Valhalla

Congrats to Manual! Male has to feel snake bitten given game against them in regional tourney last year. Definitely a blood bath in 6th & 7th Region ... the survivors actually receive a bit of relief by making the State Tourney! On the other hand, they did draw one another in 1st Round action this year. Know many have offered thoughts re seeding idea. Have to say, winners of 6th & 7th get "rewarded" by having another bloody battle with one another? If the NCAA can do it (although always somewhat flawed) surely the KHSAA can attempt it.

Let me be clear -- I am in favor of this idea/practice. The initial point of this thread was getting acclimated to how officials are calling games. My point is this becomes challenged (for kids/coaches) given some (not all) wish to justify their selection as a top region official in making (hairline) calls they have not been making on a regular basis. Thus, the difficulty in acclimation to way calls are being made. Once again, I am IN FAVOR of this practice and this point does NOT defy logic for the same reasons that Barney Fife was always a Deputy versus Sheriff. Barney was really good at identifying ALL the rules ... but the community didn't quite run as smooth when he identified all those rules infractions did it!?!

"How do you know this to be the case unless you also watch games in that region regularly?" Thanks for the response. First, I actually do get to witness a solid number of games/officials from other regions. Second, if they were consistently making those type calls do you think they would be rated as one of the top officials for that region?

Overall I feel the region ref swap idea is a solid idea with plenty of merit. Some of the pros include whatever familiarity officials may have with player's style, intentions, habits, etc is removed. No assumptions should be applied given an officials knowledge of a player(s). On the other hand, some negatives that I have experienced in watching officials from other regions is the tendency to make calls they never would have made when working their own region. The Tech Foul in the Male-Manual game could be a good example? Other examples are 3 second lane violations ... when a small % of 1 foot is touching the lane. Or when a player is blocking out for a rebound and is called for the foul ... due to "displacement" of the other player. Are any of these examples a violation of the rules? Sure. Are they EVER called in the region they officiate. No. This is my issue with region ref swapping. The merits of the idea are solid. However, I just feel many refs have a tendency to justify their selection as a top official via calling minute rules infractions they have never made prior. So, making "adjustments" to the style of officiating becomes more challenged. Bottom line is I am still in favor of this idea. Ultimately, there just isn't a perfect system which removes all issues. Also, no substitute for playing good and sticking the ball in the bucket!!

Harbison is a fantastic player and has uncanny ability to get to rim particularly for her size. Well deserved POY honors! Heard she has committed to SLU? Side note, have also heard Sexton had a season ending (knee?) injury. Hoping being named to this list takes a bit of sting from the injury.

Would like to see what might happen if there was a public & private class. Know this issue has been beaten to death and clearly is NOT going to happen in KY. However, almost half of the teams listed above are private. Football appears (minus Bowling Green) to be dominated by private schools as well.

Hear Emmie Harris had fantastic last game for the Lady Rebs via 35 points! Also understand she has committed to Utah State. Very nice player.