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I don't know the situation, but I would hope that Coach Menifee is still around next year. I know they had a rough year this year, but those kids played very hard for him in the games I saw. IMO, it would be a big mistake to get rid of a coach with that kind of passion before he really gets a chance.

Picked by whom? Who picks the pre-season favorites?

I know this game is old news, but I just got access again... Cruse wasn't a factor at all in the 2nd game so I really don't think your argument holds any water. The biggest difference from games 1 and 2 was Beechwood's shooting. In the 1st game they couldn't hit an outside shot and in the 2nd game they couldn't miss one.

Eastin got his earlier this year, against Lloyd.

you missed Brandon Knight put on a show, hope the Cats get him. Knight had 48 I think, and Rivers scored 41

thanks for the updates

Apparently there are a few more people that agree with you guys as it was announced at last night's game that Coach Dilts will be inducted in the No.Ky Sports Hall of Fame in a couple weeks for his 30+ years of coaching at Dayton Congrats to Coach Dilts for receiving such an honor!

I understand that they are very deep, but none of them are the load that Grubbs is. Height is one thing but the sheer girth of Grubbs makes him a nightmare to have to guard or step in front of-one of the guys on the New Cath team found that out the hard way taking a charge and receiving a concussion at the same time. I'm not taking anything away from the other front court players for the Birds, but Grubbs is an absolute beast.

I'm simply saying that w/o Grubbs Dayton would have a better chance. Highlands is not the only senior laden team in the district, in fact Dayton, Highlands, and Newport are all senior laden, so I'm sure they will all leave everything on the floor come tourney time. I understand that Dayton has to play mistake free to beat any of those teams, but the adverse is also true: none of those teams can sleep on the Greendevils, if they overlook them they could be in trouble.

I totally agree on this as of right now, but I can tell you that Dayton will be looking to make some noise in the district no matter the draw. With the loss of Grubbs for Highlands, I think it opens the district up a little more.

The first Newport game was MUCH closer than the final score would suggest, it was a back and forth 2 point game the whole way until late in the 4th and Newport hit all of their free throws. The 2nd game was not such a good game by the Greendevils. As far as the South Oldham game, there's not much I can say about that. That was the absolute worst game I have EVER seen this team play-no energy at all. It could have had something to do with playing a late morning game on Christmas break, but IDK.

I just think that they would make a good game out of it for all but about 3-4 teams. Just my opinion. Did I say they could beat everyone in the region? No. They play to the level of their competition on most nights (be it a good or bad team), and have had their opportunities to win every game except for 2 (2nd Newport game and South Oldham). I understand that they haven't played the toughest of the tough, but I just KNOW that this senior class will not go down without a fight against anyone no matter the caliber of opponent. I have faith in these kids and maybe sometimes that faith is blind, but this is simply my opinion and nothing else.

I understand the fact that St. Henry was without a couple guys, but this game could have easily went the Greendevils' way. They ran into some horrible luck, especially late. 2 deflected passes fell right into the hands of a St. Henry player for the layup down the stretch, the kinds of bounces you just can't explain. St. Henry also got every possible good roll and #13 had several shots that bounced 2 or 3 times on the rim before going in. Both teams played very hard on both ends of the floor and it's a shame someone had to lose. With these teams playing the exact same players I would say if they played 10 times they would split right down the middle. It was a pretty evenly matched game. The best thing about this game for the Greendevils is that they were not satisfied with a close loss and EXPECTED to win this game. There will always be doubters but I don't believe that there are many teams in the region that would blow the Greendevils out. With a lot of people talking about Newport in the top 2-3 in the region and Dayton gave them everything they could handle in the first game they played and I believe they could play with just about anybody.

Great pics as always Panda!

#22 is Luther, not Slusher-probably the most athletic player I've seen this year

If he continues to shoot the ball like he has been lately, he's almost unstoppable. He was a good choice for MOP of the tournament.

Absolutely amazing shot by Pangallo, I couldn't help but think that he was going to hit a 3 at the end to give New Cath the lead, kid is a big time player

Congratulations to Newport on the big win, it's great to see a public school finally win this thing! Everyone was talking about the big block that Foster had in the 1st half, unfortunately I didn't make it until half time, so thanks for the nice pic panda! If that was the key play in the 1st half, I believe he had the key play in the 2nd half also. When Newport went down 32-35 he hit a big 3 to tie it just when they looked like they were starting to get rattled. But if I had to pick an MVP for this game, I would have to agree with JB and say Cody Collins. He was the calming force for Newport everytime things got a little hectic, hit some big free throws, and above all, kept Geisler from being much of a factor on the offensive end for New Cath. To be such an intense, hard played game it was surprisingly very clean with very few fouls until New Cath needed to extend the game. Any game of this caliber where you don't really notice the officials means they did one hell of a job. New Cath's student section was awesome, especially the teacher that came out and lead a cheer for them-classic. But nothing beats that scene at the end seeing the excitement on all the players, coaches, students, and parents for Newport when the game ended. Good luck to the Wildcats down in Richmond, hopefully they can bring another title back to the 9th Region.

I think you're right but not if they play like they did tonight... The game should have never been as close as it was, and that is no knock on Beechwood. Beechwood played very hard and hit some big shots down the stretch. Nussbaum muscled his way into the paint for buckets quite a few times in the second half, he should have a great career, already a great defender. Newport missed a boat load of bunnies in this game. Their offesnse was very stale, no movement for the most part, poor spacing and even though McDaniel was the best player on the floor there were long stretches where he didn't touch the ball (One of the few touches he got in the post he scored on 3 players). On defense there were a few matchups that IMO should have been switched and there were many times when players lost their man. Maybe the Wildcats were looking ahead to Saturday night, but they had to fight to hang onto this one. In the end, a win is a win and they have a shot at the championship tomorrow night. If they play to their potential they could very conceivably make a deep run in Richmond, we'll see if they'll get their chance tomorrow, should be a good game.

If Newport wins the 9th Region All A will they finally crack the top 20? Highlands is at 17 and Newport beat them by 20 earlier this year. I haven't seen many teams outside on NKY this year, but I can't imagine Newport not deserving to be on this list.

Dayton played mostly zone, but when they went man Turner and Simons guarded him a few possessions each and I also believe that Thornton guarded him for a possession or 2. He had all his 3's against the zone and had some more transistion buckets. Against the man to man he got into the paint a few times and set up his teammates.

If you would have been there for the first matchup, this score may have been a slight surprise, but there is no doubt that Newport's athleticism was too much for Dayton last night. Newport has definitely improved since the first meeting between the 2 teams. In the first matchup Newport didn't move the ball as well and they didn't shoot as well resulting in a 2-4 point game for most of the contest. This time they played great team ball and shot the ball very well. Foster did whatever he wanted last night hitting at least 4 3's including a 4 point play. When he wasn't hitting 3's he was penetrating into the lane and creating shots for his teammates. He was the difference in this game, IMO. I also really like the way McDaniel plays the game-he plays hard but always keeps his emotions in check which makes it hard not to root for him. If depth doesn't become an issue, Newport has a great chance of finally breaking the public school drout in the 9th Region All-A, IMO. I have heard that Tucker may be back on the team soon, if that is true, he only makes this team a deeper, scarier team to play.

The small school tournament is at Lloyd on Feb 13th. There are 6 teams participating: Lloyd Villa Madonna Bellevue Newport Dayton Calvary (since they don't have a freshman team this year I'm not sure who will take their place. Maybe Ludlow?)

No one should ever be called a racial slur regardless of any situation, but again you are commenting on something you "heard" but did not witness or actually hear. I do have a question though? Is "white trailor trash" considered a racial slur? Just wondering what the consensis is on that. That is not the statement in question though for those of you wondering.