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Whats going on now?

Haven't heard to much about Henry lately, i have been asking around about how it is going and the response i am getting is the new coach has only been there maybe 3 to 4 times since he has been hired. Coach Isaacs has been the only one there for the offseason workouts doing weights and speed training. Where is all there help? Have they hired any new coaches? Hate to see a program like Henry who has been very competitive in the past couple of years just fall off the map. Anyone know anything?

Wales from Louisville Central has to be in the running.

Coach Holland coached that way in Henry County as well, and thats why he had his teams competing towards the end. He really preaches defense, and the majority of his practices are based around defense. Strong on the ball pressure and full court man/trap defenses. He is a wiz when it comes to that. With all that said, I think it will be an Oldham County school to bring home the title this year, and for some reason I am thinking it will be North. With one more year under his belt, Rowan could very well be a D1 player in college. He is just so pyhsically built, and has a great BB IQ.

Kerry Smith will have to keep his mind in the game and not let his attitude get the best of him. I watched him in every game in the 8th region tournament and in every game he did very rude gestures to the opposing teams pep section. He's a good ball player if he keeps his emotions in check. If he doesn't I'll be looking for him to get atleast one T in this game being that the best refs in the state will be officiating.

Henry only has one hard thrower on their pitching staff this year and the rest are just consistent strike throwers. I think they will be ok in the region it just all depends on the draw for the tournament of course. How many starters did Oldham lose last season? I know they are returning Wade Mason who IMO is the best pitcher the 8th has to offer with a lot of speed and consistency with strikes.

Didn't they lose their lefty do to a torn acl during football season? Or will he be recovered by the season? Also I know that both Trimble and Carroll wil scrimmage Henry County in the coming week, that is of course if the weather holds off.

IMO Carroll will not win the 31st this year. They lost over half of their starting line-up. I do believe Henry will be on top in the 31st with a fairly good chance to make noise in the region. Being as they only lost one starter from last year and have their entire pitching rotation back.

I agree. They lost a lot so they should be commended for their achievements, not down graded bc of their region.

They're my dark horse. Seen them play twice this year. They could easily surprise the state and take it. Well, maybe not easily, but they have a better shot than most.

Eastern. The best team in the state in my opinion. I would be very surprised if they don't take it.

Shelby Valley won their tournament just like every other Regional chapion did this year, so therefore, they are the best team in the 15th region. They put everything together at the right time, and came away victorious. I don't even know where Shelby Valley is, but if you win your regional tourney, you are the best in your region. All of the other teams had their chance to do what they had to do to be at Rupp, but all faltered except for SV. Thats how I feel about it anyways.

Excellent run down Colonel! I couldn't put it any better myself. It was an excellent game. I have watched numerous OC games this year, and they looked extremely dominant tonight. If they play that way against GRC, who knows what could happen. I am just extremely happy for Coach Holland. I know have have such an extreme amount of respect for the man, as he was like a father to me, and kind of feel like I won the regional tournament tonight. I really hope Spencer doesn't getreally down on themselves, because they have a chance to avenge their unfinished business next year. I look for #21 for SC to be in the running for POY in the 8th next year (behing Rowan, who seems to me to be the best the region has). Once again congrats to OC. It is so hard to think about how close my HC Wildcats were to being at Rupp next week, but I am as happy with the outcome as I could be with my team losing. Congrats to all the teams at the 8th, as it was a spectacular tournament all the way around. Couldn't ask for a more competitive tournament.

Congrats to Oldham County and especially Coach Holland. I played for him for his first 3 seasons at HC, and he was like a father to us. I know how bad he wanted a Regional championship, and he has worked hard to get the best from his teams, and the same goes for this year. The game was very chippy towards the end. Smith for OC finally got the technical he deserved. Should have been T'd up in every game I have seen from OC this year from taunting and stuff. Also, congrats to SC for their dream of a season. They busted their butts, and its so awesome to see a community to come together like they did this year. Thats what HS basketball is ALL about! If what I heard is true, and SC only loses one player then they should be the favorites next season. Good Luck to the Colonels at Rupp! This was the best Regional tourney I have seen in a long, long time. Very competitive all the way up until the last game.

Yes they were. Crazy amounts of fans, and for such a small school to have that many students there was verryyyy impressive. Kudos to them. They made the game even better, except for the I believe that we will win chants. Lol.

They were both really good games. Henry lost it in the fourth after having a solid 8 point lead for the first 25 minutes of the game. They lost that game on their own. Makes me sad as I am an HC fan, but I played under coach holland at HC for 3 years so I am happy for him. I don't know if this game was really an upset, just a huge meltdown by a NO team that looked like an all star team the first half of the ball game. The Rowan kid for NO is a stud. He will be POYin the 8th next year in my opinion.

Wow. Spencer mounts a 20 point comeback. What a comeback. Number 21 had 28 points. Clutch. Spencers pep section love the I believe we will win chant wayyy too much. I counted 14 times that they did it.

Excited to see another HC GC game. They have became a pretty good rivalry the past 5 years or so. Good luck to GCagainst my Cats (the other Cats that is).

Thats what I love about the Crzies, they are so involved and they are extremely classy. You don't here the jibberish other schools yell out. I am an avid 8th region follower and played ball in the 8th 4 years ago, and I seriously don't ever remember seeing even a decent student section from Spencer until this year, and it isnt THAT impressive.

Anyone know who the "defensive player of the game" was?

I had drill today at Highlands High School, and I have so much more respect for their community and team after watching the buses leave. Their fans were extremely nice and I enjoyed talking to them. I thought HHS would win before, now I really want them to win. Great community.

Moore will surprise central this year.....

Henry started off strong going up 7-0. Then it just went back and forth before AC started to pull away. And the final drive was around 70 yards (give or take).

One of the greatest high school football games I've ever witnessed. Henry drives the field to kick the game winning field goal with 16 seconds remaining.

Why are we going from talking about a football game to academics? This post isn't about test scores, it's about a football game.