What say ye, NKYVB? Your prediction of a tight match not even close. St. Henry wins with what appears to be pretty easily (25-19,25-18,25-19). To be fair, I had Cooper winning as well but only based on personnel. Maybe the Crusaders will surprise the 9th Region.

25-19, 25-18, 25-19. Nice team win by St. Henry over the team some on BGP say is the team to watch in the 9th. Let's review:

 

This definitely could be the year that a team other than NDA wins the 9th.

Cooper is the team to watch!!

can't wait to watch the Cooper/Ryle game!!!

I think you overlooked at least one match before then....

 

I think Cooper will beat St. Henry

Cooper beats St. Henry

Cooper needs to be seen as a threat for NDA, St.Henry & Ryle.

you have 2 left

 

Coach of the Year, too....Cooper's Michelle Isaac!!!

After 2 weeks?

 

I don't think St. Henry has what they need as a whole this year

Had enough to sweep Cooper

 

I will though make it my mission to point out those names of players on other teams besides NDA, Ryle & St. Henry, just to give them the credit they deserve!!!

So players from those 3 schools don't deserve credit because they consistently win matches?

 

After losing in 5 sets at regionals to St. Henry last year after leading the match 2-1, the jags have some motivation to work St. Henry on Thursday.

 

I'll stick with Ryle, NDA, St Henry to win the 9th. Really going out on a limb.

What say ye, NKYVB? Your prediction of a tight match not even close. St. Henry wins with what appears to be pretty easily (25-19,25-18,25-19). To be fair, I had Cooper winning as well but only based on personnel. Maybe the Crusaders will surprise the 9th Region.

 

If a mod wants to delete this thread, there is another one already going. Glyde and I started them at the same time. Thanks.

 

((EDIT: The mod just moved Glyde's comment to this one so we are all on one now))

Were you at the match, Glyde? What are your thoughts if you were? Key players, etc?

Cooper came out flat to begin the first set, that remained the entire match. The St. Henry team I saw tonight was on fire. Their back row defense was impeccable, something I didn't expect from this year's crusaders. Their offense didn't do much, but defense was on fire and let NOTHING drop, frustrating Cooper hitters. Cooper serve receive and blocking was very weak. This St. Henry team is miles better than last year's. Well, tonight they were. Cooper can be a contender in the 9th, but it isn't something that is just going to happen. They are going to have to work for it and fight for it and from what I saw tonight, they are going to get their butts handed to them by the likes of NDA and Ryle unless they decide to play hard and as a unit. They are too inconsistent day to day to go far in the region. They have to realize that and clean it up. Great win for the crusaders tonight. Well deserved win. Props to Cassidy Schreiber for picking up EVERYTHING. Tough weekend ahead of the jags. Henry Clay and McCracken await them on Saturday, assuming all teams win their pools tomorrow.

If a mod wants to delete this thread, there is another one already going. Glyde and I started them at the same time. Thanks.

 

((EDIT: The mod just moved Glyde's comment to this one so we are all on one now))

Just a merge. Automatically it defaults to which ever thread was created first.

Cooper came out flat to begin the first set, that remained the entire match. The St. Henry team I saw tonight was on fire. Their back row defense was impeccable, something I didn't expect from this year's crusaders. Their offense didn't do much, but defense was on fire and let NOTHING drop, frustrating Cooper hitters. Cooper serve receive and blocking was very weak. This St. Henry team is miles better than last year's. Well, tonight they were. Cooper can be a contender in the 9th, but it isn't something that is just going to happen. They are going to have to work for it and fight for it and from what I saw tonight, they are going to get their butts handed to them by the likes of NDA and Ryle unless they decide to play hard and as a unit. They are too inconsistent day to day to go far in the region. They have to realize that and clean it up. Great win for the crusaders tonight. Well deserved win. Props to Cassidy Schreiber for picking up EVERYTHING. Tough weekend ahead of the jags. Henry Clay and McCracken await them on Saturday, assuming all teams win their pools tomorrow.

 

 

 

I wasn't able to make it to the game tonight, but heard from both sides/parents that defense was lacking on Cooper side and SH was flawless in the back! Heard Cooper's setter spent most of the night trying to stay out of the net? Could just be a little setback or a sign of deeper issues in the Cooper lineup...but hope they are able to re-group for the weekend. Would still like to see a NKY team take out some of the big teams down south - don't really care who it is!

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They are going to have to work for it and fight for it and from what I saw tonight, they are going to get their butts handed to them by the likes of NDA and Ryle unless they decide to play hard and as a unit.

 

Cooper has more than just Smith's hitting. They have other talented players that come together & play as a team to win!!

 

Cooper needs to be seen as a threat for NDA, St.Henry & Ryle.

 

I think you 2 need to get your stories straight.

I was at the game. In a nutshell, Cooper needs to regroup and get back to work! They got beat by a better team last night. Kudos to St. Henry.

They both stated their opinions and were wrong - in this case REALLY wrong! I thought that is what this forum was for? We are talking about teenage girls, and if you have one, you know how unpredictable they can be! You never know which one will crawl out of bed that morning. Cooper just didn't get it done last night. Sounds like Cooper has a lot of work to do if they want to be the team that some people on this forum think they are!

 

Congrats to St. Henry! It was a great win for them and I think they could do great things this year.