Final, per the update thread.

Cole Villers, Colin Porter, Ethan Sellars, and Ethan Hudson all scored between 14 and 18 points for the Tomcats. Ashland was 13/24 from three and 19/22 from the charity stripe. Shooting like that could be the norm for them this season.

Ashland is a big man away from having a really special team. That said, this is still the best team they have had in a while. Full of shooters and they're very young, so expect some hiccups along the way, but these cats are solid.

Bgp rankings committee should take a long, hard look at these Tomcats. They're likely in the top 20-25 range, imo.

Bgp rankings committee should take a long, hard look at these Tomcats. They're likely in the top 20-25 range, imo.

 

They already came in at #19 this week.

HUNTINGTON — The Ashland Tomcats couldn’t be tamed behind the 3-point line, connecting on 13 triples in a 76-58 win over the Spring Valley Timberwolves in a boys high school basketball game at Spring Valley High School Tuesday evening.

 

The Tomcats (5-0) used a late bucket to tie the game at 15 late in the first quarter and scored nine of the next 11 points to take a lead they never surrendered.

 

Spring Valley (0-1) used its size advantage in the first half to stay close. Corbin Page held down the paint and scored six of his 10 points in the first half, while CJ Meredith countered the post play with a trio of 3-pointers before halftime.

 

Spring Valley trailed 34-29 at the break, but the Tomcats packed an extra man in the post in the second half and forced the Timberwolves to play outside-in.

 

Ashland was excellent from the free throw line, shooting 19 of 22, and missed just one shot from the charity stripe in 10 second-quarter attempts to help extend the lead.

 

Ashland coach Jason Mays dialed up the defensive pressure in the second half, relying on his players’ speed and ball awareness to help seal the victory.

 

The Tomcats capitalized off Spring Valley offensive miscues, turning turnovers into 3-point shots and matching their total from the first half (five) in the opening minutes of the second half. Cole Villars hit their 10th triple with 4:04 left in the third quarter to give Ashland a 53-34 lead.

 

 

Three-point shooting lifts Ashland over Spring Valley, 76-58 | Sports | herald-dispatch.com

Go Tomcats!

I’m going to the Clark County game in Winchester Dec 17th. That’s about as close as they will play this season to my SE Ky home.

They already came in at #19 this week.

 

Dunno how I missed that. I had been looking at the preseason rankings thread hah.