thejerk

I've seen several 15th regional games this year and it seems to me that some of these refs don't know how to call. They also don't know who they are going to call for one game to the next. Even though they are supposed to be calling the game fairly for both sides. Refs are supposed to call a fair game and when a player does get a foul or walks/double dribbles then they should be called for it, it helps them learn. I attended the Paintsville/P-Burg game last night and I think the officials just wanted to keep it a close game. It may be exciting but it is not fair to either side. Also, I know that officiating is hard work, but you are trained to do it and do it right. The kids deserve that. With that said after watching last night's game, Mike Walker needs to get retrained and Wendell Wallen needs to hang up his stripes and definately that WORD FILTER VIOLATIONWORD FILTER VIOLATIONWORD FILTER VIOLATIONWORD FILTER VIOLATION whistle that he can't quit blowing. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles could do better. All you are doing is making it harder on the players.

The Tigers couldn't play defense on 5 old ladies with walkers. Also, when is the last time they set an offensive play. The last time I watched them they were Run & Gun. What were they like against Betsy Layne? How many no-look (HA HA) passes did that Bundy kid throw.

Paintsville starts off at Boyd County

Johnson Central beat Paintsville in 1995. Allen Central beat Paintsville in 1994. Not sure about 1996.

Johnson Central beat Paintsville in 1995. Allen Central beat Paintsville in 1994. Not sure about 1996.

I attended the Paintsville/South Floyd finals Saturday night and as a fan of high school basketball I was upset by the way the officials called that game. I'm not taking sides, South Floyd won so they get to go to Richmond but there were some questionable calls in the final two to three minutes that cost Paintsville the game. The calls were calls that any official should be able to make, even in buddy ball. KICKING (has to be intentional, that official was sitting on South Floyds bench when he called that against Paintsville), 5 seconds (never mind that official can't count to five). Plus, you can only move on the baseline when throwing the ball in after a made basket right (the official was watching the cheerleaders on that). I feel for the officials, I know it is hard to call a game, but they are trained to call it correctly and fairly. It hurts the kids the most when you don't call a fair game. Oh yeah, I have to give some props to the fan that got tossed during the game. After watching the game he was probably doing the right thing.