ECMason

Thanks Bball!!! We appreciate all the support we can get!!!!

I agree. Coach Adkins is a good guy. And a very good coach. Those kids play great team ball. Good luck at Rupp!

No riots as this was not a big surprise, but the county was very excited!!! We had a nice parade last night!!

Congrats to the Hooker`s , think there will be a riot in sandy hook tonight for the great win!!!! As most know I`m a Greenup fan , but there`s some then about a group of kids that play hard, play the game right, and as a team. And not really 1 kid getting all the credit. A true team, with some talent and good coaching. They seem to be out to win , and not for there self... So congrats to Elliott Co , Now win a few more at Rupp.

No offense brother... but give Elliott the credit because we were the best team in this tourney. Boyd, Rowan, Morgan.....It takes more then other teams having an off night to win those tough games. Thanks for the props you did give our boys though!

Didn't know the little PG was a freshman. No disrespect to him-I think he's a tough little player. And now knowing how young he is, I'm impressed in his ability. He could develop into a very nice player.

 

Just very frustrating to see a prime opportunity to win a title slip by. Give Elliott credit, though. They were prepared, they executed well, and made nice adjustments as the game went along, and they won because of that.

 

I've just always been confused at watching MC play...it's like they are more concerned with executing a pre-established game-plan, instead of attacking to win or instead of making adjustments based on actual game scenarios. Case-in-point...that offensive scheme. How do you coach an entire season and by the end of the year, have not learned to maximize your talent through appropriate sets/strategies?

Listen, Im as Elliott as it gets.. trust me.....Coach Adkins is an awesome coach. I never played for Coach Mays, nor have I had any family member play for him. However, as an ECHS alumni as well as another somewhat big role in ECHS, I will say that Coach Mays does not hold a candle to Coach Adkins. Coach Adkins is the most humble, good natured man you will ever meet. It took Coach Mays almost 30 years to win a region championship, or even a district championship. It has taken Coach Adkins five years. Nothing against Coach Mays, but we will take our Coach any day of the week over any in the state. We at ECHS are all so proud of what he has done with our boys.

And thanks Professer for your congratulations to us and our coach. Means a lot!!!!

Congratulations to Coach Atkins and his Elliott County team! Small school doing big things. I know former long time coach Rick Mays is a happy dude right now.

ha ha sorry man that is funny

Take out Vanhoose knee inury and Elliot has 3 not 4.

Sorry people I was replying and not replying with quote. I will learn!!!This post and the one above was meant to be quotes.

ha ha sorry man. That is funny...

yes yes yes and yes.

I'm gonna say my Lions 52 Cougars 48 in a very hard fought and gritty game. This should be a classic and like mpspencer63(my cousin in law) said, both deserve the win. Good luck EC!!

wow that is crazy!

looks like Raceland made it a good game.

thanks for the updates!!

It was great watching my Lions win tonight! They have a lot of heart and are not afraid of anything. Should be a great game with either Morgan or Raceland!!

UK 70

LSU 66

You can have all the talent in the world , but if you don't have a coach who knows how to use it , it doesn't matter. Sure talent will win some game`s, but wont get you all the way.

I couldn't agree more

Yes it's a great debate. Myself, I choose talent over coaching any day. However I do think when someone else is at the helm from what a team is used to, it brings about a different dynamic from the team. Motivation, consistency, having that one person you depend on every game for an answer in the heat if the game means a lot. In no way whatsoever am I saying that Coach Adkins absence was the reason Elliott lost; Wolf played a great game and Coach Creach was on top of every play. I'm just saying in general having someone different on the bench can play games with a persons mind and emotions.

Shoelaces, Thanks for clarifying that for me. Wasn't sure how it worked.

I'm not 100% sure but I do know that Elliott was supposed to play Morgan one more time but it was canceled due to snow. So, they counted one of the other three times they played as the second seeded game between the two and chose not to make the the other up. I don't know if this something that both teams have to agree to or if it's allowed on special conditions such as weather. Maybe someone here with more knowledge can help us out.

The tournament is at West Carter this year.

West and Morgan play one more time but besides that the seed games should be over. It will be a very hard fought district tournament. Even though West is 0-7 they have taken East down to the wire once and Elliott twice losing by five or less in each game.

The 62 looks like this

Elliott 8-0

East Carter 3-3

Morgan 2-4

West Carter 0-7

I'm surprised at this one. Boyd is a really good team. Boyd beat us (Elliott County) by 12; we beat East Carter by 12 and then East beats Boyd by 11! It's going to be an enjoyable and unpredictable 16th region tournament this year!

Yes everything is well for Coach Adkins. Yeah Elliott just seemed gassed tonight and often stood around with the ball like they wernt sure what to do. And your right our shooters just couldn't get rolling. I owe that to the great defense I thought Wolf played. They didn't give our boys any easy shots.

Elliott played without it's head coach tonight who had a family emergency. Boys just didn't seem to have the energy they usually do. Hats off to Wolf County. They really slowed Elliott down and played great defense. They played their hearts out and though I'm an Elliott fan it was uplifting seeing Wolfs bench cheer after very basket.

UK 68

Florida 59

Its seems like Gonzaga is always a bit overrated. I haven't watched them play much this year but they seem soft. Again I may be wrong but I don't think they could handle Kentucky's length and strength.