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This is an interesting thread....I wasn't at the game but WV won by 20+ and there are posts indicating Coach doesn't know what he is doing, post congratulating coach for playing someone for more minutes at the point that folks on BGP have been asking for all year and the comment is that a player barely played and WV needs her shooting.

Seems like she started playing varsity in the 6th grade. Congrats and good luck.

Shot of Chambers against Holmes Friday night. He always seems to get on a nice run come tourney time.

Good to see Gray on the floor even if it was for just a glimpse. Tough missing your senior year of athletics and no doubt the team missed Nick this year.

Always puts a pit in my stomach to hear. Interesting that they are doing surgery so soon; seems to be the new school of thought to get the surgery done before muscles start shutting down which makes sense to me. Good luck and prayers to you Erica.

This is what is helping SK lately; Wainscott seemed to almost try to score on every possession and others are involved now....but perhaps the biggest difference is the SK Freshman understanding the SK defensive system which takes some time to get.

SK's defense held Holy Cross to just 10 first half points. SK guards are playing better together and the inside game is much more productive. SK clearly a regional underdog going into the season but they look to post season play as very dangerous.

It sure felt like SK missed more than 7 throws to me; felt like a big difference in the game. Chambers lost a contact on this no call drive: Steiner looking for contact. Impressed with the strength of OC's inside game. Tough for SK to score inside.

IMO, defensive oriented coaches don't care if they beat you 4-2, as long as they win. I don't know Coach Dawn's system all that well but the 4 or 5 times I have seen his teams perform, I would call him a defensive oriented coach. There are a lot of coaches who like to tag their programs as defensive oriented because it sounds tough but there truly aren't a lot of them out there. Defensive coaches can take athletes who aren't true basketball players and still beat you. Congrats to New Cath on the win. I am really looking forward to seeing all of the teams mentioned in the Regionals.

I really thought it was a two horse race going into the season with Anderson the fave followed by WV. I believe now that it is the most wide open region in the last 5 years. South is likely the favorite but Owen has come charging to the front. SK is playing much better as Stowers has the freshman class starting to play the defensive system there. Should be a fun tourney...at Gallatin?

Wow, love the crowd shots. Good to see girls B-ball supported this way, especially in a regular season gamme.

Stephenson continuing to improve this year. Played with a lot of confidence tonight. Charge called against Owings that could have been a three point play and lead with seconds left. Wainscott with baseline drive and score in final minutes. Freshman Cook with a strong game

I like Reilly's demeanor. Always the same. Great kid to boot. Keep firing up, but maybe not from 35.

Absolutely awesome game. SK led by 3 at half-time and by as many as 12 in the first half. Bryan Station never had more than a single digit lead. SK had a chance to win when a bucket was waived off by a charging call with seconds left. Don't look now but here comes the SK bunch just when a lot of people might have been starting to write them off. The Freshman are growing up quite a bit. Try and get some pics up later.

Barnes get tagged by Smith SK with tough sledding inside Samson did a pretty nice job keeping SK in the game through the early part of the game. Riley takes a shot that got altered.

That's because they had been at the gym for 5 or 6 hours, had bleacherbutt and were hungry. I am pretty sure I saw everything tonight with the exception of a circus elephant. Not sure but I think saw everything tonight from Santa Claus, Karate, 3 basketball games, and a double dutch competition all in a gym that was over capacity by 1,000 people. At some point, you have to decide to beat the traffic. Seriously, SK fans are usually pretty faithful but it was a long night.

Wow, didn't see that coming. My favorite picture is the first one; check out NDA coach's facial expression. Great lighting for pics; my second favorite Northern KY Gym. Great stuff Panda Man. Merry Christmas to your family.

Typical intensity of a SK vs. Scott game. Chambers is still shaking the rust and isn't the player he will be once he has some more time under his belt. Smith, definitely an unstoppable and very strong first half but I would argue his second half was not all that good. If he scored 9 points, I would be willing to say he didn't have more than two field goals but put up way more than double digit attempts. What did he shoot for the game? Doss swatted several of his shots- although a couple of them clearly looked like fouls. Officiating for the game; dismal both ways. Reilly had a good first half shooting and then SK didn't seem to look for him in the second half. Good game to watch but Scott was in control and the better team tonight. Is it me or does the style of UK offense dictate what the boys in high school do? When Pitino was at UK, everyone wanted to fast break and jack 3's; now, everyone wants to dribble drive and try to beat their guy one on one.

Panda- awesome coverage and pictures this year of all the top games. Like the Above the Rim pics in this series. You need to publish a schedule of where you will be on what night and have it added as a sticky!

Worthless poll with only 9 coaches voting.

Ditto on Mulligan; IMO, she was ready last year. I don't care what grade she is in; she can handle the rock and more importantly understands the game.

He's a great player and Gallatin has a good team. This was a good and close game game until late in the second half. The difference was SK's depth down the stretch. Impressed with Gallatin's tenacity and fundamentals. Wouldn't be surprised for a rematch at the Roy. Great crowd at the Joe.

A couple of shots... Doss saw limited action due to foul trouble but was a load when he was in the game. SK needs to do a better job of getting him the ball though. He didn't get it on this seal. Ayers with the block but was whistled for foul. Number 12 had several steals on the night. Creating havoc here for SK offense. Reilly with the half-time buzzer beater from 22+ Nice play by #12.

SK has a very talented freshman class. Owings, the point guard, is probably the best true ball handler that they have had in years. She is small but has a good understanding of the game. They will be fun to watch over the years. I wouldn't use this game as too much of a barometer though as Grant plays a few 8th graders at the varsity level.

A couple of more... SK defense trying to catch Elliot. Matt Reilly preventing Ryle int. Elliott taking off.