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  1. Not so obvious as it may seem, but this is not an easy task. Beyond being a D1 basketball player, you must be an accomplished young man who has a very outstanding background off the court. Very proud of JR and this prestigious assignment, he is a super young man that the entire state can take pride that he is representing the Commonwealth at the Academy.
  2. What makes it phenomenal is that Andre McGhee took the easy (& dumb) route to actually pay to bring in exotic dancers. It became known Andre was a frequent patron at the local strip clubs where he formed an existing relationship with their handler (Powell) prior to this starting. I suspect Powell & Andre had hooked up themselves and during pillow talk this plan was hatched between the two of them. Powell had been in Andre's pocket long before this and saw an ability to get in deeper. Andre was a lone wolf here and the fact is he enjoyed the "Big Papa" role he took on. Not everywhere, but on many prospect recruiting trips college coeds have hooked up and the same activities have taken place as what happened in Louisville. The fact how Andre came about using non college coeds is the unique part of this. Believe me, sex has been used for years across many college campus visits with recruits, ask Tennessee about their hostess program.
  3. Yes, the rest of the region did not need Coach Williams putting that ranking on the locker room door to motivate his team. Two time defending champions deserve more respect, regardless of how much they lost to graduation. They proved that last season upon returning to Rupp a second time in a row. Coach William's first team that went to State lost many starters and then several contributing role players left that were to be counted on as future starters. The 2nd team was not ranked as high in part due to those losses of players, but also because no other coaches were aware of two out of state incoming transfers who became their best players last season. Those two players are now gone which leaves the question of whether there may be any new transfers to take their place in the line-up. Regardless there is still enough talent they should have been Top 3 and Jaylon Hall could easily have been Top 3 also as a player.
  4. The pattern I see with KHSAA decisions is whether a change of address has taken place. If one of his parents made a move to the North Hardin district, then I expect a favorable ruling. If not, then it seems they are holding the line.
  5. I don't know who was the contributing writer or which coaches gave input, I was just going by the knowledge this is done with a survey or solicitation of voting from the coaches. That is based upon an explanation from someone who was the person that put together another region's Cat Pause rankings. Fact is rankings in pre-season are for discussion purposes for the interested fans. Games are won on the court and who goes to Rupp in March will be determined without controversy....unless the refs make a few bad calls.
  6. Conner McKim was so much for St. X last year and I just do not see how they can be as good without him. He will be very hard to replace. As good as he was, he still was under rated.
  7. This is Trinity and then a battle for the runner up unless one key ruling....if Cooper is ruled eligible at Waggener. Waggener with Cooper is capable fo making a dark horse run at Trinity. I do not see any other team giving them a run, but Waggener and that is only if they have Cooper. It is really to bad that Sloan and perhaps Cooper may not be able to play in the 7th, that ruling seems so at odds with some of the other kids being able to play.
  8. I tend to agree with HoopJunkie that the loss of Brown really opens up the 11th despite Hollingsworth being the clear top player. I would flip Madison Central with LCA and then suggest any of those top 4 could win the 11th- Dunbar, Scott County, Lex Cath, & Madison Central. Madison Central could be the sleeper pick.
  9. "You guys" would be the coaches who responded to the survey sent out by Cats Pause by the way. Not sure if you were aware the coaches who respond determine the rankings of teams and players.
  10. Watch for Fairmont State to compete for championships. All CVH knows to do is win....happy for the young man finding a great place to be the next four years after he graduates.
  11. Jaylon should be much closer to the top, no doubt. You could make a case for several to be at the top. As in any discussion, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so it depends upon what you are looking for. Hiil, Hall, & Moore all are D1 players when it is all said & done. Fern Creek's Wales is committed to a D1 school as a junior and Price will play D1 basketball. Several others in the 6th could as well. The talent this year in the 6th is up and Fern Creek may be the favorite, but the road to the region championship has to go through Doss. Tony Williams has the belt and until you take it away his Dragons should not be taken lightly. They should be ranked higher.
  12. Congrats Jaylen on joining the Chanticleers who will join the Sun Belt conference this season. The head coach is Cliff Ellis who has won over 700 D1 games in his career. That is not a typo, 700 + ranks in the Top 20 all time. I would say Jaylen and his family did a great job in selecting a great program & coach for his college career.
  13. Hill is very impressive, he has the size, speed, & skill set few have. He has played this summer against talent that is beyond what we see here in Jefferson County and did very well. I don't think it is too far of a stretch to suggest he is the best player in the region. He holds several D1 offers which few in the region have. On past high school production he has less to show because he has sat last season, but he started his entire freshmen year at Fern Creek.
  14. What I recall is that Braxton went to Hargrave to simply get better competition so when he entered college the next year he would be as ready as he could be. I am not sure when he verbally committed to Miami of OH. I know he had not signed because that was in early signing period in November. He opted to practice and play against D1 caliber players his senior season by going the Prep School route. Braxton signed his LOI with Miami of OH before the season began. As the season took off, so did Braxton. He simply had one heck of a season playing against the best prep players in the country. I don't think he went prep to fish for a better offer, it was for development opportunity. His stock rose and only then did he reclassify to be able to go through the recruiting process again with interest growing from major programs.
  15. I understand the angst in elementary and middle school years when the kids 12-20 months older have a maturity advantage in strength & size playing in a grade below what their age calls for. But as you get into HS & College it works itself out with less of an impact. In HS, good freshmen play varsity against kids 3-5 years older and same in college. If the coaches at Ohio State are not worried about his age than there is not anything about his age worth mentioning. Trust me, it is not like he pulled a fast one on the staff at OSU where they are in the dark as to how old he is.
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