Pikeville led 37-33 at halftime. Game alot closer than the score.

Pikeville had a good gameplan to make the game as ugly and physical as possible. There were 24 fouls called in the 1st half, and absolutely no flow to the game. Curby Tackett stepped up huge for SV with 18 points and 5 or 6 blocked shots. Shelby Valley outscored Pikeville by 30 points in the second half...

wow, blew it open in the 2nd half

The first half was a free throw shooting contest. I think Pikeville was 15-20 in the 1st half, and SV was 11-17.

As good as Shelby Valley is, you would think they would schedule tougher competition.

I noticed most of their comp is in their region. They only have maybe 6-7 games out of region and I noticed they even scheduled a couple of the weak 16th region teams. I would have scheduled two team's tougher than the 16th and got my team ready for tournament time. Those weak teams just won't get you ready, according to popular opinion.

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Pikeville must have been better than Walton, Ga.

As good as shelby valley is, you would think they would schedule tougher competition.

I noticed most of their comp is in their region. They only have maybe 6-7 games out of region and I noticed they even scheduled a couple of the weak 16th region teams. I would have scheduled two team's tougher than the 16th and got my team ready for tournament time. Those weak teams just won't get you ready, according to popular opinion.

 

I agree to some extent. SV did schedule Dunbar, Henry Clay, and Walton GA that were considered to be an upgrade. Ashland is typically a tougher team and this is the return game of that contract. Raceland was tough last year and this is the return game of that contract. They play Perry Co. from the 14th and they are typically a tough team and North Laurel from the 13th. They play a tournament in Florida with very tough competition and the tournament at North/South Laurel (with Knott County, Corbin, and South Laurel). They 15th is down even more than usual this year and that magnifies the poor competition you sometimes get on this end of the state. I would like to have seen them in the 5/3 or KOB, but that's not the case.

Henry Clay was a good win, but I understand they are very young. I am willing to bet when you take a young Henry Clay team on most likely their first trip deep into the Appalachian mountains they were WAY out of their comfort zone. To put it more blountly, they were straight up intimidated.

 

Not to take away from Shelby Valley, these kids have been playing together a long time and are very good.

During the summer, SV beat HC on a shot at the buzzer. Yes, HC is very young, and just had the worst night of a team ever. SV is a solid team, but not that much better.