dawgs83

True! Fairdale drew a lot of talent from the Cotterhomes/Southwick area. The housing was torn down and replaced with Mixed income housing and townhomes. Part of revitalizing Louisville. Fairdale has never rcovered the attendance. Closest TARC stop is the Walmart 3 miles away. Fairdale is one of a few Jefferson co schools that provide an ativity bus for transportation. Can still get the talent but it takes a lot of work. Coach Longacre got tired of that. Fairdale has a lot to offer in their program. Travel every year and treat kids right. They went to New Orleans over Christmas this year.

Coach Hicks will get this job. He has the backing of the administration and Coach Longacre.

I will take Trinity. Any team that beats Ballard with all their talent and two Mr. Basketball candidates is the favorite. They are well coached and control the tempo. Ballard averages around 80 pts per game and they always keep it in the 50-60 point range. They have a 6'10 kid in Spaulding who gets better each game and controls the paint. They beat Ballard with him only scoring 4pts. But he rebounds and blocks shots.

Basketball is the same. No excuse for not being a member. It only cost $20 a year. You can even get a school membership of Boy/Girls coaches up to 10 for a $100

Will sit first game of state also if they win.

Must sit the next two games. What it shows is a lack of consistency in officiating across the state. 6th & 7th region officials let teams play more and don't call T's on players without warning them first or working with them or the coach. 5th region officials just jump right in and call a T in this tournament. Exception was Fairdale Bullitt Central game when Centrals Center got warnings on three different occasions with no T. Last years tournament had more T's than any I have ever seen. There is no consistency across the board. Now you have a top player not playing.

Will still win. 5th region officials are awful. Have no business doing Louisville games. Did last years games and all they did was call T's.

Game are on as scheduled. JCPS mad that decision this morning.

I've seen both games and Trinity has a more than legit shot at winning. I think Trinity wins the KOB if Spaulding doesn't leave with a concussion. The LIT game went into ot. Not sure why Trinity cant win this game if they play. My pick is Ballard, but wouldn't be surprised by Trinity winning.

Caleb Longacre led Fairdale with 20 pts including sealing the game with 2 free throws with 6 seconds left in front of a wild Holy Cross cheering section behind the rim chanting Daddy's Boy! I think he is used to that chant. Holy Cross Thought they had this one. Everything was set up for them to win on their home floor which is a cracker box. Fairdale never panicked. They have played a tough schedule so the enviornment didnt bother them. Will play PRP for district title Friday night at 7:00

Goal tending call was terrible.

Goal tending call on Western was terrible. Huge call.

Iroquois lost to Butler, Desales, and Doss in the regular season. Heard Butler players got Two T's late.

Fairdale rallies from a 20 pt deficit in the third quarter to defeat Desales at Desales on Senior day. Cory Thomas hits the game winning three with 1.2 seconds left. Congrats to Fairdale's Caleb Longacre for scoring his 1000th career point.

Coaches also have to be paid members of the KABC to be eligible to vote and receive awards. Often times the best players are left off because the coach is not a paid member of the KABC. It only cost $20 to be a member and a $100 for a school up to 5 or 6 coaches. You woud be surprised many coaches are not members.

Not sure what district but Butler, Western, Doss, Desales & Iroquois this year is as tough as any.

If he played he shouldn't be eligible. But I don't know all the rules. Seems like its too easy to transfer.

Havent seen Desales play yet but they are tough at home in that crackerbox Gym. Gonna make this one.

Huge District game tonight. If Desales wins at home could give them the top Seed in district. They already have a win over Iroquois. Doss/Iroquois rescheduled for Saturday night. Tough district when you add Butler and a really good Western Team. Doss loss tonight could put them in same bracket with Iroquois. One of them will not make the region. This will be a district to watch with make-up games to see how its seeded.

I agree. Saw him at KOB Showcase. Really solid player and has another year. Just don't see him playing a lot at major D1 schools.

Doss tries to run with Ballard. Thats a mistake.

Caleb Longacre led the way with 28 pts, 6 assist, 5 steals. Cory Thomas had 23 despite foul trouble. Longacre took control early attacking to the basket. Honestly Fairdale was in control of this game throughout. Was up 73-51 before both teams subbed. East made some runs early in the 3rd and 4th but Fairdale answered each time. One of the Troutmans Rhett was limited due to ankle injury but on this night dont think it would have mattered. Fairdale was much quicker and seemed to really bother East with their defensive pressure. Fairdale has played a tough schedule. They have had a chance in every game. Tonight they put it all together and finished. Tough schedule paid off tonight. East will be fine. However, Their district will be tough. Not sure what seed they are but in same district as J-Town and Ferncreek.

Teams were invited last year. Moore was expecting to have a solid year with one fo the best players in the 6th region returning in Jailen Sanford. Then the Coach left for Taylor Co. and Sanford transferred to Doss were he has not played due to ACL injuries. Most events will pull the contract from a team that loses their best player. The KOB organizers chose to honor the contract and not replace Moore.

Allatoona High school from Ga is undefeated at 21-0. Will play Fairdale and Iroquois.

I agree. They have played a killer schedule. Have had a chance to win every game they have lost. Size in side hurts them down the stretch late in games.