BogeyMan

Neither team better look past their first game or it could be a long off season.

Rose Hill did drop Elliott when they downgraded their schedule a bit while rebuilding with younger players. I am sure no offense was taken and it was an understandable decision. I would love to see these two small schools renew the series, though!

Congrats to Rose Hill. It takes a good team to win ugly in these tournaments. Continue the good work!

it is wonderful to see that the hard work of the girls and coaching staff has paid off with earning the trip to Richmond and playing well. Elliott's girl's teams have become more than competitive and playing a tougher schedule seems to be reaping some rewards. It's nice to see them succeed.

I'm going to try a different approach. I think there are four groups. 1. THOSE WITH A LEGITIMATE SHOT TO WIN THE REGION: Elliott County, Rose Hill, East Carter; 2. OUTSIDE SHOT TO WIN: Bath County, Fairview; 3. COULD PULL AN UPSET OR TWO, BUT NOT THE WHOLE THING: Ashland, Raceland, West Carter, Boyd County, Rowan County 4. NO SHOT: Russell, Greenup, Morgan, Menifee, Fleming, Lewis The teams in each group are in no particular order.

Small schools, in most years, are already at a competitive disadvantage. They should never be required to give up their shot at hosting these tournaments. It can't always be about the money. If you are worried about a seat, get there early!

No doubt. These rankings generate comment but don't really mean squat. Elliott never was considered #1 last year but went to Rupp. Wonder which one they would rather have!:creepy:

I know your post is in fun. But in all seriousness, his sub patterns are not eccentric. He has done it the same way, right or wrong for years. He is 18-2 this year and made the trip to Rupp last year. Agree or not, he is consistent and lately you cannot complain about the results. And I do agree about changing the hairsyle to be like yours.:thumb:

I am very certain the 62nd will continue the normal rotation and Coach Mays will be happily hosting the tournament in Sandy Hook.!!!!!

Rose Hill beat Elliott. Congrats and good luck in Richmond. I happily concede the number 1 ranking on BGP to the Royals. Enjoy the target. I believe Elliott has had a great season and will give the Royals a pretty good rematch if that opportunity arises.

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Now that's funny!:laugh::laugh:

Rose Hill wins this one by 10+. They are a different team now. The "other" players have greatly improved with more and more game experience. Euton is too big and jackson has become the stud of the region. If he stays out of foul trouble he is an absolute impossibility for most guards to handle when he posts up or penetrates and he is quick enough to penetrate about whenever he wants to.

I have to agree that the record of this team is amazing and they are the most fun team to watch I have ever seen. If they had the big post player it would probably slow the game down and it would not be as entertaining and the record would certainly not be better than 17-2. I'll take that every year to start a season.

My apologies. I think you will probably agree we will never win this argument and rankings really are not important won't you. After all, wouldn't you rather be the State champ than be ranked #1 and not win your region?

Which Jackson? Chad's at #1.

No problem. All this overreaction to rankings gets real old after a while.

No kidding! I am saying they would be happy to trade that #5 ranking for a win instead of the loss to Rose Hill.

Elliott County fans, and I am one, DROP IT!!!! What do rankings mean and who really cares? Let the players take care of business on the floor and those things take care of themselves. I am sure the team would not mind one bit if they were unranked and going to Richmond or Lexington!

1. Chad Jackson 2. Jonathan Ferguson 3. Euton 4. Ethan Faulkner 5. Evan Faulkner 6. Matt Thomas 7. Hall 8. Drew Johnson 9. Selby 10. Sparks

As an Elliott fan I personally don't care where they are ranked. It is nice to get some statewide recognition, but all that should matter is the trip to Rupp and the trip to Richmond. The latter goal is now gone and the team should and will refocus on March. We all know how much rankings mean when it comes to tournament time. I really do not think that they will have too many games where they go 16-70 from the field. It is amazing to me and a credit to the team that they got as close as they did to Rose Hill with that type of shooting performance. We can only hope that the whole team will now realize that for a running, smallish team to continue to excel they must all play with the heart and determination that got them to Rupp last year. The leaders on that team know that talent will only get you so far and it will take some old fashioned guts and intensity to keep them on top.

Congratulations to Rose Hill for a good win. Chad Jackson handled the pressure well and is a big time player. Euton dominated the boards and the rest of the cast has improved greatly. Nobody wins shooting 17-60. Elliott made no adjustments offensively to counter the poor outside shooting. The Faulkners and Ferguson are able to score inside. I am surprised very little effort was made to post up one of the twins on a weaker guard. Morgan showed a little intensity when he came in to play the post but, just doesn't have the athletic abitlity. Other than that Elliott had no interior defense or scoring. I have a feeling these two teams will meet again and Elliott probably will shoot a little better than 28%. Good Luck to Rose Hill. They should make it to Richmond and represent the 16th well.

West Carter

You know, just because a couple of proud mamas or cheerleaders get over enthusiastic is no reason to be that sarcastic Jed and Godfather. This is a game that will be very close and I think the Elliott players and coaches are well aware of the talent Rose Hill possesses. If Euton shoots like he did against Lee County it could be interesting. Jackson will handle the pressure of Elliott's guards, but I wonder about the three other starters. Look for Euton to help break the press. Raceland had some success using Sparks in that manner. As for D1 talent, I think it is great that small schools like Rose Hill and Elliott have that type of talent this year. It is entirely possible that 2 from Rose Hill and 4 from Elliott may eventually earn the right to be D1 scholarship players and that is wonderful for this area. Rose Hill' schedule has made them a top 3 team in the region and Elliott County is well aware of that. I'm looking forward to seeing a great game,

As a team that may have been one of the best performances I have witnessed in shooting the basketball. Individually Ferguson was completely unstoppable.