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Ashland up 30-28 ... Danville's Gray just picked up her fourth foul too! 4.32 in 3rd

Tied at 28 ... 6.00 in 3rd

Danville 26-24 ... 7.42 in 3rd

Tied at 24 at the half.

Tied at 19 ... Ashland's Fouch has four fouls already! 2.13 in 2nd.

Ashland 18 Danville 17 ... 2.53 in 2nd

Ashland Blazer 16 Danville 12 ... 4.37 in 2nd

Ashland Blazer 13 Danville 9 ... after the first quarter. DAVE

For me this game (and almost any that Scott County are involved in) depends upon Trent Gilbert's ability to "earn" free throws. Every time he attacks the basket his shot is accompanied by a cry as if he's been ambushed. Some officials fall for it, others don't. To his credit his free throw percentage is phenomenal, he went 14-15 in the 11th Region Final against Henry Clay for example. Keep Gilbert away from the charity stripe and give your team a chance ... foul him and you'll be on your way home for sure! DAVE

I've only seen Trinity once this season ... when Scott County bounced them out of Lafayette's gym. Are they really that good that they can lose five and still be #1? DAVE

Didn't know we could post pics like this. I'll be all over it next season. May even post a few from Rupp next week! DAVE

Lafayette jumped out to an early lead and kept it all the way through to the final buzzer. Freshman phenom Kiara Pankins led Lafayette with 18 points while Dee Givens added 15 and Ken'yale Demus chipped in with 10. Bree Glover topscored for the Scotties with 20 while Shalika Smith added 16 to the cause. Lafayette moves on to face Butler in the quarter finals. DAVE

Do you have photographic credentials? If so try shooting a quarter from under the basket. You can get some great shots from there. DAVE

Here's a majorly important question for you. Who are the "dunkers" I need to be looking out for so I can get my shots at Rupp? If anyone mentions Scott County's Raekwon Long I'll obviously not take any other names you put forward seriously! DAVE

I'll be on the floor shooting for ESPN 1300 radio ... give me a yell too! DAVE

Good point, but either way I feel he won't be gracing a Rice jersey next season. Too many higher options for him now. DAVE

Jackson Davis received a scholarship offer from Mississippi State yesterday. Davis also has offers from Alabama, Boston College, Butler, Central Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt since re-opening his recruitment last month. I understand that a few other schools, including Louisville, are also looking at him but have not offered yet. I get the feeling that Rice are going to struggle to hold on to him. DAVE

You need me to cover Bardstown at Rupp? hehe DAVE

I'll be there shooting the game for ESPN 1300 radio. Any BGP members in attendance come over and say hi! DAVE

Three words should be able to at least change the direction of this thread: Ware, Cunningham, Grundy DAVE

Sorry Beach Bumm, I must have misread your first post. I thought you called Davis a sore loser which, in my book, would be a character trait. My bad! DAVE

If you think Jackson Davis is a sore loser then you really don't know him. The kid is a class act, and I'm not just talking on the court. He was at the girls final yesterday and was every bit the student fan, staying far away from the playing area until the end of the game so as not to attract any attention and even in the celebrations he was kind enough to step aside and allow me to shoot some photos inside of a celebratory circle the fans and cheerleaders had created. I don't know Mendenhall well enough to comment on his actions though. DAVE

Dunbar led 24-23 at the half, then Lafayette turned the screw. No contest down the stretch. Laf: Givens 15, K. Demus 0, Pankins 25, Cooley 9, Thomas 4 Dun: Ighodaro 10, Jackson 12, Rosen 3, Todd 13, Armstrong 2 DAVE

I had one official during the Dunbar v Henry Clay girls game that I swear looked to see where I was sitting and made a beeline for the spot right in front of me. He must have been in my frame about 75% of the time. I ended up moving from wide on the baseline to right under the basket to get my shots. DAVE

This one is too tough to call for me. Scott County looked like a team on a mission as they dismantled Madison Central yesterday while Henry Clay played some smooth basketball to earn their way into the final. Henry Clay are coming good at just the right time and you can always throw out past meetings in playoff games. I can see this one going down to the buzzer, possibly even overtime ball too. DAVE