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Yeah, I was really impressed with the crowd that Pendleton brought. I already made plans to get to the Fieldhouse a good 90 minutes before tip on Saturday.

Thanks Sumo for the info, glad to see I wasn't losing my mind. I was keeping track and I knew it was his fifth, but when it was all said and done, it didn't matter.

Had forgotten that Mason County beat Pendleton waaaay back in the 1st game of the year in December. They won that game by 25, but it doesn't take a genius to realize that Pendleton is playing a lot better right now and so are the Royals. Royals "should" win by 10 or more, thankfully the players are now well aware of the fight this team has and that won't quit under any circumstances.

Had a front row seat courtside for this whopper of a game. Seemed like there was nearly 1,000 people there an hour before tip. Place was absolutely mobbed by the time we got to the 4th quarter. The explanation above makes more sense in regards to "foul-gate" just a bizzare situation and I can only imagine the outrage had MC went on to win the game. A nice touch by the PC fans when one of their players fouled out in OT and they were chanting "that's only 4" :lol: First time watching Prewitt play, nice player, but does he whine like that all the time? Seemed like everytime something went against him, he was complaining. Having only watched him once, I want to know from others.

Anyone still have questions about how good this Mason County team is? Anyone? Yes, they are THAT good with Neal on the floor and I argue could easily be a top 15 team in the state. The prediction thread was just about 50/50 so I expect a lot of people to backtrack and say the Royals "should" win by a blowout since they are playing at home. Good, you keep thinking that and enjoy the games on Saturday. Suffocating defense, just a beautiful thing to watch. Royals were sporting blue "Murph" shirts when warming up. Not a great photo, but you get the idea. One down, two to go....

I'm not sure who will call the Pendleton/Montgomery game, but it should also be on Soft 96.

Franklin Co. 13 15 14 30 72 Madison Central 18 24 15 16 73 11th Region at EKU Franklin Co. (13-15) -- Hamilton 18, Bell 2, Meyer 12, Tabor 12, Timmons 17, Brown 4, Roberts 7. Madison Central (21-9) -- Allen 15, Ford 9, Obryan 11, Hawkins 6, Covington 9, Taylor 2, Bosley 13, Stocker 6, Pyatt 2. Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/23/1537435/latest-boys-basketball-results.html?appSession=852048386241037&RecordID=9973&PageID=3&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=&CPIorderBy=#ixzz1FVOANlQh

11th Region 1st round Franklin came back from a 17 point 4th quarter deficit, took lead 72-71 with under a minute to go. Franklin County missed a three pointer with time winding down and after 2 free throw misses by Central, a desperation shot didn't go.

16th Region 1st round

11th Region 1st round

16th Region 1st round Knipp 30 On the Daily Independent's Twitter, they said that Knipp also had 13 blocks and 9 rebounds.

West Carter 16 9 11 22 58 Rowan Co. 19 11 20 18 68 16th Region at Morehead St. West Carter (21-9) -- Lawson 12, Rayburn 13, Brown 27, Stamper 6. Rowan Co. (25-5) Hunter 14, Townsend 13, Wing 17, Egan 13, Cross 10, Goodpaster 1. Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/23/1537435/latest-boys-basketball-results.html?appSession=523204582137382&RecordID=9953&PageID=3&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=&CPIorderBy=#ixzz1FQbERRLE

McCann hits a 3 pointer at the buzzer to win it. I know Boyd County would have likely lost in 2nd round, but goodness, THIS CLOSE to getting their first win in Morehead in 10 years. Oh well.

Over the years when these polls are taken, it's usually 50/50 with 9th and 10th. No surprise to see the same results here in this poll. Lived here in Maysville since the start of the 2006-2007 season, so yeah, I'm a 10th region person. Even when I move from the area later this year, I'm so thankful for sites like this, the KHSAA and how everything is covered very thoroughly. I did live in Ashland for a few years during the "Mayo" years and got to know 16th Region basketball, so I still follow that region a little bit. 9th and 11th are great basketball as well.

I think the arguments are more for the environment that the Fieldhouse offers than anything else. I have never been to BOK and I'm sure it buries the Convo in Ohio, but attending a playoff game at the convo last year there was no emotion, it was a factory line of game after game. It didn't have any emotion to it at all. There was a nice crowd, but the place wasn't half full and depsite fans of the teams being in the game, it was hard to truly get wrapped up in it. I say that as a casual fan with no real dog in the fight. As the numbers show, there was really no difference in payout to the schools.

As soon as I hit enter, I knew I had a brain cramp. It had to be per session, can't clear that place after each game. :lol:

Was that per session or per game?

I had thought about that too, in 2007 tickets were 5 dollars. I don't know if it said how much tickets were at BOK, I didn't attend.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Reward teams who win region games, I was also glad to see that the 10th is right there as one of the most profitable regions of any in boys basketball. I'm really going to miss it when I leave this summer, you can't beat Kentucky high school basketball.

Thanks for the link, fascinating to look at. In 2007 at the Fieldhouse and 2009 when held at the BOK each participating 10th region team got a little over 4,000. No difference. What's funny is that in 2007 roughly 42,000 was reported in ticket sales, in 2009, it was roughly 52 thousand dollars in ticket sales. The extra money went to the BOK to hold the event.

I would like to know how much money the 10th Region tournament roughly makes at the Fieldhouse. Are we talking six figures over the 4 days? If that's anywhere near close and each team in the region gets a cut regardless of whether or not they made it, that's like 5,000 dollars to each school. That's a lot of money, especially for the smaller schools.

Oh okay, I couldn't remember how they do it. So the only complaints we will have is why the Royals are in the double bonus and spotted 10 points when the game starts. :lol:

I always think it's funny when homecourt is brought up, as if Mason County is the only school who gets to vote or has final say. It was the best venue to hold it for a long time. Now that there are two other venues, it will be rotated, problem solved. Something I didn't notice until today, isn't the bottom team the "home team". I mention that because if Clark and Mason meet in the finals will we get to have the debate again over where the Mason County students should sit :lol:

If someone can merge, thanks. :thumb: http://www.bluegrasspreps.com/showthread.php?216840-2011-11th-Region-Draw

I really wanted to pay 55 dollars to see a high school basketball game, oh well, maybe next year. :lol: