Devil4Life33

I agree completely. Like I said in an earlier post, it was acombination of Pittman not working hard, Bc keeping a man sagged and shaded to his side, and adequate D by Brown. For being 6' Brown did a good job guarding the much bigger Pittman, but it was by no means a one man effort.

I think this could turn out to be an interesting match up to see if Holmes gets caught up in EC's style of play. I don't think that it would be a bad thing, but not sure that is what Coach Henley wants. If this game actually happens it will be fun to watch.

I think it was more strategy by both teams that kept Pittman in check in the first half. Holmes did not move on offense and BC had one of their big guys guarding JJ (I may be mistaken) to sag off and prevent the pass to the middle. Pittman just stood on the block and didn't work for the ball. I would love to see a team like Holmes run a Princeton style offense with the athletes that they have, but there was no movement at all.

I was amazed by this. Boone didn't even shoot a 3 until they had to to tie the game and actually the 2nd shot they got off would have been a 2 anyway. I guess they counted the heave at the end of one of the quarters as an attempt

Rico was the leading scorer, Pittman only had 4 and 2 came from the line

I wouldn't agree that I "trashed" the kid in any way or said anything about him talking trash or talking to the officials. You are entitled to your opinion with regards to his defense, but IMO he didn't give it up on every possession and that is my only gripe with him...but I'm not a voting coach either so it really doesn't matter what we think:laugh:

I spoke without thinking...I guess they still have a chance to get to Rupp if they were in their DIstrict chamionship game :sssh: Good luck in the regional tournament!

If I had a vote it would go to Buettel. I saw all these kids play at least 2 times, some more and Buettel impressed me the most. He was an excellant floor leader, great shooter, and if the game was close he had the ball in his hands. I never saw anything in his personality or court demeanor that would cause me to lose respect for him. It looked to me that he gave 100% effort whenever he was out there I totally disagree with all the Bryan supporters though. I believe that this kid has the most talent of anyone in the division and he has an uncanny ability to score the ball. That being said, I would not give him the award because the times I saw him play it didn't look like he was giving 100% effort at the defensive end of the court on every play. He showed flashes of brilliance on defense and an ability to be a lockdown defender but the effort was not consistent at all. There were several times when I saw him trot back on defense after making a basket. Those are things that most coaches won't tolerate from there own players, so I can see why a group of coaches would not vote him the POY even though, IMO, he is the most talented player in the division. As for Flanigan, he played very well in the games I saw. Great shooter, team leader, but I was just more impressed with Buettel and IMO Beechwood's success should ultimately decide when its such a close race.

This was a great story. I've never seen these kids play, but I have been following some of the stories on here for the last couple months. I am really looking forward to seeing this team at the state tournament. I think this story can serve as inspiration for a lot of schools around the state. I'll be rooting for Elliot this year in Lexington, Good Luck!!!!!!

Didn't know a lot about the team around him but I was hoping to see Hood in Lexington in a few weeks. Guess I'll have to wait until next year.

Highlands by 13 I say Newport has problems in the 2nd quarter and never recovers. Seems to have been there pitfall in every game they've lost this year.

I was waiting for someone unbiased to comment on all this (I obviously am not)...it's a shame that we aren't on here talking about how hard both teams fought in that game. as good as Dayton played, Newport had every chance to fold up and go home, but they didn't and they pulled it out in the end for a great win. I think in saying that Dayton was the better team Monday night shows no disrespect to Newport at all because they had the guts to pull it out, but for anyone who actually watched the game, Dayton out played them for about 29 minutes or so. Sucks that a no call had to factor into the game, but like you said these things happen. Congratulations to both teams for giving all the fans something to talk about and a great basketball game to watch.:thumb:

Congrats to Cooper. Nice win for a first year school!

This Dayton team showed tremendous heart tonight. There were several instances where Newport made runs that could have killed the Greendevil's spirit, but they kept battling all night. The Greendevils were absolutely the better team tonight. If Bowden builds on his late season run he could become one of the best big men in this area. Great performance by this young man and it couldn't come from a nicer kid. I totally agree with the inconsistent officiating comment. The missed goaltend was HUGE, turned out to be a 4 point swing. The free throws that turned out to be the game winners came from a questionable foul call also. But like Uphill Battle posted, this shouldn't overshadow the game that the Greendevils played tonight. This game should be a great motivator for these kids during the summer. Congrats to Newport on a hard fought win, but I for one, couldn't be prouder of the kids from Dayton. Thanks for giving the fans a great season, I can't wait to see you guys play next year!

Mason County

Holmes

I agree 100%

He should be back for tonight's game against Ludlow. It was just a sprain, but he did have to miss practice time.

Turner is turning into the best player on this team. He does a great job of setting the tempo and has been picking up his scoring recently. I expect BIG things from him next year

I heard that he is out for their remaining games this year and may be suspended for the first 2 games next season because he caused an injury with his flagrant foul. Anyone from Bellevue have further details?

Final Dayton erased a 14 point deficit in the 4th quarter. They were down as much as 21 at one point in the game.

Forget 7, how did Bellevue get 1 vote? They've won, what, 3 games all year?

Last time these 2 played it came down to the wire and the Devils pulled it out in the closing seconds. This game is being played at Dayton. Any thoughts?

I think Turner ended with 22 and Eastin with 14 for Dayton

No fight, just an un-necessary shove in the back on a break away layup. A Bellevue kid shoved one of the Dayton kids when he was just inside the free throw line on a break away. It was very unfortunate that the kid hurt his wrist on the play after scoring the first 4 points of his LIFE in that game. All in all, the officials handled the situation well and the kid was tossed from the game. The incident did overshadow an overall great team effort by the Greendevils.