Classic match up between two old rivals. Clay Co. got a big lead early but Hazard made a good second half comeback.

The saying "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," comes to mind when I think of ballgame victories. Unfortunately, this game certainly could not be called "a thing of beauty," but I guess I would have to put it in the "joy forever," column because I was so glad that it was over! Hazard started the game in a true funk:creepy:. Passes went askew, baskets that usually would have gone in easily clanked off the rims and we look so flat it was pitiful. I don't know if it was the player's being star struck by the Clay County reputation and the fact our old coach, Kevin Spurlock, was their leader, or what, but the first half was unbelievable...Hazard only scored 17 points for goodness sake.

 

I'm sure that Knott County will have to go into Hazard's locker room and do some quick painting today because Al probably peeled all the paint off the walls at halftime and the dogs came out looking like a different team in the third quarter and finally played some decent ball:fight:. We eventually took the lead, and after some really questionable calls, or lack of calls, (in my opinion) we ended in ovetime. Hazard then held on for the victory!

 

Hopefully, this will get the "bad game" out of our system and we will come out looking like the respectible team we agaiinst Clay County!

 

Go Dawgs!:dancingpa

Hazards offense will never be pretty with Whitaker dribbling the air out of it. But Al has them playing good D and the 2 big kids hitting the boards.

Hazard ready didn't play that bad in the first half, Clay Co was playing pretty good Def. The point guard from Clay Co. (#5) was staying with Whitaker better than anyone I have seen this season. Hazard didn't do anything different in the 2nd half but Michael Campbell won the game for the Bulldogs by rebounding, he played like a man on the Off. Board.

 

It was a great game, and a good win for the bulldogs.

 

*CAN'T say spurlock got out coached in this one.