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Got my copy a couple of days ago and couldn't put it down. If you are a sports fan it is a must read. Kudos to Mark on a fine book.

Congrats SV on a hard fought win over Ballard. The Sweet 16 never ceases to amaze me. Myself and 3 other friends from Columbus,OH were thoroughly impressed. Maybe Timmy Knipp and his team mates can keep the title in the mountains next year.

Cannot see any circumstance that will compel EC to change their style of play. I watched them play big,athletic teams in the Beach Ball Classic and they hung in there pretty good. Don't sell these kids short.

Elliott County is a hard team to defend full court,or in a half court situation. Rare is the high school team that has all five starters shooting the three ball,and handling the ball to break down a press. AC may find a different set of Lions to deal with this time around. EC by 12.

Thanks for the radio link MoShea. went to the game last night. I figured Lewis Co would get slaughtered.

JPP,we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. With a 30pt lead and absolutely no chance of making a comeback,why would you risk injury to one of your stars to score style points? APB is not even close to being in EC's class. Let them press all they want. It doesn't matter in the end whether you win by 34,or 24. The idea is to win and advance. I want to see EC play on Saturday in Rupp. I don't want to see unnecessary risk taking.

After seeing how Bath County really sent them into a tailspin with their press(why did Bath Co wait so long to press?), I think that EC will absolutely devastate LewisCo. with their relentless pressure. When EC turns up the "heat", they do it with a lot of passion and intelligence. Good "on ball" pressure with great help and passing lane fundamentals. I look for another rout.

TruBlu, it would appear to me that EC was rubbing APB's nose in it a bit. I just think that Coach Mays needed to get his core players off the floor after the outcome was no longer in doubt. I agree that everybody here in the 16th should be proud of what EC has accomplished. I love watching them play. They do it the right way. Hard nosed defense,with an all out assault on offense.

Thanks Wireman. Really enjoy watching EC. They looked sloppy tonight, but it seems as if they play to the level of their competition. I come down from Columbus to watch EC several times this year. They are a basketball junkies dream team. I would love to hear how some of the old timers compare them to some of the elite 16th Region teams of the past....

With a 30pt lead into the 4th quarter,I was shocked to see 3 EC starters still in the game. Coach Mays was risking a lot when the game had been over since early in the 3d quarter. EC has bigger fish to fry than these weak 16th Region teams. He needs to get his priorities straight. I was waiting for a cheap shot late in that game with the outcome never in doubt....