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Boyd County has the flu, so that game wasn't played. Rescheduled for this Wednesday. Ashland has their focus on East Carter this Tuesday, then they can go for round two with the Lions. Assuming the Lions are healthy by then.

Butler looked really solid in the AIT. Either that or my Tomcats aren't as good as I believe they can be. Regardless this is a statement win for Butler, congrats to those kids!

And then there was one.

Not to take away any credit from FD, they seem to have a really solid team. But how long has it been since Scott County was this down?

Plays offensive tackle, has mentioned that he would like to play as a defensive end. Congrats to Mr. Swiney as well as the Cardinals.

I haven't but my grandmother was from Maysville. She always talked about the rivalry between them and Augusta, prior to Mason County High School being built. So I do know that it's small, but seems to be a special gymnasium. But home court advantage is an advantage I would take advantage of. Particularly is the gym is so small that not many fans of the other team make it in. Unless it's a money issue for Augusta i don't really get why they don''t use that gym to their advantage.

Appears that this one will be postponed, Boyd County has canceled school the rest of the week. A makeup date seems to be unclear at the moment but this one will have to be played regardless for seeding purposes.

Side note, there are rumors that this one will be postponed as well, due to the flu. Until I can confirm that I feel like this is a game of discussion for this weekend.

This one will be round two for these two teams, after Ashland winning 71-60 in their first matchup of the season in the AIT, which was started then finished the next day due to condensation on the floor at James A. Anderson. Ashland looked to be on their way to a 20+ point win in the first matchup until the game was stopped, allowing Boyd to restart with fresh legs and around 9 minutes left to play. This game will be at Boyd County however, so what should we expect?

Wow, any reason Augusta doesn't take advantage of playing Mason County on their home floor?

Mason County seems to be getting things together at the right time. The other teams in the 10th need to take notice or I could see the Royals getting an upset or two in the regional tournament.

And then there were two..

Wow.. Was Boyd licking their chops with Ashland visiting them on Saturday?

John Hardin has all the tools, but this loss just goes to show that any team can lose on a given night. One of the things that makes Kentucky basketball great, there is a lot of parity.

He is fun to watch. One of those kids that creates a stat line that leaves you questioning where all those numbers came from. His court vision and passing ability that comes with that is what makes him the player he is. But when he racks up 14 rebounds or so it makes you scratch your head as to how that happened, given his size. Much better shooter than he gets credit for as well, he just doesn't rely on that. I'm curious how the netflix documentary on him turns out.

When Ashland is hitting on all cylinders they're gonna be hard to beat. Greenup County would be about 10 points better than they have been this season if they would focus on playing Dryden down low more often on offense. Kid is a beast down low, leads the state in rebounds I believe, yet he spends a lot of time on offense out around the three point line and he doesn't appear to be a good three point shooter. It leaves me baffled, but I'm not a coach.

The Ashland radio crew had him with more assists. But I won't argue it, great game for a freshman.

Greenup County started this game on a 10-2 run then Ashland closed the gap and led at halftime. The second half was all Ashland. Ashland freshman Colin Porter was an assist or two away from a triple double.

Ashland wins 72-48.

Bradley with a three for Ashland. Ashland leads 69-43 with three minutes left.

Turnovers by Ashland while Porter sits leads to a GC run. 64-43 Ashland with 4 minutes left.

Atkins with two free throws for Ashland. Misses the first, makes the second. 64-39 Ashland with 5 minutes left.

Burchett with a nice drive for Greenup. 63-39 Ashland now.

Porter hits two free throws. Ashland 63-37.

Porter is a rebound and a couple of assists away from a triple double. 61-35 Ashland with 6:48 left.