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I would have liked to have seen this game as it could have been a preview of a regional type game. If HC reasoning was the team needed a break after the All A I would have thought that they would have cancelled the Campbell County game for tonight.

Anytime that you can beat a Willie Hill coached team it is a solid win. He has built a nice program at Seven Hills.

Carr actually has 4 district titles in a row in a very tough district. Solid list but I would put Carr at the top of the list as he gets more out of less than any coach in the area. I wouldn't be surprised to see this years team make a run come tourney time. My top coaches would be: Carr Sullivan Code Booher Faust Brannen I am not one that typically includes Gallatin Co in N Ky discussions but if I did then Jones would be in my top 5 without question. He fits my profile of a coach that gets the most out of every team that he coaches

Grazianni and Jackson both started last night along with soph guard Castleman.

Burger continues to play well for HC. Interesting to see soph Trentman leading Brossart in scoring. He has an extremely high ceiling with his athletic ability.

This was my third time seeing Scott this season and I have never seen a Brad Carr coached team get outhustled and outtoughed on a consistent basis. My concern would be that they don't compete for loose balls and rebounds. This group of players doesn't seem to have bought into that tough mentality that Scott has had in past years.

Scott in a squeaker at home 56-53!

The back up PG is a lot like the back up QB in football in that when things are going well nobody knows their name. However, when things are going poorly they are the most popular kid at the dance. I haven't seen HHS this year but to give it my best coachspeak is the back up PG outperforming the upperclassmen in practice on a daily basis? Is he making the same mistakes in practice that the upperclassmen are making in games?

Don't know if you need 3 double digit scorers to win region but if you don't you better be comfortable playing a style that will win you games with scores like 45-40. I don't know if this Pendleton Co team is wired to win those type of games like Brossart. Brossart is extremely comfortable putting you in that grinder on both ends of the court.

Top 5 player in the 10th probably with very little argument but would have to give the nod to best player to Prewitt from Montgomery County. You could make a solid argument for either McGovney or Monroe from PC as 2nd best player in the 10th. Not a knock on any of these players but 10th is way down from past 4-5 years as far as individual talent and quality of the teams.

Attendance has been shrinking for a few years. I have seen very good teams who get very little support. I just feel that the games aren't the social event they were back in the day with kids having access to all of the social media.

Campbell is getting a lot of notoriety and rightfully so as HC keeps on winning but I am more impressed with Jake Burger every time I watch HC. Playing under control and doing all the little things and also putting up good numbers!

Why wouldn't he have wanted that job "real bad" at that time? He was an assistant who wanted a head coaching job and the school he was teaching at had an opening? Simon Kenton had a great basketball tradition and at that time football was struggling so they were not competing for athletes with other sports? The question is now that they have been on the job for a few years who would you rather have as the coach? Just my opinion but Carr has gotten more out of less at Scott both in athletes and facilities.

Still early in the season and Scott is typically not very good in December. Can't remember the last time they were above .500 going into the new year. You have a lot of players getting their real first varsity playing time so there will be an adjustment period.

Holy Cross is very solid and NCC is very young in the post. Like HC at home by 8.....70-62 and the potential rematch at the All A will be very interesting as NCC gets a few more games under their belt

When is this game?

Went to the game hoping to see Maniacci and Campbell battle it out as two of the better bigs in the 9th but foul trouble hindered both players. With that being said Jake Burger was the best player on the floor. Have seen him twice this year and have been very impressed. Really improved his game over the summer

Not a natural rivalry...I would be surprised if they turned out in big numbers

I think you are looking at a year where there is some good individual talent but it is very spread out in the region. I think that leaves some good but not great teams and every team has some flaws. Districts and regional are going to be crazy as any of the 8 teams that make it of of districts has a shot at winning the region.

Brossart plays well at home and they have some experience to go with some very talented underclassmen. In a year where parity is the key word in the 10th Region Brossart just might be the class of the region. I will go with Brossart by 8, 55-47.

I think Jackson is a top 10 player in the 10th this year and Scott should probably be ranked in the top 5-6 in the region just based on Coach Carr's ability to get the most out of his teams and the fact that the 10th region talent level is at lowest in Carr's tenure at Scott. Lot of unproven players & teams in the 10th Region. The talent level at perrenial powers Mason Co and GRC is way down opening the doors for a lot of teams including Scott. Season is a marathon not a sprint so it's hard to read a lot into a loss at Holmes or the win at Pendleton County. Holmes is replacing a very good backcourt and will take a while to find their identity. Pendleton County is a lot like Scott in that traditionally a different team in February than in December.

So Burger with 26 doesn't factor into maybe a tough trio?

Scott got some good minutes from a couple of their bigs on the bench with Ohmer and Crim but they do need to develop another ballhandler to spell Pouncy if he gets in foul trouble.

I understand that clock is not official count and it could have just clicked under 2:09 but that still leaves a solid second making that count quick?

Scott was in foul trouble much of the 2nd half. With Pouncy and Daughtery on the bench they really struggled handling the ball. Holmes pressure the last 3 minutes was the difference. Not to knock the officiating but I thought there was a call with 2 minutes left with Scott still holding the lead that caused Scott to lose a possession. Holmes calls a timeout after a made basket with 2:08 left in the game. Scott inbounds the ball on the baseline to Morrison and he brings the ball up the court against man pressure. Holmes defender is forcing him to alleyball his way up the court. Just prior to Morrison crossing the mid court line a 10 second call is made. Time remaining on clock 2:00? Elapsed time :08 seconds? If Scott gets the ball across mid court they potentially run clock, get to the free throw line where they shot the ball well