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?

 

Rico

What would everyone say if Elliott beat Scott by one in overtime?

Great game by the eagles! Very proud of the boys from Taylor Mill.

Congratulations to both teams on an awesome game. :thumb:

A game like this should surely help both teams learn something about themselves. It can't hurt Scott's confidence level knowing that they can play with a state power as they move forward with aims at taking the 10th.

It can't hurt the Bulldogs to delight in knowing that they can finish in tight situations and that tight situations can most certainly happen and to also help them walk into a game with great confidence, but now with a new earned respect for their upcoming opponents. Both teams can benefit from any amount of learning on their way to their respective regional finals.

 

Great lesson for both teams I think. The more power in the 9th & 10th is O.K. by me. Maybe this can only help the Northern Kentucky area as a whole to have the Holmes Bulldogs pull everybody else up and strengthen high school basketball in the whole area. I look for the next few weeks to be a great education for every team that gets a chance to take their chances with them. :thumb:

What would everyone say if Elliott beat Scott by one in overtime?

 

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Ricardo brought the ball up the floor when Riley was out. Scott threw two players at him constantly to get the ball out of his hands, then scrambled back on defense and got bumps and switches. Smart move if you ask me.

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 wasn't responding to you pa. I was responding to the few posters who weren't even at the game that made the comments. :thumb:

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

 

I have been saying this all year. Good win for Holmes and great effort by Scott.

I wasn't responding to you pa. I was responding to the few posters who weren't even at the game that made the comments.

 

Got ya! Must have mis read it or something, who knows!

What would everyone say if Elliott beat Scott by one in overtime?

 

Elliott would be ripped to shreds, IMO. It would be a 3-page thread about how they play a week schedule, how its different to play in tougher regions, and how they are overrated. Again, that's just my opinion, but I base it on what I've seen all season on here.

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

very nice update and thanks for letting everyone that couldn't be there know what was going on. Excellent work between you and "Baseballguy" to keep us informed throughout.

This score is great proof to me that there are no locks for Rupp Arena. Holmes could easily lose in the region just like any other team :thumb:

Any stats for the game Eta?

I wasn't at the game but from what I've been hearing from those who were that this was a coming out party for sophomore Kellen Smith from Scott. They say he's arguably the best point guard in all of Northern Kentucky.

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?

 

All of the fouls called on Pittman were VERY questionable though and 3 should have been offensive fouls. On two of them he got absolutely bowled over while standing still to take a charge and on the other Nikola threw an elbow at his chest, knocking him on the ground, but the foul was called on Pittman? When Pittman fouled out in OT the refs had came over and said something to both him and O'Conner about talking back and forth and not even 5 seconds later Pittman went up for a rebound and got the stick back but they call a foul on him? :confused:

 

Anyone who has seen Riley knows he NEVER gets in foul trouble which plays even more in to the fact that the refs were absolutely terrible.

 

You just had to be there to understand where myself and a few others are coming from. I'm sure the Scott fans would agree as well with the calls that went against their team.