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This Cooper team lost 1 contributing player from the 9th region championship team. That player is good, very good (and I said at the beginning of the season that they would miss her a lot) and playing at TMU, but what returned is very, very talented. Sure not Lind, Palmer, Alexander and Freihofer talented, but very talented. Honestly, the 9th region is down this year, NDA lost 5 seniors (2 playing at the next level and 1 turned down a D1 offer late in the recruiting season), Highlands lost 2 D1 players and Orme to injury, HC lost 2 players that are playing at the next level and Dimyah (Sp?) to injury, Dixie lost two players that are playing at the next level and Pelphrey to injury. This Cooper team definitely was near if not at the top of the region from a talent perspective.

Overall bad night for the PaNDAs, poor shooting from both teams, as mentioned too many PaNDA turnovers and outrebounded on both ends.

Agreed, both teams leave this game with some definite "what ifs"...what if NDA didn't turn the ball over 23 times (I believe I said it will be interesting to see how NDA handles the HC pressure), HC's defense definitely had a hand in the turnovers, what if Stallard and Holtzapfel are able to get and hit more shots. While coach Arlinghaus has to be thinking, what if we make our free throws, or a few more layups, or another 3 pointer...both teams had their mistakes and their opportunities. One thing with playing this game so early, it will be very interesting to see how each team progresses from here, the district rematch should be another great game.

Ugh, I don't love that you called out the December stat:)...I am less confident for the PaNDAs, will be interesting to see how they handle the HC pressure.

This is an incredibly uninformed post. The school in question never challenges transfers under any circumstances. The player in question is a great young lady, great to see her happy and playing well.

To be clear this is one of several reasons that a player can be immediately cleared to play, but the earlier comment on "consistency" is spot on. Hence some momentum on the concept of 1 "free" transfer.

As is the case with many of LexCath's games, Joanna Bryant will be the best player on the field, not sure Russell has seen that level of skill and speed.

I believe it is Bryce Armstrong.

Wow.

As is often the case, the kid's bloodlines are something:)

I feel like people have totally forgotten just how good Brandon Berger was...

Noter Dame lost a lot of skill and power from last year, but 6th...behind Etown and Ballard, we'll see how that holds up in November.

I know CCH has Courtney playing JV QB, do they have a freshman QB that can sling like the kid in this highlight?

What a run of dominance by the Colonels! Two three peats in doubles and team events, two runners-up and a "Chip" in singles. In my (cynical) opinion, most KHSAA changes are done at the behest of the largest schools in Louisville, and if they negatively impact NKY schools, then all the better. While I acknowledge that the team format change in tennis did align the tennis format to be consistent with golf, I do believe it was also done to address what was considered an advantage for CCH that more of their players qualified for the state tournament than the Louisville schools due to their dominance in the region. In the new format, this group of Colonels still blew away the field. This is a generational group of players with what will end up being 3 D1 players and a very strong supporting cast, Congratulations to the Colonels and coach Herts!

This is a home run hire for the Lady Jags!