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Grant finally gets revenge for 77-52 loss to Dirk Minniefield, Tony Wilson, Junior Johnson and Co. in 1st round of 1979 Sweet 16!

Amen to that.

Agree. Walton is off to a rocky start. Surprised Grant played SK this close on the road. Should be interesting indeed.

In a way I did...it was North Carolina's identity and reason to root against them. You have to have teams to root against more than those to root for. Makes the game more interesting. The 3 point line and the shot clock has taken away variety among teams. Everyone pretty much plays the same style now. Before these rules were adopted in college you used to have running teams like Louisville and Phi Slamma Jamma and you had tempo-control teams like Carolina and Indiana and you had lock down defensive-minded teams like Georgetown. You don't have that variety anymore and you don't get to see David knock off Goliath like you used to with NC State in 83 and Villanova in 85. Sorry for being nostalgic.

Agree with u Triple...one of the best coaching staffs in NKy. They will have them ready by tourney time.

Surprising start for the Bearcats with all that returned from last year's squad. However, they haven't exactly opened up with cupcakes. They have played some good teams all on the road.

Whoa...not criticizing. Only making the observation she is a streaky shooter (which you confirm). I have no idea what the relationship is with her sister coaching her. She may be very hard on her in the huddle and locker room (you must be connected to them as you sound as if you know) BUT, unless their name is LeBron James or Kevin Durant, allowing any player to shoot 28 times in a game (20 of them 3's) is giving them a significant amount of leeway. I have seen enough coaches with children or immediate relatives playing for them to know when a player is allowed to have free reign out on the court. That is the only point I was making. Didn't mean to ruffle feathers.

Depends on how many the player makes. 10/20=great, 7/20=good, but 4/20=bad.

The 3 point shot has changed the way the game is played and not for the better IMO. Everything now is a layup or a 3. Nothing in between. To me the game was more entertaining before it came along. I know I will get criticized as old-fashioned so bring it on.

Her game is one-dimensional in that respect. Relies too much on the 3. She would be more effective if she drove more. Everyone knows she can shoot from deep when she is on and respects that.

Her sister coaches her and from what I've seen she gets a lot of leeway. But don't misunderstand...the nights she is on she can make it tough on a defense and she seems to be able to hit shots when they mean the most at the end of games. She is just a very, very streaky shooter. Can shoot you in or out of a game.

Grant is athletic for the 8th region, but as Male showed there is a higher level of athleticism in the Louisville regions.

I've seen her play several times and you are right she will chuck'em from anywhere. Her shot selection is questionable. Her stats in this game bear that out.....4/20 from 3-point line isn't lighting it up.

I don't think that is much of an issue. Small schools look to schedule other small schools (especially in their region) now anyway. The small school close to where I live only plays schools similar in size. Only large schools they play are currently in their district. The rest of their games include schools from the Louisville Metro area all the way to Maysville and down to Berea. The small schools around the state know each other and seek each other out to play already.

We differ on that. IMO shortening the game is changing the rules. I wasn't clear. Keep the existing regions by geographic location and then re-shuffle the districts by enrollment. Also, KHSAA does it for football. Shouldn't be a heavy lift for basketball.

Like I said previously I don't think kids should be shielded. IMO it is more embarrassing that the clock is running, which to me is like changing the rules in the middle of the contest. As far as district games go I think the KHSAA should classify schools into districts based on enrollment and not geographic location. That would level the playing field (allowing some small schools a chance a getting to the regionals) but still allow a winner take all state champion. Your points are valid...but we will have to agree to disagree.

No. I think it was instituted to shield kids from embarrassment, which I think is sending the wrong message. If kids do not want to be embarrassed on the basketball floor or any other playing field then they shouldn't come out for the team or they should spend more time working on their games. Kids need to learn that what they get out of competing depends on what they put in to it. They shouldn't be shielded from the consequences.

I agree with you Colonel. Simply put it teaches kids how to respond to failing. If coaches can't handle the beatdown then they shouldn't schedule the game.

The 8th is a weird region in that it is sort of close to three major urban areas (Lou, Lex, Cincy) but far enough away that it doesn't reap the benefits of the talent existing in those areas. It actually was a more competitive region for the state title before consolidation (see Oldham and Shelby schools) and realignment (Scott County to the 11th). Simon Kenton and Grant County in NKy are large schools but have never done much (excluding Troy McKinley's 9th region Simon Kenton team) down state. Not much college-level talent year in and out.

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Grant had Harrison down by 20. Played well in first half with their best players on the floor. Johnson/Adkins were impressive getting to the basket. Grammer played a lot of reserves allowing Harrison to get back in the game and go up by 1. Pretty competitive scrimmage. To me Grant lost a lot in Hicks/Cummins. As the season progresses it will be interesting to see if they get the perimeter shooting they need to open things up for their bigs.

It is cool. Been 3 weeks now and no coverage of him by the local or Northern Ky news outlets. Seems as if social media is the only way to get exposure these days. I heard there were over a 100 people at his signing. You would think at least the local paper (Grant County News) would run a story about him. Nothing so far. College basketball signings are rare in the area I live. I would think it would merit some attention.

They have been too young for at least 5 years. Players have left (Sandlin, Beckham, DeZarn to Walton, Justice to Ohio) or given up the sport (Scroggins, Moss, Middleton). Seems like they have had talent there. Wonder why they can't keep it?

That isn't a vote of confidence for your program when the boy's coach sends his daughter to play elsewhere. Just saying...

News from Williamstown...there will be a signing ceremony for the Demon's David Jump this evening in the WHS gym at 6pm. Jump averaged 27.5 pts/gm (3rd in state), 82.3% free throws (12th), and 4.2 3's/gm (2nd) will sign with the Springfield, KY school that finished in the final eight of the NAIA National Tournament last season. Congratulations to him, his family, Coach Harden and the Williamstown staff!