Bird Man

I don't know any stats, and I can't remember all of the names. Here are some... West-Regions 1-8 Matt Fraliex Caldwell County Jarrrod Crowder Henderson County Jeff Brooks Doss Thomas Coleman Jeffersontown East-Regions 9-16 Todd Jacobs Covington Catholic Kane Belcher Pendleton County Matthew Daniel Rowan County Jamie McCarty Johnson Central Justin Hicks Hazard Jamie Case Belfry There were some on the roster that did not play. They were... Stephon Pettigrew Elizabethtown Preston Knowles Clark County Austin Hill Holmes Jon Vanhoose Russell Ty Profit South Laurel Jordan Hammonds South Laurel Matt Walls Scott County Twany Beckham Ballard Jeremy Anderson Warren Central

The West won by a margin of about 20-25 points. Jeff Brooks from Doss was named MVP for the West. Jamie McCarty from Johnson Central was named MVP for the East. Many college coaches were in attendance.

And Cov Cath's Mike Listerman is an assistant for the East squad.

Mike Code is NOT the best coach in the state.

Bart Rison should do an interview for the Kentucky opening.:laugh:

I can't agree with you more. I go to college outside the state of Kentucky and I told some of my friends at school that I was heading up to Lexington for the Boys Sweet 16. They were like, "Why, is your high school playing?" I told them "no." Then they looked at me like I had 3 eyes or something. They don't understand the tradition of this event. They don't call it "The Greatest Show in Hoops" for nothing. I was glad to be apart of it, and even more happy to have the chance to go and watch every single year. The pre-game ceremony for the title game also sends chills up and down my spine.

Some thoughts: 1) Congrats to Scott County for an unbelievable season! You deserved to win the state title and you all should enjoy every moment. 2) Bud Mackey was huge in the finals despite playing through early foul trouble. I now can see why Indiana wanted him so bad. He provides heady skills, with athleticism, he can play "D" and score at will. He'll have a great senior year. 3) Both teams played extremely hard and I really appreciated that. There is nothing like seeing two tough teams battling out for 32 minutes for a state crown. 4) Congrats to Billy Hicks and Scott Hundley for winning their 2nd state championship. They both deserve it! 5) Twany Beckham only had 2 points. This was huge for Scott County. If he would have had his normal 16-18 points, Ballard probably would have won. 6) Matt Walls is an absolute warrior despite having a horrid shooting night(4-20). I believe that he is better than Brandon Stockton and Josh Carrier. He'll either win Mr. Basketball or be Runner-Up. 7) Lastly, I had a blast this week. It's always one of my favorite weeks of the year. I really, really enjoy the pre-game ceremony on Saturday night before the game. When they play "My Old Kentucky Home," I literally get goosebumps. 8) My first cousin and former assistant coach said it best on Saturday morning, "I wish the State Tournament lasted 7 days....."

Elliott County will be good having 5 juniors and a freshman as their legit top 6, it will be very difficult to make it out of the 16th two years in a row. However they will be very competitive and should be a force the next two years. Good luck to Elliott County! It was fun watching them play this week. I thought it was unique that the 5 starters' numbers were 1-2-3-4-5.

Like Gold Sunrise, I met and talked to many BGPer's at Rupp this weekend. I always meeting new people who love to talk hoops!

After Adair County beat Lincoln County in the opening game I didn't think I would have a chance because I picked Lincoln. I ended up tied for 1st and lost by time in the tiebreaker. Oh well....maybe next year. Congrats el gato!!

Tim Mefford resigned?

Stephon Pettigrew Mr. Basketball Matt Walls Runner-Up

I heard that all four UK coaches were there.

I was 3 out of 4 on my picks today. Congrats Holmes! Good Luck against South Laurel.

Wow. I wan't expecting to read this when I got on Preps tonight. Congrats to Coach Rison for a remarkable career. If you played for him, you were a very lucky player. Coach Rison always had his teams prepared to compete and win. Montgomery County will have a tough time replacing this Mt. Sterling legend!

Heard from a reliable source that Fairdale dominated the boards and South Laurel barely got this one. South Laurel must have used some of that veteran experience to win. Congrats to the Cardinals and good luck against Covington Holmes.

I believe that every region has at least one player and some regions have two.

Looks like my first game of the tourney will be Adair County vs. Scott County...

The game is on Saturday March 24. It will take place between the semi-finals and finals at Transylvania University. I believe the game time is around 3:00-3:30pm. The teams are divided into West(regions 1-8) and East(regions 9-16). I only know of one person who is playing in it so far. Kane Belcher(Pendleton County) will represent the East squad and the 10th region.

Well I'm 0 for 1 on my picks. Congrats to the unheralded Indians.

Belmont University will be there.

Brennan Votel and Scotty Jacobs were 2005 grads.

1 Lincoln Co. 1 Scott Co. 1 South Laurel 1 Holmes 1 Ballard 1 Clark Co 1 Elliott Co 1 Warren Central 2 Scott Co 2 Holmes 2 Ballard 2 Warren Central 3 Scott Co 3 Ballard 5 Scott Co Tie 133

1965 was the first year that Pendleton made the sweet 16. I was born in 1986. I am told that I attended games throughout my elementary years but the earliest games I can remember is during the late 90's when Highlands went to Rupp a few years in a row. I think I remember them playing Graves Co. and Henderson Co. So I'm estimating about 12 or 13 years that I have been to the state tournament. I also was very fortunate to play in one! P.S. I missed the sweet 16 in 2006 for a very important reason.:thumb:

That's exactly why I picked them in the poll. Six straight state tourneys is a big deal and like Muddy Ford said, Central's experience will help them a lot.