9 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

Are you sure on the times?  Riherds shows the boys playing at 6 pm and girls at 7;30pm.

Checking on that.   I see that Riherds is showing boys at 6 pm......

1 minute ago, ColonelMike said:

Checking on that.   I see that Riherds is showing boys at 6 pm......

CONFIRMED:   BOYS ARE AT 6 pm (pregame show starts at 5:30 pm on www.pegasussportsky.com) and the GIRLS tip afterward (or about 7:45ish).

Thanks for the catch 4 Quarters!

Note that the BOYS game is the first game.  Pregame at 5:30 pm ET; tip at 6 pm.

Girls game follows at about 7:45 pm ET.

There's no two teams in the 8th that are hotter than these ...

North (21-5) has won 10 in a row and 14 of their last 15, with the sole loss during that time to #2 LexCath by 8.   During that stretch, North has beaten #6 Lyon County by 34 points, #11 North Laurel by 14, and #12 Mason County by 14.    The Mustangs have won 9 straight since #3 scorer Jack Scales (12.3 ppg, 42% beyond the arc) was lost due to a shoulder injury.   As a team, North is shooting over 51% from the floor - and nearly 40% from beyond the arc.   Dallas Roberts (19 ppg) is a 5-year starter at point guard, and Ian Higdon (10.8 ppg / 8.4 rebounds) is a four-year starter.   The top 7 players from last year's 8th Region championship team lead this team in its quest for a second-straight title.   6'8" center Luke Anderson has posted two double-doubles in his last four games, and just missed (16 points/9 rebounds) in one of the other two....

Collins (22-4) has the region's best record, and the Titans have won 13 of their last 16.    They have no "bad" losses - Collins lost by 8 to #10 Ballard, by 5 to 18-win (and District rival) Anderson County, by 6 to former top 20 (and another district rival) Woodford County, and - in their last game - by a mere two points to #13 Trinity.    Collins - the youngest school in the 8th Region, opening in the 2010-11 season - has NEVER missed the 8th Region tournament, competing in it twelve consecutive times, and winning it three times.   (Interestingly, North Oldham is the second-youngest team in the region, opening in the 2003-4 season.)    Like North, Collins is full of veterans, led by Quinton Simmons (11.4 ppg) and Kenyon Goodin (19.4 ppg / 6.8 reb), both of whom are three-year starters.   

Not surprisingly, both David Levitch (NO) and Chris Gaithers (COL) are being discussed as being among the top candidates for 8th Region Coach of the Year.

Both teams can be very exciting on the offensive end, but the defenses may decide this one.   Collins' ferocious, ball-hawking defense leads to transition baskets.   The Titans have held opponents below 50 points 12 times this season - including the last four straight, including St. X (43 points) and #13 Trinity (4 7 points).    North Oldham can be very intimidating on the inside, with 6'7" Ian Higdon and 6'8" Luke Anderson averaging multiple blocked shots per game - and affecting any others in their vicinity.  North has held 7 teams below 50 points - including four teams that didn't crack 40.   One of those four was South Oldham, which averages 70 ppg - but scored just 38 against North on the Dragons' home court.

IF YOU CAN, YOU WANT TO GO TO THIS GAME!

If you can't, tune in at 5:30 pm for the pregame show (6 pm tip) on www.pegasussportsky.com    The broadcast is free (it is also archived on our site) and we broadcast in hi-def video.   

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15 hours ago, ColonelMike said:

Note that the BOYS game is the first game.  Pregame at 5:30 pm ET; tip at 6 pm.

Girls game follows at about 7:45 pm ET.

Curious.  I don't remember a game where the boys tipped first. I wonder if there's a specific reason for that.  What immediately comes to mind is this might be a way to result in more attendance for the girls game.  Ordinarily, the stands are filling during the first game, and full well before the second game starts.   Which might seem a little dispiriting, I guess, if you are playing in the first game.  Still, there is a buzz, a sense of anticipation going on.  My worry would be if you reverse things, there could be a big exodus after the first game ends. And that would be more dispiriting!

17 minutes ago, Mojocat said:

Curious.  I don't remember a game where the boys tipped first. I wonder if there's a specific reason for that.  What immediately comes to mind is this might be a way to result in more attendance for the girls game.  Ordinarily, the stands are filling during the first game, and full well before the second game starts.   Which might seem a little dispiriting, I guess, if you are playing in the first game.  Still, there is a buzz, a sense of anticipation going on.  My worry would be if you reverse things, there could be a big exodus after the first game ends. And that would be more dispiriting!

Agree with this. It does feature the girls in "primetime." It would seem though, a little, as if fans were walking out on you. ⚖️?

I hadn't really considered this much; the teams I follow play all boy or girl double/triple headers: Frosh/JV/Varsity.

37 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

Agree with this. It does feature the girls in "primetime." It would seem though, a little, as if fans were walking out on you. ⚖️?

I hadn't really considered this much; the teams I follow play all boy or girl double/triple headers: Frosh/JV/Varsity.

Definitely hurts the attendance for the girls game. Mass exodus without a doubt. And makes it way easier to get a seat for boys game!

I'll take North by 4.

Thanks for staying with us!   Had a bit of a connectivity issue in the first half, but it appears all fixed.   Good connection now.

HALF:

North Oldham 23

Collins 20

North dominant on the glass, but the Mustangs went just 2 of 9 in the second and Collins crept back into the game.

Very competitive; looking forward to the second half.

Props to Collins for incredible patience. Down 5 with 4 minutes left and ran 30 plus seconds off the clock repeatedly possession after possession with zero sense of urgency and zero results. Inexplicable