Does Olivia V enter next season as the top player in the 9th?

Does Olivia V enter next season as the top player in the 9th?

 

I haven't seen enough girls to judge it, but if there is a player better she is really, really good. Voskuhl is very impressive shooting the ball.

Does Olivia V enter next season as the top player in the 9th?

 

 

I would say the only girl who could be ahead of her is Highlands Leah Schaefer, BUT if any coach in the Region watched the Finals game she had vs. Boone I would have to say she's looking at a pretty solid chance at being the best player in the region next year.

 

Congrats to Boone Co. Lady Rebels what a great game to watch!

 

Also, Coach Fookes as made it to the Semi-Finals twice but never made it to the big game!

It was the best game of the tourney - boys or girls. Easily the most exciting.

 

Great day for Olivia V despite all of the defensive attention she received.

 

Chandler Clark is one of the better pure athletes to come through NDA in a long time.

 

I would agree. :thumb: I was surprised she did not make the all tournament team. She had a really nice all around tournament.

Does Olivia V enter next season as the top player in the 9th?

 

IMO yes most definitely. She is a great player and it showed against Boone County.

I haven't seen or heard anything about this, but I wonder if Sydney Moss was feeling well on Sunday. She appeared totally gassed the entire second half. She was bent over with hands on knees just about any time there were free throws or a stoppage in play. She looked to be conserving energy on plays as well. A credit to her that she played through it and played so well. She is just a great athlete - obviously faster and a better leaper than any other player on the court. Maybe I am wrong but she looked like she was fighting her way through an illness or coming off an illness. If true, hopefully she is feeling better for the state tournament.

 

Sydney has been battling a couple of injuries since just after Christmas. She partially dislocated her right shoulder at the Montgomery County Gateway Classic and that has given her trouble since, tending to slip out of joint at times or lock up a bit at times, both very painful. She also sprained an ankle against Notre Dame in the January 13th regular season game and has been playing with that taped and a bit weak since.

 

She has had some recent stomach ailment, flu perhaps, that certainly has left her a bit under the weather. She played sparingly against Dixie Heights a couple weeks back because of that and it hasn't completely gone away. I also wonder if all the ailments have curtailed her practice time a bit and caused a little loss of conditioning.

 

I suspect she'll be ready for the Sweet Sixteen, ailments or not!

I was referring to the first pass. Why pass it to Olivia V in the dead corner and let Boone trap her? She had nowhere to go and no room to operate once she caught it.

 

I think, Clyde, that ND had set up the play to get the ball to Voskuhl just to the left of the key. They double screened to do that (my recollection), but Boone defended so well that she couldn't get open there. Voskuhl continued to move and the inbounder, running out of time, couldn't look to go anywhere but to her in the corner. Then Boone jumped to an aggressive double team that left Voskuhl in a almost impossible situation.

 

I thought that Notre Dame really concentrated in the fourth quarter and OT on getting the ball to Voskuhl. I even commented to my wife that I thought they were doing that too much and it could hurt them. I know she was really hot, as usual against Boone, but the emphasis seemed to take away other ND player's working to get open or shooting when they were open. I know that wasn't what the ND coaching staff intended but sometimes it's difficult for young players to deviate from what has been emphasized to them.

 

I'd want the ball in Voskuhl's hands if I were coaching as well but I really think ND would have been better off running their normal sets. They have other players who can score as well.

I think, Clyde, that ND had set up the play to get the ball to Voskuhl just to the left of the key. They double screened to do that (my recollection), but Boone defended so well that she couldn't get open there. Voskuhl continued to move and the inbounder, running out of time, couldn't look to go anywhere but to her in the corner. Then Boone jumped to an aggressive double team that left Voskuhl in a almost impossible situation.

 

I thought that Notre Dame really concentrated in the fourth quarter and OT on getting the ball to Voskuhl. I even commented to my wife that I thought they were doing that too much and it could hurt them. I know she was really hot, as usual against Boone, but the emphasis seemed to take away other ND player's working to get open or shooting when they were open. I know that wasn't what the ND coaching staff intended but sometimes it's difficult for young players to deviate from what has been emphasized to them.

 

I'd want the ball in Voskuhl's hands if I were coaching as well but I really think ND would have been better off running their normal sets. They have other players who can score as well.

 

Olivia V was not supposed to get the ball in the play that was drawn up. However, those are things that happen in games, plays don't always turnout the way the we want them to. ND coaches should be very proud of the job they have done.

 

Good Luck to the Rebels!!! Hope they bring home the 1st Girls State title to the 9th region.

Olivia V was not supposed to get the ball in the play that was drawn up. However, those are things that happen in games, plays don't always turnout the way the we want them to. ND coaches should be very proud of the job they have done.

 

Good Luck to the Rebels!!! Hope they bring home the 1st Girls State title to the 9th region.

 

My thoughts/analysis were based on the way ND had seemed to be focused on getting the ball to Voskuhl plus I was looking directly at the inbounder and it seemed her eyes never left Olivia.

 

And, just to be clear, what I've said about ND's focus is certainly no knock on the coaching staff. As I've stated, if I were coaching I'd want the ball in Voskuhl's hands as well. But sometimes an emphasis becomes "the only way" for young players. When I coached girls I can remember losing a critical game because I emphasized something so hard that my players let something else, something really simple, slip up and bite them.

 

And I agree with you that the ND staff has done a great job. They did an outstanding job Sunday but at times the cards just fall wrong for you no matter what you do.

Winning shot; I had set-up on the NDA for the "winning" shot when Voskuhl about fell in my lap in the trap. Once Moss broke out on the fast break, this was the best I could get.

 

 

Group hug time.

 

 

Definitely the best game of the day. Both teams fought hard.

 

Love Switzer's face on this one.