Sixth Man

WV lost this game at the free throw line and a 5 minute period in the 3rd quarter of turnovers and no points. McGovney is the best player WV has played against this year. I know Hatton is a good player but McGovney was very efficent vs WV. He didn't miss a free throw and probably shot 80% from the floor. Very Nice player.

WV has one quality win (Owen) but they do have talent, that's all I'm saying. And your prediction for HHS seems to be proving true in the past few weeks.

NeerFan, I really appreciate your objective opinion. WV does have enough talent to beat quality teams such as SK and NCC. When we play hard we compete vs good teams. Small mistakes the whole game is what I see. A turn over, miss free throw, a blown layup.... through the course of a game can make the difference in a win or loss. We only have 1 senior... it could be our overall youth.

Walton has proven they can play with good teams. I'm guessing McNeil had more than three points tonight.

McNeil played well but Hargett was the best player on the floor. WV went 9 for 19 from the line. That was the difference in the game.

Kenton Co. - Simon Kenton 1981

Brenden Stanley-- Boone - Starts JV and plays varsity

Alex Brownell-- Ryle

Brett Mayberry-- Boone

Austin Schreck-- Dixie - Plays JV

Carson Bennett-- SK

Laine Harrett-- Highlands

Grant Moeves-- Walton - Starts JV

Bo Schuh-- CovCath

Drew McDonald-- NCC- Starts Varsity

Andrew Hedger-- Dixie

Matt Mullins-- SK

James Bolden-- Holmes

Conner Kunstek-- St. Henry

Luke Marksberry-- Ryle

Jon Liechty-- Cooper

Nic Watts-- Conner- Starts JV

Evan Lyons-- CovCath

Noah Galvin-- CovCath

Kenny Potter-- Holmes

Brayden Andersen-- SK

Kyle Doughtery-- Walton - Starts JV and plays varsity

John Eblin-- Campbell County

Connor Brock-- Campbell County

Blake Losey-- Campbell County - Starts JV

Nick Niehaus - Dixie - Starts JV and plays varsity

Noah Robinson -SK- Starts JV and plays varsity

Updated the list with what I have knowledge of to date.

Noah Robinson from Simon Kenton...starts JV and plays varsity minutes...not playing Freshman. Great length and court vision...good passer and great kid.

Top 5 Frosh are likely as follows.

 

McDonald-NCC

Stanley-Boone Co

Kunsten-St. Henry

Bolden- Covington-Potter- Holmes

Hathorn- Cooper

I would go with ....

Bolden or Robinson (6'4") at 1

Stanley, Moeves, Pangallo at 2

Schuh (6'4") at 3

McDonald (6'4") at 5

Kunstek (6'3") at 4

Off Bench

Potter

Covington

Hathorn

***** This team could compete at the AAU level*****

Have you ever picked SK to lose in anything?

No !

Just one of the sloppiest games i have seen in awhile by both teams. Mcneil was off big time looked like he had no legs short on all of his shoots, even free throws. I did realize why i got away from high school basketball four years ago tonight, the REFS man they are bad all the way around its crazy and sad that khsaa cant find better.

Mcneil was out of it in this game. He shot 2 for 12. Too many unforced mistakes and WV is not sharing the basketball. It's early... hopefully they will fix the offense by the All A.

It's hard to beat GC on their floor with John Jones coaching. Morgan is very hard to guard because he can shoot and attack as good as anyone.

GC wins this game. Morgan is harder to guard than Chambers.

Game is at Cooper at 7:30 pm. Should be a good game.

Who wins this game and why?

True family moved in (key word moved) prior to Jake's 7th grade year. I wouldn't say he was an impact player at the Varsity level at that age. Just face it, their starting lineup will consist of 3 kids who all attended other schools, transferred in and were immediate impact players at the varsity level. McClendon played varsity for Holmes his frosh year and then transfers in, starts as a soph. Avery plays Jr high ball at Holmes, transfers in and starts Varsity as a frosh. Campbell attends Cincy schools and then transfers in the first week of November. Hmmmm very interesting.

 

Its all legal I'm sure as they use the Catholic school angle but lets be honest here, they are building a basketball team here.

If you are following the rules and want to move to a new school district. I don't see a problem with it. It happens... kids don't like a coach, or style of play or competitive issues.

Not sure if skipping a year will help with senior leadership? I think kids look up to those that have made the full commitment to the program?

Senior Dustin Cottrell decided to join the team this week. He's probably the strongest player on the team and pretty athletic. Should help with depth on this team.

When i left the game with about 4 minutes left, Holmes was up 8 points, Colerain matched up with Holmes and both teams used a lot of players, Rice was very impressive and he has taken over in pratice as the leader, Coston did not come into the game until late but hit back to back 3"s , Palmer also hit a couple of 3"s, Engelman had a lot of rebounds, It seems Holmes will be very deep at guard but after Rice and Knox, Holmes becomes very small, should be another exciting year to watch the Dogs.

Holmes is my pick for top spot in the 9th. Walton scrimmaged Holmes and Dixie. Holmes was by far a more complete team. It's preseason but I was impressed with Holmes. Dixie will miss Pike.

No clue. Heard WV played really well in the 2nd half. Not so much in the first half.

Walton lost the first half by 5 and won the second half by 4. McNeil did not score in the first half. Hargett played well.

They won't beat SK!

We will see if SK can win back the district. SK will have to shoot well and guard hard to be competitive. Walton has the combination of good guards and strong forwards. Should be very close between SK and WV.

After 2 quarters of play Holmes won by 13. They are going to be better than ranked. The pressure is amazing. Walton didn't have their leading scorer and best guard for the first quarter (McNeil). They were also missing another 6'5" transfer. Holmes would have still dictated the pace of that game and won.

Walton vs St. Henry on 11/19 @9am at Simon Kenton

Hatton obviously, is the best of this class. Hemmerich from Conner can really shoot it. Barker from Conner. McNeil from Walton. Helton from Walton. Burns from Brossart. Jalen Avery from Holy Cross. Verst from Brossart. Moeves from Walton. I'm sure I missed a few.

I'm going to have to agree. Walton is not a factory. Small schools have ups and downs with talent. Gallatin has had a pretty long run of very good talent combined with a great coach. Walton's talent has been rising steadily the last few years. The next 4 to 5 years they should be competitive with anyone.

Grant County will have some tough matchups this season with A schools. Owen, Gallatin and Walton will be strong and very competitive.

Jalen's a good player and a great kid. Don't know how things got so disjointed at GC but the kid wants to play his senior year. I don't blame the kid for wanting to play his senior year for GC or any other school.

I will be interested to see how this team progresses through out the year.

If Cole Moser (6'6")(300 lbs)can produce at the 5 this team can be really tough.