ballaholic

Good win for Cawood. Looks like they will win the district again. I was at this game and neither team looked like they really wanted the game that bad. Harlan is going to be lucky to win many games with the turnovers they have each game. They probably had 25 last night and didn't shoot the ball that well. Like the Leslie game they had 22 turnovers but they shot about 60% from the field.

A great defensive performance by Harlan helped them get hear. Give credit where it is due, but I will take Leslie by 9. Harlan has been hit by the injury bug(Smith out for season,Brown missed 3 games before playing a game before WYMT, Curtis missed a game to get 9 stitches) and has done well without their best player not playing. No one gave them a chance to be in the finals.

I for one thought at the beginning of the year there may be a couple of teams make a run at SL. NL, Harlan, Clay, and Barbourville being the main four, but after seeing all of these teams play at least two times some three, there is no way that any of these teams have a chance. That is just the way it is. SL is too big, too deep, too quick. They are very good and well coached. I just do not see anyone in the 13th beating them.

Stats very close just like the game. HDE had Harlan I believe with 17 turnovers.

It's not a big deal to beat Harlan. They are rated 8th or 9th in the region. So I believe Clay is ranked higher so they should have won. I'm not making any excuses I'm just saying that Clay is not that tough. But everything will be said In March.

The win at Harlan isn't saying a whole lot because Harlan's 6'7 center went out in the first 2 minutes of the game with a cut that took 9 stitches. He's been averaging like 12 point and 10 to 12 rebounds a game the last 4 or 5 games. That was a huge lost. And the 6'4 Brown kid fouled out early in the fourth.

I talked to a friend that was at the game and he knows alot about basketball, says Paintsville defence was so so and that Harlan didn't slow the game down as much as people are saying. Alot of times they threw the ball away after only one or two passes. They had 17 turnovers and put up forty some shots. He said that Harlan didn't let Paintsville have alot of layups and that was the different in the game. He said that they made Paintsville shoot jumpers. Anyone at the game see it different?

Anyone know any scores?

Without the Smith kid Paintsville shouldn't have a problem getting to the finals, that would be like the Slone kid from Paintsville not playing and the Smith Kid from Harlan playing. Harlan would have a easy time getting to the finals also.

From the information I can find out at this point I am pretty sure it was a torn achilles(sp). I am not sure when the surgery will be done. They might have had it done today.

Clay wins a close game. Outrebounds Harlan by at least 25. Harlan was hurt from the get go when the Dragons center Curtis left the game with about 7:00 to play in the first quarter. He is a big part of their team this year. I found out it was Smiths achilles(sp). He had hurt it the game against Evarts. Doesn't look good for him. Clay played hard and Harlan did also, Harlan just couldn't rebound the basketball. They had a couple of open 3's to win the game, but just came up short. Good win for Clay.

Never heard of hustling too much. If Harlan does that tonight and the Brown kid gets to play should be close. If not, Clay by 12.

HDE already said this but they have already been to E-town and later go to PRP how much more of a different style do they need to see? That is two teams that a lot of 13th region teams would never put on their schedule and teams would not see them at most of the tournaments they are in around here anyway. With the exception of SL/NL tournament and maybe Painstville tournament.

Les, Why would it hurt the dragons for not participating in a holiday tournament. I know they are playing in the WYMT tournament and they have the all a tournament. Throw in 10 district games, six SEKC games. It might be hard for a christmas tournament. They are playing in two tournaments if it is that big of a deal.

Are you talking about the state or region?

How do you get tickets?

Harlan Wah-Wah Jones Charles Thomas

Like I said I was at this game and the ball was in the air when the whistle blew. I don't know how there could have been an over the back with the ball in the air.

I was at the Harlan/Clay game that year. Harlan was the better team. If my memory serves me correct, HDE can help me, I think Harlan had the ball with the game tied and while the ball was in the air with maybe .05 seconds left they called an off the ball foul on Harlan and Clay shot free throws to win this one. Anything can happen in the 13th. I think that is the way it went.

Sharp, If you find out they push the time back to 3:30 for the Miami Senior game, will you let us know. I have wanted to see the big kid for Miami. I heard he had 39 the first game. What did he do lastnight? I would like to come to South and watch this game and the SL/Pendleton game.

Larry Gritton/OBI Ryan Wilson/Williamsburg Blake Hubbs/Cawood

I am sure HDE will be able to take care of the 13th region. He has kept up with this region in a great way. I hope he puts out a team. There have actually been a lot of good players in the 13th region during this time.

I will agree with that. Hazard always plays well at the @ WYMT too.

Who do you think that may be Sports?

Harlan/ Paintsville Hazard/North Probably the best two first round games. RNC, I say you are right. Harlan may not even beat Paintsville. That will probably be a good game. I think Harlan beat them at the buzzard last year @ East Ridge. Both teams have most of their players back.