Baseball Nut 24

I'm pretty sure they do not but not 100%.

Brady Gabbard (Holy Cross) committed to Thomas More University (DII).

Congratulations to Brady Gabbard (Covington Holy Cross) who committed to Head Coach Justin Ray and the Thomas More Saints yesterday. This is a really nice landing spot for Gabbard who is very much looking forward to putting on a Saints jersey for the next 4 years. Best of luck Brady!

Should be a fun game to call on Holy Cross Radio tonight as Holy Cross (27-5) will play Ryle (21-9) at 8:00 pm. Holy Cross defeated Ryle back on Feb. 9th in Union 63-45. Who wins the rematch tonight? If you can't make it out to NKU in person tonight you can listen live on Holy Cross Radio starting at approx. 7:45 pm. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ky/covington/organization/15262/holy-cross-high-school/video

In the end it was Feldhaus for me.

They were also without Kennedy Sieg another starter.

I was wondering the same thing. They had 21 wins on the year and other than the disappointing loss in finals of All A to Newport I’m not sure what that means. The knocked out Beechwood the last two years in the districts as well to get to the regional tournament.

We can agree on your last point for sure.

The Ryle 18-point win on the road wasn't good? lol I honestly don't expect you or anyone thinking anyone could win the 9th but ND or Cooper. That is expected. We will see I guess. If you watched the 5 games you referenced above, they were in 4 of those 5 till the last minute or two. Not giving a top team in Holy Cross much margin for criticism it doesn't sound like? Curious your thoughts on the Cooper 39-point loss to Ryle? Will it be the fluke excuse (they just had a bad night) or is the mighty Cooper vulnerable?

I like what Trevor Steiner is doing up on the Hill, he just doesn't have the horses (no pun intended) to beat the top tier teams this year. If they can get a good class or two coming through the next few years I like what he is doing.

Cooper clearly isn't the dominant team they've been the last few years. Good yes, dominant no. The top 4 teams on the girls is very close in my opinion. Any of the 4 can cut down the nets next week.

DD - I hate to disagree with you but points B and C are just not true at all. I've seen every single game this year. Did they have a bad game and struggle vs ND last night yes. Pandas came out and made a ton of shots in the first quarter and got hot and the Indians got way behind. It was a bad game. It happens they haven't had many bad games all year. But to say they needs to shoot "lights out" every night and that's "hard" to do every night COME ON BRO.....Not true in the least. And not a lot of scoring options? Even without DMyah Williams and her 16 ppg they still have nearly 4 other girls averaging double figures (13, 13, 10 & 8). Again I love you DD but points B & C are just not accurate at all. I know you love ND & Cooper you always have but your post is way off on this one. A lot of teams have to make a ton of shots to win. Cooper made 12 threes vs Holy Cross a few weeks ago and only won by 7 on their home court. HC beat Ryle at Ryle by 18 on their home court then Ryle beats Cooper last night by 39. Their still isn't much difference in my opinion between the top 4 girls teams going into Sunday. It's all about who can make shots on the bigger floor and execute. I just hope they don't draw each other in the first round. Congrats to ND last night on a big win they deserved it and played better!

Holy Cross Radio will be at the Holy Cross/Notre Dame game if you want to listen to the live audio stream. Should be on the air at 6:45 pm. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ky/covington/organization/15262/holy-cross-high-school/video

Holy Cross led wire to wire in this one after starting out the first quarter on fire leading 21-7 after one. After that 21-point outburst the baskets were harder to come by the rest of the way as both teams defense really picked up. After Beechwood outscored Holy Cross 19-12 in quarters 2 & 3 the Indians still took a 33-26 lead heading into the 4th quarter. The Tigers would cut the lead to 33-31 after scoring the first 5 points of the 4th quarter but would go the last 6:45 of the game without a point. Big baskets late by Rominger and Arlinghaus and 4/4 free throws by Gabbard late sealed the win. Holy Cross was led by seniors Nate Rominger with 17 points (7 rebs), Luke Arlinghaus 12 and Brady Gabbard with 10 points (8 rebs). The Tigers were led by Sophomore Dylan Topmiller with 15 points but was held to 4/18 from the field and just 2/12 from 3. I want to give a shout out to Amir Henderson, Braylon Thornberry and Aidan Urlage who all took turns guarding Topmiller all night. He is a really good player for Beechwood and tough to defend. The Indians advance to take on Covington Catholic on Friday night at 7:30 pm. Beechwood 7 10 9 5 - 31 Holy Cross 21 4 8 12 - 45 Beechwood (21-9) - Topmiller 15, Brockett 8, McCormack 6, Stiles 2. Holy Cross (21-8) - Rominger 17, Arlinghaus 12, Gabbard 10, Henderson 5, Thornberry 1. Rebounds - Holy Cross 30 Beechwood 24 Fouls - Holy Cross 15 Beechwood 16 3-Pt Fg - Holy Cross 3/14 Beechwood 2/20 Assists - Holy Cross 8 Beechwood 7 Free Throws - Holy Cross 8/11 Beechwood 11/16 Turnovers - Holy Cross 6 Beechwood 9

Girls side was fairly predictable to be fair. ?

If they don't clear the gym and people hang around from the first game this would mean that maybe a fan of Beechwood or Holy Cross wouldn't get in to see their game. The Finn Center only holds roughly 825-850 people. I'm not a huge fan of it either but in this case it makes perfect sense. We do have radio (audio only) available for people that can't make it or don't want to mess with the big crowd.

Huge 35th district opening round matchup tonight between the Beechwood Tigers (21-8) at Holy Cross Indians (20-8). Game time is set for 7:30 pm. * Covington Catholic will play Holmes in game one at 5:30 pm then they are clearing the gym for game 2. ** Holy Cross beat Beechwood back on Jan 16th (at HC) 62-51 with Beechwood winning (at BW) 58-46 back on Feb 6th. The winner of round 3 between these two teams guarantees themselves a spot in the regional tournament at NKU in a few weeks. if you can't make the game in person you can listen to all the live action on Holy Cross Radio starting at 7:15 pm. Who you got? https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ky/covington/organization/15262/holy-cross-high-school/video

Beechwood (21-8) at Holy Cross (20-8) tomorrow night at 7:30 pm at Holy Cross.

Don’t sleep on Holy Cross to come out of the 9th. ?

I would agree with your assessment of that district. It is the weakest district this year in my opinion, along with the 36th next.

The Holy Cross fans/students for the boys games is aligned on the same side of the gym as the boys locker room. When the girls play they are on the other side aligned with the same side of the gym as their locker room. It's a little odd but it works for us. As far as the game, Holy Cross came out a little slow with all the senior night festivities and St. Henry did a great job of jumping out early leading by 8 or 9. HC would start hitting their stride late first quarter and then they played downhill rest of the game. The biggest difference in this game from recent games for HC was they made perimeter jump shots. Clearly the plan for St. Henry was to allow the 3-point shot and perimeter shots and the Indians finally got hot from 3. They end the night 11/22 from 3 with senior Luke Arlinghaus knocking down 5 of them. With the win Holy Cross wins their 20th game of the season. They will play Beechwood next Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Holy Cross in the first round of the 35th district tournament. * Good luck to St. Henry vs Dixie in the district tournament next week. Nothing but love and respect for Coach Tim Sullivan. He has had a great first year for the Crusaders. Unofficial from Holy Cross Radio... ST H - 15 8 15 17 - 55 HC - 9 26 23 19 - 77 HC (20-8) - Gabbard 17, Arlinghaus 17, Rominger 17, Henderson 11, Urlage 5, Adams 3, Heard 3, Hunt 2. ST H (12-16) - Kunstek 10, Detzel 9, Fedders 8, Stevens 8, Sullivan 7, Ravenscraft 4, McIntire 4, Krenner 3, Lavender 2.

Senior night in Latonia tonight at 7:30 pm. Great group of seniors - Brady Gabbard, Luke Arlinghaus, Nate Rominger, Ryan Bottom, Aidan Urlage and Essex Adams. If you can't make it to the game, you can listen live on Holy Cross Radio starting at approximately 7:15 pm. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ky/covington/organization/15262/holy-cross-high-school/video

Holy Cross was without their first two players off the bench (sick). Then had Eberhard & Sturgeon foul out early in 4th. This is a great win for Holy Cross on the road overcoming adversity and leaving with a W vs a good Brossart team. They led by 14 early in 3rd quarter. I think Brossart had a player out as well. Eviston maybe?

Final from Alexandria. Wasn’t at the game but was told at one time the fouls were 18-2 in favor of Brossart. I’ll try to get more game information and some game stats if I can. Holy Cross had 2 starters foul out early in the 4th. Solid road win by the Indians!

Classic "trap game" if there ever was one. After playing 2 tough emotional games on the road at Ryle and at Cooper. Not shocked that it was close early but also not shocked that Coach Arlinghaus eventually got his team going and they win by 19.