Covington Catholic 78 Newport Central Catholic 62

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Final at New Cath.

The Breds led early in the game, but Cov Cath took over in the second half.

 

 

[B-Ball-fan]

Not that NewCath would’ve won, but sometimes officiating can be like a noose on the neck when a team is trying to gain advantage. 

Sometime in the 3rd quarter CovCath was up by 1. Jase Iles is fighting for a ball with a CovCath player. He rips the ball away. Either it was a jump ball, or it belonged to Jase, yet Jase is called for a foul. The very next NewCath possession Jase is driving to the basket, and gets called for a bogus charge. You could see the NewCath coaches were livid, and I don’t blame them. The Breds were trying to take the lead, and never had the chance to. Sometimes getting the lead can change a team's momentum, and while the Colonels soon began to take over, it might’ve been an entirely different situation if NewCath would have earned the lead. 

I can’t stand it when I see officiating affect the game, and while I’m at it I can’t stand fouls being called for clean blocks. 

[The Oracle]

Watching it I personally felt like I went from thinking "wow they might actually let NCC beat Ipsaro to death on the court tonight" in the first half to "wow NCC is getting called for absolutely everything now."

I guess it's all a matter of perspective.

[Cov_Cath_Hwy]

Ipsaro plays very, fast, aggressive, and physical and I have gotten the feeling the refs have been allowing it this season to a point to be reciprocated back on to Him in the physical defense He faces.  And then the Refs have adjusted mid-game.  
 

Felt the same you did watching the HC/CCH game, but they were calling it the same for Meyer as well…..who has the same game style as Ipsaro.  
 

I feel almost like the refs are still figuring how to call games Isparo and Meyer are in…..9th region has certainly had its share of great players recently no doubt, but these 2 attack physically on another level from what we have seen recently….and their speed doing it, is off the charts.

Also, that was another great atmosphere last night and we have had a lot of those so far around the region and it could the refs are just letting them play until they can’t….trying not to stifle the environment until they can’t…..my take a sideline ref and certainly biased fan at best.