Mr. Sixer

Man o Man. The 9th region trophy probably hasn't even made it to the Newport trophy case yet and the Sweet 16 first game has not even been played and the subject gets brought up of kids leaving the program????? SMH How about we just sit back and celebrate the 9th Region champions and pull for them to make a run and hopefully bring home another trophy to NKY before bringing up the break up of a young and talented team. Coach Snapp has done a great job so far and this is the last thing I am sure that's on his mind. Just my two cents....

Great pic of two great competitors and two competitive teams. The game did not disappoint anyone one bit!

Congrats to Coach Snapp and the Wildcats. This was one heck of a game and the Wildcats found a way to make one more play. Congrats also to the Jags and Coach Sully. This was a team that simply didn’t quit regardless of all the bumps in the road they went through. They simply didn’t quit and they should hold their heads high! Good luck to Newport down at State! Go represent the 9th and bring it home!!

This should be a great game. These two played a month ago and it was a 2 point game with Newport getting the W but certainly could have went either way. Both teams are playing well but I am going to take the more experienced team in Cooper in this one as long as they play as tough of defense as they have played in both of their regional games so far which happens to be the best defense they've played all season. I like the Jags in a close one.

Cooper not playing CCH in (1) season since the schools existence (2008) doesn't constitute some huge conspiracy. It's all good and I won't go there any longer. Appreciate the kudos, on to the next one.

Well isn’t that ironic @Strawberrybarrow250 when previously you were, what appeared to be, criticizing Coach Sullivan and “Cooper World”, as you put it, that all was well for them because of their “transfer” and they were ready to play anybody….now? Well, said “transfer” missed virtually the entire 2nd half of the HHS game and didn’t play at all in “this” game at all and all of the sudden you’ll take Coach Sully over any coach in the 9th? Huh??? Like I’ve said all along, Coach Sullivan will have his team ready to play anybody, anytime regardless of the situation. This version of the Jags could have easily “mailed it in” given the fact they lost arguably their 2 best players to devastating injuries and yet they simply continue to do what their coach asks them to do which is be resilient, dig in and fight! Thanks for all the praise of the Cooper Coach and the program, now, but you’re only stating what many in Cooper World have known for a long time. ? Tuesday night will be a great game between two very good programs led by two coaches who absolutely respect each other for what they have both built and continue to build which is getting their players to leave it all on the floor.

EXCELLENT job of coaching by Sully! When is the last time CCH trailed the entire game? Cooper is 2-0 vs CCH in the regionals and both times they were heavy underdogs. Doesn’t matter, Sully’s teams will show up and play, anyone, anytime! ?

No!

Somebody forgot to tell Coach Sully and the Jags they were “supposed” to lose!! This team NEVER listened to all the prognosticators who predicted they would get blistered, especially with the loss of Brooks and Pouncy!! I said a month ago after the first game between these two that the 9th region was wide open and I got laughed at! That’s why you PLAY THE GAME!! The lead wire to wire! ?

Excellent game plan by Coach Sully so far!!

Injured going up for a block early in the 3rd qtr. Missed the remainder of the game.

Lost him early in the 3rd, down by 7 and had no less than 15 turnovers and just found a way. A little bit of luck didn’t hurt either.

Have your opinion even if it is wrong. Like I said hilarious ?

Hilarious. I see that didn’t take long.

Cooper could have seriously folded when Pouncy went down but instead they did what Coach Sully demands of all his teams, never quit and keep fighting! Just a gutsy performance by a team that has had some the worst luck any team could endure in one season. Truly survive and advance. Hats off to Highlands on a good season and #1 is straight baller!

100% agree. I blew this up and played it 10 times (real time and slow mo) and there was not a goaltend. Looks like Lloyd just made more plays to pull it out.

Exactly! If fans from the 9th were at the 2011 Dixie-NCC 4OT thriller or the huge comeback by the Cooper Jags vs CCH in 2017 they would understand that NO HS in NKY has the capacity to hold all the fan interest other than NKU. I personally don’t have a problem with playing games at NKU because it allows for greater excitement and more fans to see the games live. I’ve been at regionals when it was held at Holmes, which has the biggest gym in NKY if I’m not mistaken, having to arrive AT LEAST an hour early if you want to get in let alone get a halfway decent seat or a place to park..

Should be an excellent tournament and ANY of these teams could win it. Go Jags!

One of the greatest games of the year for both teams no doubt. Game went back and forth with Conner shooting lights out as usual and Cooper having a dominant advantage inside with Pouncy having a huge game scoring and on the boards and taking the MVP. Cooper got some balance scoring late and hit some huge FTs down the stretch after missing several in the first half. Congrats to both teams and the 33rd will be well represented and will be tough outs next week. I said it all year in that there may be a favorite but the field will be strong in the 9th.

Great points made by all. There are several factors that go into recruiting as I've been through it with 4 sons and learned something new with each one but what I tell all student-athletes is "go where you're wanted". It's ok to have a couple of "dream schools" but don't stick your nose up at those schools at a lower level if they are willing to pay for your education AND you get to play the sport you love. One thing that can be true a the vast amount of time but is also a myth at times is the notion that "if you can play, they'll find you". This is not always the case as I have seen players who were victims of this when they were clearly ballers that could play but possibly because of the location of their school or where they played just simply got overlooked. All in all you've got to be able to play and have the measurables schools, especially big schools, are looking for but there are some diamonds in the rough that get overlooked. Great info by all.

Congrats to Coach Holthaus and the lady Jags. This was a good game with both teams make significant runs but Cooper proved to be more balanced. I will say I that the refs REALLY let both teams be as physical as they wanted letting them play but even I thought it was too rough at times.

Couldn't agree more. 9th Region basketball was always better when the Bulldogs were competing for the title. Very unfortunate.

That is the $100,000 question. I know a lot have talent has taken off to other schools but it is sad to see such a rich tradition program fall to the depths to which it has.

I would have to disagree. While the talent level has certainly dropped off over the last 6 years or so, those kids played as hard as they could this season and competed to the best of their ability and definitely didn't want to just pack it in.

Cooper’s new addition in Pouncy proves to be worth the wait. Team played much better having an inside presence with Pouncy logging 22 points and 10 plus rebounds. Should be a good game Friday vs. Conner.