BogeyMan

A Morehead radio station is reporting this morning that Fleming County will name the coach from Tennessee at a news conference Saturday.

Hard to disagree with that assessment. Russell has to be the early favorite in that they lose almost noone from the Regional championship team.

Give me a break Wireman. It was a tough post for me to make.

Whoever posted a Rowan win might be something funny. Rose Hill will take this agme by a bunch regardless of how well Rowan plays. They just have that much more talent.

I can't argue with Nets on a Morgan Couty question. Sorry if I was wrong. I watched 4 of those games and wouldn't have estimated the crowd that high, but I was only guessing.

Tim is a class act in every way. He is a constant supporter and promoter of kids in our area. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

Congrats to Russell on a hard fought win. If Elliott makes its free throws the whole screwed up scene at the end of the first half with the refs doesn't matter. The Lions just did not take care of business. The comeback was pretty amazing though and they should be proud of a season that went farther than anyone truly expected.

I have never been a Mays fan, but this year give him credit. He has earned it.

I hope they play. By the way, Morgan did not come close to averaging 1,000 per game. That would be about a capacity crowd at every game and that did not happen this year.

Some Russell fans may be punching their tickets a little fast. Elliott's kids seem to keep finding a way to pull it out. I picked Russell to be in the finals before the season ever started but Elliott's got there a couple years ahead of time. Should be a great game.

Ashland as the host school can invite anyone they wish and place them anywhere in the bracket. Most host schools attempt to set it up so they have a good chance of reaching the finals. I too would love to see Elliott invited, but it probably won't happen anytime soon.

This was a very ugly game. Nobody could make a shot. I'm still trying to decide if it was good defense or poor offense.

He played and did not score.

Rose Hill has far superior talent in the starting five. They must avoid foul trouble and injury. If they do no one in this region can play within 10 points of them.

The Raceland tournament was well run and organized. It also featured some top notch competition from our region as evidenced by those advancing to the regional.

Russell should win. I don't think Rowan can stop Vanhoose. Russell plays enough team defense to contain Daniel.

What a great game. Let's not mar it by talking about this no call. It was really a non-issue. Noone has mentioned it from either side since the game except for one poster here. Ashland played good fundemental basketball and killed Elliott County on the boards. Elliott is going to have to do a better job blocking out if they want to continue to advance. The freshmen were simply not going to let this one get away. Those kids just don't quit regardless of the score. Greenup County is a physical team that will pose some matchup problems, but I believe Elliott's speed will also cause similiar problems for Greenup.

Ferguson was unstoppable against Ashland. He could be the MVP depending on how far the team can advance. 32 for a freshman...that boggles my weak mind.

Flynn is an excellent coach with a lot of class. He is a credit to Ashland and the 16th Region. If the Tomcat Nation wants rid of him, I know of many schools that would love to have him.

From my angle(mid-court, first two rows) there was no contact at all. To get that call (half-court buzzer beater) you would about have to break bones. Great win for a very young team. Ferguson took the game over like you would expect a senior star player to do, only he is a freshman. I guess one highlight is the Swami was wrong, again.

Elliott County would be very happy with a McDavid-Weddington trade-off. Elliott has three people who can handle the ball and put it in the hole better than Weddington vs: Thomas for Ashland. Elliott still has to get over playing a team with that big "A" on their jersey. If they do, they can give Ashland a tough game.

Ghosts of Randy Ward!

Rex has earned respect with this team and with the job he has done with kids for a very long time.

Excellent assessment. I believe anyone of the top five you listed has a legitimate shot of winning, and all of them have a legitimate shot of being one and done.

McCowan only had 12 points because he stopped getting the ball. In the first half when he got it inside 10 feet he scored at will. A 6-6 post man with talent in this region is rare and should be utilized, especially in close games. Morgan usually goes to him a little more, but he was the forgotten man in this game when the game was on the line. The fact he had 14 rebounds shows a little dominance in the paint.