Intentional Foul

OK, am I the only one who is now totally confused!!!!!!!!

As much as I would love to see Rose Hill (or any 16th region team for that matter) upset the Lady Knights, I don't think it will happen. With the talent and bench that Lex Cath has, it will be very hard for Terry and Queen to stay out of foul trouble and the young ones aren't ready for this yet. Without meaning to sound too critical of the 16th region, I believe that Lex Cath would beat any of our teams by at least 25 on any given night (and this still might be a little optimistic). But in sports anything can happen so---GO GET 'EM LADY ROYALS!!!!!!

Looks like Lewis hung in there with Russell. Anyone with any stats?

Lawrence is off to a great start. The new coach seems to be hitting all the right buttons. Ashland is really going to have to slow down Lawrence's game with Frazier at point and Bowen running the floor. Chafin is an impressive 3 pt shooter and Moseler (?) is beginning to score more. Of course playing at Lawrence is always an adventure. If Ashland isn't hitting their 3s and the freshmen big girls aren't productive then it could be a long night for the young Kittens. But, Bradley always scouts well (he's all over the place) so he probably has some funky defenses to throw at Lawrence. Due to the home court advantage - I say Lawrence by 5.

Just curious - Did Lex Cath cancel first or did Rose Hill? Its understandable for Towson not to want to make the trip just for one game.

I just read in the Ashland Daily that the RH - Towson game scheduled for this Sunday has been cancelled. I had been looking forward to this game. Do any of the RH posters have any info on why the game won't be played?

Excellent achievement!! I have watched Okoro play for several years. She is not only an exeptional athlete but also a great role model to all the young girls that look up to her.

When it comes to statewide awards there will always be the problem of regional voter bias. Due to contraints because of time or geography, even well intentioned coaches cannot see all the viable candidates for Miss Basketball. It is only normal that they will place more stock in the the players they are most familiar with. Unfortuately these coaches must rely on the media or hearsay to make their final decisions. Maybe the answer is to award regional players of the year instead of an overall state player. Of course, this would dilute the prestige of the Miss Basketball award.

I myself have never been a big supporter of individual awards such as All - Area teams or even all-tournament teams. Too many times I have seen hard feelings caused between team-mates or the "team player" be ignored by the selection committee. I think these awards are adverse to the team concept and may cause some players to think "me" instead of "team"

But since these awards will not be eliminated from high school sports in my lifetime, let me say that I truly hope one of the talented and hard-working girls from Rose Hill wins Miss Basketball. a

Another trip to Diddle could go a long way to making this a reality.

First of all, I want to make it clear that nothing would make me happier than to see Either Terry or Queen be selected as Miss Basketball. They are definitely as deserving as anyone for the award.

I don't know if I necessarily buy the fact that Gray is more of a lock for this honor just due to geography. Queen has been well known to Kentucky coaches and media since she was a sophomore. Both Queen and Terry have definitely recieved a lot of attention (and rightfully so) from their impressive state tournament performance last year. This is evident in Rose Hill's preseason #3 state ranking.

In any type of subjective award, there will always be biases and ulterior motives from those casting the votes, many of which are solely due to where the voters live. The only way to eliminate all bias would be to eliminate the award.

Politically speaking, what makes Gray so much more popular around the state than any of the other viable candidates for Miss Basketball? What does she have that the other candidates don't?

Ashland Blazer 42 Greenup Co. 35.

I believe this makes the Kittens 7 - 5 on the season.