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No doubt it is a tough task and they very well maybe the New England Patriots of the 16th. They may be a team of destiny, but the Pats had some close calls and maybe should've lost a game or two. Hopefully the Rams can pull the stunner of the tourney and knock them off. My dad always says that is why they play the game cause anybody can win on any given night.

Give Coach Floyd and the boys a week to prepare and they can knock off Elliott Co. Rams are no doubt a big underdog, but Coach Floyd will have Elliott Co. scouted well and the boy's will be ready. Go Rams!!!

My point is that Coach Keeton is already coaching in the school system and he is a quality coach and person that has the enthusiasm ans carisma to turn thing around. they don't have to look he is already there!

I will say his name Coach Mills would do an excellent job at Greenup Co. However I don't think he would want to give up his job to coach and he is already coaching at the college level. Again I say the best choice from them could be Eric Keeton from the girls side. He has alot of experience on the boy's side as a long time assistant to Coach Flynn at Ashland.

No question in my mind that Raceland is great. Super schools, teachers, athletics, and adminstration. Which brings me to this point. Maybe Greenup Co. should hire a Raceland alumni to take over the boy's program. Maybe Coach Keeton Raceland 93' would move offices and provide the same stability to the boy's program that he has given the girls. Coach Keeton has taken a girls program that has been rock bottom and made the competitive. They are really young this season, but the JV coached by Jeremy Stephenson Raceland 01' grad is doing very well, and the varsity starts no SR's and a 7th grader has plenty of promise in the future. The girls numbers are up, and seem to play hard for the young fiery coaches at GC. The answer for the boy's could be literally right around the corner!

Hopefully Coach Leach will successfully work through these issues, and GC will be able to find a good fit.

Personal or Personel problems? Sorry I couldn't resist. IF it is true that he is having personal problems then I wish Coach Leach the very best. I hope he did not resign because of Personel Problems. However, let's be honest what else are they going to say as to why he resigned! Good Luck to the Search Commitee in finding a coach that can give this program stability. Greenup Co. basketball games used to be a blast, and now they are dull compare to where the program used to be. They desperately need to pick the right guy to restore tradition and prominence back to one of the 16th's elite!

Coach Webb does an excellent job at West! He is all class as well! I can't see Coach Webb trying to ever embarass another team. Yes you have to feel for the players at Greenup Co. they have been through alot these past 2 seasons. IMO this program won't be good again until it gets some stability with a head coach that has some varsity experience and a knowlegde of the school system.

I know that Rose Hill has lost the past 2 nights but it ssems as though the Royals have played really well vs. extremely tough competion. This should be a great tune up tourney going into next week's All A!

West Carter has a nice team this year with some good young talent. I bet the atmoshere in the Greenhouse was just as interesting as the game.

IMO Coach Leach would stiil be there if he would have booted ANYONE else off the team other than this kid. If you make this kids family mad at GC then you don't stick around because they don't think they run the school they do run the school. This kids dad almost cost them their district football championship going crazy on a ref during the game and geeting the team in which he had no part off penalized. GC will continue to reap what it sows!!

Thankfully I'm not a Greenup guy and I don't have to understand the thinking down there either. Does anyone get a fair shake down there?

No not kidding! Honestly if your getting beat by 30- 40 with him and his attitude is horrible, then why not boot him off? You certainly weren't winning with him and your probably not going to start without him. GC has some nice young talent to develop. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise. Leading scorers can be CANCEROUS! The leading scorer played against Raceland the other night and the Muskies lost big . Is he really going to help them win 4 or five more games? Really it probably makes little difference!

Sorry Leslie I guess it sounded like Ashley on the PA that evening.

Rumors are true from talking to friends at GC. However, sometimes your leading scorer is not your best player. Teams can get better after losing a player. I also respect coaches who do the right thing. For instance when the Lady Devils lost a few players acouple years ago Coach Kidwell IMO did the right thing for the others on the team because their attitudes were better and they still had a great deal of success. Coaches make too little to spend too much time and personal money to be treated that way by a teenager. Sometimes it makes you better. If coach Leach can handle this situation as the same class of Coach Kidwell then he still may be able to make GC a successful program again. Character Counts!!!!

Rachel Vanderhoof(Raceland) is up there. Ashley Eagle from Morgan Co., Kelsey Simpson Russell, Ashland's Ali Wilcox, these are some of the ones that I have seen play.

Raceland improves their district record to 4-0. The Rams complete the 63rd sweep of Russell last Tuesday,Lewis Co. last Friday, and Greenup Co. last night. Rams could have beaten Greenup by more but Coach Floyd showed alot of class and stopped the press, and substituted very liberally. Raceland has beaten all district oppents by double figures!! Nice job by the players and coaches!!!

:confused: In 30 years I will be 84. Hopefully I can hang on that long!

Whether you want to believe it or not the marquee game in the area usually involves Ashland. I did not say always, but usually. Even thought the Daily Independent is no long the Ashland Daily Independent it is located in Ashland, therefore it would make sense that they get a lot of coverage. Does the Herald Leader give equal coverage to Transylvania, and EKU and UK? I think not. Does anyone feel it is biased that Lexington would spend a majority of their coverage on the largest school in the area (UK), also the school with the largest number of supporters (UK), and the school with the most winning tradition (UK)?

Yes, you won the region once in 30+ years, congrats. At that average its nice to know I'll be long gone before it happens again!

OK, you have a valid point. 2 out of the 800 people who live in Lewis Co. subscribe to the Daily Independent. Coal Grove is in another state and shouldnt be mentioned in the Daily Independent, unless they are playing a school that is in the general vicinity of Ashland like Russell, BC, maybe even Raceland. But honestly do you think anyone is interested in reading an article about Lewis Co. (one of the weaker teams in the region) vs. Coal Grove (probably a weak team in Ohio)? I really doubt it. Now if they had specifically not covered this game to do an article about Buddy Biggs' favorite flavor of ice cream, or Matt Thomas' favorite subject in school then your point might hold some water. You can make the typical comments about 1920's this and 1920's that. But the simple fact is Ashland has been a dominant fixture in the 16th region as long as anyone can remember. If you cant understand that then the problem is not with me. Just because Russell has 1 region championship in like 30+ years doesn't really speak positively about the state of their basketball program....honestly thats pretty sad. Especially to throw up a massive 27 points when they finally made it to Rupp. Honestly I have no problem with Elliott Co. I really respect their talent, and enjoy how they play. But it will be hard for them to maintain this level of talent with the size of their school. That is why larger schools usually have an easier time fielding competitive teams. There will be time for every school where talent will rise and fall. Ashland and BC both had dominant teams in the mid 90's and Ashland had a couple great teams with Beach and Surgalski in the early 2000's. BC has seen a dramatic drop in talent over the last 6 or 7 years. Russell will be experiencing that this season and possibly for the next several. I'm fully prepared for the rise and fall, because I know that throughout my life the rises always out number the falls on Blazer Blvd.

Reason 1: Girls Games...no one really cares until March, and some dont care at all. Reason 2: Lewis Co. How far away is Lewis Co. from the Ashland area? 40-50 miles, longer?? I doubt anyone that lives in Lewis Co. subscribes to the Daily Independent, also most people in the Ashland area couldnt care less about Lewis Co. Do you think the Daily Independent should waste the gas money and man power to send a reporter and/or photographer to Lewis Co.? Seriously.... Im not trying to be mean, just honest.

I'm just curious as to what you think Ashland has to be jealous of when it comes to basketball and other teams in the region............

Start digging. I know that one of my main goals in life has been to avoid manual labor at any cost.

I know I for one just can't understand why a newspaper would cover a high school team in the city where MOST of their subscribers live. Thats just baffling