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Is there any video available of the last play? I was told that Biggs chased the officials off the floor.

I believe the primary source was from his blog, on his website. This is simply ludicrous. Interesting that it comes from a fellow that defends or chases ambulances of people who supposedly have been wronged, yet he defames two men in a public forum.

In my opinion, the better team won. A few things occurred that led to Holmes's downfall. In the first quarter Holmes had a chance to jump on Boone, because Boone was uncharacteristically sloppy and making unforced errors. If Holmes could have converted some short shots they may have been able to build a cushion. Their zone was causing problems in the early going and were able to keep McQueary quiet, but not for long. Early in the 3rd quarter, Boone went on a little run that got them up close to ten points. Once it got that lead, they spread the floor and ran their stuff. Boone had the better guards in this game. They took care of the ball and didn't force shots. Holmes on the flip side took some very poor shots in that little run that Boone had to get to the front. Boone had great spacing and played very heady and smart with the lead. Palmer didn't play as well as he had going into the tournament and their offense bogged down, too much with the dribble and struggled to get open looks. Coston didn't score until the 4th quarter and Rice didn't get a bunch of shots in the second half. Best of luck to Boone the rest of the way. As for Holmes, it was a pretty solid year in which they just didn't have enough consistent offensive firepower. Coach Booher did a really nice job with this team and had to cover weaknesses and improvise at times. They didn't finish the year with the personnel that they started with and many youngsters gained valuable experience. From what I have been told they have some solid personnel coming up from the ranks to join, a solid nucleus of players. Their 8th grade team won the KBA State Tournament a couple weeks back, plus they have some freshman and sophomores who if they continue to work will provide some depth for next year. Hats off to Dontel Rice who had a really solid two years. I think the kid has a really bright future, if he continues to improve as he did these last two years.

Congratulations to Cooper on the huge win. From the get-go Cooper had a lot of pep in their step and got after it. They always seemed like they were in control throughout the game. Even when Dixie made their run, they kept their poise and stuck some big baskets. Huge series of threes by Collins gave them the cushion that they needed. I also thought once Dixie fell behind they tried to make it up all at once and started to panic. The big kid went to work with Stansbury on the bench. NCC will be an interesting test for Cooper.

Upset brewing. Cooper 37-29 over Dixie at the end of three.

Robin Kelsch will go scoreless, is my prediction. :banana:

I believe SK can get by Gallatin County, but then will face either South Oldham or Collins. Collins is interesting because they have benefited from a couple of transfers from Michigan mid-season. I feel that Oldham will emerge from the bottom of the bracket setting up a SK/OC final.

Is Lloyd set up for a Cinderella run to the finals? Holmes and Boone again in the regional? We haven't seen this before. Cooper is welcomed to the region with a first round encounter with defending champ and favorite. NCC and CCH should be a good one. Should be a fun week at The Vault.

The 29th District is one of the toughest in the state with Oldham, South Oldham and North Oldham. Oldham gets the win and will face South for the district title.

This upset is up there with the Bryan Station victory over Clay. Barbourville was the All A rep from the 13th and played Holy Cross fairly tightly in the All A tourney. Pineville went 5-14 in 13th Region play and Barbourville beat Pineville by 15 earlier this year.

Didn't Holmes struggle with Beechwood last year in the opening round of the district? Got to give credit to Coach Miller and his staff. They couldn't have executed their gameplan any better in the first half. Spread the floor, hit some open shots, pack in their defense and force Holmes to settle for jumpshots. When Holmes scored they were able to get their press on and that really bothered Beechwood and if it were broken Beechwood took some quick shots relinquishing tempo. Cruse is a nice player and actually the other big for Beechwood is not bad. They played hard and hung around longer than most thought they would.

This should be an entertaining game. Will CCH play zone or man? Bolden had his coming out party last week at Pendleton Co, when he went off in the 4th quarter. Will Holmes rely on the jump shot or try taking the ball to the hole?

Stunner of the night?

The assistants for Brossart should take the blame in my opinion. On a regular basis you will see an assistant confer with the scorers table asking about how many timeouts one has, when one is taken by a team. Often times they will check to see how many the other team has, especially late. Total breakdown in coaching. Brossart seemingly started the year playing pretty well but seemingly lost their mojo the last quarter of the season.

I didn't think that there was anything glaring in regards to coaching that stood out. This was a really fun game to watch. Players were stepping up left to right making big plays. I thought HC was trying to get CCH scrambled a little more in the halfcourt with some trapping man as well as some diamond and one, but many times they would leave someone open. I don't see a high major level for this kid at this stage. He is a skilled kid but I try to envision what he would do with players of comparable size. I see him struggling, in part that he doesn't have that explosion to his game. He still needs some work with his post up game. As much as many complained from the stands regarding officiating, I think CCH was able to get away with a lot of use of the hands on him in the post. Campbell seems to post one way and doesn't repost to get open. He also tries to do too much with one hand. However, to his credit he does have some skills that he will be able to build upon. Nice touch and does a great job of blocking shots without fouling. They did a nice job of limiting his looks and I thought CCH was able to get away with using their hands on his back in the post. In the games I have seen Campbell, most of his threes come from the key area and CCH covered that well. Bingo! I bet Ruthsatz about had an attack when Frederick launched a three up two with HC trying to foul, in first OT, I believe. HC has a really nice team but will struggle against teams that have multiple ball handlers. They are not very strong in the halfcourt on defense, in my opinion. They try to make things chaotic but if you can handle the ball through a couple of traps you will get open looks. I also thought HC got tight and a little gun shy when the game got late. That is the first time I have seen Dan Henry officiate a high school game in forever. Has he been officiating all year or was he called into duty because of them playing at NKU? I believe Dan was an OVC official in his younger days. Rob Lohr is simply a bad official. Really bad. Credit HC for a great year. They have overcome some turmoil and far exceeded their expectations, I would think.

From what I was told Holmes could not have played any worse in the first half and early into the second half. They could not make a shot from outside or inside the arc, and PC packed in their zone in an attempt to contain Rice. Heard good things about Pendleton's point guard, Monroe I think it the name. Good to see the Bulldogs roar back to win it.

Moore was at Holmes around 1975-76. Later coached some good club teams at the NKCC.

I played against Jacobs in high school. He was a freak to do the things he could size wise. His throwing motion was a little funky, but he could rake. He once hit the Newport Gymnasium with a home run to right field. Some of the old timers may remember Mike Moore from Holmes in the mid 70's.

Boone County has solid guards who can handle the basketball. Holmes made a run but couldn't get over the hump. It was not a good shooting night for the Dogs. Holmes has to close the rest of the year on the road starting with tilt on the hill at NCC Friday.

I thought Holmes rushed things offensively tonight, and didn't move the ball well and part of that was the fact that Palmer had to sit for a while in the first half. In addition, Holmes did a poor job in halfcourt defense, and didnt do a good enough job of staying in front of their man. Holmes shot free throws poorly and was woeful in the second half on the glass. Holmes made two runs in the game to tie it in the first half and then again in the early third, when they got within a bucket. Dixie played well and did a nice job in transition when they had opportunities. I thought they played solid and really moved the ball and for the most part knocked down open shots. Hatton can play. You can't let him get stand still looks at the basket, he will knock it down. He is really good at driving and jumping into defenders which should be a no call but high school officials are not good enough to make the no call. I thought the two big kids came in and gave Dixie solid minutes. Hansel was also very good. Dixie is the clear favorite for the 9th Region crown and honestly, it would be an upset for anyone else to win it. I also heard that Holy Cross chose to cancel their game with Dixie, of all their games they had remaining.

All Holmes from the get go. Rice had to have close to 30 points. Beechwood could not handle the pressure defense and to say they fouled a lot would be an understatement. There is some chatter that the districts, which Beechwood is to host, will be played at Regents Hall at NKU.

I thought Ryle was awful. It may have been just a really poor performance. Have they lost any players since the beginning of the season? I saw where they beat Cooper earlier in the year by 13. #12 for Ryle seemed like a solid player but no one else really stood out. Holmes played well and got out into transition. Knox was not on the bench tonight or was Waller, and Holmes seemed to play quicker with Englemon in the game. Nice pics panda and thanks for the link. The Bolden alley oop off the glass caught me by surprise.

I have heard that it is Dave Brossart, an assistant from Lexington Catholic, an assistant from Middletown and the former head coach at Edgewood HS. Borchers did interview but withdrew shortly after the interviews.

It was a weird call in the end but that is not what beat Holmes. They shot poorly all the way around in the second half from the field and from the free throw stripe. The Dogs missed Knox because they didn't have anyone to match the size and beef of Cooper. This was a classic trap game for Holmes but not to take anything away from Cooper, they deserved to win the game. You will get these head scratchers every now and again.

Tim O'Hara was not with the original crew from Friday. However, that is an upgrade. Holmes's defense was excellent tonight. 2-2-1 full court and when Holy Cross used Campbell for pressure release, Holmes did not guard him and went directly to cover the two guards forcing them to slow down a bit. In the halfcourt, Holmes really closed out well and really defended the wings making post entry passes difficult. They played mainly 2-3 extended in the halfcourt. Campbell hit some threes from the top but didn't score anything on postups. The rest were mainly stickbacks. He had a couple of midrange jumpers blocked by Rice. Holmes got a handful of steals when Holy Cross tried to skip the ball. Holy Cross played primarily full court man with denial and run and jump but Holmes's guards were able to split traps and get into transition. Holmes was hitting everything in the third quarter. Knox was taking it right to Campbell and used his body to score on three straight trips and then added a stickback on the 4th possession. Holmes took care of the ball and reversed it and penetrated gaps and had kids hit open shots. The Waller kid for Holmes played really well and was active on defense. Holy Cross got very little if anything off of penetration and most of their threes were contested. They played hard but Holmes probably couldn't play any better than they did in the 3rd quarter. The crowd was probably 80% full which is not bad considering the weather and no sale of tickets. As for Cov. Cath. and Holy Cross, clearly the Indians have an advantage with Campbell, but Ruthsatz and CCH are going to cause Holy Cross problems if Holy Cross presses them. Ruthsatz can beat their pressure by himself.