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I said Scott County will not win in their first year in the 11th Region and I am stubbornly sticking to that prediction.

Although I do think they have superior talent, it is young talent and something tells me they stub their toe.

Lexington Catholic by 3.

State championship caliber game on Friday night at the Civic Center.

I love both team's style........"controlled chaos".

I thought to myself before this game was played that the officials whistle would determine the outcome. Not to say the officials were being unfair, but the tight whistle, all but eliminated Bryan Station. If the officials allow the game to be physical (especially on the ball), Bryan Station wins most everytime. With a more closely called game, check the statistics, Bryan Station's shooting suffers greatly because they can not get into their up and down the floor rhythm.

Nice win for the Indians! I feel certain Coach Feldhaus will have the big sophomore in the gym working on his free throw stroke the next few days.

Billy gets a rude welcome to the 11th Region. I am expecting a big game from seniors Aaron Dunaway and Miller, and sophomore Victor Moses.

Henry Clay advances on their home floor!

Henry Clay will win this one!

Welcome to the 11th Region, Billy!

Scott Co. @ Henry Clay

 

No doubt about it.

 

Just like sweet16 said, last year people may have seen this as a state championship game (before the region swap)

No doubt.....Scott County at Henry Clay. Henry Clay (ranked as high as second early in the year) versus Scott County (once the number 1 team in Kentucky) and to think that one of them will be out of the state playoffs after the first round of the district. Doesn't sound fair or right.......does it?

Who gets the ball to Wes Caldwell this year for Lexington Catholic?

OK NEW QUESTION BUT THERE IS NO NEED FOR A NEW THREAD. WHO WILL BE THE LEADING SCORER FOR PENDLETON NEXT YEAR?(PS was in caps lock so people will notice it better)

Alex Fornash?

AND HE IS A FRESHMAN

I get it........he is in Pendleton County's ROTC.......he shoots guns?

I watched this game last night. These type Bluegrass teams are simply miles ahead of the teams in my part of the state, with the exception of South Laurel. They just play more intense, both defensively and offensely.

 

The one problem I did have, though, was with the officiating. They basicly let both teams practically mug each other on defense all night long, without calling anything. And I've never seen so many over the back fouls go uncalled. But the refs were pretty consistent....both sides were allowed to play phsical with hand checks, hacking, bumping, bellying-up, etc....with no whistle. I realize there were quite a few free throws shot, but there probably could have been twice that many. I told the guys I was with that if this game had been called by mountain officials both teams would have finished the game with the subs playing.

I agree with your assessment "Professor". Billy Hicks witnessed the same thing Friday night as he watched the Henry Clay/Bryan Station game. The way the game of the 21st century is allowed to be played, the word finesse is totally eliminated.

Bryan Station ended up with six fouls in the second half......Henry Clay was playing at home and never got into the bonus. Honestly, I saw Bryan Station commit six fouls in one possession. Scott County and Lexington Catholic played the same way last night.

I am sorry to say, I don't have the answer to clean up the "tuggery".

Congratulations to Scott Humphrey on his development of a very competitive Clark County team. He gets his teams to play hard and overachieve which is what it is all about.

They have a real chance to come out of the 10th this year.

The OJ and Bill to OSU rumor has been flying around for months. What has been said IS the wake forest coach is leaving, the West Virginia coach is going after that job, leading the OSU coach to pursue the WVU job (completely stupid with his incoming talent, this has to be false) and then Huggins to be inline for the OSU job, bringing his good friends Bill and OJ with him.

 

The only part of this that has any truth is the fact that Bob Huggins has a strong relationship with Bill and OJ, the rest of it makes no sense.

This is the first I have heard of this scenario. One of the rumors flying has Wake Forest's Prosser to Cincinnati, West Virginia's Beilein to somewhere, and Huggy to his alma matar, West Virginia. O.J. and company would then follow Huggy to WVU.

The shame of the redistricting is this....Scott County, a top five team, in my opinion, has a great chance to be out of the state tournament after one game.

I say, put them back in the 8th Region or the 10th Region.

Somebody please make a note of this so I can gloat at a later time.

 

Scott County Cardinals 2006 State Champs.

Maybe 2007.......I don't see 2006.

Not have to worry about changing regions? Think Scott County will win at Henry Clay? I don't. SC will be done on the first of March. Even if they should get by HC, they likely will lose to Bryan Station which would put them against another district's top seed in the Regional. I thought Catholic and Bryan Station were playing the best ball at this point in the season but Catholic let SC whip them physically in the second half tonight. Too much waiting for the whistle to blow instead of playing on until it did as SC was able to do.

I concur!

Henry Clay matches up well with Scott County off Scott County's home floor.

The word I heard was there is a teacher credentialing problem with Coach Burbage.

If LexCath stays in it's present location, I don't see any way that it could move to 4A. They've just about maxed out space-wise now.

Land locked!

Only way to grow is to build up.

True! I am all for it, but until the ball is kicked off or tipped off depending on which sport between a Lexington city team and Lexington Catholic, I'll just can't believe it.

Do we not have that now?? And with 6-classes those teams would have better records since they will be competing against schools with similar numbers

What? There will still be 217 teams playing and, sure, there will be some teams with better records and a lot more than now with losing records and in the playoffs in your six class system.

If you take 217 teams and play each other, there are still the same number of losses in a given year. And with six classes instead of four, it is mathematically impossible for there not to be more teams with losing records in the playoffs.

Don't say it, explain it...why do you think that? :confused:

What is there to explain? If you expand to six classes, there is less competition for a title than if there were only four classes. This is simple elementary school division.

Also, there is less "good" competition because you have many undeserving teams in your playoffs (numerous teams with losing records).

How can it be less competitive?? In 2005 there were 217 schools with a football team in KY. with 4 classes, that is 55 per class. Each school had a 1.82% chance of winning it all. In a 6-class system, each school will have a 2.76% chance of winning the title. That means over 97% of the schools in each class won't win the championship, but each school in that class will be matched with schools on a similar level. To me that equals better competition, and more schools will get involved with football...as Tall Trees said, "It is about the kids!"

I admire your calculations for mathematical percentages that each school has to win a title.

Now I'll give you a mathematical reminder that the major push for additional classes in Kentucky is because many people out there are under the false impression that the private schools win 95% of the titles.

Might should be finalizing their decision to hire Cornell Burbage or some other candidate. What is Burbage's status?

I am very familiar with Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. They have outstanding facilities including a beautiful, modern arena called the Nutter Center (Irv Nutter, the same philanthropist who has provided enormous donations to UK and has the indoor football facilities named in his honor). They are one of the best kept secrets in Division I as far as potential.

Congratulations to Mr. Penick!

A few positives:

 

1. More competitive.

2. Two more titles. which mean more money

3. Smaller districts, which result in better regular season games out of district. Which means more gate money for schools.

4. More schools (mostly class A, and AA will start football programs)

5. Opportunities for more teams to make playoffs, gives opport. for athletes to be seen. (College coaches hit the road during the playoffs.)

6. Opportunities for good assistants to have opportunities for jobs.

7. More communities thinking football.

 

Just a few I can think of off the top of my head.

I say LESS competitive.

Rumor has it, West Jessamine should be.