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2003 basketball IQ much better than 2008 crop and also had a much better coach. Kelly Wells would have eate O'Hearn alive.

The player that tackled the other one in the semi-final should have been ejected.....not just an intentional file. What a cheap shot!! The MC player was reacting as any other player would have done.

Hicks deserves the boo's he receives. He's earned it!

Absolutely!! Mason has a boatload of talent that is underutilized. They have no half court offense and are a total transition team. Superintendent Tim Moore needs to take control of this team as their coach before it's too late!!!

How big is the crowd??

How much time left?

Disagree. MC & BS could meet in the state tournament. There's nothing wrong with setting the tone and getting in the other team's head.

Good defense will do that.

Mason is a transition type team and depends heavily on 3 pointers. If their forced into a halfcourt game and the 3's aren't falling they're dead. Unfortunately, they don't appear to know how to run an offense and never have under O'hearn.

Hot off the press on kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/322116.html KHSAA board blasts LCA for improper aid to athletes By Mike Fields MFIELDS@HERALD-LEADER.COM Lexington Christian Academy representatives got an earful of criticism from some Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control members on Monday. It was the first time LCA appeared before the board since the school was fined and put on probation for giving improper financial assistance to student-athletes. Click on link, for remainder of article

In another post, someone appeared to have a question about how old a player is allowed to be and still participate in sports. Attached is the rule: Bylaw 3. Age Pursuant to KRS 156.070 (2) (e), a student who becomes nineteen (19) years old before August 1 shall be ineligible for interscholastic athletic competition. A student who becomes nineteen (19) on or after August 1 shall remain eligible for the entire school year. The Board of Control and the Commissioner may waive the provisions of this regulation and the student shall be eligible for high school athletics in Kentucky if the written documentation is provided to clearly demonstrate that the student: 1. Qualifi ed for exceptional children services and had an individual education program developed by an admissions and release committee (ARC) while the student was enrolled in the primary school program; 2. Was retained in the primary school program because of an ARC committee recommendation; and 3. Has not completed four (4) consecutive years or eight (8) consecutive semesters of eligibility following initial promotion from grade eight (8) to grade nine (9). The Board of Control and the Commissioner may not adopt administrative procedures that allow for waiver of this rule under any other condition. (Case situations related to this bylaw appear on pages 19 through

Pawsat is going to be a super player for the Royals. He's intense and all business when on the floor. He shows a great deal of maturity for a freshman. How many rebounds did he have?

Sorry, not a disgruntled parent of any child at LCA but a parent nevertheless that has watched this kind of crap go on for way too long. Nothing personally invested, just sick of the cheating to win at any cost. LCA, Lex Cath and others should be so very proud!!! Parents at these schools that object should stand up and be heard or you're no better than the the cheaters.

You really think that is going to happen??? There are just so many good people out there, trying to make a difference in the lives of LCA students.......if they were athletes!!!!

Once again someone wants you to believe that the "charitable acts" of others led to this outcome. Why is it that this so -called "charity" is almost entirely for athletes???? This "charity" is at the expense of other kids whose parents paid their full tuition and is all in the name of winning at any cost. Interesting also that all references to this scandal have now been deleted from the Kentucky.com website. They had a comments page that absolutely blistered LCA and Lexington Catholic. I'm certain that most of the folks at LCA want what is best for their children and want to play by the rules. They work hard to send their children to a private school and are paying their 100% of their children's tuition. I'm certain that many of them are very angry about this situation and will hopefully make their voices heard.

That's not exactly the way the KHSAA sees it...as weak as their response was. They say that YOU"RE NOT COMPETING FAIRLY!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???

Smoothy---Please let me understand. A parent and coach came up with this idea (2 people), raised the $$ needed, and did it and no one else was aware or complicit.......why don't you just insult everyone's intelligence!

Good one!!!!!:dancingpa

So in summary, you're saying that it's okay to cheat because you think others may be doing it? These other schools have not been charged with anything. You're doing nothing more than rationalizing the LCA situation.....Sad

Do you have some information about Scott County or Dunbar that you would like to substantiate? It seems to me that LCA and Lex cath are the only schools in recent memory to be charged and fined.

This could not have happened!!!!! Athletics or winning at athletics at all costs is not included in the LCA mission statement below...taken from their website. LCA Mission Statement The purpose of this independent Christian school shall be to provide a creative, loving academic environment for children to grow spiritually, socially, emotionally, physically, and academically through individual and group learning experiences under the guidance and nurture of carefully chosen Christian teachers, administrators, and under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. It shall be the purpose of Lexington Christian Academy to encourage all students to grow in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and to emphasize the value of the eternal soul, the worth of the individual, the love of God for man, and the kinship of all peoples as taught in the Holy Scriptures, while providing students with the opportunity for achieving academic excellence.

That would be enough if the folks that were doing this were called out and banned also from ever participating in LCA sports again.

Not all private schools but if the shoe fits.........:eek:

I went to a Catholic private school for 12 years and will still call out cheaters every time!!

What about the championship they won and teams they beat to get there? Shouldn't they have to forfeit or is that too harsh???