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All these close games against PCC & others in the region will show that there are upwards of 10 or 12 that could beat the #1 through 5, if the top teams arent on their A game.

Someone mentioned that the jackson radion station (i'm assuming 97.3 fm) is going to broadcast the jenkins @ lee 2nd round game. not completely sure but was something that i had heard.

Thanks professor!!!

Good win for Lee. Wanted to go but didnt risk the ticket issue & more relevant to have jackson & lee fans present. Should these facility and ticket issues be addressed by the all "a". Was there an even split of tickets for lee and jackson fans or was this completely in jackson city's hands??? tickets are hard to come by for a regional tourny or state tourny & districts but seems odd for a first round all a game.

"he has been a shut down defender" This year he has worried more about offense & has taken some plays off on defense. But after watching a few games last year & the year before, he can play defense. He is one of the better "on the ball" defenders that I have seen in a while (that is when he decides too). he can get really low & cause havic to the opposing guards.

Owsley is playing better & starting to gel but I'll have to go with JBS.

Neeley & Berryman are both great shooters/scorers.

Cody Gilbert is good. The last few years he has been a shut down defender, as well.

IMO this decision was not very considerate for the fans by the All "A". Gym is too small & everyone must make the best of it but will scare many fans off. I dont have a dog in the fight but seems inconsiderate at best or not well planned by the committee

I think my top 6 are (guys that carry there team either offensively, defensively or both): cody Gilbert Quentin Morgan Eli Warren Tyler Rich Justin Hicks Berryman then you have several that could arguable be in the next 4: PCC- Robert Paul Amis & Bailey JCC-Howard Owsley-Neeley & Smith Leslie-Day Estill-Dixon Lee-Brandenburg & Fetters LCC-Wright Wolfe-Stamper JBS-Stepp

I understand the situation but the problem that i have is: there will be hundreds that do not attend or are turned away at the door!! It is just a bad situation for high school basketball & fans.

500 is being generous but i'm a bad guestimator!!!

They built a new "elementary" style gym (seats on one side) a few years ago. I dont think Lee's has a team anymore so i dont know what this gym is used for?? I think this will be used for a home court advantage but the fans are the ones that will lose out, it appears.

1 middle school definitely HURTS. top 5 players play together for 6th, 7th, 8th grade. What happens in high school if one or 2 or 3 quit, move or are kicked off the team. Who replaces them?? you have other players but they dont have the experience. if you have 13 middle schools thats 13x5=65 players paying at any given time. If 5 quit, you still have 60 that have gotten minutes. This is the problem with small schools that only have 1 middle school. if players quit the back-up do not have the experience. Playing together helps but NOT as much as simply Playing!!!! Which many of these middle schoolers arent getting which is MINUTES!!!

I'm sure this would be a good draw but probably better for jackson city for a smaller crowd & I'm sure the majority of fans will be from jackson. I just dont think a game of this magnitude should have such a small fan limit?? Usually teams want as many people to come as possible but playing in a "PACKED HOUSE of 300" doesnt sound that appealing!!! Getting a ticket will be like playing the lottery or politics (who you know??)!!

It is exciting but its bad for fans to get turned away. I didnt even go to the regional tourny in hazard b/c people couldnt get it & it wasnt worth the risk.

Has anyone heard that Feltner will not return after the season?? From what i've seen, he can coach & is a good guy!! I've heard he's expecting a child so i dont know if he's being forced out or its on his own or if its all rumors.

Winner of Jc/Lee, JBS or Hazard Take your pick!!!

holding back is good for some & adds physically and mentally but doesnt add any more basketball talent that is already present. middle school success doesnt necessarily mean success as a sophomore in high school. As a senior it may help when they are 19 playing against many 15, 16 & 17 year olds.

Has anyone else hear anyone say that there will be a really small crowd for the jackson city vs lee game. I was thinking about going until i heard that someone said the firemarshall was going to turn away everyone past capacity. I think it only seats about 250. I think either was these school could potentially bring twice this ###. Someone said they are selling presale tickets so this game wont be seen live by many people. I think this is a problem with the all "A". breathitt could hold thousands but jc was drawn so fans will have to suffer. IMO. Anyone else heard this?? i dont know if its worth the risk to go now or not??

How did Hazard look??

I've heard that this gym only seats about 250 or 300 people. Will this hold all the fans that will attend this game??? I've been to the gym & its set up like an elementary gym. teams on one side & only one tier of bleachers. I dont know if one of the biggest games in the All A should be held in a gym of this size?? IMO there will be hundreds of fans turned away at the door. It will remind me of the regional tourny in Hazard!!

Coach Hall is extremely good but this group isn't as good as advertise. They won in middle school but most have been held back so they were a year older than most other middle school players. And many schools do not even attend the middle school state tourny. They are good but not as good as they have been hyped. Just my opinion!!!

Lee hasnt played great of late. sub par performance @ powell fri & loss to a down KCC team that was beaten pretty good by Jackson City. Lee must rebound from these types of performances to get past a very scrappy & talented JC.

the 56th district is stacked!!! Lee, Estill, Powell & Owsley (return all starters & add Robert Smith)