Armchair Coach

It should be remembered that although Paintsville and Johnson Central are included Bath,Menifee and Fleming are not(at least it has been that way in the past).

I believe that Fleming is part of the EKC for track and Cross Country but not basketball.

I believe Derek Endicott of Lawrence Co was nominated in 2005.Lawrence was in the 16th at that time.

Ouch!

Great job Austin! Where does this place him on the all time list?

Actually my understanding was the score was something like 125-85(Scott Co) for five quarters-I know some people who are close to the Scott Co. program so I will try find out exactly what it was.Irregardless Elliott at worst is the third best team in the region and has a real shot at winning the 16th.When does Elliott play their district game?

The Following 16th region Seniors started all or a high majority of their games as freshmen:VanHoose and Blair(Russell),Barker(Fairview),McDavid(Ashland),Blanton(Boyd). VanHoose and Blair avg. over 10.Blair may have avg. 5rebounds.McDavid if not at 10/5 was close. But I understand the point you are making.The stats these two have are outstanding and it is underscored even more by the fact they are freshmen.

I agree-I doubt if Fairview will score 98 on Ashland either.But you need to remember that this was the equivalent of a 40 minute game,in essence an extra quarter.Fairview and Elliott had 80 at the end of regulation.Exactly one week earlier Ashland gave up 83 to Elliott in regulation.Elliott is just an offensive team.A nightmare to match up with.Weaknesses, yes they have a few but who doesn't?They can score from every position and rebound from every position. Why, especially in our region are people so much more impressed with a 49-45 game than they are a 102-98 game. After giving up 69 to Rowan earlier this year Coach Biggs of Ashland stated that the final margin was what was important.I agree.Too many people want to criticize the style of play of Elliott but IMO they would not be nearly as effective playing "Ball possession". As far as low scores at the region you have a point.But the length of the court and the vastness of the arena are also factors.

Yes!

I think that Delaware may have only one class.

Yes that was a very good game-One of the Faulkners' -(Evan I think) hit a 75 footer at the end of the third quarter.Cameron played very well and with CONFIDENCE!

Fastbreak would be your best bet.Also if you check on the khsaa scoreboard they have many teams and their stats listed.I believe you could get all the above called for stats from that source.

What statistics did I classify as a mistake?I merely stated an opinion and pointed something out that RH supporters themselves have stated on many occasions.I respect the defensive ability of Arthur and admire the strides he has made as a basketball player but I don't think he is the best defensive player in the region. FBall is right-some things are difficult to prove and therefore are very subjective.

Game was 2 ots not three.Biggest lead for either team was 9(Fairview 18-10 and Elliott 59-50).Maynard hit big threesto tie the game at the end of regulation and at the end of the first ot. Some Unofficial Stats Elliott Co-5/27 on threes. Ferguson-35 points including 8 in the first OT. Ethan Faulkner-24 points good floor game. Maynard-17 points including 3 threes and 6-6 from the line. Evan Faulkner-12 points/solid game. Fairview-53% from the field. Hall-30 points (career high) including 5 threes. Barker-23 points/11 assists 7-7 from the line. Collins-18 points-good mid-range game. Armstong-16 points/a factor in the middle. Fairview played zone most of the game while Elliott started off in a diamond and one on Barker.After Hall scored 10 in the first Elliott played straight man for the most part. Very entertaining game and that was not the "same" Fairview team that played East on Friday.

Last week Euton was 150-283.I would imagine that RH did not submit the stats correctly and he is probably 158-300.

I agree-I just feel that Russell/Ashland each have more experience/depth than RH does.

Great points.They have to among the top freshmen ever to play in the region.Having said that they both have weaknesses that I'm sure you are aware.The thing is as Euton made clear in the outstanding newspaper article on the two he is willing to put in the time to improve as I'm sure Jackson is.The scary thing about Jackson is that he is doing so much with limited half court skills-He has limited range and does not go to the basket with authority and yet he has shot a great deal of free throws.This is an attribute to his athleticism.Euton works his tail off-His foot speed while not great has improved a great deal over the past few years. Bottom line they are fun to watch unless of course you are the opposition.

Even coming fom a partisan like you this is overkill.Are you sure you don't want to include Vanhoose-Turner,Vanhoose-Harvey,Vanhoose-Frasure, etc.Those two(Euton/Jackson) are probably the best duo and are definitely the most VALUABLE duo-Where would RH be without them?The other duos mentioned still have at least one-two very good players on their teams.

I agree I don't think they are the two best players in the region but I believe an argument could be made by RH partisans to support that premise.All the players that have been mentioned previously-Vanhoose,Ferguson,the Faulkners,Barker,McDavid,Thomas,Daniel etc. are very important to their respective teams and it would be interesting to really dissect each team and see which 16th region player is the most valuable player to their team.What team could least afford to lose that individual.Perhaps some of the disagreement with annointing Euton/Jackson as the two best players in the region is related to the fact that they play at RH which turns some people off.This combined with a great deal of hyping by RH supporters(remember the preseason talk of the defensive prowess of Arthur-I believe there were references to him as being one of the best if not the best defender in the region) may affect the view/respect some have of the duo.

I watched the game as a neutral fan and felt the officials called a good game.I realize that there will always be complaints about officials but can anyone honestly state that officials have been the major reason for a loss this season. As far as the game is concerned I felt the supporting cast for RH played very well-they know their roles and don't attempt to do things they aren't capable of doing.

Fairview at Morgan-postponed from Feb. 13th to Monday Feb. 19th.

RH defeated Ashland in Dec. of 2001 at Ashland.The next game between the two was scheduled for Jan 5 2002 at Rose Hill.The game was moved to BCHS to handle the crowd.These were both regular season games and were won by RH(the Jan 5th game being the one made famous by the OJ shot).Ashland defeated RH in the finals of the district and region that year.The next year the two teams met in the post season only, with Ashland winning the district and RH winning the region.

Great job-I'm sure that this has enlightened many in the area.However I have never witnessed an assist given to anyone other than the last to pass the ball to the scorer.

No.Blind Draw on Friday Feb. 9th.

Raceland-Fairview postponed-No Makeup date.