What's your thoughts?

I see a lot of similarities in these two teams. Both have a star and a collection of nice players. Who wins the Miller/Seidel battle wins this one. North probably has a better post but Central has better guard play. Guard play wins when it counts.

North Laurel by 3.

If North can slow Miller down (they didn't last time), they can pull this off. If not, Seidel better score 40+ for the Jags to win.

I am going with North Laurel because I still think Knox may look ahead to Corbin.

I feel like KC will take NL again, a much closer game but a Panther win. 72 to 69.

North Laurel by 7.

I gotta go with KC. I think they only disadvantage they have is that the played the Jags only 2 weeks ago. With that being said, it would still take a minor miracle for NL to come away with a win.

Knox Central 62-55.

I gotta go with KC. I think they only disadvantage they have is that the played the Jags only 2 weeks ago. With that being said, it would still take a minor miracle for NL to come away with a win.

 

I don't think it would take a minor miracle, just better defense for the Jags. Last time, Miller had 33 points and 17 rebounds. They MUST slow him down and get Seidel some help offensively. I think KC pulls it out, but I wouldn't count out NL just yet.

I think this will be a very interesting game that I hope to watch. It would not suprise me to see NL win. I think if they control Messer for KC they will win.

I think this will be a very interesting game that I hope to watch. It would not suprise me to see NL win. I think if they control Messer for KC they will win.

 

Do you mean Cody Miller? He lit North up a few weeks ago for 33 points and 17 rebounds.

KC 68

North 65

It will come down to coaching. KC by 15

It will come down to coaching. KC by 15

 

Personally, I like Conway as a coach. To be honest, he hasn't had a great deal of talent (except Seidel) in his tenure. Good kids, but not a lot of really skilled basketball players. They turn over middle school coaches far too often, and hasn't had a great deal of support in getting the AAU program going. I think he has done pretty good with the talent he has. Also, it is hard to build when many of the best players in your district, even if they started playing at North Middle end up at playing at South. There are 2 major contributors for South who started their careers at North middle and found their way across town. Both could have been an enormous help to NL right now. One even played varsity as an 8th grader when he was at North.

 

That being said, I think this will be a very close game. I look for Seidel and Miller to play big. The difference will be their supporting casts. North needs a big game from Couch and Shears for North to pull it off. I will have to be a Laurel County homer and pick North in the upset. If they play the way they did for most of the game against Henry Clay and Marshall County in the hoopfest, I think they pull it off. But I agree, it would be an upset.

 

NL 73

KC 72