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I agree, Gallatin Co. does have some very good freshmen coming up the ranks. I saw the 8th grade 14U KY Patriots (with Earls, Flannery & Popp) play Gallatin Co's varsity team with Holmes transfer Nate Edmonson and a Sr. point guard from Owsley Co. Daniel Neeley a couple of weeks ago at Sports of All Sorts in Florence in a BCI tournament. The Patriots beat Gallatin Co. (Ateck Attack) by 19 points. I heard one of the Gallatin parents say that their big man was playing baseball that day so they may not of had their complete team. However it was a fun game to watch.

Boone Co. has a great group of incoming freshmen. Austin Flannery 6' probably the best shooter in the state in this class, Andy Earls 6'6" a strong big man, Ryan Popp 5'8" & Mikey Gabbard 5'9" two of the best point guards in the state in this class. These four played JV ball this summer with Boone and dominated the competition. They also got several minutes playing varsity and all performed very well, especially the big man Earls. Flannery, Earls & Popp play on the D-One KY Patriots 14U AAU team with the Rose Hill boys (Euton, Jackson & Bair), these six boys are the core of the Patriot team; they've been together since 6th grade. The Patriots have won the Div 1 AAU State Championship the past three years and are picked as one of the top Div 1 AAU teams in the nation. This group will make some noise the next four years.

What are the dates on that camp?

Just because a team is considered an AAU team does not mean that they are at an "elite" level. Some AAU teams are local teams from a community or a school. These teams usually compete locally. This type of team require a minimal monetary contribution on the parents part, plus there is not a lot of out of town travel. Unless you are from a large metropolitan city, the "elite" AAU teams have kids from all over the state and sometimes from neighboring states. These are usually the top teams in the state and they compete regionally and nationally. Now, here's where you get into some money.....Unless the team is sponsored by a shoe company or a sports organization. Still a lot of money out of the parents pocket! The shoe companies usually pay for uniforms, shoes, etc. & tournament entry fees, they don't pay for the parents to travel. My suggestion is to first determine the level of play that your son can play. If his level of play is far above the kids he plays school ball or local leagues with, then he may be good enough to play on an "elite" team. But be prepared to spend a lot of money and time traveling to watch him play. If he is just an above average player you may want to put him on a local AAU team and save some money. You can contact local establishments that put on tournaments, KBA (Lexington), Mid America Sports Center (Louisville), Sports of All Sorts (Florence) and get names and phone numbers of AAU coaches. You may also contact you son's middle/high school coach to see if he has any contacts. Keep him in a gym playing ball, if he is good enough, word will get out and possibly someone will approach you to have him play on their team. The kind of AAU team he plays on will be determined by the level of dedication he has to the game. Hope this helps a little. Good luck finding your son a team.:thumb:

11-12 seniors? So much for developing your underclassmen. Powell will be hurting for a few years to come. 11 Juniors playing JV? If a coach has 11 Juniors on the JV team he/she is not doing justice to his underclassmen and not giving them the opportunity to develop their game. JV should be for the up & coming freshmen and sophmores and maybe a junior or two. Coaches have to look to the future unless they don't plan on coaching very long. JMO

It sounds like this particular football coach expects the basketball/football players to miss all open gyms and basketball practices and games in the late spring/summer, even before the dead period.

The football program is usually a perennial playoff contender, usually better than the basketball program, but I also think the basketball program will have a string of a few good years in a year or two. I talked to a couple sophomores that play FB and BB at the school, and they are not going to any of the open gyms. They said the FB coach wants them at all spring practices and weightlifting right now because "it is closer to football season than basketball season." Is this a reasonable attitude to expect from a football coach?

He purchased jump soles and is doing their program to increase his vertical leap. And he is very dedicated to doing push-ups, situps, jogging, and taking many shots each day on his own. He hasn't really started much lifting yet other than lifting lightly a couple times at open gyms.

I hear that! I loved football and played 10 years after high school. I wish I would have played basketball instead of baseball though.

When he is playing football, he definitely enjoys that too, but I think he may be reacting to indirect pressure from from his AAU basketball coaches.

Believe me, as much as I love football, I recognize his ability in other sports, and I would never want to make the decision for him. Soccer was actually his best sport, but he chose to give that up. I was never much into soccer, but I appreciated his skill. He has always been successful in football too, and when he chose not to play the year before last, I let him make the decision by himself. When he saw his friends playing, he regretted it and played the following season.

No, although I know who you are talking about.

I'm definitely aware of that. My son is projected to grow anywhere from 5'10" to 6'1". He is currently 5'9". I think he needs to reach at least 6'0" to be big enough to have a chance to play at least D2 ball in college.

I know his AAU coach has expressed to him that he should go with basketball. I want him to hear several viewpoints and make up his mind for himself. I don't want him to have all of his eggs in one basket and then regret it later. He is very good in football too--among the top few backs in the area. I was an allstate football player, but I don't want any one person to make the decision for him, including his Dad. Of course I'm biased, but he came out on top in every PG matchup in head to head competition in our region during the three years of middle school ball (points, assists, defense) and made the all conference team and all tournament teams at the BCI and KBA state middle school tournaments. He has been ranked among the top few point guards at a couple AAU statewide camps. Several high school coaches and ex-college players have come up to me this year and said that they think he is one of the best point guards they have seen in his class and that his court awareness and decision making is very good and that if he continues to grow and improve, he could end up playing college somewhere.

The pressure comes from the competition of other one-sport point guards who may not currently be quite as good but aren't far behind. This is a large school. Another related question: Does football weightlifting hurt or help a point guard more? Also, how many past and present top point guards in KY are/were also good football players in high school? Then there's always the risk of injury from football. My son plays tailback, and I know from past experience that they can take a pounding on the knees.

My son is currently probably the best point guard in his class in the region. He will be a freshman next year and has a good chance to play JV ball. He is also a very good football player. There is pressure to specialize in one sport. Basketball is his favorite sport. My question is does missing the first 6 weeks of basketball practice to play football hurt a point guard's handle significantly? Thanks.

"Every team in your region"??? How about at least scheduling every team in a four team district?

Whats happening?

I believe the 6 games were outside of the 9th region. I don't think that they won a single game in the region until the district tournament. Wow! Is that stepping their game up to the next level when it counts!!!! Good luck in the Regional Tournament to both teams.

did Euton hit the free throws? is the score 54-51?

Boone outplayed Highlands. This is the best I've seen them play in awhile. If they can find consistency, they could make a run. Bray was hitting in the second half, Story played well, and McFarland shut Vories down in the second half when they went to a box and one. Highlands didn't appear to have much size.

There is no benefit to a thread like this one. Each of the three boys, Euton, Bair and Jackson have their role on the team and the team is definitely weaker if any one of these three are missing. Rose Hill is very fortunate to have three 8th graders that are VERY talented. Who cares who is the best. Just keep them together and play as a team! I'm sure the boys get on this website and see what everyone is saying.

Transy is a great school, only one thing; it's Division 3 (no athletic scholarships). If he can not get academic scholarships or some type of financial aide, Transy could be very expensive. I hear well over $20,000.00 per year. ouch! :eek:

Euton from Rose Hill is one of the best long range 3 point shooters out there. He just hit a NBA 3 pointer with 11 seconds to go to beat Boyd earlier this week. With his height, he will give everyone fits in the 16th over the next 4 years.

They should never throw in the towel! Sounds to me like the coach needs to do his job; "coach". It's the coaches job to prepare his players for the games they play. If he has players on the floor that will not give 100%, then he should have someone else on the floor that will give 100%. They may not be the best players or atheletes but, I would rather get beat with kids that are trying and doing the best they can than get beat with kids that think they are "superstars" or play selfishly and not put out the effort that they should.