TripleSevens

Somebody said..."Don't underestimate the Tigers." I'm listening.

Where will this game be at?

Agreed. No way CC is 5th in their region. Not. A. Chance. The lowest I would give is 3rd, but even with that, I would have a tough time.

Since I'm in another gym across town, I would appreciate any updates on this one. Sounds like it will be a good game.

You are entitled to your opinion for sure, and there is some to take from what you say, but that opinion would make for some unproductive coaching. A team is going to have a difficult time getting better if they are not honest about their weaknesses and make an effort to improve them or at least to keep them from being exposed. If you are not strong enough to be critiqued and take critique, you probably should stick with rec league.

Wow. That is a first. I have never seen any one get a one word answer out of you. :lol2:

Great job Bearcats! And congrats to Austin Lay on the game MVP honor.

And one more thing, I agree with keepinitreal on the officials, but I was not going to post anything until a good nights sleep. One big thing for me was the extreme inconsistency. You could not get a read on how they were calling fouls. One play, there would be an insane amount of pushing, holding, volleyball spike hacking and more, all within a short segment of play with no call. Then the next play, it was extremely tight. They would make a call with extremely little and unnoticeable contact that would cause the coaches to scratch their head in disbelief. This did not appear to really favor any team, but it did make the game difficult to watch. There was a large amount of walks not called. Geez. And one doozy that should have got the Gallatin folks in a frenzy. Autumn Bowen had the ball on the left side of the court about three feet outside the three point line and maybe a couple of feet from the side line. She begins a dribble drive to her right and toward the free throw line. As soon as she put the ball on the floor, her pre wrap hair band falls off her head and lands just inside the sideline, at this point far behind her, the defense and out of play. Autumn had a step on her defender and Gallatin was in a spread the floor kind of spacing. It was more than likely going to result in a Walton foul or a Gallatin high percentage bucket. What does the ref do? He blows the whistle to stop play about the time Bowen was at the free throw line driving. I understand stopping play to pick up pre wrap, but I would have thought they would have waited until play stopped on that end of the court. The little piece of pre wrap was all the way out on the extended perimeter and close to the side line out of the play. Thought that was very....rookie.

Walton-Verona 52, Gallatin County 42 Walton-Verona (2-0) - Perry 1 0 3, Anderson 3 3 9, Ison 5 7 17, Simpson 6 3 16, Lehkamp 3 1 7. Totals: 19 14 52. Gallatin (0-2) - Sullivan 3 3 9, Wesley 4 3 13, Beatty 1 3 5, Terrell 3 0 6, Bowen 2 3 7, Duanvent 1 0 2. Totals: 14 12 42. Halftime: WV 26-18. 3-pointers: WV 2 (Perry, Simpson); GC 2 (Wesley). Walton led from tip to buzzer, and by as much as 17. Walton's biggest struggle was overcoming an uncharacteristic bad free throw shooting night. Some of this might have been the over time game the night before, and not as fresh legs, but they left far more free throw points than usual on the table. The new Gallatin coach is GREAT for Gallatin. Dude can coach and they will, no doubt, continue to improve.

Holy Cross 63, St. Henry 45 Holy Cross (2-0)–McClendon 7 4 18, Criegler 2 2 6, Turner 1 0 3, Gabbard 3 0 8, Tucker 4 2 12, Chames 0 1 1, Beal 5 5 15. Totals: 22 14 63. St. Henry–Potts 1 0 3, Benson 0 1 1, Ackley 1 0 3, Noble 12 5 31, Landers 0 3 3, Buehnam 1 2 4. Totals: 15 11 45. Halftime: HC 35-12. 3-pointers: HC 5 (Gabbard 2, Tucker 2, Turner); SH 4 (Noble 2, Potts, Ackley).

Now you know that information is not as easy for you to get as it used to be. :lol2: But yes, Zoe is out with another knee surgery. Say a prayer for her. It is a real bummer for her to miss her Senior season...and the team will miss her greatly, however she is a great and BRILLIANT young lady with an awesome future ahead of her!

I was excited until you compared it to Survivor. I dislike that show. :puke: I get your point though.

Add me to the curious also. Good questions. What are some specifics that Franklin did defensively in the second half? And I still want to know if part of CC's second half struggles was foul trouble?

Walton-Verona 66, Lexington Dunbar 60 Lexington Dunbar (0-1)–Herriford 6 4 16, Franklin 1 0 2, Cecil 6 9 25, Humphreys 3 2 8, Fullwood 3 3 9. Totals: 19 18 60. Walton-Verona (1-0)–Perry 2 0 6, Poore 1 0 3, Ison 10 14 36, Rodgers 2 1 7, Simpson 3 1 7, Lehkamp 2 3 7. Totals: 20 19 66. Halftime: WV 31-24. 3-pointers: WV 7 (Perry 2, Ison 2, Rodgers 2, Poore); LD 4 (Cecil 4). Walton built as much as a 12 point lead in the second qtr, but only to watch Dunbar get back within 7 by the half. With 3 Walton starters (Simpson, Anderson, Rodgers) limited with foul trouble, Dunbar continued to chisel away in the second half behind stellar play by Herriford (16) and Cecil (25) and the Bulldogs finally took the lead late in the fourth. Off of a missed Dunbar free throw, at around 8 sec left, Hailey Ison goes all the way to the rack for a finish at the buzzer to force the OT. Walton would get an early OT lead off of an Ison 3 pointer and make free throws from there to win the game. Walton's JV won also, but I do not remember the score. Congrats Bearcats on the win! I wish the Bulldogs a great season! Cecil is a very nice and smooth ball player. Not only can she score, but makes all those around her score! And she is lights out from the foul line.

Final from Walton.

This is awesome news! Could not be more happy for her. Highlands will be a much better team when Coffee gets back in the mix. A team without the point guard is like cutting the head off a snake. The rest of the body can lose it's function and direction. With Coffee back, I think it is more than whatever numbers she might add scoring wise...although that helps. Suddenly now, the machine starts working more efficiently, and individual parts become more productive. You see higher percentage shots, less turnovers, more assist, and individuals ppg going up. Not to mention what it helps the team defensively.

Just that schedule alone gets my attention. Brutal. And I predict they win at least 3 of them.

Perhaps its because some parents "red shirt" their kids a year or so. :lol2: Perhaps more in the boys side of things, but you get the gist.

Tonight, the Ryle Raiders travel to Taylor Mill to take on the Scott Eagles for another interesting season opening matchup. Ryle, while coming in with a new coach and a new look, is ranked 3rd in the preseason NKY coaches poll. Although Scott is not ranked, there is no doubt the Eagles will be anxious to prove themselves, especially on their home court. Any thoughts or predictions on this one? Who are some of the players that could have big nights? Will Ryle's size keep the Eagles from soaring or will the Eagles "raid" the pirates? :lol2:

Halftime. HC leading 26-17.

Agreed. Any team that shoots 50% will be tough to beat. That is excellent for a girls team.

No...don't do it man. Don't buy into that scrimmage stuff. :lol2:

Agreed, Campbell has great shooters. But Franklin can defend them very easily if key ones are on the bench in foul trouble. I am not trying to say CC are "hackers" at all. On the contrary, Campbell is skilled. But here is why Campbell will have to be extra discipline on defense and not give too many cheap ones. 1. They are on the road out of their region (Something strange about that sometimes...lol) 2. Franklin has a couple of players in Kilbourne and Frank that are very good making you foul and getting to the line. 3. Campbell plays an aggressive defense full or half, that has a tendency to yield more foul calls. 4. They just came off of a scrimmage where you could not foul out and players did not have to sit even after the 11th personal foul. This may not be too big, but I think there is something to said about habit. You can't get away with something for a while, then in a snap, turn it off, without a game or two learning curve. Admittedly, I may be making this last point to much of a factor, however, the first three are legit.

This is a great season opener between two very good teams. No way I could make a solid call on it, or even try. I will not be surprised with a win by either team. I think on paper, the advantage might go to Franklin, but that's just paper. For various reasons, my prediction will be that Campbell struggles with foul trouble, and Franklin squeaks out the win. If Campbell can stay out of foul trouble, they can bring home the win.

Yes they did, although Highlands is not who they will be just yet. Missing your Senior point guard is huge, especially against the defense that Mason brings at you. I agree on the underdog thing.. I like it better also. And I don't mean any disrespect to Mason at all. They are a good looking ball club and they play crazy hard! As far as potential, I could not pick one over the other. It just seemed to me that the execution just wasn't as good as it could be yet, and things were a little sloppy. I don't know, perhaps that is how they normally play. I wouldn't think so though. I just figured it was normal early season stuff that they will continue to get better at. Like I said, my opinion was just based on where the teams were at today. Of course with girls basketball, all of that could be different tomorrow.