JokersWild24

Central is listed twice.

South Laurel looks to have the most favorable draw, especially considering they match up well against Jackson County. St. John can match Brumback on the interior.

The top half of the bracket is just brutal.

I'll take Bryan Station in an emotional game that goes to the wire; their first real post season challenge in their new gym and their seniors wanting one more game there gives them the edge.

I've noticed Patterson limping on occasion since the Florida game. Makes me wonder how long this has been coming.

2:30 left and NL's Dalton fouls out.

CC - Smith hits both FT's for a 16 point lead.

NL - Shannon hits a deep 3 to cut the lead to 13.

CC - Reed for 2, 1:58 remaining.

Clay Co. ball with 1:38 left.

NL - Couch rebound with 1:20. NL doesn't convert, CC's Wilson rebounds and is fouled.

CC - Wilson hits 2 FT's... 70 - 53 Clay Co. with 1:00 left.

CC - Hobbs rebounds with :46, assist to Mitchell with :36 remaining.

End Q4 - CC wins 72 - 53.

Hats off to Siedel, he had a tremendous effort for North;

Clay Co. will play Oneida Baptist on Wed. night.

It's nowhere near over yet, Siedel has sounded amazing for North. It sounds as though the Tigers have no answer for him.

NL - Shannon makes 2 FT's 56 - 42 CC. 5:30 left.

CC - Hobbs fouled by Dalton (4), will shoot 2 FT's. Hobbs gets his 9th point by making both. 5:15 left

NL - Siedel hits a 3 pt. FG with 4:50 left.

4:14 left in Q4. CC leads 58 - 44 with R. Smith at the line.

CC - Smith hits both, 60 - 44.

CC - turnover with 4:00 left. NL - Siedel hits a 3, he's been on fire tonight. 60-47

CC - Wilson for 3, his 16th. 3:06 left. NL - Siedel answers back. Timeout CC.

2:58 to play, 63-50 CC leads, taking the ball out when action resumes.

NL - Q4 - 7:46 left, Dalton makes a put-back and is fouled by Roberts (2).

48-38 CC

CC - :30 Timeout on inbound.

CC - Hobbs is fouled by Shannon, Wilson hits his 3rd 3 pt. FG;

NL - Wardrup Scores; CC - quick outlet to Roberts, makes basket and is fouled; coneverts the FT. 54 - 40 CC with 6:40 left.

CC - Mitchell Scores with 5:52 to play. 56 - 40, CC. NL - Timeout.

Lost coverage for awhile.......

CC - Ryan Lee Smith for 2, 47-28 CC.

NL - Wardup for 2, 47-30; timeout CC. 2:30 left in Q3.

CC - Wilson rebounds, Hobbs misses, NL - Dalton rebounds, out to Shannon... push up for a Josh Siedel 3.

NL - Foul on Siedel. 47 - 33 Clay Co. with 1:26 left. NL - Wardrup is fouled by Roberts.

CC - Wilson rebounds FT's, Clay Co. fans sound irate over a charge call on Smith, his fourth foul. 1:00 left in Q3.

NL - Wardrup rebounds, puts it in.

CC - Hobbs fouled by Dalton (2nd) to the goal to end Q3. Hobbs hits the first FT, his seventh point. Misses the second FT, NL rebounds with :11.

NL -Siedel is blocked by McDaniel to end the 3rd. 48-35 CC leads.

Reed with 4 points out of the half, North with 2. Clay Co. lead is now 16.

Siedel hits a 3 pt. FG, and Reed picks up his 3rd foul. 37-24 CC.

Wilson hits a 3 pt. FG, 40-26. Siedel to the goal, 2 and the foul. 3rd foul on DJ Wilson.

Siedel to Shannon for 3, fouled in the act of shooting. Shannon at the line for 3, score Shannon hits 2 FT's. Turnover by Clay Co.

:30 sec. timeout by Clay Co. with 5:00 left in Q3. North's ball, 40-28 Clay Co. lead.

There may have been an ejection, but I didn't hear it personally. I have missed a considerable segement of the radio coverage though.

Cody Roberts 3 (assist to Hobbs) pushes the lead out to 25-10. NL misses 3 free throws with 3:18 left; 5 second call on Clay Co. for a turnover.

NL field goal, Dalton assists to Cottongim for 2. 25-12 with 3:00 remaining.

Foul called on Matthew Mitchell with 2:20 left. Foul on Kendalle Reid, his second. Siedel at the line for 2, hits both. He has 9 of NL's points.

Cody Roberts hits his 3rd three, pushes to 28-14. Wilson is called for his second foul. Siedel hits both Free-throws to cut the lead to 12.

Garrison and McDaniel in for Clay Co., three pointer hit by Mitchell 31-16. with 1:00 left.

:40 left... NL's Couch hits a 3 pointer, 31-19.

:13 left.... Hobbs into the lane, fouled with 3.3 secs. Clay Co. to inbound to Reed for 2.

Clay Co. leads 33-19 at the half.

Team Fouls:

CC - 8

NL - 5

19-10 - Clay Co., 5:44 left in Q2. DJ Wilson and Cody Roberts are playing well for Clay. Roberts hits a 3 pointer, 22-10 Clay Co. with 4:55 left in Q2; timeout North Laurel, their second of the half.

North Laurel traveling violation, their 3rd turnover; and Clay Co. has seemed to control the boards thus far. Another Hobb's two gives Clay Co. an 11-2 lead.

North Laurel player control foul for their first foul; Clay Co. has 3 team fouls. (1 Hobbs, 2 R. Smith).

Siedel fouled by DJ Wilson, count the basket; 11-5 Clay Co. leads.

Cody Roberts with a put-back at the End of Q1, Clay Co. leads 13-5 at the end of Q1.

No word on who the refs are.

9-2 Clay County's lead with approx. 3:30 left in Q1. DJ Wilson hits a 3, Hobbs scores on two drives. North Laurel Timeout.

Quick Update: Game just tipped. 2-2 tied. Sounds physical. Ryan Lee Smith has 1 foul. 6:08 Remaining.

I haven't got the link working yet, but a link to London's radio station:

http://www.sam1039.com/ . Choose WWEL FM : London, 103.9 The Wolf

1. Paducah Tilghman

2. University Heights

3. Apollo

4. Barren County

5. Adair County

6. DeSales

7. Male

8. Anderson County

9. Holmes

10. Mason County

11. Bryan Station

12. McCreary Central

13. Cumberland

14. Hazard

15. Paintsville

16. Elliott County

Tie-Breaker: 11th Region

I can't believe no one has mentioned the Lorenzen/Smith combo at Fort Thomas Highlands during the late 1990's. Those were some fun teams to watch at the State Tourney. Two of the strongest 9th Region teams to make it to Lexington recently were the 2003 St. Henry's team that had the misfortune of playing the first game of the entire tourney (a definite disadvantage if your kids haven't been there before) against Mason County, and the 2004 team from Covington Catholic who lost to eventual state champion Warren Central on Saturday morning.

Hadn't realized the 13th was doing that this year. What's the entire schedule look like?

Handicapping the 13th:

Tier 1 - Cumberland, Corbin, South Laurel

Tier 2 - Knox Central, Clay County, Pineville,

Tier 3 - Bell County, Jackson County, Middlesboro

Tier 4 - Cawood, North Laurel

The positions in each are inter-changeable on a given night; but I wouldn't see any team from a given tier win two regional games above their level.

Cumberland presents match-up problems for everyone with Johnson/Wilson, and probably have the most athletically talented team. South Laurel has recent success and a convincing win over Corbin on their side. Corbin is probably most versatile team top to bottom.

Personally, I would least want to play Cumberland in a one-and-done setting. My sleeper pick would be host-Knox Central, especially if they can land a favorable draw. I don't think it's inconcievable that Miller go off and carry the Panthers in a Friday-Saturday double-header, but I don't think Central has been consistent enough to string together the 3-4 quality wins (district final) neccessary.

The draw should be very interesting, especially if the field shaped up with:

49th - Clay Co. / Jackson Co.

50th - Corbin / South Laurel

51st - Knox Central / Pineville

52nd - Cumberland / Bell Co.

My Top 5:

1. Mason County, 2. Scott Co., 3. Bryan Station, 4. Lexington Catholic, 5. Holmes,

My "Sleepers":

Eastern, DeSales, Ballard, Manual, Owensboro, University Heights,

I only throw in UHA on the Hopson factor alone. I could see him showing shades of Barbour during his Saturday run with E-town. Not saying they'll even make it to Rupp, but he definitely has the potential to tear it up, especially on the big stage.