LAST SEASON, BREATHITT STARTED 4 SOPHOMORES WITH LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE. AFTER NEARLY 30 GAMES AND A YEAR OF MATURITY IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THEY WOULD BE MUCH IMPORVED. FACTOR IN A WEAK SCHEDULE AND YOU GET THE KIND OF SUCCESS THEY ARE HAVING NOW. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE THE 4 WIN SEASON, COACH HALL HAD A 2 YEAR RUN OF 50-10.
COACH HALL IS A VERY GOOD BASKETBALL COACH AND IT IS UNFAIR TO GIVE SOLE CREDIT OF THIS TEAMS SUCCESS TO COACH BANKS AND HIS STAFF. THERE SUCCESS THIS SEASON CAN BE ATTRIBUTED IN A LARGE PART TO COACH HALL. WHILE COACH HALL WAS BEING TOLD THINGS BY SUPERINTENDENT ARCH TURNER AND BOARD CHAIR KELLY NOBLE LAST SEASON LIKE "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT LOSSES" AND "JUST GET THE YOUNG KIDS READY", THEY WERE PLOTTING TO YANK THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER HIS FEET. COACH HALL WAS A VICTOM OF BACKWOODS POLITICS AND FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS ABILITY AND SUCCESSES WHILE AT BREATHITT IS JUST AN OUTRAGE.