02-05-2012, 01:14 AM
02-05-2012, 01:22 AM
2/4/2012
Fleming Co. 75
Ashland Blazer 69
Fleming Co. 20 17 17 21 75
Ashland Blazer 16 15 19 19 69
Fleming Co. (11-14) -- Burns 26, McAdams 5, Steward 15, McKee 4, Taylor 14, Saunders 11.
Ashland Blazer (16-10) -- Salow 8, Friley 9, Gregg 25, Hart 2, Whetsel 10, Bush 7, Miller 8
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Fleming Co. 75
Ashland Blazer 69
Fleming Co. 20 17 17 21 75
Ashland Blazer 16 15 19 19 69
Fleming Co. (11-14) -- Burns 26, McAdams 5, Steward 15, McKee 4, Taylor 14, Saunders 11.
Ashland Blazer (16-10) -- Salow 8, Friley 9, Gregg 25, Hart 2, Whetsel 10, Bush 7, Miller 8
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02-05-2012, 08:04 AM
Darion Burns had a game-high 26 points with seven assists as Fleming County won 75-69 at Ashland Blazer.
Corey Gregg led Ashland with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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Corey Gregg led Ashland with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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02-05-2012, 08:31 AM
ASHLAND — They have more sophomores than seniors, more speed than size, and more losses than wins.
So, why does Fleming County’s basketball coach believe his Panthers can be “pretty scary come tournament time?”
Because of nights like Saturday, when Fleming County proved it should be considered a contender in the 16th Region. The Panthers went into Anderson Gymnasium and beat Ashland, 75-69.
Not that Panthers coach Brian Kelly expects his young team to fully comprehend what it accomplished.
“My guys are too young to really understand what winning here means. Historically, you just don’t do this,” said Kelly, beginning to smile. “Right now they just want to know where their Nintendo is, or where their headphones are.”
Ashland (16-10) had suffered just one home loss within the region — Rowan County topped the Tomcats in December’s AIT — before Saturday.
Ashland coach Buddy Biggs acknowledged, yes, the Panthers are young, but also that they’re quite dangerous.
“They’re young, but they’re experienced,” Biggs said. “They might just be sophomores, but most of these guys have been out there for almost two years now.”
Darion Burns, a sophomore point guard, scorched the nets for 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting. He has been among the region’s leaders in field goal percentage (57 percent) all season.
“He’s had to be really tuned into the offense and tuned into his game and other guys’ games,” Kelly said. “He’s really done a great job for us and he was on fire tonight.”
Ashland’s Corey Gregg nearly matched Burns, with 25 points — he also grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds — just as the Tomcats nearly matched the Panthers blow for blow in a fast-paced contest.
After Ryan Whetsel, Steven Friley and Kyle Bush put in three straight buckets in rapid fashion to tie the game at 67-67, Fleming County’s defense limited the Tomcats to two points over the final three minutes.
Gregg hit a tough two-pointer with 1:21 to go to close the ’Cats’ deficit to 71-69, but the shots stopped falling.
“We executed what we wanted to do, but we just missed,” Biggs said. “We had great looks that we normally hit, but they didn’t go. And they hit their free throws.”
Fleming County (11-14) made 10 of its last 12 foul shots, and also came up with key defensive stops.
Ahead 72-69, the Panthers forced a turnover with 20 seconds left to convert it into two points, on free throws by Troy Steward, a sophomore. Another Ashland turnover followed, and Fleming County held on.
“We had to have a stop. We’d been trading with them too long and we needed a stop,” Kelly said. “Our guys came up big. I was glad to see that fight in us at the end.”
The Tomcats committed 18 turnovers to the Panthers’ 10, all told.
Fleming County was able to turn West Carter over 30 times this past Tuesday, but still lost 61-60 at home. The Panthers have suffered several close losses against a challenging schedule which features 12 teams that have been ranked in the state’s top 10 at one point in the season, according to Kelly.
“We’ve been right there,” Kelly said. “Tonight we went past that mark. I hope we remember what this was like, and keep doing it down the stretch here. If we do, we’ll be pretty scary come tournament time.”
Ashland played without Cody Withrow, its second-leading scorer, for the second straight game because of an ankle injury. He was recognized prior to tipoff for scoring his 1,000th career point recently.
Biggs was in no mood to use the senior’s absence as a reason for the loss.
“No excuse at all,” he said plainly.
The Tomcats did receive quality contributions off the bench, as Nick Miller, a freshman, provided a spark and tallied eight points. Steven Friley chipped in nine off the pine. It was Miller’s third game of the day — he competed in the freshman AIT, the junior varsity game and the varsity game. He returned less than three weeks ago from a stress fracture in his foot.
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So, why does Fleming County’s basketball coach believe his Panthers can be “pretty scary come tournament time?”
Because of nights like Saturday, when Fleming County proved it should be considered a contender in the 16th Region. The Panthers went into Anderson Gymnasium and beat Ashland, 75-69.
Not that Panthers coach Brian Kelly expects his young team to fully comprehend what it accomplished.
“My guys are too young to really understand what winning here means. Historically, you just don’t do this,” said Kelly, beginning to smile. “Right now they just want to know where their Nintendo is, or where their headphones are.”
Ashland (16-10) had suffered just one home loss within the region — Rowan County topped the Tomcats in December’s AIT — before Saturday.
Ashland coach Buddy Biggs acknowledged, yes, the Panthers are young, but also that they’re quite dangerous.
“They’re young, but they’re experienced,” Biggs said. “They might just be sophomores, but most of these guys have been out there for almost two years now.”
Darion Burns, a sophomore point guard, scorched the nets for 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting. He has been among the region’s leaders in field goal percentage (57 percent) all season.
“He’s had to be really tuned into the offense and tuned into his game and other guys’ games,” Kelly said. “He’s really done a great job for us and he was on fire tonight.”
Ashland’s Corey Gregg nearly matched Burns, with 25 points — he also grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds — just as the Tomcats nearly matched the Panthers blow for blow in a fast-paced contest.
After Ryan Whetsel, Steven Friley and Kyle Bush put in three straight buckets in rapid fashion to tie the game at 67-67, Fleming County’s defense limited the Tomcats to two points over the final three minutes.
Gregg hit a tough two-pointer with 1:21 to go to close the ’Cats’ deficit to 71-69, but the shots stopped falling.
“We executed what we wanted to do, but we just missed,” Biggs said. “We had great looks that we normally hit, but they didn’t go. And they hit their free throws.”
Fleming County (11-14) made 10 of its last 12 foul shots, and also came up with key defensive stops.
Ahead 72-69, the Panthers forced a turnover with 20 seconds left to convert it into two points, on free throws by Troy Steward, a sophomore. Another Ashland turnover followed, and Fleming County held on.
“We had to have a stop. We’d been trading with them too long and we needed a stop,” Kelly said. “Our guys came up big. I was glad to see that fight in us at the end.”
The Tomcats committed 18 turnovers to the Panthers’ 10, all told.
Fleming County was able to turn West Carter over 30 times this past Tuesday, but still lost 61-60 at home. The Panthers have suffered several close losses against a challenging schedule which features 12 teams that have been ranked in the state’s top 10 at one point in the season, according to Kelly.
“We’ve been right there,” Kelly said. “Tonight we went past that mark. I hope we remember what this was like, and keep doing it down the stretch here. If we do, we’ll be pretty scary come tournament time.”
Ashland played without Cody Withrow, its second-leading scorer, for the second straight game because of an ankle injury. He was recognized prior to tipoff for scoring his 1,000th career point recently.
Biggs was in no mood to use the senior’s absence as a reason for the loss.
“No excuse at all,” he said plainly.
The Tomcats did receive quality contributions off the bench, as Nick Miller, a freshman, provided a spark and tallied eight points. Steven Friley chipped in nine off the pine. It was Miller’s third game of the day — he competed in the freshman AIT, the junior varsity game and the varsity game. He returned less than three weeks ago from a stress fracture in his foot.
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