11-20-2009, 12:34 AM
Ryan Ernst blog:
Since I was assigned the 35th District for the Enquirerâs basketball preview, I swung by Covington Catholic and Holmes yesterday to do some interviews and watch some ball. Here are some tidbits:
-CovCath senior center Trevor Wellbrock has been in the weight room. Heâs listed at 6-5 and 220 pounds and he looks every bit of it. Big, solid kid. It should be fun to see him mix it up in the post with â¦
-Holmes senior center/forward Elijah Pittman, who reports that heâs grown another inch and is now 6-8 and 205. -
-Speaking of Pittman, heâs got a Louie Armstrong pitch to his voice that Iâve never heard come out of a high school kid. Heâs like a stretched-out Barry White. And yes, Iâm a little jealous of that.
-Still speaking of Pittman, I thought this quote from Holmes coach David Henley was telling: âWhen Elijahâs focused and playing with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder,â he said, âhe dominates our practice.â
-Although theyâre not on the varsity roster, CovCath has a couple freshmen to watch for: Nick Frederick (son of former Notre Dame standout Joe Frederick) and Cameron Murphy (son of CovCath assistant Kes Murphy and nephew of former Newport star Donna Murphy).
-There are plenty of new additions in Evans Fieldhouse. Holmes has a new floor, with a new design featuring a large H at midcourt. The outside of the building is adorned with a state championship banner; thereâs a similar one on an enterior wall of the gym. The state championship banner the team brought home from Rupp Arena hangs in the rafters. Henley said the schoolâs woodshop teacher is building a large trophy case that will house the state championship trophy, as well as the Bulldogsâ state runner-up trophies.
-Holmes senior Ricardo Johnson, on signing with Ohio: âMy heart just told me it was time and thatâs where I should be. At first I planned on signing in the second signing period. But I just went with my heart.â
-The Holmes players seem to have enjoyed the summer of celebrity that came with winning state last year. âPeople congratulate us and recognize us a lot, and not just around the neighborhood; it happens all over Northern Kentucky,â said Johnson. âI was at BW3, just hanging out, and a family came up to me because their son wanted to talk to me. Thatâs pretty cool.â Link
Since I was assigned the 35th District for the Enquirerâs basketball preview, I swung by Covington Catholic and Holmes yesterday to do some interviews and watch some ball. Here are some tidbits:
-CovCath senior center Trevor Wellbrock has been in the weight room. Heâs listed at 6-5 and 220 pounds and he looks every bit of it. Big, solid kid. It should be fun to see him mix it up in the post with â¦
-Holmes senior center/forward Elijah Pittman, who reports that heâs grown another inch and is now 6-8 and 205. -
-Speaking of Pittman, heâs got a Louie Armstrong pitch to his voice that Iâve never heard come out of a high school kid. Heâs like a stretched-out Barry White. And yes, Iâm a little jealous of that.
-Still speaking of Pittman, I thought this quote from Holmes coach David Henley was telling: âWhen Elijahâs focused and playing with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder,â he said, âhe dominates our practice.â
-Although theyâre not on the varsity roster, CovCath has a couple freshmen to watch for: Nick Frederick (son of former Notre Dame standout Joe Frederick) and Cameron Murphy (son of CovCath assistant Kes Murphy and nephew of former Newport star Donna Murphy).
-There are plenty of new additions in Evans Fieldhouse. Holmes has a new floor, with a new design featuring a large H at midcourt. The outside of the building is adorned with a state championship banner; thereâs a similar one on an enterior wall of the gym. The state championship banner the team brought home from Rupp Arena hangs in the rafters. Henley said the schoolâs woodshop teacher is building a large trophy case that will house the state championship trophy, as well as the Bulldogsâ state runner-up trophies.
-Holmes senior Ricardo Johnson, on signing with Ohio: âMy heart just told me it was time and thatâs where I should be. At first I planned on signing in the second signing period. But I just went with my heart.â
-The Holmes players seem to have enjoyed the summer of celebrity that came with winning state last year. âPeople congratulate us and recognize us a lot, and not just around the neighborhood; it happens all over Northern Kentucky,â said Johnson. âI was at BW3, just hanging out, and a family came up to me because their son wanted to talk to me. Thatâs pretty cool.â Link