Based on the scores of their games against Mercer County, I'm sure Mercer would gladly see either team in the first round.

 

Great point... Considering this was 4 games into the season for both Casey and Rock...

So the Pulaski Middle School system feeds all 3 schools?

 

No, Somerset has Meece Middle and is an independent district.

 

Pulaski has Northern Middle and Southwestern has Southern middle. They are in the same system.

No, Somerset has Meece Middle and is an independent district.

 

Pulaski has Northern Middle and Southwestern has Southern middle. They are in the same system.

 

:thumb:

Based on the scores of their games against Mercer County, I'm sure Mercer would gladly see either team in the first round.

 

If I'm Mercer County I'm not overlooking anyone anymore after Friday night.

Most often these are the same kids that win the middle school state football game every year. They get to HS, and choose football, or so it seems.

 

Pulaski has four contributors who are 2-sport athletes between basketball and football. Hall, Gregory, Helton, & Dobbs.

I have to disagree with this comment. Somerset currently has 3 players who played middle school ball at Pulaski. Had 5, but 2 transferred back to Pulaski this season.

 

True this year...but over the past 10 years Somerset has lost a lot of thier top talent to other schools and not all in this county.

I have to disagree with this comment. Somerset currently has 3 players who played middle school ball at Pulaski. Had 5, but 2 transferred back to Pulaski this season.

 

Okay. I didn't know the Powell brothers were originally Pulaski kids. I was thinking back to them losing Taylor Gover to Pulaski County. They also lost DJ Townsend to Rowan County and Daniel Coldiron to Wayne County this year but they don't fall in the losing kids to Pulaski County schools. Are there any others in the past that were Somerset kids that ended up elsewhere? Meece is a mainstay deep in the middle school tournaments and for some reason they have a hard time duplicating that success at the high school level.

I am an outsider to this region but it seems the Pulaski school system tends to always churn out Middle School teams that compete well or win State tournaments. What happens to these kids as they move on to the HS game? Like I said, I may need some enlightenment but there are many times I peruse the KBA state middle school tourney results and Pulaski seemed to always be in the mix with great teams.

 

The middle school explanation is simple. And one that's been discussed on this board hundreds of times. Most of their kids are much older than the other middle school kids from the Louisville and Lexington area. The physical differences really take a toll when you have a 12 year old guarding a 14 year old. That would explain what happens at middle school state.

Great point... Considering this was 4 games into the season for both Casey and Rock...

 

I realize you worship at the altar of Maze but Mercer beats either of those teams by 20+ even on a bad night.

Okay. I didn't know the Powell brothers were originally Pulaski kids. I was thinking back to them losing Taylor Gover to Pulaski County. They also lost DJ Townsend to Rowan County and Daniel Coldiron to Wayne County this year but they don't fall in the losing kids to Pulaski County schools. Are there any others in the past that were Somerset kids that ended up elsewhere? Meece is a mainstay deep in the middle school tournaments and for some reason they have a hard time duplicating that success at the high school level.

 

A lot of the recent transition from Pulaski to Somerset has a lot to do with Coach Cothron taking that job. He was formerly at Northern, so that makes sense. He's a good coach. I expect Somerset to be much better next year.

The middle school explanation is simple. And one that's been discussed on this board hundreds of times. Most of their kids are much older than the other middle school kids from the Louisville and Lexington area. The physical differences really take a toll when you have a 12 year old guarding a 14 year old. That would explain what happens at middle school state.

 

So your 12 year 364 day old kid guarding a 14 year 1 day old kid (realistically just 1 year apart) is your explanation for this? I would venture to say that every team in the BGP top 10 right now has a hold back.

A lot of the recent transition from Pulaski to Somerset has a lot to do with Coach Cothron taking that job. He was formerly at Northern, so that makes sense. He's a good coach. I expect Somerset to be much better next year.

 

Gotcha. They have a great young core there right now. I'm looking forward to seeing them be a factor in the region again. I'd love a Boyle County/Somerset home and home series the next two years. I love that Somerset gymnasium.

So your 12 year 364 day old kid guarding a 14 year 1 day old kid (realistically just 1 year apart) is your explanation for this? I would venture to say that every team in the BGP top 10 right now has a hold back.

 

I'd venture to say that a pretty good percentage of teams in the state have at least one hold back.

Gotcha. They have a great young core there right now. I'm looking forward to seeing them be a factor in the region again. I'd love a Boyle County/Somerset home and home series the next two years. I love that Somerset gymnasium.

 

It's old-school that's for sure.

I realize you worship at the altar of Maze but Mercer beats either of those teams by 20+ even on a bad night.

 

I don't worship at anyone's altar, but comparing a regional tournament game to a game that was played in the 2nd week of December is ludicrous. Southwestern should have beaten Somerset by 20 on even a "bad night", and we seen how that turned out. Dont count your chickens before they hatch. This region is wide open.