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From your dancing banana, I assume you are hoping I will post something negative about your boys and rekindle the Ashland-Rose Hill feud. That won't happen. As I have posted previously, Ashland won because they wanted the game more than did Rose Hill. Ashland showed a lot of pride and determination. Rose Hill needs to learn to do the same. Rose Hill clearly has more talent than does Ashland (although without Gregg, that may not be the case) and will "outtalent" Ashland for the next 3 to 5 years or so unless Ashland attracts some new athletes or Rose Hill has another mass exodus. However, talent and potential don't get it without pride and determination. As for coaching, Biggs is a good coach and a nice fellow but I'm quite pleased with the coaching of John Bush. See, I made nice statements about both programs and did so in a factual manner. Mayo is now in the NBA, Walker is in the NBA, Euton and Jackson are in Georgetown, and we need to move past the ghosts. Best wishes to you and your boys.:thumb:

Sparingly and with a lots of tape and a bad limp. No one is using it as an excuse for the loss. As I posted earlier, Ashland won because they wanted the win more than did Rose Hill. However, Gregg's injury is worth mentioning since we all, I assume, believe in "full disclosure", don't we?

They must have rested while still in the game since four of the starters scored 74 of the 80 points. I would have thought the "resting" was on the bench while the little used reserves played some.

I thought the game was at West Carter and was surprised it was that close. Definitely a good win for West Carter on the road.

Final. Rose Hill led by 12 after 3 quarters but were outscored by GC 15-0 in the first 5+ minutes of the 4th quarter. RH came from 5 down to win by 1 on a 3 point goal by Gambill with less than a minute left. GC missed a good opportunity to win when the shot was in and out. Rose Hill, as was the case in the Ashland game, really missed its leading scorer and rebounder, Corey Gregg.

Wonder how many advertising dollars come from Elliott County and how many subscribers live in Elliott County? My guess is very few of either. I realize that Eliott Countians are riding their high horse this year but they need to handle it like it has happened before rather than as finding fool's gold. As Joe Torre once told a rookie who hit a homerun and "cadillaced" around the bases, "On this team we act like we have hit a homerun before". Elliott County's coverage is excellent considering that the newspaper is located in Ashland and not Sandy Hook.

The Kovachs were very much Holy Family people. I don't know if the Kovach boys both attended Holy Family prior to defecting or not. So, to be safe, I guess we could say that the family was "influenced" by Ashland and Harkins was "borrowed".

Kovach and Harkins were good players. As I recall, Ashland "borrowed" both of them from Holy Family.

I look forward to The Daily Independent each morning. It isn't what it was 20 years ago but, then, computers and the internet have caused a lot of changes in how we get our news. And, the changes are not necessarily for the overall good. I believe that TDI quit printing the weekly leaders in basketball because so many local teams failed to report their statistics for inclusion. It was not unusual to see the leaders based upon the reports of 5 or 6 teams. That makes any information worthless. I do agree that we could all do without "Page 2" with its People Magazine level of "celebrity" information that surely appeals only to the dullards of society. Overall, I salute TDI. Times are not good for newspapers.

Observations: 1. Ashland won much because they apparently wanted the win more than Rose Hill. 2. Rose Hill committed more fouls and Ashland got over 3X as many foul shots because Rose Hill always appeared to be a step slow. 3. Ashland outhustled Rose Hill which was evident when even Bonner got some widen open snowbirds. 4. The Ashland crowd was exceptionally small and nearly all of them were parents/adults. 5. Even the Ashland cheerleaders chose to be elsewhere. 6. Corey Gregg was playing with a seriously sprained ankle which explains his limited play. It didn't determine the outcome but it was relevant. 7. Freshman Mike Terry was clearly the best talent on the floor. 8. Pride won for Ashland. Rose Hill's boys need to develop some before the district game.

I would have liked to have seen either of the teams mentioned above against the 2002-2003 Rose Hill team prior to the departure of Walker in late January. That team had two future NBA players to go with Marques Dawson (still holds the state record for steals in a game and received a D-1 scholarship), Zach Gillum, and Mark King. I don't believe either of the other teams could compete with that team. It had too much athleticism and much too much quickness. Walker, Mayo, and Dawson were also fine dunkers- particularly Walker who may be the best in state history. That team won't win a popularity contest among partisans in the 16th Region- particularly around Ashland- for both valid reasons and jealousy (more of the latter than the former) but, if we are honest, there were none better in the last 47 years (that excludes the 1961 Ashland team which may or may not have been able to play with the 2002-2003 Walker edition Royals).

The score was tied at the end of regulation.

You bigtime city slickers are missing the real point. By the time Ballard adjusts to the culture shock of being in Sandy Hook, Elliott County will have a 20 point lead and the Bruins will never catch up. If the state tournament were played at Sandy Hook instead of Lexington, Elliott County would probably win it.

I agree. The loss of Bowling was bigger than Ashland would ever admit. They also miss Adams and a few more.

"Cyclone" Charlie Osborne is also safe at #2 with 3,647 as are Harry Todd at 3,567 and Chris Harrison at 3,542. Some of the others thereafter are probably safe also. Ferguson should finish in the middle to bottom of the top 10. I think it is interesting to look at the number of games played by each of these guys. I would vernure to say that Ferguson will participate in a goodly number more games than the others and far more than Coleman and "Cyclone Charlie". That, I believe, illustrates what great scorers these earlier guys were in high school.

The King scored 4,337 points. His record is quite safe.

Well, I'll defend Coach Fraley. I find nothing wrong with him confronting someone face to face about comments made while one is hiding behind the anonymity of BGP. When a mosquito continually pecks at someone, sooner of later that someone will brush away the mosquito. Most coaches read BGP but at least Coach Fraley has guts enough to admit it and to react accordingly. I'd give this decision to Coach Fraley.

Many of the Ashland posters before you, TruBlu, have seemed to exhibit a superiority complex by always tooting about "the tradition" and saying such things as "everyone else wants to be Ashland" with references that only apply to a bygone era when the school was at a different location and went by a different name. Such attitudes don't engender a lot of support from other modern day area posters. You, unlike many of your earlier cohorts, continue to post for your team- even during these extended times when Ashland is, at best, mediocre. You are to be commended so don't be offended. On the other hand, don't look for any sympathy, either.:thumb:

And more of the same truth.

Truth with no spin.

Next year you will need Dominique Wilkens.:thumb:

I agree with your first two statements but your third is a bit off the mark. The AD's avoidance policy continues unabated at as many levels as he can apply it. It sure won't change in the next 3-4 years. You are right on target, 3-peat and we all know it. As for the EC game, Ashland dodged rescheduling it. Clark County was impressive because it won by double figures when all the cards were stacked against it.

I think you may have missed my point. Ashland, at home, was catching Clark County less than 24 hours after a big, emotional win over its main rival. There was no way CC's boys would play remotely up to their ability and they didn't do so. It was Ashland's best shot at upsetting a top 25 team because they caught them at the optimum time. However, there was really no doubt of the outcome- except to TruBlu who is true maroon. As for the Elliott County game, there is no way, regardless of the scenerio, that Ashland could stay remotely close to Elliott County. So, Ashland, I'm sure, is elated that they dodged EC this year. Once the weather saved them from a trip to Sandy Hook, there was no way it would be rescheduled.:isurrender: I don't think Ashland would want to play Clark County when the Cardinals are healthy and not physically and emotionally drained. Ashland's best shot was last night. The conclusion is that Clark is a fine team that showed just what it needed for a convincing win on the road.

This was Ashland's best shot to upset a top 25 team. Clark had to give everything it had to beat Mason County in a one point game last night in a battle of the top two teams in the 10th Region. It sounded live Clark pretty much went through the motions and still won by 11 on the road. That is a sign of a good team when they can come off a big game, go on the road less than 24 hours later, and still easily win a game against even an average opponent. And, Clark is sure young.

Ashland sure had a big advantage in foul shots. That obviously determined the outcome.