Great post (the whole thing, not just the part I selected).

 

In my years of watching, I think that there's just some extra animosity when a Louisville school goes on the road, especially anywhere east of Lexington.

 

If nothing else, I think we can agree that the refs might be consistent in what they call and don't call, but they're calling in such a way that every touch is a foul and the team who is bigger, stronger, faster, and plays more physical (i.e., typically going to be your Louisville school because that's the way games are called in the 6th & 7th) will be at a disadvantage.

 

Oh yea, again, great post. You hit the nail on the head.

 

I would agree that Louisville schools (and to some degree Lexington) don't exactly get the red carpet treatment when they venture east of I-75 and south of I-64. I know at the beginning of the year that the 12th Region officials were calling the "hands off the ball handler" rules by the book which I don't believe was being done everywhere else, at least not from what I've seen thus far. it has let up some as it invariably does every season whenever a rule receives "special emphasis" on being interpreted or enforced differently than in past seasons. The officials feel they've gotten the point across, that maybe the players are responding and certainly by this time the officials have grown weary of listening to the coaches & fans whine about whatever the latest season's point(s) of special emphasis are.

About the bold and when you play in Louisville, it's a game of no blood, no foul!

 

We like our game physical here in Louisville. If you don't leave with many bruises from trying to bring down rebounds, you weren't playing hard enough.

 

:lol2:

About the bold and when you play in Louisville, it's a game of no blood, no foul!

 

But what is funny and I have gotten slammed by some on this subject, they all work off the same rule book! Go figure:idunno:!

Go to the 16th, you can't fart near someone without a foul.

.....unless you get the ref with no teeth that had Lewis and Dixie. He must be new, there was tackling and eye poking, and pants shucked, and holding down of arms. Guy must have moved from Louisville.

Go to the 16th, you can't fart near someone without a foul.

 

Since I believe the 16th Region Stripes will be doing the 9th Region Tourney, I will say the 16th has the best stripes in the Commonwealth! :thumb: :clap:

Since I believe the 16th Region Stripes will be doing the 9th Region Tourney, I will say the 16th has the best stripes in the Commonwealth! :thumb: :clap:

Well played.

I thought the 9th and 16th swapped last year. I'm certain the 9th did the 16th region tourney last year.