TGS2012

Is there an appreciable difference in "PA delivery style" as compared to last season? Just wondering.

I go to watch a high school basketball game, I don't pay attention to the PA delivery style.

Just seen on another site that Wilder Williams may not be playing this season due to being recruited for football. If true this is a major blow to Fleming County and you could see them drop as far as the bottom four in the region.

I saw Fleming this summer and Williams played at Rowan. Rowan beat Fleming and Menifee. Fleming beat Menifee. Menifee beat Ashland and Lee. Nearly all the games were competitive. I think Fleming will be competitive with Williams, without him would be difficult but they have some good young talent.

I personally don't want to lose "the Sweet Sixteen". Even though the school I supports may never win (for any number of reasons) I still like the magic of that possibility being out there. If the "All-A" tourney satisfies those few small schools that remain, more power to them.

 

outofbounds mentions a factor that influences it all - consolidation. I know that in 1953 there were 16 teams in what was then the 47th District (consisting of McCreary, Pulaski, Russell & Wayne Counties). Pulaski County alone had nine high schools: Burnside, Eubank, Ferguson, Mt. Victory, Nancy, Pulaski County, Science Hill, Shopville & Somerset. Now it has three (PC, Southwestern PC and Somerset) and 16 teams make up the entire Region.

 

Time is going to eventually remove all but very few of the smaller independent public schools via their being voluntarily or forced to merge with other schools in their respective counties. Time will also knock schools like Scott County from their mountain top view advantage by forcing them to split.

 

Laurel County used to have four high schools, each with GREAT traditions in basketball: Hazel Green, Lilly, London & Bush. Then they were merged into one school and thereafter split back into two schools. Now they're talking that they may split the two into three high schools. Their location (intersection of I-75 and KY80 (gateway into much of Eastern Kentucky) has seen huge growth come about and thus more children to educate.

 

Ultimately time will even out the differences to some degree (in enrollment sizes) although some schools will always be larger and some smaller (somebody has to be). The biggest fly in the ointment are private schools and public schools who draw from a huge population base which does give them a built-in advantage.

 

I'm not fond of having to make a choice between a Scott County (although I know & like their coach, Billy Hicks-who can blame him for making the most of what he has available to him?) and a private school as to who wins this year's State Tournament because both have advantages that most of the schools in this state will never have, but life isn't fair. You just have to work that much harder and on those rare occasions when someone does overcome and prove it can be done, hooray for the "little guy" (even though what we consider "little" may have to be ratcheted up somewhat).

 

Anyway, I love the Sweet Sixteen and I'm willing to be frustrated (at being unable to win it) until my team either wins it or I am six feet under (which is more likely-LOL).

 

Kentucky High School Basketball is a great thing. The Sweet Sixteen makes it even greater. JMO.

I find it laughable when I hear people say the little schools play a weak schedule. I play 6 District games where one team is twice the student population and the other two are three times as big. When did these big schools ever have to compete with schools three times their size?

I'll be at the Sweet Sixteen every year and I'll be rooting for any small school. I like an underdog.

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FC 69-64

I think Fleming will lose their legs late, Ashland in a close one.

Good officials are preventitive. Guarantee that kid didn't know the rule. Everything isn't black and white. When a kid is in the lane, do refs tell them to get out if they camp out? Yes. If two kids are going at it on the block do refs tell them to clean it up? Yes. This is no different.

It is a T and had it called on us in All A finals. The ref told him to change it and our player had an undershirt.When he pulled it the T was called.

Final from Estill County

 

JV played 3 15:00 half's. (Estill won all 3 JV half's). Estill won the 1st half 24-8, Estill won the 2nd half 21-8, Estill won the 3rd half 22-7.....making the final score of the JV game, Estill 67-23.

 

Varsity played 2 20:00 minute half's. Estill and Menifee split each half. Estill won the first half 29-23. Menifee County won the second half 22-20.

 

Estill showed some good things tonight. Powell County and couple other coaches were in attendance scouting.

 

Good luck to Coach Swartz and Menifee County. Pretty good little scrappy ball team. Should win several ball games this season.

Menifee didn't have their leading returning scorer from last season. 6-5 Jr. Thomas Chaney, he is out with an ankle injury.

The ADI does a poor job on the east schools in the 16th region. Fleming/Elliott/Lewis/Rowan/Carters rarely get much coverage and seem to be afterthoughts. Their main focus has always seemed to be Ashland/Boyd/Greenup/Russell with a touch of Raceland/Fairview

I think you left out Bath, Menifee, and Morgan.

Basketball season for 2013/2014 should provide another exciting year. What should we expect from Menifee County ? Remember, please be constructive.

Menifee brings everyone back except Swartz. Fr It was only a 4 win season but came within an eyelash of knocking off Rowan in the district.