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Oldham would have been fine with just about any coach. Wonder how many new Oldham Countians show up.

South Oldham Woodford SK Collins --Because you never know. The field

Give me Grant by double digits.

Couldn't agree more. SK has two really good players and South has several.

Best coach is a silly debate. Most coaches do well when they have good players. Give the coach at Little Sisters of the poor the roster of Male or Ballard and we would be talking about what a good coach they are.

That is nothing. Go to any game involving one of the Oldham Schools playing eachother. Those kids would make a sailor blush.

A shot clock has pros and cons that have been listed. I said this last year about this same time that I am against it from the clash of styles of play perspective. A team that wants to get 70 vs. A team that wants to get 40.

Not that it is a bad thing, I love physical play but whistles do happen from time to time.

How much does the apparent departure of Hawley hinder Collins chances, in regards to depth.

I think foul trouble is going to most certainly happen when these two teams meet. Both do a lot of grabbing, bumping, and holding on the defensive end.

I agree. These are high school players. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, High school players are like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get.

Wow.

You can make a case for any of those top players for POY, I would agree with any winner, Mcknight, Morrison, a healthy Powell, Vail, Conley. No sane person could disagree with a selection of any of these boys.

Best High School game I have seen all year. Not for the faint of heart, the officials let these two teams beat the doo doo out of eachother. Not complaining, just an observation. I do not have a dog in the fight but the Turner and Scribner (spelling) kids each deserved a game ball. They both made timely shots and kept Collins afloat. Would not be at all surprised to see these two tangle again in New Castle, but a long way to go before we crown anybody.

I will go with a 72-64 final. 72 wins.

Powell is a tremendous high school player but , and most of you will disagree but Powell isn't the best player in his own district. Multiple coaches both current and retired would agree with that.

Ballard was down 17-5 about 4 minutes into the game and then they went off.

Saw where Powell shot 16 foul shots. Were they late in the game?

I can imagine. Sounds like an old fashioned Joe B. Hall vs. Digger Phelps game

Wow. Did something happen and the game was called at halftime? Was it great defense or truly offensive offense?

I have to know. How many FT attempts for Powell?

Captain obvious here but as much as I hate to will give the edge to North. I believe the game will be called closely as opposed to at Spencer. Spencer is very aggressive defensively and very handsy. They, like most teams get away with a little extra bumping and grabbing at home. I think Powell will shoot 100 foul shots in this one. (Dramatic exaggeration) But what do I know?

Also, not sure if Trinity had everybody during the summer but saw them get beaten and beaten soundly a few times by teams you would not think. Possibly ranked on name alone? They have been on a great run but did lose alot of talent last season. Good win for Desales anyway you slice it though.

Not forgetting about the Neece kid at SK. Didnt mention due to the very unfortunate injury. Assuming he will be out this winter??? Can anybody chime in on that?

Good point on Conley. We can agree that they, plus Vail are the top 5 in region correct?