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Yes the young man has a chance of becoming a really good player. He will not develop like he should if Russell continues to drop good competition. He needs to play in games against good competition to get better. Dropping tough opponents and picking up sure fire wins hurts all the players on the team. It looks good on the stat sheet but that stat sheet won’t mean squat when you play a team that can guard you. A .500 season playing tough teams will prepare them for post season. Cup cake schedule will give them a nice season record and go home the first round of the district.

This punishment seems pretty severe. Someone please tell me what was wrong with this Coach trying to assist EKY people that needed help? Maybe, we haven't heard the whole story.

I agree. The next hire will be a big one. They have to establish some stability at GC. The administration better select the next coach with care.

Glad to see the upgrades. I have been to Mason's gym a few times. It is a good place to watch basketball.

GRC, Ashland and Male. One of these teams will be crowned when the dust settles.

I have a hard time hanging this issue on the coaches. Yes, the coach should set the expectations for conduct on the court, but this is something that should have been taught at home. I taught my sons how to keep composure in adversity. Emotions are high in the post season and people make mistakes and make bad decisions, but this is not totally the coach's fault. Just my opinion....

He is a good player but saying they can't stop him may be a little bit of a strong statement. They have played teams of all speeds / sizes this season and have played any team that wanted to walk in the gym. The Tomcats on ball pressure and ability to run the floor with make it tough for Cov Cath to control anything. It will be a good game to watch.

Man. I would have loved to watch this game!

All Ashland starters played the entire regional tournament. Coming in to the State tournament with a healthy squad! Villers, Carter, Sellers and Porter all with 16th region all-tournament honors. I think they are good to go.

Bath County has a good team. The defensive pressure of the Tomcats will be next level compared to what they have played all season. It will be interesting to see if they can handle it. Looking forward to this game.

Zander Carter at Ashland Paul Blazer. Averaging around 11 pts 8 rebs on the #4 team in the state. The Tomcats play one of the toughest schedules in the state. The strength of schedule means a lot when evaluating a player. Easy to average a lot if you are playing below average teams all season.

I caught this game on MyTownTV tonight. I was impressed by the level of play by young players. The Reed from BC is a Soph. and can shoot the rock. He can score. His little brother is a decent player too. The Carter kid from Ashland is a 6'4" Freshman and dropped 22 points. Leads the Tomcats in rebounds and is close to a double double every night. Very impressive from the young ballers at the Varsity level.

Question. Does RPI factor in the strength of schedule? If it does, I sort of see the RPI argument. If RPI does not take in consideration the strength of schedule, then we should never even consider using it. There are some teams across the state that have padded their schedule. JMO....

We will just agree to disagree. Thanks for your insight as well.

No disrespect toward Rylee. Great player. I would like to have a kid just like him but Ashland does not double team anyone. You guard your own man on that team. You will see back side help, switch screens, and maybe trap at half court but no double teams. They are good.

I agree with everything but Rylee having 40. The Tomcats have proven this year that they can guard the post regardless of size. These kids get after it on defense. I love watching them play.

Yes, Yes and Yes!

I agree. I like listening to Dickie Martin. He is very entertaining sometimes. ?

This was a nice win.

Ashland is a handful period!!

My cousin told me that Carter has been dealing with a muscle strain. May have been the reason. This kid is a shooter. Along with about 6 more Tomcats on the team! Lol

Villers is the leading scorer for the Tomcats and Carter (freshman) leads in Rebounds.

Carter is a freshman. I hope they can get healthy. They are a fun team to watch! Well when the livestream worked. It was really bad.

Is Carter just a Freshman?

It will be be a single digit game with a 50/50 outcome. Ashland is as good as any team in the state when Porter Carter Villers and Sellars are on the court healthy.