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Either would be fantastic options. Who/how many interviewed?

Really surprised we haven’t heard more on this one.

John Micheal Reitz should be obvious #1 wouldn’t you think?

Got to think Buttery is an option with his son on the team and with having prior experience. Also, is there a correlation with Embry stepping down at South Warren?

Mason survives the opening game of post season against a nice BC game plan. Postseason jitters should be now gone. I think they're about to turn it on. Royals by 15-20 paced by a Schalch double double...

Must have been a “fluke”. Mason did a great job controlling pace of game tonight. Congrats Royals!

This is a very unfair statement towards Campbell... Nothing Campbell does is a fluke. Russell does incredible work with his kids. Campbell guards hard to pressure. Sounds like to me Camels has a great gameplan and showed they can beat anyone in the region at any time. Imagine being a kid and beating the 10th #1 and having someone tell you it was a fluke!!

A little addition by subtraction per say?

Who’s on the list for next coach of the Panthers? Who do they call?

A lot of moving on the totem poll in the 10th. Campbell loses a ton. GRC losing Graham, Canada, and a few other big bodies. Belcher out at Pendleton. Schalch transfers to Mason while they only lose Lofton. Bourbon has some momentum within their program. Robertson still returns a slew of experienced guys. Augusta with some nice young guns. Scott losing Meister and Ohmer. Who are the early frontrunners for the 2020 title? My top 3 in no particular order... 1. GRC 2. Mason 3. Bourbon Next - Robertson, Brossart, Scott, Campbell

I just don't see The Fieldhouse being as much as an advantage for MC as people say it is. Mason hasn't won the region in the Fieldhouse since 2010. Augusta upset Mason in the Feildhouse back in the Bach days. Pendleton upset them in 2011 in The Fieldhouse. Even during their last run from '08-'10 they won in 3 different locations. 08 - MoCo 09 - NKU 10 - Mason The only Championship since 2010 for the Royals was held at MoCo in 2016. Since 2010, the region has been held at Mason 6 times with Mason winning it 0 times during that span. In saying this, why change the postseason pattern now... Mason wins at the buzzer.

Not surprised at all. Robertson plays a very weak schedule and compiles wins. GRC, Montgomery, Bourbon, Campbell, Scott, Brossart & Mason are all above ROCO IMO. And I'm not convinced they're better than Harrison with all their guys playing or Pendleton even without Dontaie. 13 wins have came from the following... Augusta x 2 Nicholas x 2 Fleming Bracken Ripley (OH) Calvary Christian Pineville Cumberland Owsley Hancock St. Pat Teams they have beaten in KY (Ripley excluded) are a combined 57-118 with Calvary Christian being the only win against a team over .500. I think you can comfortably put them at 8 in region rankings, maybe 9 or 10.

Shaping up to be a big one in The Fieldhouse! I am making the trip! Who wins tonight and why?

My mistake. I have a bad habit of lumping all NKY into the 9th. :/

AGREE 100%. I think strength of schedule early in the season is a big reason for some of the records and odd outcomes at this point in the year. Robertson undefeated before last night, with a weak SOS IMO (Augusta, Fleming, Bracken, and Ripley) and gets whomped by PC. GRC is 3-2 with losses to #1 team in the 10th (Campbell) and a TOUGH Woodford Co. team. But clearly good enough to win the region. Bracken had a couple blow out wins before getting spanked by Mason (0-4 at the time). Mason starts 0-4 with losses to Lex Cath, a 9th region contender in SK, and top 3 team in the 10th Scott High. Then runs the table against Bracken. I am not a big fan of a weak schedule which produces 20 wins. I get wanting to win but not sure it helps down the road to gain respect within the region and be competitive. IMO its.... 1. Campbell 2. GRC 3. Scott 4. PC Then 5-10.

Wasn't too surprised to see this outcome . IMO, Royals win Friday and the outcome on Saturday will be different than most are expecting. Kirk will be fine! Go Royals!

Mason wins this one easily IMO. Mason 15+.

5 - Male over Butler 3 - Boyd over Rowan 3 - Sheldon Clark over Paintsville 1 - Graves Co. 1 - Ballard 1 - Oldham Co. 1 - Barren Co. 1 - Fern Creek 1 - Knott Co. Central 1 - Wayne Co. Tie Break - 140

I got to see them at Lex Cath. I don't imagine any of the upcoming three being able to apply as much pressure to Mason as Lex Cath, SK, Bourbon, and Scott. Assuming turnovers still being an issue, less pressure may change the game for them. I may be wrong since only seeing them in their opener but we will see!

Bold prediction... Mason goes 3-0 this week. Can't believe predicting to beat Bracken, East Carter, and Robertson is considered "bold" nowadays.

Celtics too much for the Cavs. It has turned into ISO basketball in Cleveland with one guy. Boston does a fantastic job getting everyone involved and touching the basketball. I've watched a lot of possessions lately for Cleveland that has resulted in 8 guys standing and watching a 1-on-1 down to the end of the shot clock. Just not good basketball. IMO Lue isn't as good as what some may believe. After 1Q of play last night, LeBron was on pace to shoot 50+ times.

Never said anyone was leaving or going. Just a list of good to great local coaches. Good luck to Coach Graham and the Lady Cards next year!

Local names not on the previous list... Willie Feldhaus (Former Male Head) Brad Cox (Mason girls) Chris Stapleton (Fleming) Brian Kirk (Augusta) Robbie Graham (GRC girls) Jordan Gilbert (Madison Central ast.) The administration at Mason will get this one right. Look forward to the future of Royals basketball!

This one will be fun to follow! Does former Royal and former MC teacher Ryan Hamm show interest? Should be some big names in the mix in the near future!

Or that a kid averaging slightly above 2ppg got hot from 3! But that's what it takes to win the 11th. Got to have an unexpected hero on some nights! Not sure how much changed from first to 2nd half for the Eagles. I noticed they did play man a little more down the stretch. IMO, the LCA kids fed off a couple made threes and then they all started rolling in. Shooting is contagious! Mix that with a few of the toughness plays from the 2nd half defensively and you've got yourself a strong showing! Congrats to LCA!