It's easy to judge from the outside.... Sometimes kids only motivation for being in school, and thus graduating is to play basketball (or said other sport)... It's not always clear cut in every situation... Maybe some kids get too many chances, but some coaches have to make tougher decisions than others...

From looking at this situation from way outside (from an 8th Region's perspective), I only hope the remainder of the Newport players can pull together in their upcoming district game against Bellevue. If they can somehow win that game, Newport will guarantee itself a berth in the regional and then anything can happen.

 

The scary part for Newport, as I posted in another thread, is that exactly 40 years ago in 1976, Bellevue upset the Wildcats in the first round of the district. It should make for a great opener in that district when the Wildcats and Tigers battle for a berth in the regional. Can we see deja vu 40 years later?

http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-boys-basketball/wiggins-kid-newport-323175.html

 

Been absent from the box score for some time... I am thinking mid-season transfer.