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Whom will be leading the Musketeers of Greenup County? I enjoyed watching their team play last season in the tournament.

The Redhound Varsity Club does an outstanding job with the organization of the Cumberland Falls Invitational each and every year. I think there will be several interesting games as the week unfolds. I eagerly await the opportunity to see Dorman and Bell County play. Both teams always field a highly competitive squad. I would hypothesize these two teams meeting in the finals before a spirited crowd.

Was a surprise indeed.

Interesting turn of events tonight. It appears that one exceeded expectations and one fell below anticipated hopes. I suppose one has to remember that improvement does not always equal successes, especially when the opponent could have progressed at a greater pace. As for the youth factor, it appears to me that both teams had an abundance of new players with the victor having even more youth on the floor for much of the game. Injuries factored in to both sides of the equation with Whitley still missing some ailing players and Corbin being without the services of upperclassmen Barley & Cashen. With all this being stated, I for one thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition of effort and defense on the part of the Redhounds and would like to issue my sincerest congratulations to the coaching staff. Perhaps the true measure for this team of Redhounds will come next week with the likes of worthy opponents in Cawood, Bell, and Knoxville Catholic.

As unusual as it might seem....Mr. Bubba seems to be the only reader who truly understood my post. Corbin has dominated Whitley for years....I believe Coach Deaton was the last Corbin coach to get swept by the Colonels in 95 but even then the Hounds took the Colonels in the district tournament and went on to the finish runner up in the region. I did not say the Redhounds needed the material for motivation. I said it may help them focus for the game. Since they have won nearly 20 in a row they may need to make certain as to not overlook the Colonels this season. I will attempt to further explain my posts next time so as all readers can understand them. So sorry for the confusion.

My, my, my..what faith Mr. Mutt has in the Colonels. Is this the same Colonel group that lost 4 games in the Freshman and JV ranks last season to the Hounds? Have they improved this much? Not selling the new coaches, players or anyone else in Colonel land short, but I would think the Hounds have a nice supporting cast for Mr. Crawford. I would not be surprised to see Crawford have many nights this season with a triple double for Coach Pietrowski. Many times players who are overly aggressive also become ultra emotional and find themselves confined to the bench due to excessive fouls, technicals and overall sloppy play. I have always found the best basketball players to be very controlled and maintain their poise in the heat of the battle. Let's hope this spirited game is played with class on both sides of the court. I am sure Coach Pietrowski appreciates the bulletin board material to help his players focus on the district showdown.

This seems to be an issue that really has no solution. One only needs to look at history to see that some groups are simply not going to get along in peace and harmony. As long as none of the athletes or anyone else is in danger, then my advice is just ignore the ignorance and support your school. Let people say what they want to and wave all the flags they wish. These two teams and schools in general are very similar so thus arises the competitive spirit and the intense rivalry between them. Maybe you can relate it to..."Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me".

This is a tremendous matchup between two old district rivals. I think the Jackets will prevail in this matchup. If Hamblin can play the Orange and White will come out on top in spite of Coach Woods' absence.

That would be a perfect plan. As it stands now Football is getting an extra week of practice. Maybe some extra scrimmages or starting on Oct 1st would equal things out for the basketball folks.

These teams are a far cry from the days of Male, Lex Cath, and Moeller. It seemed that the Pigskin classic was one of the best in the state during this era. I suppose the financial backing is not the same as it was back in the "glory days". I wonder if Whitley County, Williamsburg, Lynn Camp were contacted about participating? Some sort of bowl game featuring these teams along with Corbin would draw record crowds, plenty of money and an overall great time for fans, players and media. If Middlesboro and Knox Central are added for local flavor instead of state level competition then this event is certainly headed in a downward spiral.

Watts is an impressive youngster. It will be interesting to follow his progress over the course of his career at McCreary. Robert Jones is a vastly under- rated coach, in my opinion. Best of luck to Watts and the Raiders. I for one would like to see them make an appearance at Rupp come March.

Cumberland will win this game. Pineville is still a few years away from fielding a competitive squad.

I would think Pineville and Knox Central to be very much improved teams this season as well. Look for both of them along with Cawood to win several games this season. After South you can shake about 8 teams up and pull them out of a hat and have a solid 2 thru 10 .

Who made this schedule for the Colonels? Something tells me it was not Coach Black( Back) ..spelling check... Things will pick up in the upcoming years. New scheme, new coach, and all that. Face it things have been going down for area football for years. Whitley hit their peak in the mid ninties.....now it is much tougher.

I actually agree for once with you Apex.....I say 5- 5 in the regular season for the Hounds and then 2 wins in the post season...so that would be 7- 5 and then the real test starts.....so far the Hounds have failed all quizzes...Mboro, Rock, Bell,Oldham, and South...maybe this time things will be different. How about the Colonels? Do they have a chance to win another game this season or will it be one win for them?