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Was 62-60 Henry Clay and they had just gotten fouled (and it might even have been tied when this happened - bad memory). As Henry Clay huddled the free throws a Bryan Station player who was nearby the huddle was given a technical. I didn't see exactly why, but he must have said something. Four free throws and the ball later the game was essentially over.

Dominique definitely only d-1 kid and he is low to mid major I would think. They do have 2 other really good juniors.

Great to hear Jay Johnson is back and had a good night. Nice win for Woodford.

Good win for Pendleton and i dont want to take anything away from that. But don't read anything into it for Woodford. Classic letdown game. Play Scott County one night and travel 90 minutes the next night to play Pendleton. That was an accident waiting to happen. Woodford will be fine. As far as Pendleton, it has to help their confidence after a tough stretch. Both teams have potential to make noise in their respective regions.

From reading everybody's post on here, Clark County playing as good as anybody in the state (minus maybe Trinity). Based on that, you have to take Clark County easily in this one.

Both teams pressed the entire game. That strategy was fine for East Jessamine since they are much more athletic. I do question the wisdom for Wayne County as it was a layup fest for East Jessamine throughout. Funny part is total score for quarters 1, 2 & 4 was 70-70. East Jessamine won the 2nd quarter 40-11. They extended the lead to 40+ in the second half and Wayne County closed it late. I wonder if Wayne County always presses as that was the first time I have seen them this year?

This is incorrect. Both games are for seeding. However, GRC and Paris only play once because it was agreed at the district meeting in February of last year that that game would count as two. Therefore, Friday night with a win GRC and MC would be tied. I believe that the #1 seed would be settled by a coin flip.

Back to this game. This was the first time I have seen Woodford County this year and I wasn't surprised they played with Scott County. They are disciplined and run their sets. If you can run good stuff against and not allow Scott County to interrupt the flow of your offense, you can score against them. Offensively, I thought Scott County took some questionable shots. Plus, they struggled against the 2-2-1 press of Woodford County a few times, which seems to be an issue for Scott County, particularly when they play Lexington Catholic. Having said that, I never had a feeling watching the game that Scott County was going to lose. Impressed (as always) with Greenwell for Woodford County. The sophomore, Boggess, showed some moxie but also was a little bit over the edge on a couple of occassions, but he composed himself nicely in the end. He looks like he is going to be really good. Young, a transfer from Scott County, had a real nice game both offensively and defensively. For Scott County, Manning struggled offensively in the first half (I believed they announced 2 for 10), but finished with 26. Still would like to see him settle for 3's less. He is hard to stop when he is going to the rim under control. Ivey had an off night, but give Woodford some credit for that. Woodford sagged in the lane and made it a little difficult for Scott County. Gilbert was able to get some open looks over the top to keep Woodford at bay. As far as Johnson. 2 things: 1. I hear he's coming back Friday and I hope he's truly ready. Looked to me (and everybody else) that he was limping even while walking. He does dunk during warmups, but comes down on his good leg. He has a bright future ahead of him and I hope coming back too early doesn't cause him to have to step back even longer as a freshman at Tennessee Tech. He is a great kid and I love to watch him play, I just hope he is doing the right thing; 2. I don't believe Woodford County is better than Scott County even with Johnson. He will definitely help on the glass, but offensively they didn't look to miss him last night as much as you would think. And, what I mean by that is they did what they wanted offensively. Of course, he will step in and score 20, but that doesn't mean Woodford County is instantly 20 points better. It will come at the cost of less shots for others. Having said that, can Woodford County win the 11th with or without Johnson? Yes, I believe they can because they are good enough to cause problems on any night.

Yes it was very ugly especially early. Both teams seemed to be playing in quicksand the first quarter. Don't quote me but I believe Pendleton was 18 of 65 from field and Montgomery 17 of 47.

I would ask why they took 21 threes if Whitman had 35. Give him the ball even more I would think would be the solution.

Cantrall ratings aren't very good. For example, I think I read where Ballard played 4 games against in-state teams, which meant the rankings for the LIT put them No. 7. Yet, they are No. 2 overall on here. Not saying they shouldn't be No. 2, but just an example. With the 10th Region, Paris with and without Jacobs made a difference. For example, Montgomery played them with Jacobs and won by 10-12, while Clark County played them without and won by a huge margin. Since Cantrall ratings are totally no more than entering scores into a computer, that makes a difference. Having said all that, KY high school basketball is thankfully not the BCS and these rankings mean absolutely nothing!

7th place game in the Gateway Holiday Classic

Didn't GRC lose to Montgomery?

Male 66 Campbell 56. F Harrison 37 Owen 28. Early 4 th

Marshall 62-46. F

Marshall 41 Harrison 18 @ half

Bryan Station big over Male. Central up 43-18 over Campbell late 2nd qtr

Would have been really, really tough anyway, but Scott County has to play the game without Isaiah Ivey, who was ejected in their last game for a retaliation slap on a player who fouled him hard in a blowout game.

He didn't play. Believe he was not feeling well.

Franklin County is as good as they want to be IMO. They have the ingredients to make a run at the 11th as it is wide open this year. So, I personally am not too surprised with this result. Was more surprised with their West Jessamine loss.

I heard he was ineligible (I assume because of grades), but I don't understand how you could play on Tuesday then become eligible on Thursday. I thought grades ineligibility typically lasted Monday - Sunday.

I agree, he can play. But, if you would have watched the entire game, you would have realized his 26 points were very deceiving. He tried to do WAY too much throughout the game and took some simple awful shots and made some very poor decisions. He had 6 turnovers and multiple poor shots. Having said that, they have to have him do a lot to be successful. But, with as much as he handled the ball, one assist tells the story. Gilbert and Richardson combined to take 8 shots and they aren't going to beat any top team if that continues. But, in fairness to those two kids, they didn't get many opportunities to make things happen. Overall, though, Scott County was not going to beat Trinity anyway. Trinity is simple the better team, with more depth and more athleticism. I thought the final score was actually deceiving. I never thought after mid second quarter Scott County was going to win the game. And, that is not an indictment on Scott County as much as it is how good Trinity is.

My opinion on Paris is simple: They have one of the top 3, if not the best, player in the region in Aaron Jacobs and on a given night when he scores 33 and some other kids make plays they can compete. The meltdown coincided with Jacobs going to the bench. Having said that, I believe Montgomery County would have still pulled it out (we will obviously never know). For those that don't think Jacobs is that good, if you moved him to Montgomery County or Pendleton or any team in the 10th people consider a contender, he would instantly make them the prohibitive favorite in the region. He's that good.

Jacobs fouled out with 6 minutes left as well. Appears the 10th is even more wide open than everybody thought.

When did 15 become almost 30? They led in the 4th quarter.