Observations first:

- HHS played so much harder tonight than they did in Memorial it didn't seem like the same team.

- The officials were ok. The home team got a couple of breaks, but the home team is supposed to get a couple of breaks. The "out of bounds" call where the outside ref over-ruled the baseline ref and HHS followed with a dunk on the next play was a back-breaking questionable call. The refs let both teams play hard and physical - that style favored HHS tonight.

- HHS was more physical throughout the game. Their guards played seriously sticky D on Walls and Mackey. Their forwards and centers battled for every rebound.

- Scott Co. had terrible shot selection tonight. Lee shooting a 3 with the game on the line??? Warren with a couple of pull up jumpers??? Walls and Mackey forced quite a few shots tonight.

- Patterson made some NICE mid-range jumpers that I didn't think he could hit. 12' bank shots over an athletic Jordan Lee.

- Tubby was there along with Belein (West Virginia University) Marshall's coach was also there.

- I was impressed at how the HHS players interacted with the young kids after the game. They stuck around forever signing autographs and having pictures taken.

 

Excellent summary!

Everything else aside....SC had a great chance to win the game, couldn't quite get it done and didn't have their best night (Walls/Mackey). Still a great effort. Congratulations for making Kentucky HS BBall look good.

originally posted by Cinderella Man

What everyone is failing to mention is how Scott Co. got the edge in officiating a few weeks ago.

 

I totally agree.

I knew they were in the BBC and Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is a one game showcase not a tournament. I didn't know they were in the City of Palms. The City of Palms and Beach Ball Classic are the two most respected HS tournamnents in the US. To play them both back to back is a bit ambitious but Hicks never dodges anybody.

It was a hard fought game and HHS was much better served getting the ball into Patterson a lot more this time around. The officiating did not cost Scott the game but the two obvious calls that they missed, the over and back and the out of bounds, just stick out due to the high profile of this game. Scott missed some easy shots and still had a chance to win against a very good team, Coach Hicks probably is not into moral victories but I can't see him being too upset over this loss.

Nice game Tyler Portwood.

This performance was what I saw this past summer

with the Derek Smith East Allstars.

 

I am sure the coaches there noticed.

Jirsa and Belein. Tyler would be a good fit for both programs!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that they stormed the floor after the win. They've beaten nationally ranked DeMatha and Artesia this year, but they stormed the floor because the beat SC. There was some satisfaction in knowing that SC had gained some respect. I didn't see Scooterbob out there - at least not from what I picture him looking like from his Avatar...

 

I don't think there is any reason for this game to happen again next year. HHS loses all the "attractions" so the $$$ would not be the same. SC just loses Walls, Jimmy Warren, Chris James and Mason Karrick... I think it would be advantage Scott Co.

 

By the way - Marcus Birchfield had 30 in the JV game (which Scott Co. won).

 

Markus Birchfield had a very good game, which lead them to the win of the jv. i think that it was huntingtons jv first lose