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Ohio teams dominated as they swept teams from Kentucky in Centerville, Ohiio Saturday. Ryle loses 58 to 38 to Springsboro HS (6th ranked in Ohio Division I). 10 points put up by an ailing Crittendon (missed Friday night rout of Campbell Co due to illness). Springsboro with only 1 loss on the year. Walton Verona downed by a 10 - 10 Beavercreek 56 to 47. Scott County loses to Chamale Julianne HS 83 to 54. Centerville defeats Christian Academy of Louisville 74 to 58. C'mon Kentucky girls!

Yes they attend St Mary's, and those mentioned here plan to attend BBHS. NKMSAA says you can't play 8th grade if you are also playing freshman or above, but St Mary's is not part of NKMSAA. However, they have beat Gray and Woodland (the best two 8th grade girls teams in NKMSAA) in tournaments this year.

Sydney will be a game changer for the 10th region's inside play for the next 4 years. . . Very tough to defend.

Paige Bosse, a junior, is listed at 6 ft. She transferred to SK over Christmas from Ryle - but she hadn't seen any varsity minutes at Ryle due to an injury last year and whatever reason this year. Nice, athletic family that have, and are still playing sports at Ryle. She has played 7 or 8 games for the Pioneers, and she has quickly become the leading rebounder and 3rd best scorer for her new team! Best wishes to her and congratulations Simon Kenton!

:laugh: Funny! But, nothing wrong with questioning facts/stats on this blog is there? Charter doesn't site the source of numbers - Kara played some freshman minutes didn't she? BTW, Congrats to her for her HS basketball career. I bet her dad, Jim, is having a blast this season.

So true and really great to see in girls basketball! Nice pics, D-Series, and dead on summaries by you and Frank. Even with some great moments from the D1 players, the difference really was the inside game - or lack of - from Ryle. Senior Nash is so solid and Ryle has long struggled with their inside game. The turning point in the game seemed to be when the large mob of BC students began taunting Crittendon who had only scored 5 points by the 3rd quarter start; she then seemed to find her game and began scoring. Nothing against the students - stuff like that is pretty much the norm from student sections at big games like this. Moss has certainly been on the receiving end of this as well. Just thought that the timing was interesting. Refs were pretty good, I agree, Frank, although some "biased" Ryle fans might be remembering a few that weren't so "unobtrusive" especially early in the game. I have to shake my head the way the refs show Nell such deference, allowing her to touch them and looking to her frequently to see if she is wanting a time out, they even asked her several times. Very considerate! Guess that's how it is when you are a coaching legend. : ) All in all an enjoyable game - looking forward to seeing Sidney and Jenna go head to head again - maybe two more times before the season is over.

Boone always seems to have the upper hand and this year looks to be no exception. Expect Moss will have her usual stellar performance. Ryle will be challenged to put a dent in her game without getting Jenna and others in foul trouble, especially in the Lady Rebel's house. All the ingredients for a great game; Two terrific senior players with strong teams to back them up, two top ten teams in the state, a hard core district rivelry, lot's of history between the coaches and players, neither with losses in the region. Someone's gotta lose, but it should be a good game! Good luck ladies! http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012302020077

BGH, I love your passion and enthusiasm for your team - keep it up - however, clearly Ryle "won" that tournament. Got the trophy, 4-0, yep. But, I am looking forward to BB getting even better these next years. How's the JV and Frosh doing?

Just one person's opinion on how the teams stack up in the state, not the gospel, but interesting. NKY teams getting some love here.

Girls TOP 25 School (record) This week Rating 1. Manual (21-2) Wednesday vs. Scott Co.; Friday at Atherton 88.6 2. Marion Co. (19-4)Monday at Hart Co.; Thurs. at (9) Elizabethtown; Fri. at Taylor Co.; Sat. vs. Washington Co.87.7 3. Mercy (19-4) Friday vs. (9) Sacred Heart 85.6 4. Boone Co. (21-1) Tuesday at Conner; Friday vs. (7) Ryle 83.4 5. Perry Central (19-2) Tuesday vs. Morgan Co.; Friday at Riverside Prep Classic; Saturday vs. Pike Central 83.1 6. South Oldham (16-4) Monday at Trimble Co.; Thursday vs. Meade Co.; Saturday at Cooper 82.1 7. Ryle (18-3) Tuesday vs. Scott; Friday at (4) Boone Co.; Saturday vs. (8) Clay Co. 81.1 8. Clay Co. (21-3) Thursday at (19) Madison Central; Saturday at (7) Ryle 81.0 9. Elizabethtown (18-2) Thursday vs. (2) Marion Co.; Friday vs. Fort Knox 80.8 9. Walton-Verona (19-4) Wednesday at (15) Newport Catholic; Friday vs. Henry Co.; Saturday vs. Highlands 80.8 9. Paul Laurence Dunbar (18-4) Tuesday vs. (16) Lex. Catholic; Thursday at Bryan Station; Saturday vs. Lex. Christian 80.8 9. Anderson Co. (16-5) Tuesday vs. Montgomery Co.; Saturday vs. (22) Louisville Christian 80.8 9. Sacred Heart (13-9) Tuesday vs. Waggener; Friday at (3) Mercy 80.8 14. Notre Dame (17-3) Tuesday vs. Campbell Co.; Thursday vs. Conner; Saturday at Scott 80.6 15. Newport Catholic (14-5) Wednesday vs. (9) Walton-Verona; Friday vs. Lloyd; Saturday at Simon Kenton 80.3 16. Lexington Catholic (16-7) Tuesday at (9) Paul Dunbar; Thursday at Lafayette 80.2 17. Lincoln Co. (15-6) Monday vs. Somerset; Friday at Mercer Co. 80.0 18. Glasgow (16-3) Tuesday at (20) Monroe Co.; Thursday at Hart Co.; Friday vs. Clinton Co. 79.7 19. Madison Central (16-4) Monday vs. Rockcastle Co.; Thursday vs. (8) Clay Co.; Saturday vs. Ashland Blazer 79.6 20. Monroe Co. (19-3) Tuesday vs. (18) Glasgow; Friday vs. Allen Co.-Scottsville 79.0 21. Butler (13-8) Friday at Jeffersontown 78.6 22. Louisville Christian (16-9) Saturday at (9) Anderson Co. 78.1 23. Henderson Co. (17-2) Tuesday at Union Co.; Saturday vs. Calloway Co. 77.8 24. Whitley Co. (14-6) Tuesday at Knox Central; Friday at Corbin 75.8 25. Letcher Central (17-4) Friday vs. Cordia; Saturday at Estill Co. 75.7 Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/30/2048678/dave-cantralls-rating-the-state.html#storylink=cpy

Congrats to Walton Verona! Awesome for Northern Ky to be so well represented in the final four at the All "A"; great job by all the girls!

Sounds like an exciting game! Thanks for the reports, Clyde! Now where is that fast forward button?

That's right, Mrs CKS! And, JC may be getting more help down the stretch, as Heartbreaker mentions, now that Cheeseman is starting to play. She nearly tied JC last year as leading scorer, so Ryle has done decent without her - They have beat several ranked teams and have now lost just 3 games, all to ranked teams.

Sorry, dude, didn't mean to nose in our your fun! Thought this was just banter? No offense meant, just thought I'd join in. Maybe you should start a "Heartbreaker thinks..." thread. I have several teams I follow, obviously one is Ryle. And, yeah, they stayed within 20, but got beat pretty good. No argument. Wasn't predicting them to win, hoped for a competitive game. It's all good, like you said, just a game.

It's banter if you do it, but complaining if it's someone else ?:idunno:

Right! And I am just putting my 2 cents in, too . . .

Some of those girls are 8th graders and pretty impressive to see. And just a terrific sophomore class. Expect some good years for Bishop girls. Good luck in Frankfort!

Like who? Other than Big Green Horse, who you just can't wait to harrass, who else should be eating crow? BGH isn't even a Ryle fan - just thinks they're pretty good. He has probably actually seen them play a time or two. . . However, I haven't heard anyone else predict a win against this very good Manual team. Even with their two losses they still are averaging a nearly 30 point margin of victory. Think your favorite team could stay within 20?

Now, I can see that arguement, vs simply that "WV beat South."

Well, yes, I realize that. I was being sarcastic. I am just saying one team beating another team does not instantly mean that team should be ranked above the other. On every ranking thread we hear how WV should be ranked above South.

Should Owen County be ranked ahead of WV since Owen got a win over Walton? It's not JUST about who beat who, but it has been mentioned frequently that WV should be ranked ahead of South since Walton won by a whopping 3 pts. ? Sacred Heart has beat both Ballard and Butler, yet they are ranked ahead of SH. Mercy beat Manual but it has done nothing for their ranking. You got to look at who have they beat, who have they lost to, what were their margins? But, rankings just a matter of opinion; most agree that the first several teams are way ahead of the rest at this point. Next couple weeks should prove interesting.

I don't know about that - Nell is, as we all know, a legend; but coach Dawn is a still a newbie on the girls sidel let's see what he can do. Last year he went further with his team than Nell did. And, although he had some nice players, he certainly didn't have a Sidney Moss to work with. As for Connor, tough to be having a surprisingly successful year when you have two Ky top ten teams in your district. I don't see Connor getting past Ryle or Boone, but this is girl's basketball, ya never know!

This game was up and down until the last few minutes; Ryle played a sloppy game, but was helped by the return of Cheeseman after an injury and surgery in the summer. She saw limited playing time being only her 2nd game back, but contributed at least one of the crucial three's for 8 points total. Ryle had 3 players in double digits. Ryle only 2 losses have come from ranked teams, one of which was a close one with Mercy. They will face Manual next week. Great job Lady Cougars for a hard fought game - they are looking good this year and should have a nice future with 2 8th graders getting some time in this year. What a district the 33rd is!

The life of a true basketball family! Love it! :clap:

Think I would put WV above S Oldham after beating them and giving Clay Co their first loss, playing strong right now. Ryle looks about right at #9. They beat #6 Butler and have only 2 losses in 14 games (against #5 Mercy and #12 Dunbar). Manual does look unstoppable right now; interesting to see how next four games go - all against top 10 teams. What a schedule!