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Final from Walton Verona. The Bearcats led the first quarter, and kept it close for three quarters, but in the end, it was all.........Barth. Zoie Barth. When the Bearcats had cut the lead to one and had momentum, (maybe late in the third) Barth hits a three followed by a quick timeout by Coach Richey, that swung things right back to the Bluebirds. Barth and the Bluebirds did not look back from there. She hit a couple of threes and a couple of baskets late in the game to help break open a double digit lead. Congrats to the Birds on the win. The Bearcats were led by sophomore Brooke Perry's 15 points.

A player may only take ONE step from their "pivot foot". Once they take that one step, they must take a shot or pass before the original "pivot foot" comes back to the floor. The pivot foot is established as the first foot planted after the player picks up their dribble. Player picks up dribble, first foot planted establishes "pivot foot", player gets ONE step to other foot, player must pass or shoot before "pivot foot" comes back to the floor. (Hence VOR stating that you get 1.9999 step) I think some of the controversy is centered around what actually establishes the pivot foot. If it truly is the first foot planted AFTER a player picks up their dibble, then mostly, euro's would not be walks. If the pivot foot is established as the foot that is in contact with the ground WHEN the dribble is picked up, then absolutely, most euros would be walks (along most regular layups for that matter)

Watchmen, for what it's worth, I appreciated your earlier post. I have no idea what was so funny or daddy goggle about it. Inside out basketball will absolutely increase 3 point shooting percentage. Always has, always will. Improving post play, and utilizing a Senior capable post player to do that, would only make SK that much more dynamic, versatile, and hard to stop. No matter how good you think you are, there is ALWAYS room to improve defensively. So yes, in general, SK could always improve their perimeter defense. In spite of all their strengths, I agree that this is one area they were not the strongest. I also agree that Jones and Harney can be a big part of that improvement. Just thought I would share, I don't do that to much myself.

Now Dixie, let me remind you what you said when I questioned why SK plays so few teams in the region during the regular season. And I quote "rather than fill the schedule with games against regional opponents, some that are on the "2nd tier", they choose to try to fill it with the best competition the state had to offer." So was Trimble one of those "2nd tier" 8th region teams not worth scheduling a game against? Is that not the definition of underestimating? Perhaps Trimble was on the schedule and it got cancelled due to snow? If so, then I'm totally off base. If not, fogive me for not buying what you're trying to sell.

Well, I don't think that philosophy worked out. Tough loss.

So, it looks like SK only played 3 teams in the region this season. That seems really odd when you look at the number of regional games the other teams played. Very interesting statistic.

Congratulations Ansley! High quality gal on and off the court 👏👏👏

Great job Hailey! Definitely well deserved. From week 2.... 30 pts., 10 rebounds on 12/15 vs. Cooper 28 pts., 6 rebounds on 12/17 vs Lloyd 28 pts., 6 assist on 12/19 vs Bullitt Central

Ison leads Walton-Verona to victory The Kentucky High School Athletic Association released its first girls' basketball statistical leaders report on Thursday, and Walton-Verona's Hailey Ison is ranked fourth in the state in scoring with an average of 28.8 points per game. Ison's scoring and a rallying Bearcats team were on display Thursday in a 67-58 Walton-Verona win over the stubborn Juggernauts at Lloyd. Ison, a Georgetown College recruit, scored a game-high 28 points. Her scoring average is up more than 10 points per game over last season. "Part of the reason is her execution is a lot better," Bearcats coach Mark Clinkenbeard said of his senior standout. "She's also taking better shots." Walton-Verona, ranked tied for 10th in The Enquirer coaches' poll, improved to 6-1 while dropping the Juggernauts to 4-2. It's a much-appreciated fast start. The Bearcats were 2-5 at this point last season. They had to earn Thursday's win after falling behind by 14 points in the first half. "I think that was the best 16 minutes we've played in four years," coach Tyler Teke said of the Juggernauts' first half. ShaMaya Behanan, ranked second in the state with 16.2 rebounds per game, paced Lloyd with 22 points. Devin Cheatum, with 18 points, was next for the Juggernauts, who were 4-0 before Monday's loss to Gallatin County. Lloyd led the Bearcats, 22-13 after one quarter, but Walton-Verona ended the half on a 19-2 run to take the lead for good. "We sped them up a little bit there," Clinkenbeard said. "And then we started pressing a little." Morgan Simpson added 16 points for Walton-Verona. Emma Rodgers sank a trio of 3-point baskets and scored 13. Ison converted four 3-pointers "I'm proud of the girls," said Ison, the state's returning free-throw shooting leader. She credits greater strength and added quickness for her rise in scoring average. "I did a lot of work in the offseason and got stronger, and I dropped 20 pounds. That also helped with my quickness." The high-scoring swing player has scored 30 or more points in four of Walton-Verona's seven games, with a high of 36 in the Dec. 2 opener against Lexington Dunbar. She scored at least 30 points three times in a six-day span to begin the season. Just once has she failed to score at least 22. In the third week of the season, she's already 37 percent of the way toward last season's total of 543 points put up in 30 games. Another key has been better shooting. Ison entered Thursday shooting 50 percent (44-for-88) overall from the field and 60 percent (9-for-15) on 3-point attempts. Last season, she shot 44.3-percent from the field and 41.9 percent from 3-point range. Walton-Verona 13 26 14 14 – 67 Lloyd 22 14 8 14 – 58 Walton-Verona (6-1) – Ison 11 2 28, Simpson 6 4 16, Rodgers 5 0 13, Perry 1 2 4, Anderson 2 0 4, Poore 1 0 2. Totals 26 8 67. Lloyd (4-2) – Behanan 8 4 22, Cheatum 7 1 18, Binkley 5 2 13, Viox 1 0 3, Ramsey 0 2 2. Totals 21 9 58 Halftime: Walton-Verona, 39-36. 3-pointers: WV 7 (Ison 4, Rodgers 3), Lloyd 7 (Cheatum 3, Behanan 2, Binkley, Viox).

Sounds like I agree with most on this one. The first one was tough to tell. But no question Ison was definitely in the act of shooting. Picked up her dribble, took a step and got up a shot. Super smart play

Way to go Jags!

Congratulations to a great athlete, a great student, and a great human being!

Congrats to a hardworking young lady on and off the court Way to go Hailey!

Congratulations Sarah, what an awesome accomplishment!!

Congratulations Taylor!