BigRob

Came to watch this game tonight and it was a very physical game. It was a really good one. Only thing negative I have is I had to sit down towards the end and a few Oldham County young men decided to say some really bad things towards the end of the game towards Tabor. All about talking trash, but come on. Have a little class when you are winning fans! Hope the next game is as good as this one was

They did play this year and Ryle ran away with it. Same result this time. They are just too deep and talented.

They drew easiest route to finals too. The have a chance

I think it will be a very intense game as well. Grant will need to keep the Hammonds freshman in more on this one, instead of Guffey. The strength of Hammonds is needed against a very aggressive SK squad. After looking through the recent stats, it really sounds like he has earned the playing time. Great future ahead for him. As for the rest of the squad, if Dawalt can shoot like he did last matchup, they have a great chance to win. If they share the ball they are as good as anybody. SK has been on fire. I've watched them a couple of times this year and I think I'm still waiting for Davis to miss from behind the arc, lol. They can definitely drop some points and do it very quickly. I will not be attending this game though, so I really do hope someone there can post updates. I will be remaining up here in the 9th region for the evening.

I would be. After watching how Highlands handled them and how physical the Colonels can be. If they do have a chance they have to utilize their bench and hope for production. I don't have a dog in this fight just my observations.

It is tonight and tomorrow. Wednesday is off day.

That’s impressive! Heck of a player.

Just asking about these 8th graders, I’ve seen some “older” 8th graders throughout the state, are they older than the 14 yr olds typically in 8th grade?

Hammond’s really stepped up lately and is separating himself as a top freshman around. He has a knack around the basket and has very high basketball IQ. After watching them (Grant) a couple times this year, he provides another strong player under with Dawalt and Epperson, paired with Vickers and Robinson, that is a very strong five.

I didn’t get a chance to go tonight, but looking at the score, it looks The Cru fixed the defensive issue they had against Beechwood. Very good and smart team.

Gotcha. It would've been interesting to see honorable mentions. Selfish reasons, I would like to see the type of debate that is happening on the 10th region thread, lol. :popcorn:

Is there a 2nd, 3rd team? Honorable Mention? I saw that the 10th Region does.

Anyone heading to Dry Ridge that can give updates? Interested to see how the game goes.

You just never know!

Not sure how this one will play out. The only reason is because of the inconsistencies of both teams as mentioned earlier. The team ball that Beechwood played against a very good team the other night I think will once again take a hit because of the mindset of needing to score by individual players. I truly hope it doesn’t because they (Beechwood) are a very good team when all gets involved. That may keep the game close for awhile, but I think Beechwood by at least 10.

Nice win for Ryle! You have to defend the three well against Walton-Verona and it sounds like they did enough. Walton-Verona struggles inside because of size. Again, nice win.

Good game for the first half. Walton-Verona was hitting everything and took a six point lead into halftime. Grant County came out in the third and really fed off a thunderous dunk by Epperson, and retook the lead by four going into the fourth. The pace of the game picked up, which played in the favor of Grant. Walton-Verona started to miss some shots and Hammond’s was dominate underneath tonight. The freshman finished with a game high 30 points and had 12 rebounds. Was expecting a Grant win, but not by this much.

Holy Cross looked very good tonight. They pushed the ball and shot well from outside. They have the ability to surprise some if they run and shoot like tonight.

Happy to hear Centers is tearing it up. Great kid and has worked hard to get back to top level

Final 74-66 North Oldham wins.

Final 74-66 North Oldham wins.

North hitting free throws now. Icing the game

Grant continues to turn ball over.

North on run, 67-59. 1:30 left

52-51 North with 5:46 left