Let's hear it..

 

The coaches are all good friends and would like to have met in the finals. This should be an exciting match-up.

Fairview - 32

Russell - 24

 

:laugh:

Fairview is on a roll and will hit their FT's down the stretch. But contrary to WVA Boy, I believe that Fairview will win by more than a touchdown.

VanHoose will explode for thirty points and Russell will win 57-54

Fairiview 65

Russell 54

Black and Bayless too much for Russell

fairview 60

russell 45

Russell does not have the personnel to handle Fairview on the inside. Black and Bayless will be too strong and dominate the boards.

Fairview-52

Russell-46

VanHoose will explode for thirty points and Russell will win 57-54

 

:scared: :eek: 30 POINTS!!!!! Can you say "revamped" offense!

I hope Vanhoose scores 50. But my gut says that the Eagles and ole Rex are destined to come out of our region to represent us in Rupp.:banana:

Russell by 3

Fairview 58

Russell 47

I will take Russell over Fairview in this one, I just think that they will go in to it with something to prove.

Fairview by at least 10+

I think Russell may like playing away from home and

without the expectancy of winning. They certainly seemed

to play well last night and have played well away from the

Furnace. It will be tough for the Devils to take Fairview inside.

It was good to see Russell play well underneath last game,

though they will be going up against better players on Friday.

I think it will be tough to keep VanHoose quiet for all of the

tournament, but if he's quiet again this game, it's much

more likely that he won't get another chance.

 

I don't look for the spread in this game to be any more than

it was at Fairview last time these two met, and in fact, it

should be closer.

 

I still maintain that Russell has the chance to win this

tournament - its hard to imagine this much talent going

without at least a shot at going to the Sweet 16 - but they

are the underdog. Fairview is probably the best team

remaining, and even so they don't have the best athletes

on a team in the region. If the Russell team shows up it will

be an exciting game, if the Red Devil athletes show up, we

will see some entertaining basketball, however Fairview

should run away with it.

Fairview wins in a dog fight of crosstown rivals. This one comes down to rebounding and freethrows with the edge going to Fairview. Vanhoose will have a shot to win it in the closing seconds but will come up short like Russell's season has been all year. Eagles 57 Devils 55