This game was nothing less than a small wake up call. There is no one in No. Ky that can stop them. The only team that can stop Holmes :popcorn: is Holmes.

Pittman 10

Housley 8

JJ 15

Rico 17

DJ 3

Arnold 2

Riley 12

 

 

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4 dunks for Holmes and #12 for Scott had a monster dunk :notworthy:

This game was nothing less than a small wake up call. There is no one in No. Ky that can stop them. The only team that can stop Holmes :popcorn: is Holmes.

I hate to even bring this up but if you have watched Holmes play over the years as much as I think you have, you know that the zebras have always made Holmes teams earn everything they get. They traditionally give them no breaks and I have personally had some of them tell me they never will!! They could stop this team from achieving greatness with a few crucial whistles here and there.

I bet the atmosphere at the game was nice. I think it shows Holmes may not be as far out in front of as some claim. None the less, I think they are in front!

I guess they are the best team in the state, because they can win games like this one. Who is the best, the team that lost to 3 ninth region teams :idunno:.

Holmes is a great team but not as invincible as Eta makes them out to be. They may still run the table the rest of the way, but there is still a decent chance they can be beaten, like any team, especially without Pittman, if he is in foul trouble. Boone beat Scott by 6 in regulation, and Highlands beat Scott in regulation too, so it is not that unthinkable that one of them could knock Holmes off in the regular season or 9th region tournament or give them a run for their money. Ryle also gave Holmes a good game for 3 quarters. There are several good teams in NKY who can challenge Holmes, and I'm sure there are several others statewide! The 9th is one of the top 3-4 regions in the state. This may be a wakeup call that Holmes needs if they are to win it all.

 

That is incorrect. Highlands has not beat Scott this year. They're match up is here in the next week or two. I believe you are refferring to the fact that Highlands beat Boone in regulation a few weeks ago.

Just got in from the game...and man is my heart still racing. What a game by both teams!

 

First quarter Holmes came out hot and raced out to an early 6-0 lead but Scott fought back. Rico collided with Riley on a rebound attempt and went out of the game for a few minutes with an ankle/knee injury. While he was out, Scott went on their own 5-0 run to close the game to 6-5. Rico later returned and Holmes then responded with a 8-3 run to close out the quarter and lead 14-8 at the end of one.

 

Second quarter Scott opened up the quarter on a 7-2 run to close the gap to 17-15. Riley was then fouled by Smith on a 3 point attempt and sank all three free throws to give Holmes a 20-15 edge with 5:35 to go in the quarter. The next few minutes was back and forth with Holmes leading by no more than 3 until Rico drove and found Pittman underneath for a nice two hand dunk to give Holmes a 24-19 lead. Very next possession for Scott Gligorevic came down and bowled over Pittman and instead of calling an offensive foul, they sent Pittman to the bench with 2 fouls. Rico then came down the next possession after Scott sank a free throw and hit a 3 to put Holmes up 27-20. Next possession for Holmes they missed a shot and Smith found Hagfors ahead of everyone for a two hand dunk to give the Eagles a little momentum. Scott scored 7 straight points after Holmes made one of two free throws but an 8 footer by JJ at the buzzer sent Holmes in to the locker room up 30-27 at the half.

 

Third quarter Pittman scored Holmes first 5 points to give them a 35-30 lead. The refs would then take over. Within the next 30 seconds, both Pittman and Riley were sent to the bench with their 3rd fouls and neither would return until the 4:30 mark of the 4th. Scott would then close to 35-33 but a 6-0 run by Holmes put them back up 41-33. Scott came down and scored on their last possession to close within 41-35 heading in to the final period.

 

Fourth quarter Scott opened up with a 5-0 run to make the score 41-40 Holmes at the 6:37 mark. Holmes scored 6 straight to take a 47-40 lead but Scott responded by scoring 6 straight to make it 47-46. At the 4:30 mark, Pittman and Riley FINALLY returned. Holmes then went on a 4-0 run including a HUGE two hand put back dunk by Pittman off a missed shot by Rico to give Holmes a 51-46 advantage. Scott, rising to the occasion once again, then scored 4 straight to close within 1, at 51-50. Riley responded in a huge way with a nice drive and bucket to give Holmes a 53-50 lead. Scott then scored on their next possession to set up the rest of the drama. With around 20 seconds left JJ went to the line with Holmes leading 53-52. He made one of two to give Holmes a 54-52 advantage. A Scott player (Smith or Murray) came down and hit a big 3 to give Scott their first lead of the game at 55-54. Holmes then came down the floor and called a timeout with 9.1 seconds left. On the out of bounds play JJ found brother Ricardo under the rim for a monster two hand dunk to give Holmes a 56-55 lead with 0.6 seconds left. The refs then proceeded to go over to the score keeper and put 2.5 seconds on the clock. (HORRIBLE AND WRONG CALL!!) Smith then came down and missed a shot AT THE BUZZER and after the refs saw that he missed blew the whistle to send him to the line shooting two with no time left on the clock. He sank the first but two straight timeouts by Henley froze him and he missed the second to send the game in to OT at 56-56.

 

In overtime, the refs called Pittman for his 5th foul just 13 seconds in to the quarter, another controversial call that had EVERYONE in the stands screaming. With Holmes leading 58-56 after a pair of Free throws by JJ, Arnold was then called for a technical on the next Scott possession which allowed Scott to tie the game at 58-58 and take the lead at 60-58. As all big time players do though, Rico came down on the next possession and hit a 3 to give Holmes a 61-60 lead. Smith was fouled on the next possession and hit 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game with 1:29 to play. Holmes then hit 3 of 4 free throws to take a 64-61 lead with 49 seconds left. Scott scored on their next possession to close within 1 but Rico sank 1 of 2 free throws on the next possession to give Holmes a 65-63 lead with 29.2 left. Scott came down and missed their tying attempt which led to a long rebound and break away dunk by JJ to seal the deal and give Holmes a 67-63 lead with 2 seconds left. Smith made an uncontested 3 at the buzzer but not enough. Holmes wins 67-66.

 

It was a very hard fought game by both teams and I was impressed with Scott, especially the play of their PG Smith. He is bigger than the 5'11 that he's listed at and for only being a soph is an absolute stud. I'd say he probably led Scott in scoring and he was very good at penetrating and getting in the lane to find open teammates outside. Keylo (sp?) Jones also had a nice game for Scott. Surprised he doesn't see the floor more.

 

As for Holmes, they showed a lot of character being able to respond to adversity. Good teams find ways to win and that's exactly what they did today. To play 2 full quarters and OT without Pittman and still win the game while also having Riley on the bench for aleast a full quarter speaks volumes to this teams' character. Foul trouble plagued them the WHOLE GAME. At one point in the third Pittman had 3 fouls, Riley had 3, and Rico had 2. The refs were absolutely horrible both ways and didn't let either team play. A lot of calls against both teams that were terrible. One of the refs looked like a high school kid he was so young and the older gentleman was calling things 20 feet away from him. Very poorly officiated game.

 

All in all, a very good win for Holmes and this should help them in the long run not to overlook anyone. Give credit to Scott though. They are a tough team and honestly if they play the way they did today, they could come out of the 10th.

 

Holmes- 14 16 11 15 11- 67

Scott- 8 19 8 21 10- 66

The dunk by the Scott player was not #10 Hagfors, it was #12 Jake Niederreger. Good showing for Scott with out a doubt IMO. They just played down to the wire with the best team in the state, and a nationally recognized team. Scott I believe will take this loss and learn from it, they only have room to improve and grow. Holmes is a very solid team though with out a doubt. Their size, athletic ability, and skill just make them such a hard team to match up with. Good job by both teams.

Just got in from the game...and man is my heart still racing. What a game by both teams!

 

First quarter Holmes came out hot and raced out to an early 6-0 lead but Scott fought back. Rico collided with Riley on a rebound attempt and went out of the game for a few minutes with an ankle/knee injury. While he was out, Scott went on their own 5-0 run to close the game to 6-5. Rico later returned and Holmes then responded with a 8-3 run to close out the quarter and lead 14-8 at the end of one.

 

Second quarter Scott opened up the quarter on a 7-2 run to close the gap to 17-15. Riley was then fouled by Smith on a 3 point attempt and sank all three free throws to give Holmes a 20-15 edge with 5:35 to go in the quarter. The next few minutes was back and forth with Holmes leading by no more than 3 until Rico drove and found Pittman underneath for a nice two hand dunk to give Holmes a 24-19 lead. Very next possession for Scott Gligorevic came down and bowled over Pittman and instead of calling an offensive foul, they sent Pittman to the bench with 2 fouls. Rico then came down the next possession after Scott sank a free throw and hit a 3 to put Holmes up 27-20. Next possession for Holmes they missed a shot and Smith found Hagfors ahead of everyone for a two hand dunk to give the Eagles a little momentum. Scott scored 7 straight points after Holmes made one of two free throws but an 8 footer by JJ at the buzzer sent Holmes in to the locker room up 30-27 at the half.

 

Third quarter Pittman scored Holmes first 5 points to give them a 35-30 lead. The refs would then take over. Within the next 30 seconds, both Pittman and Riley were sent to the bench with their 3rd fouls and neither would return until the 4:30 mark of the 4th. Scott would then close to 35-33 but a 6-0 run by Holmes put them back up 41-33. Scott came down and scored on their last possession to close within 41-35 heading in to the final period.

 

Fourth quarter Scott opened up with a 5-0 run to make the score 41-40 Holmes at the 6:37 mark. Holmes scored 6 straight to take a 47-40 lead but Scott responded by scoring 6 straight to make it 47-46. At the 4:30 mark, Pittman and Riley FINALLY returned. Holmes then went on a 4-0 run including a HUGE two hand put back dunk by Pittman off a missed shot by Rico to give Holmes a 51-46 advantage. Scott, rising to the occasion once again, then scored 4 straight to close within 1, at 51-50. Riley responded in a huge way with a nice drive and bucket to give Holmes a 53-50 lead. Scott then scored on their next possession to set up the rest of the drama. With around 20 seconds left JJ went to the line with Holmes leading 53-52. He made one of two to give Holmes a 54-52 advantage. A Scott player (Smith or Murray) came down and hit a big 3 to give Scott their first lead of the game at 55-54. Holmes then came down the floor and called a timeout with 9.1 seconds left. On the out of bounds play JJ found brother Ricardo under the rim for a monster two hand dunk to give Holmes a 56-55 lead with 0.6 seconds left. The refs then proceeded to go over to the score keeper and put 2.5 seconds on the clock. (HORRIBLE AND WRONG CALL!!) Smith then came down and missed a shot AT THE BUZZER and after the refs saw that he missed blew the whistle to send him to the line shooting two with no time left on the clock. He sank the first but two straight timeouts by Henley froze him and he missed the second to send the game in to OT at 56-56.

 

In overtime, the refs called Pittman for his 5th foul just 13 seconds in to the quarter, another controversial call that had EVERYONE in the stands screaming. With Holmes leading 58-56 after a pair of Free throws by JJ, Arnold was then called for a technical on the next Scott possession which allowed Scott to tie the game at 58-58 and take the lead at 60-58. As all big time players do though, Rico came down on the next possession and hit a 3 to give Holmes a 61-60 lead. Smith was fouled on the next possession and hit 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game with 1:29 to play. Holmes then hit 3 of 4 free throws to take a 64-61 lead with 49 seconds left. Scott scored on their next possession to close within 1 but Rico sank 1 of 2 free throws on the next possession to give Holmes a 65-63 lead with 29.2 left. Scott came down and missed their tying attempt which led to a long rebound and break away dunk by JJ to seal the deal and give Holmes a 67-63 lead with 2 seconds left. Smith made an uncontested 3 at the buzzer but not enough. Holmes wins 67-66.

 

It was a very hard fought game by both teams and I was impressed with Scott, especially the play of their PG Smith. He is bigger than the 5'11 that he's listed at and for only being a soph is an absolute stud. I'd say he probably led Scott in scoring and he was very good at penetrating and getting in the lane to find open teammates outside. Keylo (sp?) Jones also had a nice game for Scott. Surprised he doesn't see the floor more.

 

As for Holmes, they showed a lot of character being able to respond to adversity. Good teams find ways to win and that's exactly what they did today. To play 2 full quarters and OT without Pittman and still win the game while also having Riley on the bench for aleast a full quarter speaks volumes to this teams' character. Foul trouble plagued them the WHOLE GAME. At one point in the third Pittman had 3 fouls, Riley had 3, and Rico had 2. The refs were absolutely horrible both ways and didn't let either team play. A lot of calls against both teams that were terrible. One of the refs looked like a high school kid he was so young and the older gentleman was calling things 20 feet away from him. Very poorly officiated game.

 

All in all, a very good win for Holmes and this should help them in the long run not to overlook anyone. Give credit to Scott though. They are a tough team and honestly if they play the way they did today, they could come out of the 10th.

 

Holmes- 14 16 11 15 11- 67

Scott- 8 19 8 21 10- 66

 

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I find it funny though that a team gives Holmes a good game and all of a sudden they aren't as good as advertised.

 

Anyone who was actually at the game today and not just responding to the score will tell you Scott played one hell of a game and would have beaten ANYONE in nky today with the way they played.

 

Let's not leave out the FACTS that Holmes played OT and 2 full quarters without Pittman due to foul trouble and Riley was on the bench as well for well over a full quarter in foul trouble.

 

I guarantee you take away two of the three best players from ANY team in nky for that long and play Scott AT Scott in a packed gym and Scott wins by 10+.

The dunk by the Scott player was not #10 Hagfors, it was #12 Jake Niederreger. Good showing for Scott with out a doubt IMO. They just played down to the wire with the best team in the state, and a nationally recognized team. Scott I believe will take this loss and learn from it, they only have room to improve and grow. Holmes is a very solid team though with out a doubt. Their size, athletic ability, and skill just make them such a hard team to match up with. Good job by both teams.

 

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I find it funny though that a team gives Holmes a good game and all of a sudden they aren't as good as advertised.

 

Anyone who was actually at the game today and not just responding to the score will tell you Scott played one hell of a game and would have beaten ANYONE in nky today with the way they played.

 

Let's not leave out the FACTS that Holmes played OT and 2 full quarters without Pittman due to foul trouble and Riley was on the bench as well for well over a full quarter in foul trouble.

 

I guarantee you take away two of the three best players from ANY team in nky for that long and play Scott AT Scott in a packed gym and Scott wins by 10+.

 

I am in no way disagreeing with you about the game Eta. I never once said Scott wasn't as good as advertised, I was just saying I'm glad to see Scott get out there ant compete down to the wire with a very good ball club like Holmes. IMO Holmes is the real deal, they are a very good team.

I find it funny though that a team gives Holmes a good game and all of a sudden they aren't as good as advertised.

 

Anyone who was actually at the game today and not just responding to the score will tell you Scott played one hell of a game and would have beaten ANYONE in nky today with the way they played.

 

Let's not leave out the FACTS that Holmes played OT and 2 full quarters without Pittman due to foul trouble and Riley was on the bench as well for well over a full quarter in foul trouble.

 

I guarantee you take away two of the three best players from ANY team in nky for that long and play Scott AT Scott in a packed gym and Scott wins by 10+.

 

Agreed, but foul trouble is something they are going to have to deal with when they get in those situations and the question is are they deep enough? Obviously they proved they were tonight as I wasn't there, but they still won the game. Also, just curious but who played point once Riley went out and how did it change the way they play?

I hate to even bring this up but if you have watched Holmes play over the years as much as I think you have, you know that the zebras have always made Holmes teams earn everything they get. They traditionally give them no breaks and I have personally had some of them tell me they never will!! They could stop this team from achieving greatness with a few crucial whistles here and there.

 

Your right, I have followed since 1977. Down state is even worst.