EASTERN 4 20 20 17 – 61

 

MANUAL 15 14 11 25 – 65

 

Eastern (10-4)–Porter 4, Mishler 15, Stafford 2, Thompson 12, Kinnard 12, Smith 6, Collins 10.

 

Manual (7-4) – J. Ballard 4, A. Ballard 2, Howard 7, Griffin 4, Curry 11, Johnson 18, Brown 8, McCune 11.

 

3-point goals – Mishler 5, Thompson; Howard, Johnson 2.

Final from duPont Manual.

 

Manual comes back in the fourth quarter to snatch victory from the talented Eastern squad.

 

Here's Jason Frakes story in the CJ:

 

Gallery | Manual girls basketball defeat Eastern | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports

Is the Pearl girl hurt for Eastern? I notice she did not score..did she play?

Too many players not enough balls creeping in?

Are you suggesting potential internal issues at Eastern?

Also did Pearl play? She is a talented kid no doubt

Rumblings of issues in Indiana tournament........when things didnt go well.

It looks like the team is not together. So that would definitely be from internal issues. Hopefully they can get it together, there is a lot of talent on that team.

With just one ball, if they learned to play together for a common goal, they would be deadly.

Pearl did play, but didn't touch the court in the 2nd half. No too sure why. Ineffective in the 1st half perhaps.

It looks like the team is not together. So that would definitely be from internal issues. Hopefully they can get it together, there is a lot of talent on that team.

With just one ball, if they learned to play together for a common goal, they would be deadly.

Pearl did play, but didn't touch the court in the 2nd half. No too sure why. Ineffective in the 1st half perhaps.

 

Eastern is not Jtown

The accumulation of talent does not always make for a cohesive "team." The several schools in Jefferson county that have talent-laden rosters have effectively magnetized talented players that would/should have played elsewhere, had they stayed at their designated schools and not sought a transfer within JCPS.

 

A number of kids mysteriously disappear from the high schools where they had previously "played up" when they were middle schoolers, moving to a high school that successfully accumulates talent (Mishler actually had been a two-year starter at Ballard before somehow being approved to play for Eastern after her freshman year). This happens at both public and private schools, by the way, so finger pointing at private schools is hypocritical by the publics.

 

An interesting point is that a number of these girls who figured they would be playing varsity as freshmen do not see the floor in varsity games, and quite possibly are not even dressing varsity games. Sadly, it will interesting to see how many of these young ladies actually stick with basketball for all four of their years in high school. It's only reasonable to believe that some of them are second guessing their decision about where they went to play high school b-ball. When these situations occur and parents' and players egos are out of alignment, it makes the coaches' jobs much more difficult - but that comes with accumulating talent. Sometimes it works out; sometimes it doesn't - Karma. Current JCPS middle schoolers and parents beware.

Edited January 9, 201610 yr by retropop
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Retro, you seem to be reasonable. So here goes, Mishler and her mom moved into Eastern's resides. BALLARD signed off on move. SIVILS played varsity at Eastern in 8th grade. Now plays where? That's right Sacred Heart

So publics not always hypocritical.

Thanks for the explanation of "somehow" - wow, that's an amazing bit of info to learn. As far as the 8th graders (and almost everything else, really), I was thinking of all around the county, not any particular school. As far as being reasonable, well, thank you for the kind words. (My wife occasionally thinks differently. :lol2:)

I don't really care if kids move to other schools after playing as 8th graders or as 9th-11th graders.

Q Snyder started his high school career as an 8th grader playing for Fern Creek. He played for Ballard from his freshman year until graduation.

Kentucky needs to change the rules to equal the playing field by letting kids go where ever they can be accepted.

The accumulation of talent does not always make for a cohesive "team." The several schools in Jefferson county that have talent-laden rosters have effectively magnetized talented players that would/should have played elsewhere, had they stayed at their designated schools and not sought a transfer within JCPS.

 

A number of kids mysteriously disappear from the high schools where they had previously "played up" when they were middle schoolers, moving to a high school that successfully accumulates talent (Mishler actually had been a two-year starter at Ballard before somehow being approved to play for Eastern after her freshman year). This happens at both public and private schools, by the way, so finger pointing at private schools is hypocritical by the publics.

 

An interesting point is that a number of these girls who figured they would be playing varsity as freshmen do not see the floor in varsity games, and quite possibly are not even dressing varsity games. Sadly, it will interesting to see how many of these young ladies actually stick with basketball for all four of their years in high school. It's only reasonable to believe that some of them are second guessing their decision about where they went to play high school b-ball. When these situations occur and parents' and players egos are out of alignment, it makes the coaches' jobs much more difficult - but that comes with accumulating talent. Sometimes it works out; sometimes it doesn't - Karma. Current JCPS middle schoolers and parents beware.

 

Someone who gets it.

This issue is not just a problem for the Louisville schools. It is statewide. I know there were several 8th graders playing fro Jeffersontown last year at the Lexington tournament, but a number of them are now elsewhere. I guess one solution would to not allow 8th graders or below be allowed to play in varsity games. However, the pool of talent for female players is not as deep as the male pools. There are some girls high school teams that are not very competitive from looking at the scores on the riherds board. So I am not sure what a good solution is. Open enrollment may end up making the stronger teams stronger. Kids are competitive. They do want to win. However, the AAU programs are hurting the high school programs as well in my opinion. Those who run the the AAU programs seem to be making lots of money at the expense of those who actually foot the bills. We are embarking on a nasty road for high school athletics

Eastern is not Jtown

 

Meaning?