Then I guess Kyle Pearson doesn't get to play. I know this was not that big last year so the 3 states touching was just trying to get more teams involved. But not that it has grown, maybe its not for every state or maybe some states can only make a C team. The higher you go the less teams you have, but bending the rules just takes away from the concept of this event. Imagine if Ohio and Kentucky joined. Only one champion, that champion should all be from the same state, just my opinion.