This must have been a whale of a game. Heartbreaking loss for RH. I am not a RH fan but I am not going to get on here and get "jabs" in at RH and their fans, point fingers as to reasons or "excusues" when I have no idea what happened or didn't see this game.

Just a note to the RH kids and fans, the sun will come up tommorrow, you have the rest of the season along with the districts and regional to prepare for. Don't listen to all the ones that are putting you down. You have represented the 16th region well :thumb:.

Making it to the 3rd round in any tournament such as this is an accomplishment. Nice job Rose Hill.

Rose Hill had 3 empty trips with a 15 point lead toward the end of the third quarter and had a couple of missed front ends on 1 and 1's. Give Hazard credit they made big plays down the stretch. I thought when Euton hit a long 3 to push the lead back to 12 or so in the 4th that RH had it but it wasn't to be.

 

This one hurts because it was there for the taking but I think we will look back at this weekend with fond memories in the future.

 

Individually Mike Davis played well again today.

Good job Royals!! You rep'd the 16th well!!

Tough loss for the Royals. Hats off to Hazard on the comeback. Tough foul called on Jackson that could have gone either way, but charge was called. A few costly turnovers cost them down the stretch. Hazard hit their freethrows and that was that. Good luck to them tomorrow in the finals.

 

As for the hacks on Rose Hill, can't wait until the district tournament. All of the detractors will be able to put their team up against whomever is across from them according to seed. No excuses.

OMG! :eek: What a game! Hazard came into McBrayer Arena today to face Rose Hill in the semifinal round of the All A tournament. We started out fairly well, jumping out to a four point lead, but it didn't seem we could ever gain our momentum, partially due to Rose Hill, of course, but also because we didn't seem to have the gusto we usually display in a big game. :scared: The game drug on and we were down by four a halftime. Then the third quarter came along...probably our worst quarter of the entire year...and we found ourself down 15 and wondering what had happened. :confused: Perhaps our boys finally looked at the score and at the clock, or maybe the coach finally woke them up...whatever it was, Randy Lewis came into the game and gave us some really good minutes on defense as well as offense and he hit a three from the parking lot (well about 23 feet out) and cut the lead to 12. Then things began to happen and you could almost see the momentum switch to Hazard, as our shots began to fall and we actually began to MAKE OUR FREETHROWS, and we tied the game.:banana: I couldn't believe it, as we had been down by 16 at one point! The determined dogs hung tough and with 9.9 seconds left we had the ball, called a timeout and set up a play. Unfortunately, it didn't pay off and Rose Hill hit it out of bounds. With 0.03 seconds left, we got the ball under our goal and coach set up a beautiful play. :jump: The ball was passed in to Justine Jones who caught it while up in the air and tipped it into the goal. Victory for Hazard...right? :thumb: NO, THEY WAVED IT OFF and to overtime we went. :madman: It was all dogs in the overtime and we ended up with a 9 point victory thanks to hitting our shots and FREETHROWS and our defense stepping it up a notch!:fight:

 

First I must offer my congratulations to Rose Hill and say you have a great young team and I think our paths just might cross again in the All A again next year.:lol:

 

I must also say congratulations to the bulldogs for making one of the best come backs I have seen in years. Josh Whitaker was most valuable player and Randy Lewis should also be congratulated on a wonderful job of coming off the bench and instigating a real come back victory.:ylsuper:

 

Now, on the UHA tomorrow at 3:00. Best wishes, dogs!:dancingpa

 

Remember...it's not the size of the dog in the fight...it's the size of the fight in the dog!

 

Go Bulldogs!:flame:

Let me explain about the last shot in regulation. It has been proven that with less than .7 seconds it is impossible to catch and shoot. The officials even meet at midcourt prior to the play and I imagine that is what they discussed because as soon as the Hazard player caught the ball they immediately waved it off.

 

Whitaker play great down the stretch and made a huge play to give Hazard a 2 point lead late. Hazard is very young I believe they only have 1 senior.

Hazard is very young I believe they only have 1 senior.

 

The reporter said they have either no Seniors or no starting Seniors.

Let me explain about the last shot in regulation. It has been proven that with less than .7 seconds it is impossible to catch and shoot. The officials even meet at midcourt prior to the play and I imagine that is what they discussed because as soon as the Hazard player caught the ball they immediately waved it off.

 

Whitaker play great down the stretch and made a huge play to give Hazard a 2 point lead late. Hazard is very young I believe they only have 1 senior.

 

Whitaker is a great kid. Ive watched that boy grow up, which he's still a boy. Hes always been a gymrat and hes always played fearlessly.

Whitaker is a great kid. Ive watched that boy grow up, which he's still a boy. Hes always been a gymrat and hes always played fearlessly.

 

I was impressed with his composure in the 4th.

 

The reporter said they have either no Seniors or no starting Seniors.

 

I thought they had 1 senior in the program. It's not likely but I could be wrong.

lewis had 19 points in the second half and ot. Hazard had better play harder tomorrow for the title.

 

Hazard starts 2 soph. and 3 jr.

We have one senior, Josh Combs, who comes off the bench and gives us some quality minutes!:ylsuper:

lewis had 19 points in the second half and ot. Hazard had better play harder tomorrow for the title.

 

Hazard starts 2 soph. and 3 jr.

 

I didn't realize that Lewis had 19 that's quite a performance. FWIW, I don't think effort was the problem. To me it was more of an execution problem. But I agree they have their hands full tomorrow.

Wow! What a game. Nothing is a given in life. This was a tough loss for RH. We were in the lead and should have won it, but Hazard had other plans. What a come-back for them. They are a very well-coached team and got the momentem on their side. RH has been on the other side. We weren't even supposed to be at this tournament.

 

On a side note, Tony Arthur wore the #50 tonight in honor of David Garnes. David would have been a senior this year and was best friends with Tony. What an awesome young man he is. He was very emotional before the game.

 

I am very proud of my Royals! Let's not lose focus- there is still more work to be done!

 

Good luck tomorrow Hazard. You have a special team!

Wow! What a game. Nothing is a given in life. This was a tough loss for RH. We were in the lead and should have won it, but Hazard had other plans. What a come-back for them. They are a very well-coached team and got the momentem on their side. RH has been on the other side. We weren't even supposed to be at this tournament.

 

On a side note, Tony Arthur wore the #50 tonight in honor of David Garnes. David would have been a senior this year and was best friends with Tony. What an awesome young man he is. He was very emotional before the game.

 

I am very proud of my Royals! Let's not lose focus- there is still more work to be done!

 

Good luck tomorrow Hazard. You have a special team!

 

Have to say I got a tad choked up when I saw him come on the floor with it also. Class act all the way!!:thumb: