03-17-2012, 02:20 PM
03-17-2012, 02:41 PM
I'd love to see the SC pull of the upset
03-17-2012, 02:52 PM
Congrats to Oldham County on a great season. You represented the 8th region well!
These two teams played each other many times in the 8th region before Scott County moved to the 11th a couple of years ago. There have been many great games between these two teams.
These two teams played each other many times in the 8th region before Scott County moved to the 11th a couple of years ago. There have been many great games between these two teams.
03-17-2012, 03:02 PM
Congrats to Oldham County on a great season and congrats to Scott County on the win! Should be a great Championship game tonight!
03-17-2012, 04:04 PM
Scott County beats Oldham County
Scott County, a two-time state champion, will get a shot at a third title when it plays Trinity in the Sweet Sixteen finals Saturday night in Rupp Arena.
The Cardinals earned the spot in the title game by beating Oldham County 56-43 in Saturday afternoonâs semifinals.
Trent Gilbert and Jalen Haddix led Scott County with 12 points apiece. Isaiah Ivey and Tamron Manning had 10 each. Ivey also had 8 rebounds.
The Cards hit 6 of 11 three-pointers, led by Gilbert with three.
Scott County led 23-16 at halftime, then put the game away with a 20-2 run. Coach Billy Hicks put his starters on the bench to begin the fourth quarter, but after Oldham County rallied to within 12 points, the Cardsâ starters returned to the floor to clinch the victory.
Oldham County, which tied a school record with 31 wins, was led by Kerry Smithâs 17 points. Sam Gruber added 11.
http://fieldsnotes.bloginky.com/
Scott County, a two-time state champion, will get a shot at a third title when it plays Trinity in the Sweet Sixteen finals Saturday night in Rupp Arena.
The Cardinals earned the spot in the title game by beating Oldham County 56-43 in Saturday afternoonâs semifinals.
Trent Gilbert and Jalen Haddix led Scott County with 12 points apiece. Isaiah Ivey and Tamron Manning had 10 each. Ivey also had 8 rebounds.
The Cards hit 6 of 11 three-pointers, led by Gilbert with three.
Scott County led 23-16 at halftime, then put the game away with a 20-2 run. Coach Billy Hicks put his starters on the bench to begin the fourth quarter, but after Oldham County rallied to within 12 points, the Cardsâ starters returned to the floor to clinch the victory.
Oldham County, which tied a school record with 31 wins, was led by Kerry Smithâs 17 points. Sam Gruber added 11.
http://fieldsnotes.bloginky.com/
03-17-2012, 04:08 PM
Sweet Sixteen: Scott Co. puts away gritty Oldham Co. in semis
Scott County Coach Billy Hicks has agonized through some classic Sweet Sixteen semifinals with his Cardinals, including a heart-stopping 85-82 win over Lexington Catholic in 1998 and a tense 78-75 overtime victory against Paducah Tilghman in 1999.
There was a lot less anxiety for Hicks in Scott County's 56-43 victory over Oldham County in the semifinals of the 95th PNC/KHSAA Boys' State Basketball Tournament in front of 11,409 fans in Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.
In fact, Scott County had such a comfortable lead (47-26) that Hicks, looking ahead to Saturday's night showdown with No. 1 Trinity, put his starters on the bench at the end of three quarters.
Trouble was, Oldham County didn't go along with Hicks' plan to rest his first five. Hicks had decided that if the Cards' lead shrunk to 14, the starters would go back in.
That's what happened after Oldham County rallied to within 51-37 with 4:27 left.
Even after Tamron Manning, Isaiah Ivey and Co. returned to the court, Oldham County battled back to within 12 before the Cards stymied the comeback.
"Once a team gets that momentum, you don't just run out there and stop it, even with your starters," Hicks said. "That's a credit to Oldham County, how tough those kids are and how they battled."
Colonels Coach Jason Holland said he didn't want his players to look back in 20 years and remember that they gave up.
Junior guard Sam Gruber agreed. "That's a terrible memory if we do quit after making it all the way to the final four," he said. "It's not in our nature to roll over. We've got to keep going."
After leading 23-16 at halftime, Scott County scored the first 11 points of the third quarter, part of a 20-2 run that all but sealed the Cards' 34th victory of the season.
Trent Gilbert and Jalen Haddix led the way with 12 points apiece. Manning and Ivey each had 10 points. Ivey also had eight rebounds.
Scott County had 22 turnovers, a season-high according to Hicks. But the Cards compensated by outrebounding Oldham County 32-17 and by shooting 6-for-11 from three-point range.
Kerry Smith led the Colonels with 17 points and Gruber had 11. Tyler Wesley was limited to three points and one rebound.
Oldham County's 31 victories tied the school record, it made the semifinals for the third time in school history.
"It's a long week but a great week," Holland said of the Sweet Sixteen experience, "Hopefully we made some great memories for our guys."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/17/21148...rylink=cpy
Scott County Coach Billy Hicks has agonized through some classic Sweet Sixteen semifinals with his Cardinals, including a heart-stopping 85-82 win over Lexington Catholic in 1998 and a tense 78-75 overtime victory against Paducah Tilghman in 1999.
There was a lot less anxiety for Hicks in Scott County's 56-43 victory over Oldham County in the semifinals of the 95th PNC/KHSAA Boys' State Basketball Tournament in front of 11,409 fans in Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.
In fact, Scott County had such a comfortable lead (47-26) that Hicks, looking ahead to Saturday's night showdown with No. 1 Trinity, put his starters on the bench at the end of three quarters.
Trouble was, Oldham County didn't go along with Hicks' plan to rest his first five. Hicks had decided that if the Cards' lead shrunk to 14, the starters would go back in.
That's what happened after Oldham County rallied to within 51-37 with 4:27 left.
Even after Tamron Manning, Isaiah Ivey and Co. returned to the court, Oldham County battled back to within 12 before the Cards stymied the comeback.
"Once a team gets that momentum, you don't just run out there and stop it, even with your starters," Hicks said. "That's a credit to Oldham County, how tough those kids are and how they battled."
Colonels Coach Jason Holland said he didn't want his players to look back in 20 years and remember that they gave up.
Junior guard Sam Gruber agreed. "That's a terrible memory if we do quit after making it all the way to the final four," he said. "It's not in our nature to roll over. We've got to keep going."
After leading 23-16 at halftime, Scott County scored the first 11 points of the third quarter, part of a 20-2 run that all but sealed the Cards' 34th victory of the season.
Trent Gilbert and Jalen Haddix led the way with 12 points apiece. Manning and Ivey each had 10 points. Ivey also had eight rebounds.
Scott County had 22 turnovers, a season-high according to Hicks. But the Cards compensated by outrebounding Oldham County 32-17 and by shooting 6-for-11 from three-point range.
Kerry Smith led the Colonels with 17 points and Gruber had 11. Tyler Wesley was limited to three points and one rebound.
Oldham County's 31 victories tied the school record, it made the semifinals for the third time in school history.
"It's a long week but a great week," Holland said of the Sweet Sixteen experience, "Hopefully we made some great memories for our guys."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/17/21148...rylink=cpy
03-17-2012, 04:48 PM
Pulling for Scott County in the finals.
03-17-2012, 06:00 PM
GetChili Wrote:Pulling for Scott County in the finals.
So am I! I think by playing such a close game with them last night, Southwestern proved that a team like Scott County can definitely beat Trinity!
03-17-2012, 06:28 PM
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03-17-2012, 06:29 PM
LEXINGTON — After hanging with its opponent for the first half, the Oldham County High School boys’ basketball team couldn’t handle the flood of points that came next.
Jason Stamm/The Oldham Era
Senior forward Kerry Smith and the Colonels had trouble keeping up with the Cardinals in the second half of their 56-43 loss.
Scott County quickly expanded a slim halftime lead, going on a big run in the third quarter to defeat the Colonels 56-43 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 state tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
The game was OCHS’ third in three days, after defeating Bowling Green Thursday in the first round and Knott County Central Friday in the quarterfinals.
“We talked about before the game, if we couldn’t keep them off the glass, we were gonna have a long night with ‘em,” OCHS Coach Jason Holland said. “They were a lot more aggressive than us, especially in the third quarter and stretched the lead out.
“Opportunities were there, we just didn’t make the plays we needed to.”
The Cardinals used a 24-10 run in the third quarter to take a commanding 47-26 lead after three quarters, prompting well over half of the 11,409 in attendance to head for the exits.
“When they came out, they really punched us,” OCHS senior forward Kerry Smith said. “They stepped on the pedal and we had to step it up and try to make the best of it.”
But the Colonels didn’t quit.
OCHS responded with a 15-6 run to pull within 53-41 with 2:25 to play, prompting cheers from the Colonels’ players on the bench and their fans in the end zone.
“I kept telling (my teammates) ‘Don’t quit,’” senior guard Sam Gruber said. “It’s a terrible memory if we do quit after making it all the way here. It’s not in our nature to give up and roll over. You’ve gotta keep going.”
But OCHS would get no closer.
After Colonels senior forward Tyler Wesley picked up his fifth and final foul with 1:30 remaining, OCHS coach Jason Holland substituted for the other four starters as well.
For the second game in a row, Wesley had trouble finding success. Though he made the game-winning shot in the quarterfinals Friday, he had just three points and one rebound. Wesley did have three blocks.
Smith helped fill the void with a game-high 17 points, but even he couldn’t compensate for the Colonels being outrebounded 32-17.
The Colonels’ historic season ends at 31-5, but Holland said he’s proud to have been a part of the team that took OCHS back to the state semi-finals for the first time since 1985.
“The biggest thing is the work they put in,” Holland said. “The season is just so long. They were going hard in May, June and July and their commitment says a lot about who they are. These will be memories they’ll never forget.”
http://www.oldhamera.com/content/colonel...emi-finals
Jason Stamm/The Oldham Era
Senior forward Kerry Smith and the Colonels had trouble keeping up with the Cardinals in the second half of their 56-43 loss.
Scott County quickly expanded a slim halftime lead, going on a big run in the third quarter to defeat the Colonels 56-43 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 state tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
The game was OCHS’ third in three days, after defeating Bowling Green Thursday in the first round and Knott County Central Friday in the quarterfinals.
“We talked about before the game, if we couldn’t keep them off the glass, we were gonna have a long night with ‘em,” OCHS Coach Jason Holland said. “They were a lot more aggressive than us, especially in the third quarter and stretched the lead out.
“Opportunities were there, we just didn’t make the plays we needed to.”
The Cardinals used a 24-10 run in the third quarter to take a commanding 47-26 lead after three quarters, prompting well over half of the 11,409 in attendance to head for the exits.
“When they came out, they really punched us,” OCHS senior forward Kerry Smith said. “They stepped on the pedal and we had to step it up and try to make the best of it.”
But the Colonels didn’t quit.
OCHS responded with a 15-6 run to pull within 53-41 with 2:25 to play, prompting cheers from the Colonels’ players on the bench and their fans in the end zone.
“I kept telling (my teammates) ‘Don’t quit,’” senior guard Sam Gruber said. “It’s a terrible memory if we do quit after making it all the way here. It’s not in our nature to give up and roll over. You’ve gotta keep going.”
But OCHS would get no closer.
After Colonels senior forward Tyler Wesley picked up his fifth and final foul with 1:30 remaining, OCHS coach Jason Holland substituted for the other four starters as well.
For the second game in a row, Wesley had trouble finding success. Though he made the game-winning shot in the quarterfinals Friday, he had just three points and one rebound. Wesley did have three blocks.
Smith helped fill the void with a game-high 17 points, but even he couldn’t compensate for the Colonels being outrebounded 32-17.
The Colonels’ historic season ends at 31-5, but Holland said he’s proud to have been a part of the team that took OCHS back to the state semi-finals for the first time since 1985.
“The biggest thing is the work they put in,” Holland said. “The season is just so long. They were going hard in May, June and July and their commitment says a lot about who they are. These will be memories they’ll never forget.”
http://www.oldhamera.com/content/colonel...emi-finals
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