polarbear1994 Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Not too big... Cantrell had Hazard at 11 or 12, WJ was 15th. Congrats to coach Hammonds and the boys.
5wide Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 The 14th region losing a Sweet 16 game is never an upset.
Wireman Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 If Hazard does anything late in the 3rd and the entire 4th, this would have been a different game. I'm not sure how they managed to have such a bad stretch.
ADopted ADmiral Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I guess the upset would be if you want to call it that...is West has never been there before...:idunno:
passtheball Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I still enjoyed the article today "Eastern Kentucky Roars into Sweet16" even though Hazard lost first round.
5wide Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 If Hazard does anything late in the 3rd and the entire 4th, this would have been a different game. I'm not sure how they managed to have such a bad stretch. Wireman, I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed the 14th region rep blow a chance at a win. I've watched MC Napier play PRP to the wire as a huge underdog. I've watched Perry Central, as a huge underdog, lead Iroquois the entire game until the 3 minute mark only to lose by 17 points! I've watched a Hazard team loaded with talent, a Hazard team that beat the Paintsville teams with Tackett and VanHoose, a Hazard team with a 6-9 guy who could play inside and out, a 6-5 athlete who made it in the NFL briefly, and others, lose to a Boyd County team with basically one good player. Today's game just adds another notch in the belt...get outscored 23-1 over the last 12:54 of the game. That's a new one.
5wide Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I still enjoyed the article today "Eastern Kentucky Roars into Sweet16" even though Hazard lost first round. :thumb: Of course, Hazard was the team that didn't really belong in that group. They just got included because they're a mountain team. Corbin, SV and Elliott (if you call them a mountain team) have far better resumes.
Wireman Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Wireman, I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed the 14th region rep blow a chance at a win. I've watched MC Napier play PRP to the wire as a huge underdog. I've watched Perry Central, as a huge underdog, lead Iroquois the entire game until the 3 minute mark only to lose by 17 points! I've watched a Hazard team loaded with talent, a Hazard team that beat the Paintsville teams with Tackett and VanHoose, a Hazard team with a 6-9 guy who could play inside and out, a 6-5 athlete who made it in the NFL briefly, and others, lose to a Boyd County team with basically one good player. Today's game just adds another notch in the belt...get outscored 23-1 over the last 12:54 of the game. That's a new one. 23-1? That's a monumental collapse. What in the world happened?:idunno:
MountainThunder Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 When the 2 bigs for Hazard picked up their 4th fouls, the game turned on a dime. WJ did a great job in regaining the momentum and dominating the final quarter.
5wide Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 23-1? That's a monumental collapse. What in the world happened?:idunno: Hey...the bar has been set pretty high by previous 14th region winners. They had to come up with something good. :lol: No, seriously. Give WJ some credit. Going in, I figured these two teams were pretty much even and they finished strong while Hazard completely fell apart. The game turned when Hazard's two big guys, Warren and Jones, picked up their 4th fouls. At that point, WJ started attacking the basket with great success. Once the momentum started rolling, they fed off of it and Hazard couldn't regroup and turn the tide. The key to the game was Polson's ability to penetrate and get the Bulldogs bigs in foul trouble. That's my take anyway.
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