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Really cool! Keep up the great work!

from bmustangs.com: Walks and Shoddy Base-running Doom Mustangs In 3-2 Monday Loss To Conner Corey Embs (Soph), Strong Through Four Innings, Falters In Fifth - Takes Loss

Perhaps this is taking the analogy a step too far, but hear me out ... If we allow the middle school player to play high school athletics because he/she is better than the current students ("sometimes life's not fair"; "not entitled to a spot"), and maybe that athlete is really good ("Maybe those kids that she played over should have worked harder and been in the gym all summer like I know she was"), why not take it a stop further? Should the superstar HS athlete be allowed to play for a college team, if they're that good? Should Luke Kennard (Franklin HS) be allowed to play for UD next year because he's in their "district", even though everyone knows he will attend Duke the following year? I'm sure Archie Miller would love to have his services, if only for a year. I understand that HS teams would fail to field some teams without middle school athletes. In your case, what is wrong with only having a Varsity and JV squad (no freshmen team; freshmen playing "up"), if that's all you have? You mention the Highlands basketball team not having enough players .. how can that happen, with a school your size? Perhaps the bigger problem is, the marginal athlete chooses not to participate any longer, because they know it's only for the "better" athlete. The "high school experience" is missed out by many students. You posit whether you "eventually drop the hammer on them as a sophomore or junior anyway because the younder kids beat them out"? The answer is "yes" .. just as you stated, you provide incentive to the current athlete to improve their game, and if they don't, and a younger player WHO ACTUALLY WALKS THE HALLS OF THE SCHOOL is better than them, then you cut them, and they learn that "sometimes life's not fair", and you're "not entitled to a spot". It happens all the time. In the meantime, that student got to experience high school athletics on some level, for some period of time, and moves on. Maybe disappointed, but all the better for the experience. What is wrong with that?

My issue with the situation is the athlete WHO ACTUALLY ATTENDS A GIVEN SCHOOL who loses out on playing time, or God forbid, gets cut as a result of the middle-school player. Let's face it .. life is short, and your high school years even shorter. Let's not take away that opportunity from the current student, regardless of the talent discrepancy. I know if falls on deaf ears, particularly the coaches who want/need the middle-school player, but I believe high school athletics should be exactly that .. for high school students. Solves the whole problem.

Father Allan Bradley Rev Allan W Bradley (1944 - 2003) - Find A Grave Memorial He was a great guy. He was a very smart man, who was very well versed on the Gospels, and the study of who the actual authors really were (it's not a simple, straightforward "Matthew, Mark, Luke, John"). Anyone who had him as a student will still remember "The Lineage of Abraham".

Home games are at St. Mary, 8246 E Main St, Alexandria, KY. Several years ago, Bob Rowe/Matt Grosser/Ron Verst invested some time and money to improve the ballfield (infield grass, infield sprinklers, new dugouts, etc) at St. Mary. Considering what they had to work with, it's a nice field.

roughly 10 seconds. Ball was stolen between the hash and mid-court on a trap, was kicked ahead to a streaking JC player who laid it in about the 6-7 second mark. Camel players had successfully in-bounded the ball and appeared to be able to get up the court quickly, but the TO had been awarded to the bench down court (times are approximate). Clock was set at 4.6 seconds for the final play.

Click on the link in post #24. Everything you want to know is included. JC 9-17 FTs 7 TOs CC 10-14 FTs 14 TOs

Trailing 51-49, Corey Holbrook nails a dead-man 3-point bomb to give the Camels the lead, and then has a STRONG driving layup on the next possession after JC tied it with 1 FT, giving the Camels a 54-52 lead. Showed great senior leadership. Five cold-blooded points in the fourth quarter .. wish he had the opportunity to score with the game tied in last minute. Great to see kids come through in the clutch. He'll always have that memory.

I hate when high school teams hold the ball for one shot .. it NEVER works. The last minute was a disaster waiting to happen, which is exactly what occurred. JC basically wins it on a layup off of a turnover with about 8 seconds left. Congrats to the Camels on a great season. They really turned it on the last 3 weeks. Nothing to hang your heads about.

RCC9 .. you have some decent insight on a lot of basketball issues. But on this topic, each time you express your opinion, you lose more and more credibility. Your constant whining is akin to fingernails on a chalkboard. It's painful. For the sake of everyone who enjoys this forum .. JUST ... PLEASE ... STOP!!! Again, STOP! It's a useless, futile argument.

Formerly Deming High School, in Mt. Olivet.

And again, thank you to the Winchester Sun for providing such outstanding photography of the Lady Cardinals!! Awesome job!

I commented favorably on the photo of Coach Graham and his daughter after the District win over MoCo. I find this photo of the two equally compelling. As I stated previously, everyone of us who have had children compete in athletics can feel the immense emotion, both happiness and sadness, displayed by the Grahams. They are the ultimate winners, getting to enjoy such a fantastic journey together. They will have that to share forever. That made my day (again!) .... well done!

Congratulations Drew!! Best of luck in Danville .. we'll be watching and rooting for you!

and Walton Verona. Sorry .. had to get that dig in.

Winchester Sun always provides some outstanding photos. Hopefully, we will see many from WKU.

It's not an over and back call until a Holmes player touches the ball. It's a live ball until then.

Amazing. Appears NDA is in a 2-3 zone. Ware gets a nice screen at the top by Mayes, then basically goes uncontested (matador defense) for a Region winning layup. Great attack by Ware, but doesn't anyone know how to take a charge?!

On the over and back "non call", it appeared Beetle was going to concede the over and back, and nonchalantly approached the ball. The Dixie defender aggressively made a move on the ball, which caused Bolden to then pursue the ball harder. Dixie player dove for the ball, and IMO, touched it, negating the over and back. On the block shot, the Dixie player attempted a finger roll layup off the glass. Because of the finger roll, the ball was still ascending after it touched the glass when it was blocked. The ball never was higher than the rim. My seat was at rim height in the Dixie section, at the baseline extended..perfect vantage point. No goaltending. Both calls (or non-calls) were correct, IMO.

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No one has addressed this question, and it has piqued my interest as well. Anyone care to answer what the stars mean, and how they are assigned? Thank you.

this ^ ... the night Brent Bach is held scoreless in the first quarter, then proceeds to score 48 of his teams' next 55 points, and Augusta defeats Mason Co in a district semi-final and knock out the Royals.

So what ever became of this incident? Several posters have implied something would occur "either Monday or Tuesday".