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Solid? Whitley had 8 more field goals in the second half and the Neers had over 30 free throws in the second half. Even with the lopsided (a foul was called because the official stated to the coach that a played TRIED to trip a player, I guess they charged himwith atempted Fouling:scared:) officiating Whitley still had a chance to win.

I am aware of that but I don't think that works against him at this point, in fact it could work in his favor in a very left-handed way. He is a guy who would stay there for as long as they wanted him too.

1. I would think that Boyle could get just about anyone they wanted with the tradition and support that they have. They have shown that they are not afraid to go after the big names, so I would be careful if I were so of the big name schools with big name coaches. 2. I heard that they may go after a young and up coming coach too. If French does not take the job maybe one his former assistants would get it. I have Heard Clay Clevengers name mentioned, and he has College and HS experience, could end up getting a great young coach there.

Keep reminding her this is not the end of the world. She will have to work hard, but from what I have heard she is not afraid of hard work, best of luck in the re-hab.

No I don't have to admit anyting. What I am willing to admit is that Lynn Camp was well prepared and ready to play and Whitley was not ready to play. The kids did not execute the offense and they weer forced to throw. YOU might admit this, when you build an offense around a kid and then you lose him it puts things in disarray. When WC lost Lebanion it stopped the maturation of the offense and set them back, much like LC losing Roskoph slowed the offense of LC. If they had Lebanion the offense would have looked pretty different. Certian thing are predicated on certain positions being able to do certian things. Jordan McCumbers could throw but running was not his forte'. The offense will be fine this year, and you will see some different things that nobody got see last year simply because they were never able to add the wrinkles that they wanted too due to being limited by personal. Defensively may be the area that the Colonels need to improve the most. But alot of mistakes that were made last year were learning experiences and those kids who played as Freshmen and Sophs will be bigger stronger, faster and smarter, thus better.

Black did throw the ball last year, in fact Jordan McCumbers set several passing records for season and single games. The offense will be fine and so will the Colonels.

Okay I guess I was wrong. I had to go look at what it was titled, the name was not important to me as what it did to help the kids. But it was billed by the organizers as the Border Bowl so I guess we both could be considered wrong. I was not trying to be misleading, but the uniforms said KENTUCKY, Tennessee and in little writing border bowl. I still think it is splitting hairs. Williamsburg will be the permant home, as far as I know and I think it is great. A group of local folks joined with some folks in TN and put on a great show which helped the kids. NKY certainly has some venues that would work maybe the could get together and put something on like this in Northern KY. I will say this.... The kids that represented both states (part of both states) felt like they were representing both states as a whole and they play like it.

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I don't know how I was misleading I even titled the thread with Eastern KY and Eastern TN> I never said it was a replacement but I think that it is better for the kids. The players (at least from KY) had an opportunity to show that they can play. This type of game is great in that being in a small stadium it allowed for the kids to feed off of the crowds energy. In many respects I think it is better than a state wide game played in a barn (Commonwealth or that barn in Knoxville). The group that put it on worked hard and provided the kids of Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Tenneesee a great venue to play. Kids from Northern Ky had the chance but many KY coaches turned it down (there was one kid from Highlands) thinking it would not fly, well brother I am here to tell you it not only flew but exceeded the expections of most everyone. I talked to at least 7 coaches from mid-level schools and I know that most every school in the Mid-South was there getting to watch and evaluate kids. If ONE kid get some school paid for then it was all worth it, and I bet many more that one will be looked at now. The old all star game, most of the kids had already signed and was just for bragging rights, this provided a service to the kids, again it was better for the kids. If the STATE WIDE All-Star game had that kind of atmosphere it might still be around but it didn't. The Coaches from Kentucky, did a great job and should be applauded for their efforts. After watching this game I am happily waving goodbye to the old all star game.

Baker did a great job up there but like you said they were not happy and the politics got involved....see ya, but hey we are very happy with his work and results here at Whiltey.

Kentucky jumped out to a 10-3 lead at the half but Tennessee came back and scored 20 points in the second half to with the game. Both teams played well and it was a great game. The Bowl committee did a great job putting together the game. There was a great crowd and the smaller stadium made it more fun to watch instead of being a too big stadium. The weather was perfect for January. All the folks that did all the work had to be proud of the result as everything could not have turned out better.

Whiltey escapes with the 3 point win. Williamsburg played hard and Whitley looked flat early but gutted it out and found a way to win. Cunningham played great for Williamsburg, while Jamie Lebanion picked up the Colonels on his shoulders in the second half. Ben Prewitt had another solid game, running the offense. Whitley could not hit shots early and Williamsburg did, they really out hustled the Colonels for most of the game, but in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, Whitley held their composure while Williamsburg paniced a bit. In the last 20 seconds, they dribbled for 15 seconds before Robinson called a time out. I was impressed with the fact that Whitley never seemed to panic, they just kept plugging a way and finally took the lead and held it. Sometimes you have to win ugly and win ugly on the road, which the Colonels did. Whitley secures the third seed in the district. Colonels get the 10th win of the season and Baker gets his 100th win as a Head Coach.

Knox Central has a great starting 5, and Brown #2 off the bench is pretty solid offensively and really good defensively, but after that they are a bit shakey. I know that JBS is ranked pretty high but I have to go with KC on this one. The one problem I see that if JBS has a strong post, if could give KC some trouble, because the big guys for KC tend to float around the premiter and don't have true post skills.

You probably right in that she may have been pushed but she was also out of control. IF she was being pushed it wasn't any different from the other stuff that had been going on from both sides the whole game. The refs can't change the way the call it in the last ten seconds. That is why I made the statement about how bad the officiating is in the 13th. In that respect if they refs had called it better the whole game who knows how it may have turned out. I saw refs from several other regions over the break and the differnce was amazing. To fair to the kids on both sides is all I would llike to see.

I would agree that there were a LARGE number of bad calls during this game but I for one was not surprised. The officiating in the 13th both boys and girls is not what the kids deserve. The sad thing is that one person thinks you should get bad calls when you are the visitor because his team is going to get bad calls when they go on the road. I don't think that should be the way it is, it should be a fairly called game regardless. As for the call on Rogers, I honestly could not see the play but she was out of control and trying to draw the foul intiating the contact as she went out of my field of vision. Corbin did not do a very good job setting up the last play and it appeared it was just helter skelter. But in all honesty they let both teams play too physical, in fact I used to like girls basketball better because you actually saw basketball not shoving matches, but now it looks like girls ball is going the way of boys basketball. If she did charge I would have been surprised they called and if it was a block I would have been surpised they called it, as I don't think the refs had the inclination to settle the game. I give Corbin credit, they came back from a double diget deficite twice and made it a great game.

Jackson County rode the play of the Brumback to the victory over the Colonels. He is a very solid player with a nice set of offensive moves, and the offensive really is set up to put him in a position to score and he delivers for the Generals more times than not. Whitley played hard and well at times but Jackson had the answers every time Whitley made a run. Whitley had the Jackson lead to 2 with about a minute to go but could not get the score they needed to when they needed. Free throws widened the margin and made it look worse than what it was. Both teams played really hard and you had to be impressed with the Colonels who were facing a team with ten seniors while they only had one. I think that this was a game that showed that on a given night the young Colonels can compete with most everyone in the region but there is still some work to be done.

Jim Black is the head coach and is going to be the head coach. Regardless of the stuff that floats around, Jim Black is rock solid. The kids are in the weight room and getting bigger and stronger. Look for some changes on the staff, and in some other areas also. Whitley will be a year older and that should help, but maybe they can get over some the bad luck that they had last year. Losing your starting QB which you have worked with through passing camps and summer practice and to lose him in the fourth week, stunted the growth of the offense and hurt the team in several other areas. They are past that now. To get better they will have to continue to grow offensively. They were almost 50/50 run/pass in the number of plays and yardage. The line should be solid with four starters retuning across the front. They have to replace Jake Lowe at Center and Shawn Baird at TE but the core of the offense is still there. Defensively they return maybe the two best defenders in the district, Ed Lawson at cornor and Cody Jones at strong safety. The defense needs alot of work but they have some kids to plug in who can get the job done. Anthony Rider is turning into a really solid free safety. Spring ball should tell alot about just how far they have come in the off season. Alex Patrick (much to the chagrin of Williamsburg) will now be eligible after sitting out a year. He is an athlete who can help in several different areas. There are also several young kids who had a tremendous amount of success last year at the JV level who will be able to step in. All in All look for a much improved edition of the Colonels.

It would appear that offensively that they are VERY good, but defensively they are VERY bad. If LC could play a little more defense THEN they could be a player in the region.

Rock seems to struggle at times offensively but the defense that they play (very good) allows them to get by with a very average offense. As their offense comes around they will get more "W"s than "L"s.

Certainly a shame that Barton has left the team. He is a fine you talant. On the bright side he is only an eighth grader and can still salvage his basketball career. Would not surprise me to see him in a Corbin uniform next year.

Did the Barton kid for Williamsburg play?

Whitley survives Corbin in a game which saw the Lady Colonels get an 11 point lead in the second half but squandered it with bad shots. Corbin to their credit kept coming back but Whitley helped the Corbin cause by missing free throws, lay ups and just generally not playing very well. The most disappointing thing was the less than sportsmanlike play from Corbin, which at times was border line dirty, in particuliar a charge call on 24 who threw a fore arm to the chest of a Whitley player and a foul at the end of the game in which the Corbin player pushed to the ground a Lady Colonel. This coupled with the Corbin girl kicking a Whitey girl when they played at Corbin is very disappointing from a fans standpoint. In any event it was a hard played game and one which saw Corbin more than likely fall to third in the district seeding.

Good Luck to Grant County!!!!!

I heard that Barton had left the team for Williamsburg.... Corbin by a LARGE margin.

I think Whitley deserves to be number 10, they have played a tougher schedule than Bell and 8 games in 10 days is tough. Casey and Rock are both in the top 10 in the 12th and Whitley hs beaten both of them. I would like to see WC/KC both on fresh legs, KC may still win becuase that present some match up problems for the Colonels but to say that the score in the Wayne Tourny is represtative is a bit premature.