West and Morgan play one more time but besides that the seed games should be over. It will be a very hard fought district tournament. Even though West is 0-7 they have taken East down to the wire once and Elliott twice losing by five or less in each game.

 

I watched the All A semi's with West and Elliott and West played well. Elliott should be the favorite to win the district. But like you said West isn't a cupcake game for Elliott. Plus the district is in Olive Hill this year.

I'm not 100% sure but I do know that Elliott was supposed to play Morgan one more time but it was canceled due to snow. So, they counted one of the other three times they played as the second seeded game between the two and chose not to make the the other up. I don't know if this something that both teams have to agree to or if it's allowed on special conditions such as weather. Maybe someone here with more knowledge can help us out.

East was in control most of the game and led by double digits most of the night. Boyd has a big district game at Fairview tomorrow night. A win by Fairview puts the #1seed to a coin flip between Boyd an Fairview.

Looks like East has played a little better in January-February than they did in December.

 

They must be playing better. I saw them at Mason County a few weeks back and it was a running clock-type game. Of course, the Royals could have had something to do with that.

 

But at the time, I sure wouldn't have put "East Carter" and "regional contender" in the same sentence. Always good to see a team improve over the course of a season.

Do the tournament games such as All A and the Greenup county tournament count as district games? If so I would imagine East gets the 2 and Morg am the 3.

 

'Tournament' games do not count toward district seeding in the 62nd.

The 62 looks like this

Elliott 8-0

East Carter 3-3

Morgan 2-4

West Carter 0-7

 

 

Games played in tourneys do not count toward seeding in the 62nd district.

This is somewhat of an upset, right?

 

Brandon Baker best coach in the 16th!

Please explain your reasoning for Baker being the best coach in the 16th. I am not saying he is not. But they are just 12-11 and there are 6 teams in the region that have much better records. They also have 5 seniors on their roster.

Shoelaces, Thanks for clarifying that for me. Wasn't sure how it worked.

Records is not the end all.. Talent level and scheduling play a major role as well.

Please explain your reasoning for Baker being the best coach in the 16th. I am not saying he is not. But they are just 12

Please explain your reasoning for Baker being the best coach in the 16th. I am not saying he is not. But they are just 12-11 and there are 6 teams in the region that have much better records. They also have 5 seniors on their roster.

 

I think he beat the team whom you are rooting for in OT! Which has two more dominating players that some posters on here keep including your self keep referring too. So you tell me is it talent or coaching?

Records is not the end all.. Talent level and scheduling play a major role as well.

Please explain your reasoning for Baker being the best coach in the 16th. I am not saying he is not. But they are just 12

 

I agree with you with the record not being the end all GB32. With that being said Rowan, Boyd, and Elliott are doing what is expected of them. Greenup and Ashland obviously are not. While Lewis and Morgan are the only teams overachieving. East Carter, Fairview, Raceland are also about where everyone expected them to be. While I undertsand those were only pre season rankings, but shouldn't a coach of the year candidate be someone who no one expects a lot from, or a team that just dismantles the whole region. That has not happend as far as the dominate team. So as far as coach of the year goes, I feel like it goes to Rowan, Elliott, Lewis, or Morgan counties coaches. Rowan and Elliott because they are where they are supposed to be and have followed through with being one of the top teams, or Lewis or Morgan because of their overachievment. Just my opinion. Anyone please feel free to voice their opinion on coach of the year.

 

 

Rankings by Aaron Snyder, Ashland Daily Independent

 

Preseason Top 10 Teams

1. Rowan County

2. Boyd County

3. Greenup County

4. Elliott County

5. Ashland

6. Fairview

7. East Carter

8. Raceland

9. Lewis County

10. Morgan County

 

As of now I feel like the rankings should be, or something very similiar to this.

1.Rowan

2.Elliott

3.Boyd

4.Morgan

5.East Carter

6.Raceland

7.Lewis

8.Greenup

9.Fairview

10.West Carter

Edited February 6, 201511 yr by Bball Legend

I think he beat the team whom you are rooting for in OT! Which has two more dominating players that some posters on here keep including your self keep referring too. So you tell me is it talent or coaching?

 

East did beat Morgan and head to head it is 1-1 this year. Guess we will find out come district who has the better team. It is both, talent and coaching. East was ranked ahead of Morgan by 3 spots in the preseason, aren't they supposed to beat Morgan? Sure they were. I am not saying Baker is not a good or even a great coach, because I feel like he is doing a good job this year with his team. I am just trying to provide a few facts as to what was supposed to happen this year. Not hating on any coach, they put in countless hours with our kids to get them better. I appreciate all of the hard work of all coaches.

East did beat Morgan and head to head it is 1-1 this year. Guess we will find out come district who has the better team. It is both, talent and coaching. East was ranked ahead of Morgan by 3 spots in the preseason, aren't they supposed to beat Morgan? Sure they were. I am not saying Baker is not a good or even a great coach, because I feel like he is doing a good job this year with his team. I am just trying to provide a few facts as to what was supposed to happen this year. Not hating on any coach, they put in countless hours with our kids to get them better. I appreciate all of the hard work of all coaches.

All I know is that there are a few posters that only want to pull the chain for Morgan Co. Morgan is very good team even with the additional player they received in the off season. My thinking is Elliott & Morgan has better talent than East & West and if you take less talent and win looks like we as fans should give props to these coaches. That's all I'm saying. Look past the records and into these teams players. And you will see Coach Baker is very deserving of the best coach in region.

All I know is that there are a few posters that only want to pull the chain for Morgan Co. Morgan is very good team even with the additional player they received in the off season. My thinking is Elliott & Morgan has better talent than East & West and if you take less talent and win looks like we as fans should give props to these coaches. That's all I'm saying. Look past the records and into these teams players. And you will see Coach Baker is very deserving of the best coach in region.

 

I am not doubting you one bit. I think Brandon Baker is a great coach. He very well may be the coach of the year. If he gets it I'll be the first to congratulate him on a job well done. Elliott county to me has the best talent in the district and possibly with Rowan and Boyd the region. Coach Adkins also does a great job with the talent that those kids push out every year in Sandy Hook. Morgan does have two very talented players. East, West, I believe are fairly equal in talent for the most part. Yes Perry does get some recognition, but not near enough when it comes to state wide. I praise him and all of his countless hours of hard work since he was a small boy following his dad around in the gym for all of those years. Coming in at 6am to put up hundreds and hundreds of jump shots. Helping his dad run the Morgan county youth basketball league for years and years. They do that to improve the youth of Morgan county because they care. Coach Perry practices his high school team, then stays in the gym and practices all grades from k-6th every day of the week basically. Never leaving the gym til well after 8pm every night. I don't think anyone truly understands how much time this kid and his dad puts in at the gym, and he is a great role model for our young kids in Morgan county who adore him. That is why I compliment him and know his worth to the team and county. Cause there sure isn'y many Jordan Perry fans on here. May be because his dad is not a popular guy, I undertsand that. But Jordan Perry deserves more than he gets. For all of those preseason rankings for the player of the year in the 16th and people had Perry anywhere from 4th to 7th, come on now. Anyone in their right mind can watch that kid play a few games and tell you if they are being honest with themselves that there are not 6 players in the region better than him. I give credit to all of the teams that play well and the players and coaches in the 14th, 15th, and 16th regions. That are the regions I follow and know a little about. Good luck to all teams and coaches the rest of this year. Especially Coach Baker, and the Raiders.