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  1. Final last night from Gilliam Gym in Corbin. Really good basketball game. Pretty close throughout. Corbin's biggest lead was nine in the fourth but South cut it to 2 at 55-53 late. Corbin scored the last six points for the final margin of victory.

     

    Both teams played very well. J.J. Ramey was exquisite. I only remember two shots of his hitting anything other then nylon. Ripped everything with Corbin defenders draped all over him. Without J.J.'s performance, this would have been a 20-point game in Corbin's favor. Everytime Corbin got a little distance between themselves and the Cards, J.J. would rip a couple of contested threes. What a treat it is to watch that kid!!!

     

    Corbin moved the ball much better in this one than in recent games. Taylor shared the ball and trusted his teammates more and they responded. Chase Sanders and Taylor Stewart both had really nice games and whenever Corbin needed a basket, Mr. Basketball candidate Taylor took it to the hole for a deuce.

     

    Both teams played terrific defense. Corbin did a really nice job on Cromer, who was pretty much held in check. The Hounds played their best game since dismantling Knox Central in mid-January. The Hounds are now 22-7 on the season.

     

    South Laurel, with Mr. Ramey, Cromer, and Anders will be a very, very tough opponent for whichever district champion they draw in the regional tournament.

  2. Now, pretty much all the superstars have a big finishing move or a submission hold that they end a match with. Back during the old days, most wrestlers used some of the same finishes/submissions , although some had signature moves.

     

    As an old school guy, I always liked the sleeper hold. Vern Gagne was renowned for using it. Piper and Beefcake also put folks to sleep to win matches. Ronnie Garvin and the Mongolian Stomper were two old school guys that I remember making use of the sleeper hold.

     

    Flair won many matches with his Figure-Four Leg Lock. Paul Jones did a variation of the Figure -Four called the Indian Death Lock. Triple H also made use of this early in his career.

     

    "The Excellence of Execution," Bret Hart, did a variation called the "Ring Post Figure- Four" which was even more devastating. Bret's "Sharpshooter" including elements of both the Figure- Four and the Boston Crab.

     

    The Funk's, both Terry and Dory, Jr. , made use of the Spinning Toe Hold to finish matches.

     

    Bob Backlund's signature submission hold was the Crossface Chicken Wing.

     

    Remember when wrestlers would finish with a move called the "Airplane Spin" ? Put your opponent on your back and go around really fast in circles like little kids love to do to get dizzy.

     

    Blackjack Mulligan and Baron Von Rashke made use of the claw hold to finish off their opponents. Killer Kowalkski used the stomach claw.

     

    I always like how Flair did his souplex. He would hold the opponent high in the vertical position for what seemed like a full minute before finishing off the move.

     

    I always like the piledriver as well. I used that one a lot when us kids would wrestle in the backyard. One time it almost went terribly wrong and I never used it again. :)

     

     

    What are some of your favorite finishing moves or submission holds and the wrestlers who best executed them???

  3. Why should they be ashamed they overcame a 34 point deficit and won?

     

    I'm sorry, my friend. I meant the Blue Hens should be ashamed. Been a busy morning. No team should lose a lead that large. I said the same thing about Dale Brown's team that blew a 31- point second half lead to UK. Bad coaching by Brown , imo. But kudos to UK and to Drexel in this one. They never quit.

  4. I was trying to think of an old timer who could really wrestle and my mind kept taking me to Harley Race but I was trying to think of Bockwinkel. Thank you.

     

    You're very welcome. He was a very good technical wrestler but also had great mike skills. He was very smart and liked to use his smarts to both insult and achieve a psychological advantage over an opponent.

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