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...With a player leading them that shouldn't have even been playing , UK gets the win.

Why shouldn’t he have? He broke no rules.

I watched the game on live stream. Ashland came out of the dressing room at half trailing by 5 and exploded in the 3rd quarter nailing shots from all over the floor. I’ve seen them play several games this year and that’s what they do. Teams will be in the game with them then suddenly BOOM!!! Ashland is up 10 points in a flash. They’ve simply got so many offensive weapons and move the ball so well teams can’t keep them from getting open looks.

Should be even tougher to defend on a college court.

Ashland is the real deal. They move the ball better than any team I’ve seen around here in my lifetime. And this team can flat out shoot. They struggled in the first half, but shot an amazing 15-21 in the 2nd half.

Ashland improves to 10-0 and will face Warren Central in tomorrow’s AIT semifinals.

One of the premier Holiday Tournaments in Kentucky tips off Friday in Ashland. This year's field included three of last years final 8 teams in the Sweet 16 (Butler, Scott County, Warren Central). The tournament is Dec 27-29 of every year. This following is the schedule for Friday:

 

2:30 Lewis County versus Warren Central

4:00 Louisville Butler versus Christian County

7:00 Ashland Blazer versus Lawrence County

8:30 Boyd County versus Scott County

You left out Ashland. They also made the Final 8 last year.

Ashland continues to impress as they beat undefeated and 3rd ranked team from West Virginia. The Tomcats improve to 9-0.

Was Sellars able to play today? He missed the GRC game due to tendinitis in his ankle.

 

Also, how good is George Washington?

I’m not sure about Sellars. George Washington was ranked #3 preseason. They are currently 4-0, and beat East Carter 68-35 last weekend. Ashland will have their hands full today.

Ashland beats Capital for the 2nd time in a week. This time in Charleston, WV in George Washington’s tournament. Ashland will play George Washington tomorrow in the tourney championship.

What is the purpose of RPI in basketball? Are they going to seed the Sweet 16 and I missed the announcement?

So I can post a Facebook status update that my Tomcats are the #2 team in the state. :sssh::lol2::lol2:

This Ashland win really surprises me. Matchup problems all around for the Tomcats. Sure they have faced that before but it was against WV teams and let's face it even the large WV schools would struggle to beat GRC, especially on GRC's home floor.

 

Throw in that Ashland was missing one of their best players, a sophomore. Which is telling because Ashlands best players are freshmen and soph's. The Tomcats have a fountain of youth at the moment and are well coached. Like it or not, they're going to be good for years to come.

You’re right Ashland is very young, but they also have some very good seniors in Phillips, Hudson and Bradley.

Ashland played without one of their top players in sophomore Ethan Sellars. Sellars was nursing an ankle injury. So excited about this Tomcat team.

Just an awesome win for this young group of Tomcats.

I'm just now getting a chance to listen to this. I was telling any of my Tomcat friends that would listen that I'd be really surprised for Ashland to get a road win against a really good GRC team that poses matchup problems. At the time I didn't know Sellars, I believe Ashlands #1 scorer would be out tonight.

 

Without him I'm really surprised this one is going to overtime. Win or lose, these (very) young cats are gonna be good.

I thought Ethan Hudson was the leading scorer.

GRC leads 42-40 at the end of the 3rd. Ashland is without one of their top players in sophomore Ethan Sellars. Ethan has some sort of ankle injury.

Is he a 4 or 5 starter?

He’ll be #5

Reds sign Wade Miley to a 2 year deal.

Reds To Sign Wade Miley - MLB Trade Rumors

@LRCW What coach has the most wins in Ashland history? I know coach Patterson won 5 straight regional titles in the late 70’s.

Not sure, if I had to guess I would go with Mike Flynn.

Ashland takes down the 3rd ranked team from West Virginia. The Tomcats improve to 6-0, and become the 1st school in Kentucky, and only the 6th in the nation to reach the 2,000 win total.

Who is #2 in wins in Kentucky?

Not sure, maybe Owensboro?

Steve Gilmore, Wayne Breeden, Buddy Biggs and Jason Mays came from four different parts of the commonwealth to coach Ashland’s boys basketball team.

For each of them, the Tomcats’ tradition and reputation for deeply rooted community involvement made impressions that preceded their own contributions to a program that began play in the 1919-20 season.

“Like many basketball fans and coaches in Kentucky, I knew of the great tradition of the Ashland Tomcats, and it was something that we talked about a lot when I was there,” said Breeden, a Bullitt County native who coached Ashland from 1992-97. “I used to tell the guys, we wanted to be the caretakers of tradition. We didn’t start it, but we wanted to keep it going.”

Ashland has kept it going all the way to the doorstep of a qualification no one else in Kentucky can claim.

With five victories in as many games to begin the season, the Tomcats’ next win will be their 2,000th in program history. That could come as soon as today, when Ashland meets Capital (West Virginia) in the Boyd County Roundball Classic at 4:15 p.m.

“As time goes on, there will be more and more people reach this plateau and hit this benchmark, but there will only be one that says we were the first,” Mays said. “We’re fortunate for that to be us. I’m confident that we’ll reach that, obviously, this year. For that trophy, so to speak, to come back to this community, I think, is very deserving.”

Tomcats aim to add to tradition: Ashland one win away from being first Ky. program to 2K | Sports | dailyindependent.com

Some Castillo for Carlos Correra rumors out there. Would that make sense?

No, not at all.

HUNTINGTON — The Ashland Tomcats couldn’t be tamed behind the 3-point line, connecting on 13 triples in a 76-58 win over the Spring Valley Timberwolves in a boys high school basketball game at Spring Valley High School Tuesday evening.

The Tomcats (5-0) used a late bucket to tie the game at 15 late in the first quarter and scored nine of the next 11 points to take a lead they never surrendered.

Spring Valley (0-1) used its size advantage in the first half to stay close. Corbin Page held down the paint and scored six of his 10 points in the first half, while CJ Meredith countered the post play with a trio of 3-pointers before halftime.

Spring Valley trailed 34-29 at the break, but the Tomcats packed an extra man in the post in the second half and forced the Timberwolves to play outside-in.

Ashland was excellent from the free throw line, shooting 19 of 22, and missed just one shot from the charity stripe in 10 second-quarter attempts to help extend the lead.

Ashland coach Jason Mays dialed up the defensive pressure in the second half, relying on his players’ speed and ball awareness to help seal the victory.

The Tomcats capitalized off Spring Valley offensive miscues, turning turnovers into 3-point shots and matching their total from the first half (five) in the opening minutes of the second half. Cole Villars hit their 10th triple with 4:04 left in the third quarter to give Ashland a 53-34 lead.

Three-point shooting lifts Ashland over Spring Valley, 76-58 | Sports | herald-dispatch.com

Bgp rankings committee should take a long, hard look at these Tomcats. They're likely in the top 20-25 range, imo.

They already came in at #19 this week.

I'm sure Johnson Central was missing some Football players. That is just something to keep in mind.

How many of them play basketball?

Very nice win for Tomcats. Anyone have the scoring breakdown.