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I think she could play the point if she played there routinely and really learned the position. She has such excellent court vision and gets the ball to the open person with great passing. In college she would have to learn the speed of the game because it's a definite step up from HS. ESPN Hoopgurlz had this to say about her early this summer: Battle in the Boro-July 11: Becoming the poster child for the "power guard" position. Constantly on the attack with and without the ball. Very focused in her efforts at both ends of the floor and has no problem putting the effort out there from tip to buzzer. Scores effectively in the halfcourt but makes herself a factor in transition as well. The ballhandling is coming along and she more than willing to use it create looks and passes. Defending aggressively on the ball and anticipating well from the weakside of the floor. Impressive rebounder from the perimeter. (Lewis) "Power guard"......................interesting term.

21-0 Final.

Kurt Curry INT return for TD for Boone. 21-0 now early in 4th.

Still 14-0. Boone took 2nd half KO and kept the ball for over 7 minutes before giving it up inside the Lafayette 25-yardline.

14-0 Boone at half. Scored on a blocked punt recovery and a 15-yard drive.

Link to Obituary in Enquirer: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nky/obituary.aspx?n=clint-shockey&pid=154636646

LOL! Yeah, that was a good moment but I believe the deal was sealed long before that. She kept it to herself because she didn't want to break to her ole grandpa! But it had to be her own choice and she made it. Good story about that hat. I don't think Tebow actually put it on her head but he did autograph it. When Syd got back home she ended up giving the hat to a family friend who is a huge Gators fan. She knew he would really appreciate it more than she so she gladly gave it up.

I had just found out Friday that he was ill. I had been wondering why he was not posting. Clint and I were obviously on different sides of many "discussions" on here, but once we met face-to-face last season we were both OK with one another and there was a genuine warmth whenever we saw each other. I am so sorry to hear this and pray for his family members who are grieving their loss. May the Good Lord comfort them during this time. Rest in peace big guy. You will be missed.

From other sources: Shelby over Sayre by 1 Tates Creek beat Collins...no final but Tates Creek was up big at one point. Pendelton Co beat Berea, supposedly in a fairly close one Anderson vs. Ryle posted above. Madison Central over Owen Co, no score. Feldhaus and Brooks did most of the scoring- Feldhaus 23 Brooks 14

Hey, I understand..........no offense taken at all. I just wanted to put a little perspective on things. Scrimmages can be very misleading if just the score is used. Guess that's why they start each quarter at zero, to try to take away the idea of it being a real game. But it's human nature to add the scores up........I know I did! As to the eighth region, I'm probably not really qualified to state a favorite because I've really not seen everybody play, but if I was asked to pick I'd go with South Oldham because of Whitfield and Dye and their overall experience. But, as is the ultimate case in every region, it will be decided among the teams on the floor. Good luck to all!

Well stated. South's defense was very good. Early on Boone struggled against their press even with the regulars on the floor. I suspect had that been a regular season game Boone would have been forced to use Moss to help break the press. They didn't in this case and I think Boone turned it over six times in the first three minutes. They eventually handled the press a bit better but South didn't employee it as much after the first quarter. No doubt the press will be good for South this season with the experience and quickness they have to use it. No. 34 for Boone is the transfer from Virginia (originally from NKY). She is still learning the Boone system and players and will get better as the season goes on. I have wondered where you were from, just knew you were from the 8th region and that you knew a lot about the Kentucky Premier AAU program. Wish I had known for sure and we could have met and talked today. I did talk with Jasmine after the scrimmage and congratulated her on her scrimmage performance and her signing with UC. Nice young lady and very pleasant. Good luck to the Lady Dragons! Looks like these two teams could meet for real if both win their opening round games at the Gateway Classic between Christmas and New Year's. Maybe we can meet and talk then!

South Oldham did outscore Boone by 10 over the first four quarters of the five the varsities played and they are a very solid, senior dominated team that is going to be a tough out for anybody. They definitely outscrapped Boone for the first two quarters as Boone didn't seem to come ready to play. But, as is the case with most early scrimmages, there is more there than the the score. Boone coach Nell Fookes took the scrimmage as an opportunity to get some of her new players a real baptism under fire. She played with lineups a lot and, for some extended periods of time, had lineups on the floor with no more than one starter out there, sometimes with two freshman guards. The result was a Boone team that turned the ball over more than 30 times and didn't do much offensively most of the time. As an example of Coach Fookes' approach, her go-to-player, Sydney Moss, played less than a quarter and a half of the first two and had only 3 shots in those two. Obviously that isn't how Boone is going to play when games count. But South Oldham played it's starters much more than Boone and I don't think both Whitfield and Dye were off the floor at the same time, and both were out there most of the time. Whitfield is an outstanding player but it was Dye who did the most scoring damage for South Oldham in this scrimmage. She did pretty much what she wanted most of the time, taking it to the basket, facing up and scoring, and posting up for close-in baskets. But South Oldham's overall experience level with having seven or eight seniors was a big factor as well, particularly when Boone had several new players on the floor at once. To take nothing away from South Oldham because, as I said, they are very, very good, but the extra quarter had Coach Fookes keeping her most experienced players on the floor (as did South Oldham) up until the last 1 to 1-1/2 minutes and Boone won that quarter 17-6, actually leading 15-2 with about 2 minutes left. Boone's intensity was considerably higher in this quarter with the continuity of line up being a factor. As I started with, there is usually more than scores to preseason scrimmages. That said, I don't think either South Oldham's 10 point differential over four separately scored quarters or Boone's 11 point margin in the extra period tells it all about either of these teams as far as how their seasons will go. I think I would have to favor South Oldham as the 8th Region favorite based on what I have seen. Boone will obviously go through some ups and downs if Fookes chooses to play her freshmen a good bit, and I'm betting she will, but when the Lady Rebels stick to their main players with experience they are very tough. But the experience gained by the younger players may prove very valuable later in the season.

And this one: Ladyhound Panorama Paris High School November 12 1:00---Rowan County & Highlands 3:00---Mason County & Lafayette 5:00---Paris & Powell County

Here ya go: Scott County Hoopfest Scott County High School November 11-12 November 11 5:30---Sayre & Shelby County 6:40---Collins & Tates Creek 7:50---Berea & Pendleton County 9:00---Ryle & Anderson County November 12 11:15---Cooper & Dunbar 12:30---Casey County & St. Henry 1:45----Casey County & Bryan Station 3:00----Carroll County & Jeffersontown 4:15----Beechwood & Harrison County 5:30----South Laurel & Assumption 6:45----Madison Central & Owen County 8:00----Scott County & Montgomery County

We will be there! From what I understand the signing will take place at 2:30 at the Boone County Gym. Of course I'm hoping they will practice after the signing. That would make the trip even more interesting!

Kameron Schwartz pass to Bryson Thompson for a TD with 13.2 seconds left. Boone wins 28-21.

21 all with 1:30 in third.

That should be a good one. I'm hearing PCC is loaded with about everybody back and a couple of good transfers and that Ashland could be very good as well. If you are able to watch the scrimmage please give us a summary.

Boone County will go to South Oldham on November 12. Should be a good battle. They competed at Boone last preseason and I was impressed with South Oldham, particularly Jasmine Whitfield, and I watched her get better all summer. South Oldham has a bunch of returning players. Boone also has a November 22 trip up to Cincinnati Colerain which should be a really good test. Colerain has four senior starters back from last year's team that beat Ryle by 16, and has really good overall size. That's a Tuesday evening but I'll probably make the 4 hour trip to watch.

I had not heard about those three not playing. Hickman played well at times last year, seemingly getting every loose ball she was near. But the addition of Hill may have cut into her playing time this season. Harrison was a pretty good three point shooter and I had thought she might provide some spot duty help against zone teams. I think your starting line-up is likely right and pretty solid. I've been hearing some really good things about Popp. She is pretty good size for a guard and I thought, after watching some JV games last year, that she cmight really come on this season. Boone could go really "big" if Popp moved to point at times and Switzer came in at the 3 with Moss going to the 2. Of course the lineup you suggested could be the starters is bigger than anything the Lady Rebels have had in the past couple of seasons. They should be a very good rebounding team. Hopefully Popp, and the freshmen Ford and the younger Switzer, and perhaps Murphy, can help replace the 3-point shooting Boone lost with the graduation of Shrout and Browning, but I agree that Boone will harder to defend. I thought the problem last year against NCC was that they kept running three players at Moss and when she'd give the ball up the open players wouldn't take advantage of being open. Teams are probably going to continue to double and triple-team Moss, particularly out on the floor, so other players need to step up when she gets the ball to them. Of course there is another answer to that out-on-the-floor triple team but I'll leave that one alone and let it reveal itself if it has to happen. I thought Boone could be very solid again this year but the addition of Hill has me really excited and looking forward to getting things going. I'm ready for that first scrimmage in 11 days! I recently went to an orthopedic doctor and he says I need a knee replacement. I told him "Not til late March or early April, Doc, I'm not missing basketball season!"

That was simply a way of leading into a little dig at the folks determining what the outcome would be of a game that wasn't going to be played. Of course I would have liked to have seen the game played (would have driven the 3 1/2 hours to see it since I couldn't make the first one), but once it's determined it won't be played, and fans of one team insist on wanting to claim some sort faux victory, it's time to answer back.....all in fun of course! "Quit"? Boone apparently didn't quit in the game that was actually played since they can out on the long end of the score!

You know what they say opinions are like, right?!?! The season ends with Boone haven beaten Ryle. That's a fact, no opinion involved.

Why would Boone even want to play? When Dixie decided not to play it eliminated any chance for Boone to win the overall Frosh championship in a playoff. And they had already sewed up the Boone County Frosh championship :thumb: having beaten Ryle and Conner to go 2-0 (Cooper game cancelled) for best record in the county! By the way, some Boone players felt they played poorly against Ryle first time around and would have beaten them more handily if they played again. Yeah I know, but it's as good as yourall's "assurances" Ryle would have won. At least Boone has a win to stake their claim on, a win that makes them COUNTY CHAMPS! Hey guys it's almost basketball season and I gotta start getting warmed up for that somehow! :lol:

Should be a good one, I agree. Notice that the Cat's Pause 9th Region preview lists ND as second behind Boone. They apparently recognize what the Pandas have coming back. Looks like their only loss was Katie Hill and they will need to find someone to replace her 3-point shooting. She made 41 of the 81 3's ND had last season. But then the Pandas only shot 230 3's last season (as compared to Boone's 519) so it wasn't that big a part of the ND game. Along that same line I'd expect the 3 to be a lesser part of Boone's game this year too with the loss of Shrout and Browning and the inside strength they should have. In any case I'm ready to get started to see how things play out!

That is an answer I would offer as well. Far as I know I've not seen Gayheart play at all but I have seen Whitfield and her play this summer was very impressive. I'll get to see her again in a couple weeks or so in a scrimmage and am looking forward to that.