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What impressed me most about Rode was that he played the entire second half with four fouls, scoring 23 of his 26 points.

 

Tre King fouled out with only 8 points late in the third quarter. He was pretty much a non-factor - had all 8 points in the first half. SC's bigs really corralled him all night.

 

LCA only managed 2 points in the first quarter, and could not whatsoever handle Scott County's defensive pressure. Eagles had 17 turnovers at half.

 

SC's biggest hurdle this year will be offensively. They could not buy a basket in first half. The Cards' 10-2 lead at the end of the first should have been about 20-2 or 25-2 with the amount of layups and putbacks they got, but missed.

 

61 fouls called in the game. Refs were zeroed in from the tip.

Three of the worst officials in the region assigned to the same game. Knew I was in for a long night when I saw them walk out.

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Wait! I just saw lightning! This game should be cancelled and not made up!

The only reason Highlanda wants to see lighting is so they can get on the bus and go back to Ft. Thomas. I seriously doubt they would be interested in starting over and taking another beating.

I am shocked at the score but knew nothing other than Hoghlands tradition. But it looks like a varsity vs a JV team on every play. Not even competitive.

Shaddai Scott also transferred to LCA from (I believe) Madison Central. Another talented freshman.

Was at North Laurel last year and Montgomery County before that.

Looks like Happy is taking all the instate talent! Bosley (Central), Johnson (Wofo), Manning (Scott) and Miller. Hope they can make a run this year with the conference getting an automatic bid now to the D2 tournament!

Hines Jones of Scott County going to Transy as well.

Exactly right on not being a D1 recruiter. When I said Centre or Transy, I was basing it off 3 times I saw him. One of those times, he only took 1 shot from the field against Scott County and really didn't look for his shot that night. That wasn't a performance of a kid I thought could play D1. Not upset I was wrong. Good luck to the kid.

Not going to debate his prospects as I only saw him play 2-3 times this year, but from what I saw, I think he can have a great D3 career and there is nothing wrong with that. For the kids sake, I hope he goes wherever he wants -- no matter the level.

Centre or Transy would be a great fit.

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There have been years that Georgetown and UPIKE would have finished near the top of the OVC. The Mid-South Conference is no joke.

I love MidSouth basketball, but none of those teams are beating a top OVC team any year. And, I agree, there have been some good teams in NAIA, but D1 is a different level. Are there players who would do a great job for the best OVC team, no doubt. But, on a consistent basis, night in and night out, MidSouth teams don't compare at spots 4-8 where a 16-game conference schedule is decided.

Tyler played a heck of a game against Ballard, particularly shooting the ball. It was the best I have seen him play. But, having said that, D1 is a whole different ball game at the highest level. I agree with some other comments about the Mid-South being strong, but most of those kids are at that level because they couldn't make it at the higher level (I know, some are for character reasons).

Can Tyler play at D-1 level -- that is not for me to judge. The thing about anything in life, you only have to have 1 coach like you to get a scholarship. The way I look at it, no matter the level, if mom and dad don't have to pay for the education, that's all that matters. Because players like Tyler are most likely (of course, you can never say never) not playing basketball at a competitive level in five years anyway.

On a side note, I have heard a lot this year about Tyler being sick during games. I hope this isn't an epidemic and we can see the real Hagen Tyler healthy all the time.

No matter what rule you come up with, it will affect some. But, in my opinion, when they changed the rule, they should have made it starting 2015 with the lowest age group and grandfathered everything else based on the old rules. Too many relationships already established on teams and not right to force changes to be made.

Yeah well I am proud to be a Rebel and I am proud of this team and the coaching staff. I'm grateful my son was able to play for 30 seconds and score a basket but I'd trade all that in for a chance the see the team play for a state championship today. Sometimes the other team is simply better. That's what happened last night. We had a great season and we have nothing to be ashamed of at all. I hope your bitterness fades one day. That's no way to go through life.

Sometimes the other team is simply - I applaud you for this thought. Too many Boyke County fans blamed every loss they had on something other than that. It was either they were tired or someone was sick. It is great to finally see the perspective that Boyle actually can be beaten for other reasons. They had one of those seasons that don't come around often and the fans should recognize that and just be happy. Sadly this board was full of Boyle County fans that didn't get that. While they had a nice team this year, I doubt it was the start of a 12th Region dynasty.

But congratulations on a great 2014-15 season!

I'm thinking the Rebels are a huge underdog in this one and that's cool. This will be a fun game to watch. I think it will be fast paced and likely the highest scoring game today. It should be pretty exciting. This is a Hagen Tyler 30 points kind of a game. I can't wait.

This is a no doubt Hagen Tyler 30 point night. He will prove tonight it should have been him, not Jalen Perry, in the discussion for Mr. Basketball along with Justice. Great player lead their teams to victories in games like this and Tyler is a great player. Get some popcorn and enjoy the show!

Told you so. Hagen Tyler can't be stopped.

With the change at Northern KY will Tyler re-open his process and might this be just like Hawkins and Coach Cal take notice? I don't expect the train to be stopped tomorrow by Ballard.

Let's throw the first meeting out the door. No way you can expect a team to have to play 3 straight nights then have to play Catholic. It just wasn't fair for Boyle County. Plus, Hagen Tyler was sick and that is worth the 18 points Boyle County lost by without a doublt.

This go around with a healthy Tyler, Boyle County should win this by 6-8 points. Look for Tyler to go for 30+. He wil be the best player on the floor and Catholic will have no answer.

Tyler is definitely the best player to come through Boyle. Has to be in the conversation ever for best player in 12th Region history. And, after making those 2 free throws to win against Lincoln County, probably need to look at him as the one of the most clutch players ever in the state. I could go on and on about how great this kid is.

If Ballard loses in the region, they'll not consider it a success. Neither would Trinity. Neither would Oldham County. Neither would Henderson. Personally, winning the region is the prize. Just to get to Rupp. After that, it's icing on the cake.

Couldn't agree more. I would say Trinity thinks the didn't have a successful season and NCC sure shouldn't. Regular season is much easier to play then the post season and unfortunately for them NCC (and Trinity) proven the last 2 years they aren't a good post season.

I also say UK will say they had a disappointing overall season if they don't win it all. These statements may not seem fair, but success should be judged by the post season for the top programs.

Thanks for the great suggestions! Looking forward to it. I have had Edleys BBQ and its great! Also I have had Bolton's Spicy Chicken once on the way to Florida...that is not very good travel food, it was great! Go Cats!!

Any suggestions on places to eat, etc?

Going down with no tickets but hoping to luck into some!!

I agree there is some responsibility on both parts but for me I know how I would do things if I was the official scorekeeper. We also have no idea how the conversation went between all three scorekeepers. The official scorekeeper was from the host school, Garrard County, so in all there were three books. I'm interested in knowing what Lincoln County's scorebook looked like and if they had the missing player in it.

We will have to agree to disagree because in my opinion any coach worth his weight understands the only book that matters is the official one. It's like when fans go crazy when the scoreboard is wrong for a couple of seconds, they don't seem to realize scoreboard is not official only the official book is. I just don't think Boyle has anyone to blame than themselves.

What is in the Lincoln book doesn't matter. If the Garrard official scorekeeper used the Lincoln book from last game then shame on him if he didn't have Boyle double check. But Boyle should always have a plan to double check no matter what.

So the official scorekeeper copies the Boyle lineup from the previous game without consulting with anyone and it is the Boyle scorekeeper's fault?

Without a doubt. Each team always has the responsibility to check their own book. I would be shocked if Coach Adams doesn't agree with that. I don't know of any coach who doesn't have someone in charge of doubling checking before the 10 minute mark, whether that is a coach or their scorekeeper.

It seems like I always see the refs count the players on the floor during warmups and check and double check the books before games. Surprising this practice didn't take place tonight. Especially with a game of this magnitude.

Guys, a book issue is 1 million percent each teams fault.mit is their responsibility to get their players in correctly by the 10 minute mark. The officials may count number of players not actual number of jerseys. To blame anyone else but whose responsibility that is for Boyle is ludicrous.

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Was Boyle County, particularly Hagen Tyler, dealing with sickness issues?