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Listened to the game and the Royals played great the entire game. From the play by play they out hustled, and were more fundamentally sound than UFCA. Mason Co. will have to bring this type hustle and heart to be playing in Rupp this year. If they can do that then the people who seem to think they will be beaten by the bigger teams on the schedule this year might get a little taste of crow.:ylsuper:

Sounds like the Royals are outhustling and out shooting the Falcons. Better hope the shooting doesn't fall off in the second half.

Somebody needs to start bottling the water down there and bring it up here. Why can't we get a few 7 footers around here?

From what I know from asking others, there is no rule against having closed practice. Coaches discression.

I agree, I was only their 10 to 15 min. before practice was over to pick her up. I couldn't imagine sitting in the stands for up to 2 hrs. every day no matter what was going on. I among other parents have better things to do with our free time.

When my daughter played, they had closed practices. If it was cold or I got bored, I went in the lobby and sat at the ticket table, relaxed, read the paper, etc. Unfortunately their was a parent of a teammate that between 7th and 12th grade was ejected from at least a dozen games because he argued with the ref's. The player who was good friends with my daughter almost quit playing a couple of times because of her dad she was so embarrassed. Also, the coach was shouting instructions on one side of the floor and he was "coaching" on the other side. Bad thing about that at times was he knew more and was right, and the coach was wrong, oh well! The worst was in a close game he got ejected, which previously the team was not assessed a technical foul, but on this occasion, the bench recieved a two shot technical which the opposing team made, got the ball out of bounds and hit a three. We won a close game, but his actions didn't help anyone. And to top it all, the coach never had a private meeting with him to ask him to quit embarrassing his child, himself, and the team and school.

Go Big Blue!:dancingpa

Late 60's around the time of Lyons. Mike Corde played for Jim Mitchell and I know Tommy went to Ohio U. and played there.

Taking nothing away from these guys, but because of my age and your's you didn't get to see Tommy Corde, Mike Corde, or Denny Barbour play. They were really good players and at times underated and all three were better than the three you listed.

A very good win for A-Town.:dancingpa

I am a grown man and I love these types of stories, even though I get a little misty eyed. If just one of those young men gets out when his time is up and becomes successfull then the game and fans cheering and supporting the opposition is well worth it!:ylsuper:

When was the last time Lewis Co. beat Harrison Co.? I can't really remember them playing very often.

I don't know that much about the teams playing except that Villa Madonna and Campbell Co. both beat Mason Co. this year. We played in this about 4 years ago and they usually have a decent field.

Russell, Campbell Co., Lawrence Co., Villa Madonna, Phelps, Carroll Co., East Carter, Morgan Co

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Good Luck in Daytona Beach Royals!:dancingpa:dancingpa

Go right ahead, I'll be here tomorrow. Same bat time. Same bat channel. LOL And I'm sure we'll agree to disagree on a number of points.

Your right, probably should go to a new thread, but in all fairness my responses to some of the other posts were right on.

Like I said previously, some situations can't be avoided, and it's my fault for not saying it previously, sometimes things actually work out in this type of situation, like Coach Feldhaus. But when he took over in 75-76, things were pretty bad at Mason Co. and if hadn't turned the program around, his boys wouldn't have played maybe 1 or 2 yrs. and Deron might not have even played at all around here. But luckily everything worked out. A big difference back then was the administration wanted a good coach, not a bunch of yes men who will follow the company line so to speak. He was his own man and probably wouldn't put with this current bunch in charge. Just ask Mark Starnes why he was passed over. Besides back then girls athletics was just getting started and now after 30 yrs. and the success of the boys basketball and football program puts more pressure on the girls programs to be successfull and if you don't have the right people in charge, then people like Coach Butcher wind up with a team that is lacking in physical, mental, and basketball IQ's, that you would have with juniors and seniors.

Yes she is and if she stays healthy,and keeps playing sports which she probably will, she should be a very excellent ballplayer, I just feel that the less parents and relatives are involved in the actual running of the team or program the better off the team and players will be. They are the ones who suffer the most in bad situations, not the adults. So you try to alieviate as many potential problems from the start. There will always be situations that can't be avoided, but when you can, do it.

To continue the subject, each year we had a pre-season meeting with the coaching staff, parents and players and the head coach went over the rules,what was expected as players, parents, etc. I knew most of the support staff personally so I know what was said in the locker room was true because it was confirmed by the players and there was one young lady who transfered in and earned a scholarship to Berea. She was so intense she took losing and making mistakes really hard, Coach Buser was quoted " I've been doing this for over 20 yrs., I'am not going to baby anybody or change how I do it." Well, this is ok if you're successfull at what your doing. From her head coaching record at Fleming and Mason Cos. she wasn't successfull. And I don't consider winning all those district titles as being successfull because you were expected to do it anyway because Mason Co. is the big dog on the porch and we had the most team talent during the last 6 yrs. But to go back to her statement about not changing, if you can't be open to new ideas, changing how you handle individuals on a per case basis, and listen to members of your staff, then your going to reap what you sow. Unfortunately Coach Butcher is reaping what someone else sowed. And from what I have heard he is trying to change the atmosphere that was present in the past and I applaud him for that. The only thing I would have liked to see is the assistant coaches being changed. Now I know this isn't college or the pros, but when there are problems, sometimes you got to start fresh, and keeping the all the assistants from the previous coach imo isn't good, especially since one players father is an assistant and one has a niece who plays. Regardless of the players ability or potential ability, this program doesn't need anything that even resembles any type of favoritism.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Mason Co.:dancingpa:banana:

Thanks Snapper. Not knowing the situation at Fleming Co. I can only comment on what I know or what I see and witness and try to make intelligent, common sense responses to what I witnessed. Though I do not care for the foot stomping, and crying about every little call on the floor, she acts like Billy Hicks at times, I do like Orem's fire, and intensity, and she did have a relationship with players beyond basketball. Coaching girls is alot different than coaching boys, you not only have to know and teach the game of basketball to them in the correct manor, but you have to be a mother to some, a big sister to some, or just a friend, or just a teacher. It takes a very special person to be all those things, and Cristy is alot more to her players in that respect, than Paula Buser was ever to any of her players. My daughter called home one day during a summer camp at Lexington Catholic and said all 8 players that traveled on the varsity were in tears and wanted to quit because of her this included the the 3 that graduated last year. They stayed because of their love of the game, their chance to go to college, and their love of each other, not because of their love of the coach or their love for Mason Co. to a certain extent. Coach Buser was fired from Fleming Co. for the very same things that were allowed to happen and were tolerated through her entire tenure at Mason Co. by the AD and administration. Here is one final story and food for thought how things were done and will leave my soap box for awhile. My daughter's senior year, we played Bracken Co. at home in Maysville, because of fouls and somewhat the score, she played over half the game off the bench, scored 12 pts. and could haved scored over 20 if she hadn't missed some FT's, 2 layups, and a 3. She had 10 plus rebounds, had a double double, and was player of the game on the radio. She drew praises from her coach, then in the very next game against Clark Co. she never even got to play. Try to justify that to the player, her teammates, parents, and fans. That's why I won;t make an effort to go watch any girls games. It'll be a long time before that taste is out of my mouth.

After seeing some of the posts in this thread, I'll shed a little light on this subject. First and foremost the reason their wasn't any juniors on last years team and no seniors on this years team was because the girls that started at the 6th grade level (15 of them-I have a team pictue and my youngest daughter played through middle school) and their parents saw how the program was ran and between 6th and 10th grade, all 15 quit for various reasons. The program had 15 in the 6th grade, 15 in the 7th, 13 in the 8th, 4 in the 9th, and one played as a sophmore. Now we all know that players quit for varios reasons, especially on the girls side because of varying changes in personality and going from girls to young women. Now some of them quit because of playing time as usual, but the majority said they were not playing for Paula Buser and the other coaches. Now coaches get bashed all the time on here and they don't deserve it. But when you lose 15 girls out of one class and and you refuse to look in the mirror at yourself at what you can do to better things, but instead blame the parents for meddling in the program and the players for not being as good as she thought she should have, you deserve what you get. I had a retired coach from the 10th region hall of fame tell me that when you have problems of the magnitude she was having in keeping upper classmen, not looking in the mirror to see if you are part of the problem, and if you keep pulling the unripened fruit from the tree(his words refering to middle schoolers) you will kill the tree that that bears the most fruit.

Sounds like Doss is going to take the brunt of frustration from Thursday's night loss.

Sounds like a good solid win for the Lady Cats.