[pirateforlife]

The thing about the call is this—there is no instant replay calls in high school basketball. While we all have went back and seen that the shot was a 2, the referee made the right call in the moment. Would you want someone to end a team’s season on the question of an inch or less on the floor without being able to replay and zoom? Is the better option to say, this is too close to call so here is an additional four minutes of play to see who comes out the winner?

I think this was the right call. Ultimately, Pikeville couldn’t hang with the pace of Lawerence. As an avid basketball fan, I can say this was not Pikeville’s best game.

If it was a centimeter of the kids toe where you had to zoom in to see I don’t think as many people would be upset but almost his entire foot was on the line. Even the announcers said in real time it was a 2. If you go back and watch it seems the ref wasn’t even looking at it

[15thregionwatcher]

The thing about the call is this—there is no instant replay calls in high school basketball. While we all have went back and seen that the shot was a 2, the referee made the right call in the moment. Would you want someone to end a team’s season on the question of an inch or less on the floor without being able to replay and zoom? Is the better option to say, this is too close to call so here is an additional four minutes of play to see who comes out the winner?

I think this was the right call. Ultimately, Pikeville couldn’t hang with the pace of Lawerence. As an avid basketball fan, I can say this was not Pikeville’s best game.

If it was a centimeter of the kids toe where you had to zoom in to see I don’t think as many people would be upset but almost his entire foot was on the line. Even the announcers said in real time it was a 2. If you go back and watch it seems the ref wasn’t even looking at it

To be fair he also has to officiate the entire shot, I’m not so sure he didn’t get fouled on the shot causing it to be long and banking in either.    That’s a hard play in transition,   That official has the shot, the clock as he was opposite the table, and the defense to all officiate.  With other feet in the area.  


Tough call for sure to have go against you, but in end pikeville missed a FT to set up attempt instead of being up four, and then had lead under ten seconds again in OT

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The thing about the call is this—there is no instant replay calls in high school basketball. While we all have went back and seen that the shot was a 2, the referee made the right call in the moment. Would you want someone to end a team’s season on the question of an inch or less on the floor without being able to replay and zoom? Is the better option to say, this is too close to call so here is an additional four minutes of play to see who comes out the winner?

I think this was the right call. Ultimately, Pikeville couldn’t hang with the pace of Lawerence. As an avid basketball fan, I can say this was not Pikeville’s best game.

If it was a centimeter of the kids toe where you had to zoom in to see I don’t think as many people would be upset but almost his entire foot was on the line. Even the announcers said in real time it was a 2. If you go back and watch it seems the ref wasn’t even looking at it

To be fair he also has to officiate the entire shot, I’m not so sure he didn’t get fouled on the shot causing it to be long and banking in either.    That’s a hard play in transition,   That official has the shot, the clock as he was opposite the table, and the defense to all officiate.  With other feet in the area.  


Tough call for sure to have go against you, but in end pikeville missed a FT to set up attempt instead of being up four, and then had lead under ten seconds again in OT

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The thing about the call is this—there is no instant replay calls in high school basketball. While we all have went back and seen that the shot was a 2, the referee made the right call in the moment. Would you want someone to end a team’s season on the question of an inch or less on the floor without being able to replay and zoom? Is the better option to say, this is too close to call so here is an additional four minutes of play to see who comes out the winner?

I think this was the right call. Ultimately, Pikeville couldn’t hang with the pace of Lawerence. As an avid basketball fan, I can say this was not Pikeville’s best game.

If it was a centimeter of the kids toe where you had to zoom in to see I don’t think as many people would be upset but almost his entire foot was on the line. Even the announcers said in real time it was a 2. If you go back and watch it seems the ref wasn’t even looking at it

To be fair he also has to officiate the entire shot, I’m not so sure he didn’t get fouled on the shot causing it to be long and banking in either.    That’s a hard play in transition,   That official has the shot, the clock as he was opposite the table, and the defense to all officiate.  With other feet in the area.  


Tough call for sure to have go against you, but in end pikeville missed a FT to set up attempt instead of being up four, and then had lead under ten seconds again in OT

[Card2000]

seriously dont know how they missed this call, honestly a pretty crap way for the season end for the 3 seniors on this team, also ANYONE who thinks pikeville deserved this is what is wrong with 15th region basketball..and if this happened to any other team in the region, like lets say the golden child martin county, Pike Central wouldve been set on fire.

golden child martin county?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

after all the glaze everyone gives them for not even being a top 25 team in the state. Yes.

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Had it been the other way around, Pikeville would’ve took that call and ran with it. It was the wrong call, but there were other bad calls made throughout the entire game against both teams. One call doesn’t decide the game. That specific call was at the end of the regulation, giving Pikeville 4 more minutes to win the game. LC played tough.

this has got to be one of the stupiest comments ever, take basketball out of your name.

Who is glazing Martin co?   We said at the beginning of the year we felt like we were the best team in the region.  Correct me if I’m wrong but we have beaten every single team in the region we have played.  Nobody claiming we are a top 25 team in the state. Just a lot of pikeville folk that can’t stand when the spotlight is shined somewhere other than pikeville!

[SouthEast18]

I for one am completely heartbroken for the people of Pikeville and May Valley and Shelby Valley and East Ridge. It is absolutely disgusting those communities won’t be able to watch their team Monday night

[Spud6]

I for one am completely heartbroken for the people of Pikeville and May Valley and Shelby Valley and East Ridge. It is absolutely disgusting those communities won’t be able to watch their team Monday night

Same as Tolsia, West Virginia cheering on Martin County.

[Belichick]

First off, congratulations to Lawrence Co. They played hard all game. Their kids competed and represented them well. I think their Coach does a great job. The shot the kid banked in at the end of regulation was a 2 but give him credit for making it. The last shot of the game their point guard made was a great move and shot. However, the officiating was lopsided all day. I disagree that it was bad both ways. Lawrence may have had a few go against them. But they didn’t get the whistle Pikeville got against them. It was sad and officiating shouldn’t determine who wins but it did this game. LC didn’t get a foul called against them until 3 minutes to go in the 2nd period. Pikeville had 2 seniors who are 2 of their best players with 2 fouls by then. 2 of those fouls called were horrible. They were calling jump balls when Pikeville kids rebounded and got bear hugged from behind. Pikeville’s center who LC had no matchup for fouled out and 3 of the fouls were terrible. Not questionable, just truly awful. This isn’t a knock on LC whatsoever. I am appreciative of the impossible job the officials agree to take on but do it fairly. This was bad and it goes far beyond the last play.