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That is what I saw. I can stand a few bad calls, but the calls were against Holmes right down to the very last minutes of the game when Parker got pushed almost down while dribbling and there was no call. Then the ref came right back and called traveling on her when she clearly did not travel. This went on the whole game, what do you call it?

They won the game in spite of being cheated!!! That's how good they are and it will show in the tournament they will be hard to contend with. Along with HHS, Ryle, Holy Cross, NCC and Simon Kenton.

That's what they get paid to do. No excuses! If I can see the call from the stands there is no excuse for not making the right call on the floor. The Holmes girls work too hard for the refs not to call the game fair. All these girls work hard and the refs owe them a fairly called game:.

It is hard to stay focused when you are getting cheated!!

I would have love to have seen these two team just play. However that didn't happen Harris and Mo were in foul trouble very early in the first quarter. I said they cheated because that is what I saw and the fouls were no where near close in the first half. How do you explain the play where Alexus went up for a lay up and was fouled from behind, the ball and Alexus was clearly hit by Camels player no foul and they had the nerve to give the ball to the Camels. You can't mess a call up that bad unless you are cheating. Perkins was livid after that as well as several Holmes fans. That is one of many obvious calls against Homes. Sorry but I have no tolerance for anyone who would cheat high school girls. I don't like seeing any team cheated. By the way I am not necessarily a Holmes fan I like watching good high school girls basketball. Holmes, Holy Cross, Highlands, NCC and Ryle are all good teams. I could not determine the caliber team CCHS us from this game . The refs ruined it for me. Some refs think you come to see them ref. I came to watch what I thought would be a good girls high school Basketball game.

It is hard to determine how credible the come back is if you are given extra opportunities !

I noticed you didn't mention the foul comparison for the first half. I don't know what the final count was but at one point in was 8/2 in favor of CCHS. Holmes is a very good team you will not be able to defend them without fouling.

Holmes got no calls in their favor. When did CCHS get pushed out of bounds like Engleman did with no call, Harris was fouled at least three times with no call. Clean blocked shots were called fouls. Even at the very end of the game Parker was pushed so hard she almost fell and the refs called a travel. That was the worsted reffed game I have seen this year. I expect some calls in favor of the home team but this bordered on pure CHEATING!

I beg to differ a travel called by the refs that didn't occur is a turnover, bad calls by the refs often gives the ball to the other team. Holmes had a 17 point lead and then came an obvious rash of totally preposterous calls. The Camels hit a lot of threes but it came as a result of additional opportunities provided by the homering refs.

Several fouls not called, traveling calls not called, and numerous calls against Holmes that were nowhere close to being right. It was various obvious the group of refs from whatever region they are in called this game for the Camels. It is unfortunate when the refs get that involved in the game. I have no ideal what kind of team Campbell County has with the game being called soooo slanted in their favor.

Ok 10th region refs whoever they are they need to be fired

Yes at CCHS with their cheating refs.

This game would not have been close if it was at Holmes the refs were terrible and the lady camels benefitted from numerous terrible calls shame on 8th region refs for what I viewed as intentionally trying to take this game from the lady bulldogs.

Way to pick both teams Panther15

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Below is the OHSBA definition of a charging foul and a blocking foul:

 

Charging foul-an offensive foul that is committed when a player pushes or runs over a defensive player

 

Blocking foul-blocking is illegal contact resulting from a defender not establishing positioning in time to prevent an opponents drive to the basket.

 

Now you tell me which occured. There is no call of blocking if the offensive player doesn't have the ball.

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The ball is moved down the court toward the basket by passing or dribbling. The team with the ball is called the offense. The team without the ball is called the defense. They try to steal the ball, contest shots, steal and deflect passes, and garner rebounds.

 

When a team makes a basket, they score two points and the ball goes to the other team. If a basket, or field goal, is made outside of the three-point arc, then that basket is worth three points. A free throw is worth one point. Free throws are awarded to a team according to some formats involving the number of fouls committed in a half and/or the type of foul committed. Fouling a shooter always results in two or three free throws being awarded the shooter, depending upon where he was when he shot. If he was beyond the three-point line, then he gets three shots. Other types of fouls do not result in free throws being awarded until a certain number have accumulated during a half. Once that number is reached, then the player who was fouled is awarded a '1-and-1' opportunity. If he makes his first free throw, he gets to attempt a second. If he misses the first shot, the ball is live on the rebound.

 

Each game is divided into sections. All levels have two halves. In college, each half is twenty minutes long. In high school and below, the halves are divided into eight (and sometimes, six) minute quarters. In the pros, quarters are twelve minutes long. There is a gap of several minutes between halves. Gaps between quarters are relatively short. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, then overtime periods of various lengths are played until a winner emerges.

 

Each team is assigned a basket or goal to defend. This means that the other basket is their scoring basket. At halftime, the teams switch goals. The game begins with one player from either team at center court. A referee will toss the ball up between the two. The player that gets his hands on the ball will tip it to a teammate. This is called a tip-off. In addition to stealing the ball from an opposing player, there are other ways for a team to get the ball.

 

One such way is if the other team commits a foul or violation.

 

 

Fouls and Violations

 

FOULS

 

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Personal fouls: Personal fouls include any type of illegal physical contact.

 

Hitting

Pushing

Slapping

Holding

Illegal pick/screen -- when an offensive player is moving. When an offensive player sticks out a limb and makes physical contact with a defender in an attempt to block the path of the defender.

Personal foul penalties: If a player is shooting while a being fouled, then he gets two free throws if his shot doesn't go in, but only one free throw if his shot does go in.

 

Three free throws are awarded if the player is fouled while shooting for a three-point goal and they miss their shot. If a player is fouled while shooting a three-point shot and makes it anyway, he is awarded one free throw. Thus, he could score four points on the play.

 

Inbounds. If fouled while not shooting, the ball is given to the team the foul was committed upon. They get the ball at the nearest side or baseline, out of bounds, and have 5 seconds to pass the ball onto the court.

 

One & one. If the team committing the foul has seven or more fouls in the game, then the player who was fouled is awarded one free throw. If he makes his first shot, then he is awarded another free throw.

 

Ten or more fouls. If the team committing the foul has ten or more fouls, then the fouled player receives two free throws.

 

Charging. An offensive foul that is committed when a player pushes or runs over a defensive player. The ball is given to the team that the foul was committed upon.

 

Blocking. Blocking is illegal personal contact resulting from a defender not establishing position in time to prevent an opponent's drive to the basket.

 

Flagrant foul. Violent contact with an opponent. This includes hitting, kicking, and punching. This type of foul results in free throws plus the offense retaining possession of the ball after the free throws.

 

Intentional foul. When a player makes physical contact with another player with no reasonable effort to steal the ball. It is a judgment call for the officials.

 

Technical foul. Technical foul. A player or a coach can commit this type of foul. It does not involve player contact or the ball but is instead about the 'manners' of the game. Foul language, obscenity, obscene gestures, and even arguing can be considered a technical foul, as can technical details regarding filling in the scorebook improperly or dunking during warm-ups.

 

 

VIOLATIONS

 

Walking/Traveling. Taking more than 'a step and a half' without dribbling the ball is traveling. Moving your pivot foot once you've stopped dribbling is traveling.

 

Carrying/palming. When a player dribbles the ball with his hand too far to the side of or, sometimes, even under the ball.

 

Double Dribble. Dribbling the ball with both hands on the ball at the same time or picking up the dribble and then dribbling again is a double dribble.

 

Held ball. Occasionally, two or more opposing players will gain possession of the ball at the same time. In order to avoid a prolonged and/or violent tussle, the referee stops the action and awards the ball to one team or the other on a rotating basis.

 

Goaltending. If a defensive player interferes with a shot while it's on the way down toward the basket, while it's on the way up toward the basket after having touched the backboard, or while it's in the cylinder above the rim, it's goaltending and the shot counts. If committed by an offensive player, it's a violation and the ball is awarded to the opposing team for a throw-in.

 

Backcourt violation. Once the offense has brought the ball across the mid-court line, they cannot go back across the line during possession. If they do, the ball is awarded to the other team to pass inbounds.

 

Time restrictions. A player passing the ball inbounds has five seconds to pass the ball. If he does not, then the ball is awarded to the other team. Other time restrictions include the rule that a player cannot have the ball for more than five seconds when being closely guarded and, in some states and levels, shot-clock restrictions requiring a team to attempt a shot within a given time frame.

 

 

Player Positions

Center. Centers are generally your tallest players. They generally are positioned near the basket.

 

Offensive -- The center's goal is to get open for a pass and to shoot. They are also responsible for blocking defenders, known as picking or screening, to open other players up for driving to the basket for a goal. Centers are expected to get some offensive rebounds and put-backs.

 

Defensive -- On defense, the center's main responsibility is to keep opponents from shooting by blocking shots and passes in the key area. They also are expected to get a lot of rebounds because they're taller.

 

Forward. Your next tallest players will most likely be your forwards. While a forward may be called upon to play under the hoop, they may also be required to operate in the wings and corner areas.

 

Offensive -- Forwards are responsible to get free for a pass, take outside shots, drive for goals, and rebound.

 

Defensive -- Responsibilities include preventing drives to the goal and rebounding.

 

Guard. These are potentially your shortest players and they should be really good at dribbling fast, seeing the court, and passing. It is their job to bring the ball down the court and set up offensive plays.

 

Offensive -- Dribbling, passing, and setting up offensive plays are a guard's main responsibilities. They also need to be able to drive to the basket and to shoot from the perimeter.

 

Defensive -- On defense, a guard is responsible for stealing passes, contesting shots, preventing drives to the hoop, and for boxing out.

 

 

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I am not usually a fan of blaming refs but this is a game that was not well called for Holmes. I saw too many no calls for Holmes and at least three phantom fouls for NCC; not including a play where NCC player passed the ball and turned and ran over # 22 and the foul was called against 22. I usually don' t pay much attention to how a game is refed however this game was obviously poorly refed in favor of NCC. That being said Holmes must learn to deal with these situations so it was a good learning experience for them. Not to take anything away from NCC they played a very good game hitting FTs and 3 pointers when it counted. Holmes shot poorly again including from the free throw line. They will need to hit the few free throws they get down the road. They were lucky to get a call on the final play of the game with Harris at the line to seal the victory.

Holmes did not get into their grove until the second half. It was clear that HC was the more relaxed team. Tubbs and # 33 were OK but the rest of the team appeared unwilling to take a shot. The BIG GAME phenomanom usually affects the younger players and that was true for this game. Holmes will have to overcome that for success in the tournament.

I would not use the Holmes HC game as a gauge for the HC HHS game. Holmes was not prepared mentally for the game and that was HC biggest edge. HHS is usually well prepared and I think it will be the same for this game. The key will be HHS middle game, (10 foot jumpers), they can not afford to get in a battle with HC down low a big mistake by the Holmes' girls in the first half. I say HHS by 8 if the 10 footers drop. HHS appear to be the better half court team therefore HHS by 8. However this will be a good game HC is a very well coached poised team which could get them the victory by 8.

Aside from the games at NKU last week, I would say this game had the largest crowd for any high school game this year, including boys games.

The game was a tale of two halves and Holmes just dug themselves too big of a hole. They had a couple of great looks to tie but they rolled out.

Credit Holy Cross for hanging in there.

I thought the "big game" feel had Holmes really tight early and Holy Cross's experience in the region and playing on the big stage helped them early and they were able to establish an early lead by burying some perimeter shots plus their zone forced Holmes into some rushed shots and careless turnovers.

Going forward I think Holmes had a lot of success with their 2-2-1 press in the second half and became more and more aggressive with it as Holy Cross started making longer passes. I would also think that they should look to pullup and shoot some 10 footers rather than going right into the teeth of the Holy Cross defense.

Holy Cross has 3 guards that can handle the ball plus a couple of big girls to help with pressure release.

A very entertaining game and I am still very surprised at the size of the crowd. I figured that there would be a lot of fans in attendance, but never thought it would be that full.

 

I agree with this analogy of the game. However I feel that Holmes' coaching is somewhat suspect. Player substitution was very questionable, on at least two occasions the coach took out the hot hand Harris. Holmes continued to drive the ball into the teeth of HC defense, by the second half the players should have been advised to take the short jumpers. The coach depended too much on Tubbs and Engleman. If they are having a bad game you can't be afraid to substitute for them. But most of all the team seemed overwhelmed by the hype of the game and did not get into their grove until the second half. The player's emotional preparedness falls squarely on the shoulders of the coach. Timely timeout does a lot to settle a team down.I hope that this is just a learning experience for all and Holmes will get better as a result of the loss.

I think you are right. Message received.

 

Most of Bishop Brossart's points came from the free throw line. I would venture to say 17 of the24 points scored were free throws. Holmes' defense is what teams are going to have a lot of trouble with. Their defense is relentless.