated flock of sports journalists eagerly awaiting the next Milan so they can win that elusive Pulitzer, this is not a popular admission. It’s sort of like telling people that you like pro wrestling and reality television — not a good idea.

But if I have one problem with class hoops, it’s the fact that conference championships have, by and large, been rendered meaningless.

Now, I’m not implying that a coach would chuck a league title into the Ohio River, or spray paint “NWO” on it like Hulk Hogan did with the WCW championship belt. What I am saying is that most of the area’s sectionals have ultimately become conference tournaments, so what’s the point of emphasizing (or even giving 100 percent toward) the pursuit of a Mid-Southern, Hoosier Hills or Southern Athletic Conference crown?

Look at the breakdown.

Our local Class A sectional features South Central, Henryville, New Washington, Borden and Lanesville (with the additions of Rock Creek Christian and Christian Academy). That’s five of the six SAC teams right there, meaning that you’re going to play at least one, but probably more, of the same teams you already played, only for much bigger stakes. Why even show everything in the first meetings?

Whether it’s fair or not, people tend to forget things like SAC titles. They remember postseason glory.

But fear not, The Matt is here to say that he cares. And he’s here to lend his prognostication skills to local conference races. Also along for the ride is Ron Burgundy, the star of “Anchorman,” probably the greatest comedy of this generation and also in line to be beaten into the ground by TBS for the next 37 weekends.

Read more via NewsandTribune, where Matt breaks down a few Southern Indiana Basketball conferences!