Final from the 8th.

Congrats to the Lady Titans on their first win at the regional tournament in school history! Freshman Michelle Roberts hit one free throw with 1.6 seconds left for the win.

Absolutely HORRIBLE officiating entire game! It is a shame that you get to the regional tournament and have this. All three were BAD BAD BAD !! 6th region needs to stay in Lousiville.

Absolutely HORRIBLE officiating entire game! It is a shame that you get to the regional tournament and have this. All three were BAD BAD BAD !! 6th region needs to stay in Lousiville.

 

Now I was not in the house tonight, so I cannot critique what went on tonight in Goshen. However I do have a pretty good feel for the last few 8th region tourneys. Other than last year, when the 9th region sent their crews to the 8th, there have been several recent years in which the 7th/6th region folks have called the 8th region tourney. As best as I can recall, they have not faired very well in any instance.

 

I wonder how the swap-outs are received around the state. For my money, it's an attempt by the KHSAA to take care of officials that doesn't help the girls' basketball scene.

I agree they were the worst officials we have seen all year.

Congrats to Coach Conder and the Titans.

Congrats to Collins. Wasn't this considered an upset?

This score surprises me. Congrats to the Lady Titans.

Absolutely HORRIBLE officiating entire game! It is a shame that you get to the regional tournament and have this. All three were BAD BAD BAD !! 6th region needs to stay in Lousiville.

 

When I saw the refs, i knew it was not going to be a good night. How does South keep getting that particular lady ref from the 6th? They were awful. But I always say, the refs should never decide the game. Both teams made very bad plays in the end and South had chances to win but turned over the ball. Collins found a way to finish. Congrats!

When I saw the refs, i knew it was not going to be a good night. How does South keep getting that particular lady ref from the 6th? They were awful. But I always say, the refs should never decide the game. Both teams made very bad plays in the end and South had chances to win but turned over the ball. Collins found a way to finish. Congrats!

 

Sportslady, the question really should not be how does South keep getting this particular referee, but instead how does this particular ref keep getting post-season assignments? The ref to whom you refer is the same one who played the key role in South's controversial loss to Shelby Co. in the 8th region tourney at Simon Kenton a few years ago. She also was a controversial figure in Rockcastle County's the near-riotous loss in the Sweet-16 one week afterward. I feel confident that it's not an anti-South thing, it's just a lack of ability and good judgement on the pressure-packed stage of a post-season basketball game.

Absolutely HORRIBLE officiating entire game! It is a shame that you get to the regional tournament and have this. All three were BAD BAD BAD !! 6th region needs to stay in Lousiville.

 

After watching the first two nights of the girls regional the 6th region players and coaches are who we should feel sorry for that deal with these "top"officials every night.

Incredibly inconsistent and going out of region holds them to no accountability or effort for the most part. On top of that no clue what walks and carries are.

I felt like Bill Murry in Grounghog Day, the move. Wish refs would stay in their own region. At least you would know what to expect. But still cheering for whichever team wins the 8th to make a strong showing at Diddle!!

After watching the first two nights of the girls regional the 6th region players and coaches are who we should feel sorry for that deal with these "top"officials every night.

Incredibly inconsistent and going out of region holds them to no accountability or effort for the most part. On top of that no clue what walks and carries are.

 

Officials should stay in their region IMO and I really do not feel sorry for the 6th region teams. They don't have these terrible refs right now and now is when it really counts. I do agree that there is no accountability when they switch regions- perhpas that is something that needs to be done.

I agree

Officials should stay in their region IMO and I really do not feel sorry for the 6th region teams. They don't have these terrible refs right now and now is when it really counts. I do agree that there is no accountability when they switch regions- perhpas that is something that needs to be done.

 

"No accountablity" is the key point. Out-of-region officials are able to ride into town like hired gunslingers in an old John Wayne western. They do what they want, however they want, to whomever they want and then ride back out of town -- with a check for their "services" - all with zero accountability to those they are working with. These officials to not have to face those coaches again (unless they face the same coach/team from an outside region, in which case there is still no accountability), they are not rated by those coaches, nor can they be scratched by those coaches.

 

Hiring out-of-region officials, to the best of my knowledge, is a way of taking care of referees who might not be able to officiate in the region tourneys due to scratches or being from the hometown/county of the participating schools. Granted, when staying in-region there are some highly-rated officials who might be excluded due to these restrictions, which makes for lesser quality persons calling the games. Plus there are quite a few coaches who welcome the fresh faces in stripes, but not all are for the swap-outs.

 

No easy solutions exist, really, for the KHSAA - kind of a catch-22 situation. Still, there needs to be some tweaking of this to make it better - and having the officials be responsible and accountable to the coaches' ratings or scratches is something that needs to be addressed, in my opinion. As it now stands, the "good ol' boy/girl" arrangement is not in the best interest of the people who spend the better part of a year working on the team - players and coaches - but is benefitting the officials at the others' expense.