Franklin County 58 Woodford County 42

Decided to go here instead of the 42nd or 43rd. Partly because I really like the Frankfort Convention Center and I like District finals more with teams that are region favorites. Seems to be more joy and passion to win the game. Anyways...

 

First, the improvement Franklin County has made since I saw them in January is staggering. Franklin packed it in with a 2-3 and dared Woodford County to beat them from the outside. Woodford was all to willing to take the dare and it showed in the end. From the beginning to the end Franklin steadily extended the lead till the outcome wasn't in doubt about halfway through the 4th.

 

Franklin's hustle and effort was great all night. Ryan Schneider played his usual good game. Michael Clark stood out to me much more than he had previously, shot the ball well and finished at the rim. At least for one night, Diablo Stewart (their 8th grade PG), really seemed to have calmed down and didn't seem to force things like I'd seen in the past. Demarcus Kennedy was an absolute beast on the glass. Maybe I just noticed him more but I wouldn't be surprised if he had 15 boards, I'll be interested to see the box score.

 

Overall I was impressed with how much better Franklin County played. I still wouldn't expect them to compete with the Lexington schools at the Region Tournament. Of course I'd bet few expected them to win either game this week since they were 0-2 against both Frankfort and Woodford County yet they won both handily.

Congrats to Tony Wise and his team Thrilled for all of you.

Congrats to the Flyers. Coach Wise has his team playing well at the right time. Best of Luck.