Final

 

2nd round game of the Republic Bank tournament at Lexington Catholic

 

St. Xavier will play Lex Cath in a semifinal

Only Louisville team in the semis!

The game was kind of dull until late and then it got very interesting. These are 2 very solid teams and in most other regions would be considered 1 of the favorites.

Especially got interesting when LCA banked in a desperation 3 at the buzzer to go into 1st overtime.

Especially got interesting when LCA banked in a desperation 3 at the buzzer to go into 1st overtime.

I agree...can't believe that shot went in.

After watching a lot of X basketball the past several years and watching this team so far this year, I would say that X is often overlooked and not considered competitive given their region. No X is never going to be a 7th region favorite over teams such as Ballard, Manual, Eastern, Male, Trinity, and so on, but they can very much be a darkhorse that can spoil a season for a big team. I think this 08-09 team will surprise a lot of people this year, probably winning games that shouldn't be close. You can't get lazy on this tiger squad, they may be the scrappiest bunch to roam the halls of a poplar level school. X also tends to play very well in this tournament, I know they upset LexCath in front of a sell-out crowd 2 years ago. Look for Monday night to be interesting.

 

Also, What kind of squads does Madisonville and LCA have? I saw Madisonvilles record, but I have a feeling that their record doesn't reflect the quality of their team. I know they played in the KOB tourney as well.

 

Go TIGERS!!

After watching a lot of X basketball the past several years and watching this team so far this year, I would say that X is often overlooked and not considered competitive given their region. No X is never going to be a 7th region favorite over teams such as Ballard, Manual, Eastern, Male, Trinity, and so on, but they can very much be a darkhorse that can spoil a season for a big team. I think this 08-09 team will surprise a lot of people this year, probably winning games that shouldn't be close. You can't get lazy on this tiger squad, they may be the scrappiest bunch to roam the halls of a poplar level school. X also tends to play very well in this tournament, I know they upset LexCath in front of a sell-out crowd 2 years ago. Look for Monday night to be interesting.

 

Also, What kind of squads does Madisonville and LCA have? I saw Madisonvilles record, but I have a feeling that their record doesn't reflect the quality of their team. I know they played in the KOB tourney as well.

 

Go TIGERS!!

Madisonville is 3-6 and LCA is 1-5.

Madisonville did lose against some good teams in the King of the Bluegrass, including PRP 69-68, Male 71-57, and Centennial 84-65. Centenial is from Franklin, TN. The King of the Bluegrass notes stated that Centennial beat Madisonville about a week earlier in Bowling Green by three points. So 4 of Madisonville's losses up to playing St. X were against very quality opponents and 2 were very close games.