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So you weren't at the game and admit to bad camera angle but are confident there were no missed travel calls? Not sure I get that. That said, CovCath would not have won this game if they had gotten every call. Just like the Holmes game, there was no fire in the belly. No one was driving the ball to the hoop. Way too many outside shots by the big guys. Twice in a row, they were not prepared for the teams they faced. There is too much talent on the bench for them not be aggressive. Why they believe they can (or have to ) match up in half court with anyone is baffling to me. As a side note on the officiating, I saw the worst call ever in a high school game during the 3d period of the JV game. The ref who looks like Hannibal Lector called a charge on a CCH kid when the NCC kid CLEARLY had one foot still in the air. Solid game by Jake Giesler. Good back up by his teammates.

Campbell County still has players fighting a bug? Sounds like they need to fumigate the locker room. This has been going on a long, long time.

There was no foul on that play. Three guys going up hard for a rebound. The ball went out on Connelly and he went to the floor. Bulldogs ball. Yes, I do believe the refs were letting them play.

Connelly had to get stitches after the Holmes game. A key for CovCath will be how well he can play two days after that. I look to Schult coming off the bench to be a talisman for the Colonels. There are some good match ups for him in this game.

Which would work for a team like CovCath, IF everyone is playing aggressive. If they slack off, it results in easy baskets, little d-rebounding. No fouls in the first half, with this team, is an indicator that aggression was lacking in this game. A lot of people have spoken about the lack of fouls called on CCH in the 1st half. I would also ask if there were any charges called in the game? I don't remember any in the first half at least. No blocking calls, no charges = no one shutting down the inside. Coach L has enough on the bench that he should not have let that stand. My old coaches would have grabbed someone and said, 'Go foul someone, anyone and make it a hard one!". For CovCath to get through the 9th, they are going to have to be aggressive. (Not the getting knocked out and requiring stitches aggrressive, mind you).

Did everyone catch this score?

I was very impressed with the discipline Holmes showed last night. They had very good ball movement and for the most part were patient on offense. As good as they have been over the last few years, those older teams would have shown some cracks after CovCath came back to tie up the game. This Holmes team did not. CovCath looked very, very timid in the first half of the game. No one seemed willing to drive to the basket. Given CovCath's height advantage and depth on the bench, I would have expected CovCath to be more aggressive. This is a game that slipped right through CovCath's hands.

Ding, Ding, Ding. Winner, winner, Chicken Dinner

Not sure what you mean. Oh, look. By responding to your post I've put a CovCath beating Highlands thread back to the top of the pile.

Still nothing to add.

Very strange to see the CovCath players and the B'wood Coaches doing a shoot around after the JV game. Very Strange.

Absolutely. And Bobby Stouffer from Ryle.

Tragic. Sounds like the type of kid who'll be able to handle this. I do hate to see any Seniors get injured. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I don't have anything to add. I just wanted to bump this thread to the top of the pile so I can continue to enjoy a CovCath win over Highlands.

How does CovCath get ranked eight slots below Henry Clay after beating them handily? CovCath's only losses have been to the #1 and #5 teams.

Andrew should get to share the MVP title with Jake. (Taking NOTHING away from Mr. Thelen, he had a great tourney). Mr. Schult was a huge factor in the last two games. Against HC he came of the bench to get 10 points. Against Mercer he spelled Connelly and Baker when they were in foul trouble. He also applied tremendous pressure to Cinnamon at the end of the game to keep him from scoring. I agree with kinglouie that the assists Jake and the other Colonels are getting are impressive. Jake had some spectacular passes that other players in recent years would have not attempted. The team is better for it.

Ballard should take Lex Cath handily. All match-ups go Ballard's way. That said, playing at LexCath, LexCath will have 8 on the court!!

Ballard is the real deal. They go 10 deep and lose NOTHING. Their only issue that I see is that they are slow to get started. Once they get going, look out. Fayette was an impressive looking team, at least in warm ups. They have some big, mature looking young men.

Yes, the entire game.

Jake indeed had a triple double. Very solid game for the big guy. Very good passes on his part. It was a nice come back for the Colonels after getting spanked by Ballard. I believe that there were five guys in double figures. Redinger was hitting outside shots. Maschinott recovered nicely from Tuesday. Connelly played a solid game with very nice defense Again, he spent time guarding a guy who has never had someone like that guard him. Baker was back to altering shots. It was also great to see Schult back providing very solid minutes. He played well too. Stayed in control and I for one love his reverse lay-ups. The Blue Devils pressed and the Colonels got better at figuring out how to break it. It still is not pretty to watch, but they got it done. The Colonels spent a great deal of the game in a zone, which stymied the Blue Devils. The Colonels played that one very well. The Colonels will play again tomorrow in the game for 5th place in the tourney. With the obvious exception of the score of Tuesday's game, the Blue Boys should come out of this tourney with some positives: 1) Their weaknesses were made plain to them; 2) They learned how to come back after a bad loss; 3) They beat some good teams; 4) They had multiple guys step up over the week. These guys still need to figure out how to play a solid 3d quarter. Not sure what happens in the locker room, but they need to do something come out fired up and ready to play. That could hurt them bad in the not so distant future.

Finals will be over, the Crazies should be out in force. (Anyone know what the theme is? I hope it is "Mom's Christmas Sweater") There should be plenty of match up problems in this game for the Camels. I'l go with CovCathiRadio on this one, CovCath by 7.

Time to grab the popcorn, sit back and watch this thread.............

Knowing some of these guys, I am not so sure they've ever been 'grounded'. I believe that is their strength ( I do know what you mean, seriously)

Didn't catch where the other points came from. Just wanted to show how the starters did......

Thelen: 28 pts; Reddinger: 17 pts; Connelly 13 pts; Maschinott 9 pts; Baker 2 pts. Sounded like good showing by the guards. Baker was in foul trouble from the start. Better outside shooting by the Colonels with Brett and Cubby hitting 3's.