Nice pics, as always, Panda.

 

The one hand dunk by Rice was a good one. Got the ball, took a drop step, rose up and threw it down with two defenders under him.

 

I thought the play where he drove by his man and threw it down with two hands really helped give his team a spark. I believe Covcath was up either 3 or 5 and the Dogs went on a mini run after that to get the lead back.

No player shot well for CCH. I will be curious to hear the team %.

 

Clint Massie is quickly becoming a key player for the Colonels. Gets to the rim with ease.

 

Conner Cleves, as always, passed well and plays hard D. Didn't shoot well.

 

Hayden saw limited minutes due to his ankle injury.

Tobler sub par first half 3-7 and finished 7-11 for the game. Overall, good night shooting.

Bolden is a regular contributor and saw a good amount of mins tonight but honestly should've played more. So smooth for his age.

 

Covington doesn't play much unless the game is out of hand.

 

Is Bolden "Bettle"? #3?

I thought it was a fairly cleanly called game. No real head scratcher of calls throughout the course of the game.

 

On the last play, I think the CCH hacking hard at the ball may have been the impetus for the call. Rather than a simple reach, it looked like a hard slap. From my view from behind the Holmes bench, it looked like his right arm stayed down. Anyways, you can't give up a putback in that situation.

Heck Ruthsatz about hit the halfcourt shot at the horn.

 

I was impressed with Ruthsatz on the offensive end, but he has a ways to go on defense. He looks for the strip too much and Palmer is not much of a perpetrator.

It will be interesting to see how much more he grows but he is a very nice looking player.

I was very impressed with his pullup jumper off the dribble.

Holmes didn't run and jump much tonight and I think that is out of respect to the ability of Ruthsatz to control the ball.

I will be anxious to see how Holy Cross plays him. He may wear out against their pressure, but his passing ability should lead to open shots against Holy Cross because once you break their pressure you can get good looks.

 

Cov. Cath. has a solid team and play very hard, but there are some holes in their defense that can be exploited.

 

I thought Palmer played a very heady game for Holmes. He didn't have many turnovers tonight and did a pretty solid job of staying in front of Ruthsatz.

Knox did a good job of scoring once he got his man pinned and doesn't mind contact. Rice on the other hand is more finesse and had his flashes.

 

Bolden for Holmes will be a nice player once he gets a little weight on him. He did have one really nice coast to coast for two.

 

As for the crowd, I thought it was a pretty solid crowd for a Tuesday night in January. I was a little surprised at the size of the Cov Cath section.

 

The dimming of the lights with music and spotlight in pregame is a nice addition which you don't see much in high school.

 

Thursday night at Holy Cross will be fun to watch, at least for three quarters.

 

You can see the rest of my pictures from tonight here:

 

 

And by all means tag em if you know em.

Care to give us the stat of how many Holmes missed at the rim? And I guess Holmes players leaping to contest had nothing to do with those missed shots either?

 

No clue on how many Holmes missed. I was baffled as to why they kept chucking outside shots which doesn't appear to be their strength.

 

The "Holmes effect" was definitely in play on the missed shots but it's not what you think. I'm not referring to the contested shots. I'm referring to the uncontested shots when CCH "thought" Holmes was going to try to block and changed their shot. Find some film if you can. It was crazy.

Is Bolden "Bettle"? #3?

 

Other than Ruthsatz that's the kid that got me most excited about his potential. That kid is smooth.

Holmes "new" gym is very nice. Love the paint job. Love the floor. Love the lights.

Bolden is a regular contributor and saw a good amount of mins tonight but honestly should've played more. So smooth for his age.

 

Good for him! Glad he continues to get some ink!!

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You can see the rest of my pictures from tonight here:

 

 

 

 

And by all means tag em if you know em.

 

Nice shot of our friend Walter.

 

Love the pics of the student sections slapping hands after the game.

 

Don't want to soften the spirit of the thread but hats off to both student sections for their sportsmanship after the contest.

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Don't want to soften the spirit of the thread but hats off to both student sections for their sportsmanship after the contest.

 

That's a first for me.

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This--in 8x10 full glossy--perfect for all those #21 fans!

Nice work, PaNDA!

This--in 8x10 full glossy--perfect for all those #21 fans!

Nice work, PaNDA!

 

I like how everyone else in the pic is just in awe!

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Don't want to soften the spirit of the thread but hats off to both student sections for their sportsmanship after the contest.

 

PRICELESS!!!