Final. It was never really close.

Boyd's lineup (with 3 new transfers) need to mesh better and improve their defense. If the Tomcats can shoot it like they did tonight they may be headed to an 8th straight regional title.

Color me very pleasantly surprised by this score. I honestly thought Boyd Co would win by 20 plus tonight, but this is by far the best Ashland has looked so far this year. They were clicking on all cylinders early, and hitting the boards better than they have all year. The game wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. Drew Smith was incredibly impressive tonight. Ashland has some great young talent to go along with seniors Smith and Clark. The future is bright. 

11 minutes ago, LRCW said:

The future is bright. 

Ditto for the present and past. You can't look directly at Ashland without wearing shades.

The Tomcats have played a lot of zone so far this season and it looked like a large percentage of Boyd County’s prep time was spent on zone. Ashland’s man to man this game was next level. They did lose some concentration down the stretch but for the most part looked mid season form. Boyd, on the other hand looked confused and frustrated and a lot like a team that hadn’t practiced together much at all. Maybe they listened to all the chatter just a little too much? A reality check was in order and they got one. I got a feeling tonight will serve to focus them. Ashland battled foul trouble and missed a lot of gimme shots but made up for it with rebounding and intensity and hitting some three’s. 

@rerun sounds like you’re saying Boyd County looked like Kentucky. 

I saw some of this game on YouTube. A great production by the way. The crowd was amazing! Looked like a Regional Final. SRO, people standing in the doorways. What an atmosphere for a Tuesday night in December. Kudos to both teams and their fans. Love seeing that kind of excitement.