fromthestands

Bombsquad, it's obvious that you have a grudge against the Ryle program. If it so painful and annoying to watch then why come to the games? On these sites, I have read where you repeatedly have nothing good to say about the point guards. This position has not been played by the same player all year. Jump is the initial person to start in the lineup playing this position. I know that she has had games where she has struggled but at the same time she has been very successful. Cheesman has also played this position and has played it much more recently. As far as the February games when Jump and Cheesman are in there together, the other teams have taken off the press and stayed back. Cheesman has usually been at the point and when she gets the ball in the backcourt then she is off running full speed and breaking the press. These two girls work very well together. As far as turnovers, these girls have decreased their numbers considering that they are always handling the ball. If you look on the Cincinnati website, you will see that their turnover numbers have decreased while assists have gone up. These girls probably make less turnovers than others on the team. As far as other point guards that I have seen this year, overall I have not been very impressed other than watching a Bradley from Boone. If you want to compare the Ryle point guards to her then that is fine - compare them to a senior - that's real fair considering they are only a sophmore and freshman. I am not really sure what you expect from these girls. You also made reference to a post player playing the point guard position. I am assuming that you are referring to Crittendon. I don't want to take anything away from her because she is a phenomenal player. I don't think her being a point guard is the best utilization of her on the team. She is far better at the post or wing. She is able to rebound and shoots well. As for her being the point guard, I have seen games where she has struggled with handling the ball against other post players. She has a tendency to make more turnovers when she has to handle the ball a lot. Again not taking anything away from her! As for the Moss issue, I am not sure how that was handled. I do believe that she was given the opportunity to come on the team well after the season had started. She was given every opportunity to play her game. In the games she was allowed to shoot as many times as she wanted. In some games this was very successful for her and the team and then in other games she was not as successful and missed alot. As for leaving the team, it was my understanding that it was her choice. You referred to Ryle not playing a hard schedule. From my recollection, this team has by far played the hardest schedule Ryle has ever seen - and has ended with a winning record. I'm not sure who you want them to play. They play everyone in the region like everyone else. They beat NCC and Notre Dame. They played extremely close with Highlands, Boone and Conner. I'm not making excuses for their losses but at the same time you have to look at their youth. They basically play only 8th, 9th and 10th graders. I know other teams are young but a lot of the teams are older. You have to look at that aspect to some degree. As for the coaching staff, I believe that there records speak for themselves. From my observation there is only one head coach - Patti Oliverio. I have never seen either of the assistants take over her position. She has always been the one conducting huddles/timeouts. The assistants usually get up and stand behind the players during these times. I think the two assistants are there to keep the girls focused and motivate them. I definitely agree that Oliverio needs to be more complimentary to the girls and try to motivate them more. You referenced players not returning next year to play. If this is true then this needs to be addressed. The parents need to either discuss with the head coach, the AD or principal. I'm not sure of the chain of command but I do know that if there is a problem then things need to be brought to peoples attention. If the parents sit back and do nothing then nothing will ever be resolved and corrected. As for the girls that played this year, I just want to say that I enjoyed watching you all play on the teams. You are fun to watch! Try to look at the positive and not focus on the negative.

Congratulations Campbell County!! Good luck in the tourney.

It will be a close game. Can't wait to see it. I think NCC will win by a small margin.

Congratulations NCC! You played a great game tonight. Good luck in the remainder of the tournament.

Congratulations to St Henry. I hated to see the Lady Raiders go down like they did but tonight just wasn't their night. Janszen played an awesome game for St Henry while Cheesman played a great game for the Ryle. Crittendon played hard as well but just struggled a little tonight. Both of these teams will be fun to watch in the next few years! I agree with the others in that the crowd was disappointing. I think playing at the high schools give a much better atmosphere. It almost seemed like just another regular game rather than the regionals.

It was definitely an exciting game and big win for Ryle. Good luck on Friday!

Congrats Brossart!! Great win for the school.

Congratulations Campbell County!! Way to keep playing hard.

Congrats to Ryle! I thought this game was one of the first in awhile where they played as a team! I agree that Ryle had too many turnovers and they need to really work on that. Jump had way too many turnovers at the point and doesn't get to shoot enough like I saw her in past games and even last year, she is a great shooter. Johnson had a great rebounding game which was impressive for being just an 8th grader. Everyone contributed which was great. The team is quick and hard to keep up with at times. The second half was really fun to watch. I look forward to watching them in upcoming years. Keep up the good job and good luck at districts.

Ryle had a great game but unfortunately it resulted in a loss. The starting point guard from Ryle had no problems with Highlands press in the first half but she left the game sometime halfway through the 3rd quarter. Maybe she got hurt or sick but didn't see her return the rest of the game. I will agree that there ball handlers struggled in the 4th not to mention they couldn't hit at the free throw line.