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Coach Shumate was a great pickup for the Beechies!

He is a 6 foot guard for Tates Creek. I watched him play a lot of AAU ball over the summer. He is an excellent scorer and I heard he signed with some D1 school. I'm going blank on the name of the school. I think it might be VMI??? Can anyone help me out here?

I'm just saying...It's not too far off.

No matter what...They are both nice players.

What about Michael Sparks?

I don't think it is that big of a stretch. They beat two of the teams on that list last season. Also, they only lost to NCC by 4, Ryle by 5, and Boone by about 7. They might not be a top ten team right now...but it isn't too unrealistic.

Are you saying that Hall wouldn't have led his team to the region if they faced Ludlow in the districts?

I didn't know that, thought it was a forced action.:confused:

Cincinnati is on his list, and more shots and time are there than anywhere else.

What about Mcgraw from Highlands, any word on where he is going or if he has offers?

Beechwood isn't that large, and its football program overshadows everything there. Look at the football field, then take into consideration the fact that they pass on districts because of their basketball facilities. Also the baseball field is so bad that Beechwood doesn't even use it.

Don't think I'm attacking him, hes a great great player, I've seen him play a few times. He has the long arms that make him a tough defender and can drive past almost anyone. NKY could have a Mr. Basketball again.:dancingpa

Thats true, but if he is getting major offers, he needs to develop that outside shot right?

The fact that Beechwood plays the best of the bigger schools should tie into the POY talks right?

Outside shooting is always going to be the question. Riley has shown he can shoot, but Ricardo will have to be more consistent to prevent teams being able to sit in zones

You just don't see height in guard positions like that around here. I can't see Holmes losing a game around here.

Not saying Love isn't great, so don't take it that way, but all of the Tigers stats could be higher. Only in 4 of the 14 conference games, I believe, were close and Shumate didn't run the score up on teams.

I looked up the stats from both of the Beechwood vs. Villa matchups. The Hall boy scored 30+ in both games to beat Villa. I just don't understand how going undefeated and scoring like this doesn't earn you a POY. Love is definitely an excellent player, but when they matched up, Hall had better performances.

Who are some of the seniors from KY with Division One looks?

Yes, you are right in the fact that they lost. Both of those teams lost 5 or more seniors. I'm talking about this year not last and the expierience of all of Beechwood will benefit them in the long run.

Beechwood vs Bellevue at Bellevue on Saturday

Boone might have something to say about that. Their 2010 class is VERY good.

Don't get me wrong, the kid is good. But Villa also lost to Dayton, Bellevue, Calvary, and Beechwood twice. I can understand the Beechwood losses and Calvary was a pretty decent team, but Dayton and Bellevue? How does POY let his team fall to lesser competition?

I do believe Beechwood has proven themselves they beat very high quality teams last year like Lexington Christian and Apollo both in the top ten this year. I also believe they only lost one senior and still have 8 starters returning with a very deep pitching staff including Elliot, Hadden, Snyder(?), Larimore, and Smith. They also have the most underated hitter in the 9th region Adam Gohs.

All three of these players will probably end up on the J.V. level by the end of the year. Brad Leeke, I heard, had Tommy John. Zac Larimore will be a straight pitcher at the varsity level. Josh Bertke will need to improve his arm strength to play third on the varsity level.