Oldham County 53 Grant County 50 (8th Region Semifinals)

[16thBBall Fan]

Final from “The Roy”.

[16thBBall Fan]

Oldham will take on Collins in the finals in what most figured when the brackets came out.

[ColonelMike]

Kudos to Grant. They were my "sleeper" pick in the preseason, turned the corner in mid-season (when they were 9-7), winning 13 of their final 17 games. Thought prior to the game that four quarters of the Oldham pressure would be their undoing. It probably was - Grant with over 20 turnovers in the contest - but the Braves nearly overcame those turnovers, anyway. Congrats to the Braves on a great season and a tremendous showing tonight.

 

Kudos also to Oldham on surviving. With a 30-3 record and a #12 ranking, you are going to have a target on your back every night. Oldham didn't have their best game tonight - leading scorer Deaton Oak didn't even score - but Oldham again showed the versatility and grit to adapt to the situation / style of play and persevere.

 

CM

[ColonelMike]

Kudos to Grant. They were my "sleeper" pick in the preseason, turned the corner in mid-season (when they were 9-7), winning 13 of their final 17 games. Thought prior to the game that four quarters of the Oldham pressure would be their undoing. It probably was - Grant with over 20 turnovers in the contest - but the Braves nearly overcame those turnovers, anyway. Congrats to the Braves on a great season and a tremendous showing tonight.

 

Kudos also to Oldham on surviving. With a 30-3 record and a #12 ranking, you are going to have a target on your back every night. Oldham didn't have their best game tonight - leading scorer Deaton Oak didn't even score - but Oldham again showed the versatility and grit to adapt to the situation / style of play and persevere. Terrific game for Tyler Slone with 16 points, and another great outing by the lone Oldham starting senior, point guard Steven Votaw.

 

CM

[ErnestTBass]

The best game of this tournament, so far. Not many would have seen this coming.