Friday 3/3/23

at Gallatin County HS, Warsaw, KY

South Oldham vs. Simon Kenton

Both teams thinking they have a shot at getting to the finals - and they do.

South Oldham got a HUGE game from freshman Maddie Young in round one; SK got it done by using waves of players, frequently subbing five at a time.

Thoughts on this one?

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I just heard girls 8th region games canceled today?  Can anyone verify? 

Heard the same thing about 30 minutes ago. 

GAMES TONIGHT ARE POSTPONED.

They have been moved to Saturday.

South Oldham vs. Simon Kenton Saturday 3/4/23 at 3 pm

North Oldham vs Grant County Saturday 3/4/23 at 5 pm.

Championship is now at 3 pm on Sunday.

 

South by 5.

SK by 4 if they hit their 3's by more.

 

I think this will be a VERY interesting game.

If South is allowed to get into their transition game, I think the Dragons become a solid favorite.

I just don't see SK's "10-deep", platoon assault having the effect on South it had on Owen.   Owen was visibly fatigued - but the Lady Rebels really only subbed in one reserve, and Adi Bowling's time on the floor was measured in seconds.

South goes 7 deep, with two solid contributors off the bench in Betz and Hall, both of whom will likely get significant minutes.  

I also tend to favor South due to the experience factor; Morrison is a four-year starter, Young (despite being a freshman) is a two-year starter.    Betz, Richardson, John, and Hall all have significant varsity experience prior to this year.   Morrison started as an 8th Grader (averaging 9.8 ppg) on the 2020 South team that was 8th Region runner-ups to Anderson County.    Betz was a sub on that team. 

Only Turner is a first-year varsity contributor.   

Give me the Lady Dragons in this one.

 

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Going to be exciting....

I go back to the 1977 region tournament....to my knowledge, there has never been an 8th region tournament in which BOTH of the top 2 seeds were eliminated in round 1 since 1977.    I'm going to investigate a little further, but I'm fairly certain of that.

Of course, there was only two 8th Region tournaments prior to 1977 in the "modern era" of girls KHSAA-sanctioned basketball in KY.

All four teams look to have legitimate shots; wins by South Oldham and North Oldham today would result in the first-ever meeting between two Oldham schools in the girls' 8th Region championship.

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