Mr. Potatohead Jr.

I also hate to see other schools who think they are on level with CovCath. it is an art form in Park Hills, anywhere else it is just acting stupid.

Cov Cath with out a doubt. They came to Conner on year and if they would have been all on the same level they would have filled one side and that is saying a lot, probably close to 1000 stuents came to the game. They also broke the bleachers at Conner and they had to be repaired the next day, it was a mess. As for the class I heard from somebody that went there in the early 80's that there was a class but not any more.

Great win for Coach Stamm and Conner. Nice to see them get a good win.

Conner is 11-16 with around 5 OT games, a basket here or there and their 16-11 an looking better, but as Coach Hicks says "Ifs and buts..........everyday would be christmas"

And.... If you are a talented jockey in the Kentucky Derby and your horse is the pre race favorite but refuses to get out of the starting gate, can that jockey win the race? For those who do not get what I mean, a coach can only coach so much, if the players choose to not perofrm at their ability there isnt much a coach can do. Believe me I think Hicks is trying to win but maybe thsoe players need to look within in themselves for a little insentive, sorry to be so rough on high school kids but there comes a time when they must make up their mind to compete at a higher level, I just hope that it wont be too late for these guys.

You got it, Frosh is also over rated, besides at the end of the day how many schools put JV and frosh regional winners on banners in the gym? BTW, congrats to coach Garnett and those Jayvee Cougars for winning the tournament, no matter what it is always nice to go home with the trophy!

Having a good JV team is very overated. If the jayvees were that good they would be starting varsity, Any coach who fealt he needed to bench his 6'8 senior has no problem playing the players who need to play.

Coach Hicks has taken some dreadful teams to the regional tournament before. This team has talent. If the light comes on for these kids then they could be dangerous. Coach Hicks has had a way to motivate his teams over the years. I think that once those seven guys who could be playing their last game ever realise it then things could be getting better. But it has to come soon, time is running out......

I know this is the basketball thread but I remember being in the stands at Highlands during one of Coach Mueller's 15-0 seasons and hearing people complain about who should be playing and who should not. Even being nearly perfect you cant please everybody. As far as for Boone County, it is a hard place to please the boys basketball fans. For the longest time there was the football teams success that made people want success everywhere else. I saw Coach Jay Mulcahy have some pretty good teams that people were never pleased because they were not going to the state finals like the football team, not to mention the success that Nell Fookes and the girls seem to enjoy each year, being the Boys coach at a school where football is king and has a good girls program has to be difficult to deal with. People never seem happy enough......

1. How many assistants left and went with Lickert? How many of them stayed? Do any of them posess the kind of attributes that the Covington Independant School system would want in a head coach? One of the requirements is to be able to work within the athletic department. Maybe ther is no quality candidate at Holmes, heck when they hired a basketball coach the went to Shelby Valley and found him. And to my knowledge he isnt the first person from out of the area to get a job at Holmes. 2. I do not think that you have to be a minority to coach at Holmes. Lickert is not a minority and Dave Tropsper was not either. An understanding of the school and the student body is more important than being a minority. Overall I think that the powers that be will make a very educated choice in whom ever they choose. The two previous coaches had some college background, both played on succesful college teams. Both were local guys from established local powers (Lickert from Highlands and Trosper from Boone County) I really feel that when Holmes does name a new coach the people will be happy with who it is because they have taken their time and will get the person that they want.

Final Score from Hebron. Toria Fischer hits game winning shot from way behind three point line. Lady Cougars had a decent lead but let a depleated Scott team back into the game late. #10 for Scott played well but they missed not having Tibbs tonight. Any thoughts.......................

Highlands CovCath Ryle Conner Holmes Scott Simon Kenton This used to be the Northern Kentucky Class AAA district. Holmes and Conner and Ryle usually competed for the final two spots in the playoffs. Prior to this Newport and Lloyd used to be in this district as well.

I have heard that Jeremy Fisher is the new coach at Beechwood. If this is the case things can only look good because I have heard what he did at Conner, which was no easy task. He took a program that was in such bad shape when he took over that his assistants and him had to practically tape rags together to get a proper uniform for the runners. He took Conner from the bowels of inepptitude to being a very competitive team every year. Though he never won the big one in track at Conner, I have a feeling that he will have much success at Beechwood.

That makes sense, but I still question the benefits of playing Highlands that late in the year. My thinking is that a loss in week eight for Elder hurts them more than it would Highlands who in all likleyhood will have their playoff spot set and a win against Elder would be, pardon the expression. "icing on the cake"

Do you think that the Highlands v Elder game could be bad for Elder? I mean if Highlands beats them then could it really hurt their chances in the Ohio playoffs? For Highlands all this game could do is add to an already impressive legacy if they win, and if they lose they are still in the playoffs. In other words, this game is all good for Highlands, and nothing but a potential problem for Elder. Makes me wonder why Elder would play this game so late in the year.

Notre Dame had no answer for Fisher for about a 3 minute period in the 2nd quarter. Second half they dominated Fisher and the Lady Cougars. Those were some amazing rebounding numbers for the Pandas, anybody have total team rebounding stats? Great pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lack of a legit consistent scoring threat. A real go to player. They have a lot of talent, have played a lot of close games and are a team that will and can give anybody in NKY a tough game each night. I really think that if they can win a close game against a good team (3 ot loss to Campbell and 2 ot loss to Ryle) it will bring them together and give them confidence for the post season. Conner isnt a team that a lot of people will want to play in a few weeks.

There seem to be several new coaches in Kentucky this year, they will have to fill out their coaching staffs. What are some of the qualities that head coaches should look for in hiring their assistants.