Samcro

Good point on Spencer. He’s very effective in the post. Really quick.

Lost a barn burner to Holmes.

2013, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. 7

If my math is correct, this will be the 7th time since 2007 that the 9th Region Championship is decided within the 35th District. This will be Covington Catholic’s 7th consecutive trip to the 9th Region Championship game.

Clearly Beechwood is a program on the rise with an impressive young talent pipeline. Out of curiosity, I wonder how many times they’ve made the region semis in the last 50-60 years? The program is racking up historical wins and all signs point to more of them over the next few years, at least.

CCH will win this district.

That’s a real news flash. Lot of season left. The feeling is mutual.

I’ll watch West Virginia when they’re on. Always enjoy watching Huggins coach and as a bonus, I get to see Bolden play.

Colonels survive 67-66.

Colonels hang on for dear life to win in Wilmington, OH.

CCH 63 Wayne 54 with 2:43 remaining

CCH 56 Wayne 44 End of Q3 Mick Davin with two big 3s at the end of the quarter to spark the Colonels.

Halftime CCH 33 Wayne 29

CCH 29 Wayne 23 2:43 remaining in Q2

Cov Cath up 19-17 after one quarter. Game is on the Colonel Athletic Network.

Cheap.

Ridiculous. Believe what you want. I’m out.

These kids will be taught/disciplined by parents, administration or both. Rest assured.

It’s part of the entire circumstance. As I said in my post, the kids should have reacted to the Native American envoy better. However, it was the context of a completely bizarre series of events. Send me your manual on how to react when a group of Native Americans approaches you with a banging drum, shortly after being taunted by another group.8 I wish they would have walked away. They didn’t. Many of the kids acted inappropriately and, I am certain that the issue will be addressed when they return to school. Obviously, the right thing would have been to have the presence of mind to walk away, in that instant. The point re: the African Americans is made to show that the boys are not racially charged bigots. They handled that situation perfectly and literally a minute later, they’re hit from another angle. I don’t think they developed an elitist, racist attitude in 30-60 seconds. I think they didn’t act right and they will be taught/disciplined. To pontificate to the contrary and make assertions as to their parents is ridiculous. I just want to point out that the reaction to the Native Americans was not out of hate. Given the circumstance, the reactions while inappropriate and discipline worthy, came from a different place than hate. Again, don’t wear the MAGA gear. It’s akin to pouring a bucket of blood on your body and jumping in the ocean.

How can you say this? The issue is two days old and the kids haven’t been back in school yet. For you to speculate that they won’t be taught is ludicrous. I guarantee you this issue will be addressed at the highest level. A premature, unfair comment. Give the school a chance to address. If they miss, then fire away.

Sequence of events... Kids waiting for bus African American group openly taunting the kids - using homophonic language, the n-word toward two African Americans CCH students, telling them to leave the school before the white kids steal their organs, calling the white kids crackers and school shooters... The kids respond by chanting “CCH”... At that point a group led by Mr Phillips (at least one man with some special LED lighted phone), approaches the boys and the rest ensues... I wished the boys would have walked away. I wish whoever was “chopping” would have refrained. I wish they wouldn’t have danced around and chanted. The behavior was likely the result of confused bewilderment as to what was going on, not out of hate. But, the behavior will be interpreted/spun according to each person’s viewpoint. The kids should not have been wearing MAGA gear. That was a miss by the administration. These days, especially in an emotionally charged environment like DC on a “March day”, you need to be smarter. The kids should have reacted to the situation better. But, I laugh at how the behavior of disillusioned African American men is seemingly brushed aside. At some point in this thread, someone reported that the kids were harassing a group of African Americans. That’s a joke. That’s pot stirring and ridiculous. 3 minutes of effort would have revealed clear video evidence to the contrary. With all of that said, don’t wear the gear, don’t make yourself a target and when LED lit camera phones are rolling and Native Americans are telling you to go back to Europe, you need to walk away. I pray that at age 14-17, I would have had the presence of mind to walk away, but unless I’m in that situation, I have no idea. In the end, some kids chopped, some kids danced and chanted, some kids stood there with odd looks on their face, especially the ones toward the front that were in close contact with several of these folks who are seasoned veterans in the game. Like everything else, there’s blame to go around and coulda shoulda woulda.

Unfortunately, and understandably, a nice win against a GCL school, plays second fiddle today.

Final per KHSAA scoreboard.

Moral support and the sheer love of the game.

I don’t care whether he picks up a basketball ever again. That’s a decision between he and people not named you and I.