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Why did they flip the times of the games. The West/Boyle game normally would have been the 1st game of the night?

I agree it takes teams time to get used Ateny's length and shot blocking ability. He takes away a lot of points in the paint. I go with DCA from that standpoint but Rock does have the best offensive player on the court. If Craig can get open from outside could be the difference.

Wheeler has been playing good for Boyle lately also. This one definitely a toss up. Who is most important for Boyle to Shut down? Tut, Floyd or Murphy?

They have had very few winning seasons over the last 10-15 years. They used to be a powerhouse back in the day. No reason they can't be again with the right coach.

Football and basketball have dropped dramatically since Booher arrived. When Booher got there football came off a 9-3 season with over 70 players on the roster and had beat CAL twice in 3 years. Coaching change happens and Mercer football went 1-10 with under 30 players on the roster this year. This was the direct result of a bad hire from Superintendent and AD and they don't seem interested in fixing it. Basketball in the last 10 years have had a Mr. Basketball and multiple trips to the region championship. This year they were 8-22. I have never seen the amount of kids leaving Mercer as I have seen recently. There is a bad culture within the Athletic Department and school system. Mercer may have the newest gym in the 12th region and one of the nicest indoor facilities for football and weight lifting but there is a reason for the recent drop off and kids leaving. Until they fix that it could be hard to get good coaches hired in there.

My Apologies. I was wrong. I guess he was the AD after the merger in 2006. He wasn't the AD when Smith took over in 2016.

Terry Yeast was the track coach and Assistant principal. He was never an AD at Mercer.

I could see Mercer opening up and if they are smart they look within the 12th region this time.

Boyle's last game against Larue they played same type of zone and Boyle turned it over like crazy. I am sure Garrard scouted that game.

I think Somerset is the favorite to win it now with DCA a close 2nd. Neither team is dominant though to a point that they could still get knocked off by anyone on any given night. In order to win region a team needs to have really good guard play and be able to lock up in man to man half court defense. If your team doesn't possess those two things then it is hard to win 3 games in the region tourney.

Yes impressive couple of games against the 11th region teams with also a loss to Wayne and a close game with Lincoln during that span. DCA is the favorite in the 12th but could also get beat by a handful of teams on any given night.

A player would have to be living in the school district of the public school in order to be eligible so how could you apply this to a public school? All kids have to prove residency in the school district they are attending and playing sports at so I don't understand how a public school would have a player playing for them living in another district and still eligible.

Garrard could 100% beat Boyle and be playing in the district championship. They play hard and have good coaching.

Drakeford started for Mercer as a freshman as their PG. Driver and Drakeford are the only two players on Boyle's team that have ever scored a point in the region tourney. 45th is really down with Lincoln under 500 for the year and Boyle barely over 500. I think DCA is the favorite but wouldn't surprise me if Lincoln, Boyle or even Danville as a Darkhorse to win it. Lincoln has the best guard in Baird, Reed at Danville might be next best guard. DCA has best overall player in the district with Ateny with Driver being the next overall best player.

I was really impressed with Somerset in their ability to make the extra pass and always seem to take good open shots. They are very well coached and the best passing team I have seen so far in the region. They don't seem to be all that athletic but make up with it with smart play and good ball movement. Absher is an impressive player but may need to take over a little more in tourney time.

Has Drakeford been sick, hurt or coaches just not playing him? He hasn't played at all in the last 5-6 games.

Boyle 11-10 with not a very hard schedule. Is this Todd’s first year as a head coach in high school basketball?

Agree with Boyle's inside game. Driver is the best true post/big man in the region. Adding Pendygraft will help with that also. Past Driver though this team is not very athletic at all especially with the guards. In order to win in the post season teams better be able to play good man defense and have good guard play. That is Boyle's biggest weakness so far.

Danville stopped being aggressive in trying to score and yes missed a bunch of FT's down the stretch. Danville had no answer for Driver but Danville's guards are better than Boyle's. Boyle could not guard Danville's guards. Boyle is 3-5 in 2026.

Any word if this one or any of the games are being played tomorrow?

Should be Driver or Brown from CAL.

Good for him but I don't really consider that the same as when Faulkner scored over 3,000 points and was Mr. Basketball then went D-1 on a full ride. Faulkner and Fitzgerald both went D-1 on full scholarship in 2018. Faulkner averaged 26 a game and Fitzgerald averaged 30. If being sub 6 ft tall and averaging 11 PPG is the new standard for D1 then we have a ton of those in the 12th region now. Many teams probable have several players that meet that criteria.

This is walk on though right?

Who is the other D1 player?

I don't know but fast enough for multiple P4 offers with very little high school film at TE. With ACL surgeries these days kids can come back 100% as long as they do their rehab. Does the kid from Lincoln have any offers?