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03-16-2012, 09:37 AM
Overrated Wrote:Musta been them 15th region refs?
Nope...Not in this one.
Officials: JEFF WATSON, MARK HOWELL, ERIC THORNSBURY
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âRelax, all right? Donât try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, theyâre fascist. Throw some ground balls â itâs more democratic.â
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03-16-2012, 10:11 AM
Congrats Knott....
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When a Lexington doctor told Knott County Central's Zack Davis last season that he would never play basketball again because of knee problems, Davis heard the prognosis, but he didn't heed it.
Davis sought a second opinion. He went to Chicago and met with the team doctor of the NBA's Bulls, who told him he could keep playing if he could put up with the pain.
The rest of the story is that Davis, after enduring four knee surgeries before and during his junior year, played a great game in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday.
The thick-chested 6-foot-2 senior had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists in leading the Patriots to victory over Boone County in Rupp Arena.
Davis's trade-off for having the meniscus removed from both knees is that they're heavily wrapped for practices and games, and he spends 30 minutes in a 30-degree whirlpool after playing.
"It shocks it," he said, shivering at the thought.
Davis was also told he will probably have chronic arthritis in both knees when he gets older. But he said it's all worth it for getting to play in the state tournament again after seeing what it was like as a sophomore.
"This is what I worked for, why I came back after all the knee surgeries," he said. "This is the best atmosphere ever."
Davis said that when he's on the court, he doesn't notice the pain. "Once you get all that adrenaline pumping, you don't think about it."
When Knott Central is finished with the Sweet Sixteen this week, it will be the end of basketball for Davis.
But he's got a lot more going for him than hoops. He scored a 33 on the ACT, and he will probably attend either Columbia or UK and major in chemical engineering.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/15/21121...rylink=cpy
Davis sought a second opinion. He went to Chicago and met with the team doctor of the NBA's Bulls, who told him he could keep playing if he could put up with the pain.
The rest of the story is that Davis, after enduring four knee surgeries before and during his junior year, played a great game in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday.
The thick-chested 6-foot-2 senior had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists in leading the Patriots to victory over Boone County in Rupp Arena.
Davis's trade-off for having the meniscus removed from both knees is that they're heavily wrapped for practices and games, and he spends 30 minutes in a 30-degree whirlpool after playing.
"It shocks it," he said, shivering at the thought.
Davis was also told he will probably have chronic arthritis in both knees when he gets older. But he said it's all worth it for getting to play in the state tournament again after seeing what it was like as a sophomore.
"This is what I worked for, why I came back after all the knee surgeries," he said. "This is the best atmosphere ever."
Davis said that when he's on the court, he doesn't notice the pain. "Once you get all that adrenaline pumping, you don't think about it."
When Knott Central is finished with the Sweet Sixteen this week, it will be the end of basketball for Davis.
But he's got a lot more going for him than hoops. He scored a 33 on the ACT, and he will probably attend either Columbia or UK and major in chemical engineering.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/15/21121...rylink=cpy
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LEXINGTON – A 71-54 loss against Knott County Central in the first round of the 95th PNC/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen on Thursday at Rupp Arena ended Boone County's season.
In the locker room after the game, Greg McQueary told his players to relish what they accomplished this season rather than dwell on what they did not.
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"We didn't play very well today, but give Knott County Central credit. They did a good job against our defense and they also played well defensively," he said. "Focus on the fact that you got here. We had a great season. Won more games than any Boone County team has won before and one of four teams to get to the state tournament from Boone County High School.
"I know they're disappointed. I'm disappointed. You want it so much for them because they're great kids."
The Rebels fell behind early, got into foul trouble and could not close the gap with Knott County Central shooting a sizzling 65.7 percent from the field.
Senior guard Zack Davis and freshman forward Simon Christon scored 19 points apiece for the 14th Region champs. Freshman forward Evan Hall finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, and freshman guard Camron Justice overcame early foul trouble to finish with 11 points and five assists.
Knott County Central will face Oldham County in the quarterfinals on Friday.
"I'm just tickled to death to win," Patriots coach B.B. King said.
Making its first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen since 1996, Boone County shot 35.6 percent from the field for the game.
Senior forward Zane McQueary led the Rebels with 18 points and six rebounds while senior point guard Jakeith Pitts added 13 points.
The Rebels finished the season with a 27-8 record.
"You talk about the positive aspect of it, realizing we've come this far," Zane McQueary said. "At the same time, if we had played better and gotten beat, it would be different. We're disappointed. We didn't play nearly as good as we've been playing, and that's what was most disappointing."
Boone County missed its first 10 shots from the field Thursday and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before cutting the deficit to five points before halftime.
Starting forward Keenan Palmer and starting guard Cooper Downs had three fouls apiece in the first half. Starting guard Chase Stanley picked up two fouls in the first half as did sixth man Travis Carr.
Palmer and Downs fouled out in the fourth quarter.
"We weren't able to press as much as we wanted to and had some people playing different positions than what they're used to on the press because of the foul trouble," Greg McQueary said. "That's just part of it. You've got to try to overcome it.
"They lived at the free throw line. In the first half, we were fortunate they missed some of those free throws and we were able to stay in the game. But we need to get to the free throw line and didn't get there near enough."
Boone County shot just 11 free throws during the game compared to 33 for Knott County Central.
The Rebels were trailing by eight points when Justice hit a 3-pointer for Knott County Central with five seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Patriots came out in the fourth and then scored five more unanswered to take a 54-38 lead.
Knott County Central made 13 of 16 shots from the field (81.3 percent) in the second half.
"I'm proud of us for winning regionals and getting here," Pitts said. "We worked hard. They were just the better team today."
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In the locker room after the game, Greg McQueary told his players to relish what they accomplished this season rather than dwell on what they did not.
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"We didn't play very well today, but give Knott County Central credit. They did a good job against our defense and they also played well defensively," he said. "Focus on the fact that you got here. We had a great season. Won more games than any Boone County team has won before and one of four teams to get to the state tournament from Boone County High School.
"I know they're disappointed. I'm disappointed. You want it so much for them because they're great kids."
The Rebels fell behind early, got into foul trouble and could not close the gap with Knott County Central shooting a sizzling 65.7 percent from the field.
Senior guard Zack Davis and freshman forward Simon Christon scored 19 points apiece for the 14th Region champs. Freshman forward Evan Hall finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, and freshman guard Camron Justice overcame early foul trouble to finish with 11 points and five assists.
Knott County Central will face Oldham County in the quarterfinals on Friday.
"I'm just tickled to death to win," Patriots coach B.B. King said.
Making its first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen since 1996, Boone County shot 35.6 percent from the field for the game.
Senior forward Zane McQueary led the Rebels with 18 points and six rebounds while senior point guard Jakeith Pitts added 13 points.
The Rebels finished the season with a 27-8 record.
"You talk about the positive aspect of it, realizing we've come this far," Zane McQueary said. "At the same time, if we had played better and gotten beat, it would be different. We're disappointed. We didn't play nearly as good as we've been playing, and that's what was most disappointing."
Boone County missed its first 10 shots from the field Thursday and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before cutting the deficit to five points before halftime.
Starting forward Keenan Palmer and starting guard Cooper Downs had three fouls apiece in the first half. Starting guard Chase Stanley picked up two fouls in the first half as did sixth man Travis Carr.
Palmer and Downs fouled out in the fourth quarter.
"We weren't able to press as much as we wanted to and had some people playing different positions than what they're used to on the press because of the foul trouble," Greg McQueary said. "That's just part of it. You've got to try to overcome it.
"They lived at the free throw line. In the first half, we were fortunate they missed some of those free throws and we were able to stay in the game. But we need to get to the free throw line and didn't get there near enough."
Boone County shot just 11 free throws during the game compared to 33 for Knott County Central.
The Rebels were trailing by eight points when Justice hit a 3-pointer for Knott County Central with five seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Patriots came out in the fourth and then scored five more unanswered to take a 54-38 lead.
Knott County Central made 13 of 16 shots from the field (81.3 percent) in the second half.
"I'm proud of us for winning regionals and getting here," Pitts said. "We worked hard. They were just the better team today."
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