ApolloFan98

Ah oh! Going to have to let Vic know he is being graded tonight!🤣

Vic and Briggs do an excellent job. Hard to find a better 1-2 punch on the play and color. That said, Dan and Dave are really good as well and their production is phenomenal. I was just being silly. At the end of the day, the kids in our area are being covered to the max and that is the most important thing.

For Apollo to have a shot, they are going to have to tackle well and limit the game breaking plays from Owensboro. That's going to be a lot easier said than done. I think Coach Edge will have a solid game plan, as usual, I am just not sure the Eagles defense can slow them down. If they can't that puts a ton of pressure on the offense to keep pace against a defense that is being severely underrated lately. I think Apollo shows well tonight but just too much Devils. 42-21.

"Best" for OHS fans for sure!🙃

I love calling games but I am not the greatest when it comes to technology🙃! That said, I have put a lot of work in this week to make sure this goes off without a hitch. Fingers crossed. Thank you for sharing!!

Congrats to Owensboro and to Coach Franklin. He has a nice resume, with a ton of success in coaching Women's basketball at the Juco level, including a national championship. Feels like this is another solid hire by Todd Harper and the Red Devils.

What are some of the biggest offseason topics for the 3rd this spring/summer? -Grayson County making another deep run at Rupp. -Which programs have the best chance to challenge the Cougars in 2027? -Who gets the Muhlenberg County and Owensboro jobs?

I'm going to disagree with the Barker take. He was upset a few times with great talent (Meade in 2015 preventing the OHS regional title rematch and 2017 against DC in the first round), but that 2018 team did not really come together until late in the season with Shelton and Graham. If you look at the talent that played under him at Apollo, several kids went on to thrive at the next level and many are coaching other places. He left a great mark in a short run at Apollo. He was royalty for Apollo, but they ran him out of there. If you ask me, that is still a big black eye on the program. With the right staff under him, he would be a great hire for any program. The old school guys just don't get love anymore.

I have zero inside knowledge on this, but I keep hearing Tim Haworth is a name to watch. I have no idea if he would leave Male but his name has been floating around Owensboro the past few years. Would be a grand slam for the Devils. I've heard former Apollo Eagles Hayden Shelton and Tyler Brown would be interested. I know Coach Steve Barker would have interest as well. I have been told that AD Harper is going to give an update on the Coach search at the end of the Red Devil rundown Thursday night at 6 central on WVJS.

Grayson County comes in to the Sweet 16 playing their best basketball of the season. The Cougars struggled in the King of the Bluegrass back in December, going 0-3. Since that time, they are 22-2 with close road losses at Lyon County and Warren Central. They have 5 guys in the starting lineup that could lead them in scoring any given night. WKY commit Jack Logsdon leads the way with 20.2 points per game. Jack also leads the team in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game. Armstrong and Langdon are also great rebounders for Grayson. Armstrong, Mardis and Langdon are all averaging double figures scoring and all had their big tournament moments. Langdon led the team in scoring in the regional title game, Armstrong won our tournament MVP and Mardis hit the big shot that took down Daviess County. Caden Gaither has settled in to his role nicely, and had some big games down the stretch. While Grayson County isn't very deep, Chase Baunach is a spark plug off the bench. He played very well when Armstrong battled foul trouble against Daviess. Grayson can really shoot the ball. They are shooting it 50% from the field without a true post player. All 5 starters can really pass the ball and have done a great job with shot selection late in the season. If they can continue that shooting at Rupp, they are a dark horse team to make a run. It would not surprise me to see the Cougars playing on Saturday morning. Keep in mind, it has been 11 years since the 3rd Region has won a game at Rupp.

Congrats to Grayson County. They have a special group of kids that really came together in the back half of the season. They certainly have the makeup to make a run at Rupp. If they are knocking down shots, the can beat anyone. The last time Grayson County went to state was 2009. Coach Travis Johnston was a player on that team. Pretty cool full circle moment.

Well, that Grayson County - Daviess County game sure lived up to the hype. It played out very similar to the regular season meeting (aside from Armstrong's foul trouble). All controversy aside, I thought it looked like Grayson County was simply the better team. Moss almost made them pay for leaving the door cracked open, but give Grayson credit. They hit the big shot when they had to. They will advance to take on Meade County. Ayden Medley's put back at the buzzer took down Apollo. Give Hayden Shouse a ton of credit for putting the team on his back when they looked finished mid way through the 4th. It felt like Apollo was the more talented team, but much like the regular season, they just couldn't put it all together. Felt like they slowed the tempo in and kept the game closer than it should have been early on. Then, when they finally got a double digit lead, they decided to let Meade County speed them up and ended up giving the game away. The Eagles will be back next year, only losing Kayden Green off a very good roster. Grayson and Meade did not play during the regular season. If Grayson shows up and plays the way they have thus far in the postseason, I am not sure this one will be very close. Give Meade credit on getting to this point, but it would be a massive upset if Grayson doesn't advance to Rupp.

Because it doesn't matter what you have done prior to this game, you still must show up and play one great game to advance. Grayson has played the better basketball down the stretch, no doubt, but this is a different stage. I expect the Cougars to be game. Gaither has really emerged late in the season. Armstrong is a dude. Langdon and Mardis are both capable of scoring 30. Then you have Jack Logsdon, who should be talked about in the same breath as Moss and Watkins. He put on a show in this matchup last year, just ran out of gas in the 4th. I'm a big fan of Grayson. They have all of the pieces. We'll see if they can take it on Saturday. I thought it was a good idea to do split sessions. Grayson and Daviess could possibly sell the venue out, on their own. Would have been tough to get Meade and Apollo fans in there with that crowd. Should be less of a log jam for everyone. Last note, Congrats to Coach Ryne Tinsley and Apollo. That program was at rock bottom when Tinsley took that job. Hats off to the staff and kids for bringing it back to where it belongs. It's been 8 years since Apollo had a 20 game winner and a team playing for a shot at the regional championship. Love to see it!

For anyone interested in watching the Daviess/Grayson game. There is a $10 paywall to watch. I realize the pay wall is not popular but the revenue goes to the schools not to the broadcasting station. https://vcloud.hudl.com/admin/broadcast/view/3790193

He was the difference in game 1. Grayson is the better team 1-5 but the Moss and Watkins factor is still looming. Grayson looks more locked in lately, but none of that matters come Saturday. Should be a classic! Wanted to make sure everyone is aware that they moved the game to 4PM and the semifinals will now be a split session to make sure everyone can get in and out for both games (plus it adds a ton of revenue for the schools).