Final from Ashland.

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Ashland is a handful at home.

Just now, colonel-fan said:

Ashland is a handful at home.

Ashland is a handful anywhere when they're healthy.

5 minutes ago, colonel-fan said:

Ashland is a handful at home.

Ashland is a handful period!!

That's a real nice win for the Tomcats.  I thought CovCath would handle them.

1 hour ago, Randy Parker said:

That's a real nice win for the Tomcats.  I thought CovCath would handle them.

Hater. ? 

1 hour ago, Randy Parker said:

That's a real nice win for the Tomcats.  I thought CovCath would handle them.

Agreed, a nice win for Ashland but not unexpected.  Covington Catholic came into tonights game leading the state in shooting percentage at 56.4% while averaging 76.4 points per game.  Tonight Ashland held Covington Catholic to 60 points and 46.2% shooting.  That's 16 points and 10% below Covington Catholic's average.  Also, Covington Catholic came into tonight's game allowing only 53.9 points per game but gave up 71 points to Ashland.   Ashland came into tonights game ranked 10th in the state in scoring at 77.8 points per game.  Covington Catholic held Ashland 7 points below their offensive average but that was 14 points more than Covington Catholic's defensive average.

Both teams played seven players but only four scored for Covington Catholic while all seven scored for Ashland. Both teams defense caused problems for their opponent's offense but Ashland was the more difficult team to defend.  To be honest as good as Ashland's defense was, I think that Covington Catholic's was better. Ashland's offense had more players to defend and Porter did such a goo job of handling the pressure and putting the ball in the hand of the hot player. Result an Ashland win.

Just finished watching the game.  Thanks @B-Ball-fan for posting the video.  I must say that was a great production!  Top notch.

Turnovers were the key issue with Cov Cath in that game, I think they said 15 total.  They just seemed out of sync the whole game.  

Congrats to Ashland for taking the punches out of halftime and pulling back ahead to a healthy lead most of the 4th quarter.

Was a fun game to watch.

Great day to be a CATS fan!

58 minutes ago, FrankNicodemus said:

Just finished watching the game.  Thanks @B-Ball-fan for posting the video.  I must say that was a great production!  Top notch.

Turnovers were the key issue with Cov Cath in that game, I think they said 15 total.  They just seemed out of sync the whole game.  

Congrats to Ashland for taking the punches out of halftime and pulling back ahead to a healthy lead most of the 4th quarter.

Was a fun game to watch.

Great day to be a CATS fan!

My pleasure. 

I spit out my drink when Chandler Starks very strongly ripped the ball away from an Ashland player, and the announcer said, “The officials called that a jump ball, but around here we call that attempted murder”. ?

14 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

My pleasure. 

I spit out my drink when Chandler Starks very strongly ripped the ball away from an Ashland player, and the announcer said, “The officials called that a jump ball, but around here we call that attempted murder”. ?

The announcers were awesome, love the hometown bias comments! "And there's another foul not called, and another and another" 

26 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

My pleasure. 

I spit out my drink when Chandler Starks very strongly ripped the ball away from an Ashland player, and the announcer said, “The officials called that a jump ball, but around here we call that attempted murder”. ?

 

11 minutes ago, FrankNicodemus said:

The announcers were awesome, love the hometown bias comments! "And there's another foul not called, and another and another" 

Homers are usually some of the most entertaining announcers. 

1 hour ago, theguru said:

 

Homers are usually some of the most entertaining announcers. 

If you think these announcers were entertaining you should listen to their radio announcer, Dickie Martin. He absolutely cracks me up. He has maroon blood flowing through his veins. They were playing a game a couple years ago in West Virginia and Dickie got aggravated with one of the officials. “This one ref here is a real piece of work! Jeez! Read a rule book buddy!”

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He’s been doing Ashland broadcast for about 50 years, and his father did them for decades before Dickie took over. 

Just now, The Professor said:

If you think these announcers were entertaining you should listen to their radio announcer, Dickie Martin. He absolutely cracks me up. He has maroon blood flowing through his veins. They were playing a game a couple years ago in West Virginia and Dickie got aggravated with one of the officials. “This one ref here is a real piece of work! Jeez! Read a rule book buddy!”

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He’s been doing Ashland broadcast for about 50 years, and his father did them for decades before Dickie took over. 

I agree on Dickie, he is the character of characters and I have heard him several times.

Big win Ashland, congrats!

20 hours ago, The Professor said:

If you think these announcers were entertaining you should listen to their radio announcer, Dickie Martin. He absolutely cracks me up. He has maroon blood flowing through his veins. They were playing a game a couple years ago in West Virginia and Dickie got aggravated with one of the officials. “This one ref here is a real piece of work! Jeez! Read a rule book buddy!”

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He’s been doing Ashland broadcast for about 50 years, and his father did them for decades before Dickie took over. 

Dickie's a great guy and a tremendous HS announcer....a few years back - I believe his father was very ill at the time, or perhaps he passed - Dickie honored and humbled me by asking me to fill in as the Tomcats' announcer when the Cats were in New Castle for the Henry County Invitational Tournament.   It's been a few years now (Buddy Biggs was the coach then) but I was truly honored to fill in for him, though I doubt in any way I was able to fill his shoes.    Great guy and great announcer.

Great win for Ashland!

CM