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Eta, you have been proven wrong on every argument you start.

Ryles 6'7 center is going to too much for Smith. Ryle by 3

Josh Bertke from Beechwood is only a Sophomore and has gone to state twice.

Holmes by 14+

student section cheers are always going to be a part of basketball so players are going to have to deal with it.

Final.

With Beechwood coming off of another state title season and losing a lot of seniors, how do you see their next season turning out?

Great game but I'm not convinced Beechwood is better.

 

The dunk was nice they have a couple guys who can throw down with ease.

Beechwood has been proving they are the better team all season no matter who they are playing. Give them credit.

They better get there before the 4th and 5th graders from HC fill it up.

I'm saying this politely, but why would you comment that?:laugh:

I believe they play this Tuesday against Heritage? But I don't know about before that.

Last time Beechwood played was against Dayton some time last week, but they play Heritage some time later this week.

Beechwood- 47

Holy Cross- 41

I think after his senior season he could receive offers from better schools but dont get me wrong those are still excellent schools

Beechwood has seemed to struggle against teams with more athleticism than them. (Holmes and now Newport.

How come earlier in the week after the Highlands game you were talking about how legit they are and now you are saying they struggle? Not just you but it seems to me like just because Beechwood got beat by 2 points on a buzzer beater everybody is starting to rip in them.

The officiating was completely atrocious you cannot say that Newport got all the calls. At one point in the second half the foul situation was 8 to 2. The technical was just a ridiculous call from my point of view. Newport overcame this and had more heart than Beechwood did and that is why they came out victorious.

When times were critical Newport got the calls.

Match ups:

 

6'0 Riley v 6'0 Markham

6'2 D. Johnson v 6'4 Olumese

6'4 J. Johnson v 6'4 Martin

6'5 R. Johnson v 6'5 Thomas

6'7 Pittman v 6'7 Crusoe

This sounds like the closest matchup all year for Holmes. Im going to take Holmes by 12

The worst and potentially game changing call of the night came at the end of the 3rd period. With time running off the clock, a Newport defender gets called for a foul when it was obvious that he didn't touch Beechwood's player. He reacted by throwing up his hands and saying 'I didn't touch him' and the ref served him up a big 'T'. (A little overblown by ref for my money). Beechwood goes to the line already up by 2 and sinks 4 free throws to now go up by 6 to start the 4th. Up until this point in the game it was nip and tuck. Newport was up by 1 after 1. Newport was up by 1 at half time. Beechwood should've only been up by 2 at the end of 3rd, but now they had their biggest lead of game, at that point, by 6. I personally thought that this would be the end of Newport. Into the 4th Beechwood extends their lead by 10 (40-30). I was about to head for the doors. Newport however IMPRESSIVELY NEVER GAVE UP! Luther started to hit some much needed '3's to get them back in the game. Newport's Darnel and forwards McDaniel and Collins played tough and made some clutch shots down low down the stretch. Every player for Newport stayed focused and contributed wonderfully in a TEAMWORK effort the ENTIRE GAME. Wish I knew all their names because I was impressed by EVERYONE of them and their high spirited effort. With game tied at 47 with 30 or so seconds on clock, Newport holds ball for last shot and Tucker tosses a beauty up from around the foul line that was nothing but nets! The roof came off! With 1.2 seconds remaining Beechwood could not convert. Game Over. Newport 49-47. It was great to see the smiles on the faces of the Newport loyal for a change. This game should certainly boost Newport's confidence. Huge win for Newport! I would've kicked myself if I had missed this one. Good luck to the Wildcats the rest of the way. Don't overlook Dayton though because they're also having a confident, better than average season themselves. It's likely however that Newport will be facing either St. Henry or NewCath in the finals. This year, I say that Newport looks awful HUNGRY. Just might be the year they take the All 'A'. Tall order with with those well coached teams, but Beechwood's Shumate is a good coach too and the Wildcats got out alive on that one. Newport deserved EVERY BIT of this WIN coming back, down by 10 and put in a bad spot by the bad call at the end of the 3rd. Y'never know. If Newport's ever gonna do it, this has got to be the year.

 

Congratulations on a great win! :thumb:

That was a bad call but you are clearly one sided. Beechwood got hammered all night under the basket and the ref was too scared to blow his whistle. Not to mention the refs also missed some VERY OBVIOUS traveling calls.

Not as an excuse for the Tigers but it was a pretty bad officiated game IMO. Romes also fouled out with 2minutes and 30 seconds to go.

Final

From what I have heard from the Beechwood players, Joe Daniels has quit.

This is a must win game for Highlands IMO.

HHS-48

Campbell-42

You never know which Newport team is going to show up to play though.

Beechwood-68

Newport-49

First round of the All A. Who wins?

Beechwood could be a really good team if Beuttel and Romes play well and Smith and Snyder play the defense like they did tonight. Buettell at times got himself into bad situations which resulted in turnovers but for the most part played pretty well. Romes at times seemed to put the head down and force drives but he is a really nice player with some serious slashing moves. He has major ups as well. Smith played tough and with swagger in the lane. Snyder is a great leaper who blocked a couple shots, flew in high for some tap in's and passed the ball well. Pohlgeers hit a big 3 early in the game but he was somewhat silent tonight. I think they can definitely win the All A.

I agree. Heading into the All A coming off this huge win vs Highlands they have a lot of momentum and right now can compete with anybody IMO.

Either way I think the Tigers finally deserve respect. Their record is now 12-2