[ARC]

53rd District Team: Check
JBS is the host this year.

Well then....

Can a team that lost in the semifinals have the MVP? How many players can get the coveted 'all district' trophy per district?

Maybe their will be a newly created "SHOT HIS ARM OFF" trophy. (see below)

[thepharmacist]

Raymond Justice can coach........ Period!

[UKisN1]

LCC played with focus, desire, and purpose. Game was dictated by LCC pace on offense and defense. S. Hall and Collins of JBS played great defense. Lack of offensive flow kept JBS from any rythym. FT's made by LCC and not by JBS. The decision by J. Stepp to have Clark shoot T FT's instead of Cox is hard to grasp.

Banks handled pressure well. Proffitt the usual big time shots. Blair with Ft's down the stretch. Longworth and Ison with good defense.

Sportsmanship after the game was a sight to see by both. All 3 games this year were battles.

Third time was charm. LCC has been on the uptick since Jan.

Cordia has been as well. Championship game to watch.

Good luck to both!

[MANoWAR]

Congrats LCC. They outplayed JBS, got the win, chance to win the district, and get to go to the region. Congrats Cougars.

[JOBAKKA]

jbs played pitiful and got hosed. the refs were horrible, couldn't get a call. the lcc fans were rude. this must be the biggest win in the history of all letcher county schools. okay, seriously, just kiddin, lcc outplayed jbs tonight and was by far the better team. you could really tell from the tip, that lcc wanted it more. they played hard and as a team. jbs played absolutely no defense. this wasn't even a game, it was total domination by lcc. so here you go jabakka, i wanna give a big congrats to lcc on an impressive victory. i thought the game was a avery bad called game, but a very fair called game. other words, alot of bad calls for both teams. i hate to say, but jbs just played like they didn't care if they one or lost, anyways, better luck next year jbs. once again, congrats lcc on the one, fun team to watch, good luck in the championship game.

A man of his word:worthy:

[MANoWAR]

Well then....

Can a team that lost in the semifinals have the MVP? How many players can get the coveted 'all district' trophy per district?

Maybe their will be a newly created "SHOT HIS ARM OFF" trophy. (see below)

I thought that tournament MVPs always went to the team that won the championship. I can't recall anyone winning the honor and lost in the tournament.

[MVP2]

Congrats to Clark Stepp on a wonderful career and all the other seniors at JBS on some nice seasons they have put together in Pippa Passi!!!

[JOBAKKA]

Well then....

Can a team that lost in the semifinals have the MVP? How many players can get the coveted 'all district' trophy per district?

Maybe their will be a newly created "SHOT HIS ARM OFF" trophy. (see below)

Great trophy

[Choogler]

Performing under pressure was never one of Clarks strong points.

[softball_5]

Congrats LCC!!!

[ballboy1]

I think Clint was 0 for his first 7 or 8 threes and Clark was 1-6 or 0-6 on his first 6 free throws. That may not be exactly right, but I know its really close. Even after Clark had missed all those free throws they still put him on the line to shoot the technical shots...

I agree!
Cox should have been shooting those shots!

[alckuckler03]

haha good to see JBS is going back to where they belong. Congrats LCC.

[ballboy1]

No, it didnt make a 12 point differnce but it was pretty cheap. I wasnt at the game but also seen tis on SO. Looked like Stepp was trying to save the ball or something and went into the LCC bench. LCC players pushed him when he did this? Just what it looked like to me.

I agree. A foul should have been called. It wouldnt have made a 12 point difference, and by looking at Clarks freethrow percentage, he wouldnt have made them anyways, but, to be fair, it should have been called.
A video of them pushing him on the floor is on http://www.wkyt.com . go to wymt sports and watch the wednesday night video.

Congrats LCC. You earned it, you had heart, and you showed it!

[RavenBoy]

Didnt see this one coming. Congrats Lcc

[sassy]

A big congrats to LCC. JBS has had a good season, things just didn't work out for them. I didn't get to attend the game but got to listen to the last half, It sounded like LCC just laid one on JBS. I'm no fan of JBS, but I know those kids and they are good kids. I'd like to wish Clark, Trey and any other seniors the very best for a bright future. You'll miss high school, but your life is just beginning, so go out there and live it to the fullest. GOD bless.

[Brooks4Prez]

No, it didnt make a 12 point differnce but it was pretty cheap. I wasnt at the game but also seen tis on SO. Looked like Stepp was trying to save the ball or something and went into the LCC bench. LCC players pushed him when he did this? Just what it looked like to me.

Yeah he did shove him, but it wasn't as bad as Clark Steppe made it look. As usual, he flopped to the ground and immediately jumped to his feet crying and complaining about no foul being called.

[Pink Flamingo]

The player in question on this forum all the time is 18 or 19...19 I believe. A man. He was held back and is older....let him take it like a man. He sure can dish the smack out himself.

It doesnt matter, hes still a kid. hes a high school kid

[sacbunt]

For all the boys and girls teams, 3 players from each team will be selected to the All District team. These are for games that were played in the regular season. There will be no MVP and the tournament has nothing to do with it.

[hollister_42]

I am sure some were very unsportsmanlike like every other time they lost.:Cheerlead

Jobakka, you obviously have no life than to sit here all day and find out how you can put JBS down. Were you even there? The sportsmanship was good. The boys prayed after the game, and nothing happened that wasn't unsportsmanlike. So get over it, Jobakka, really.

[that one guy]

Jobakka, you obviously have no life than to sit here all day and find out how you can put JBS down. Were you even there? The sportsmanship was good. The boys prayed after the game, and nothing happened that wasn't unsportsmanlike. So get over it, Jobakka, really.

Thank You very much. I was going to say the same thing. He is KCC fan and now his team is gone too.HAHAHAHA!!!!

[Choogler]

Thank You very much. I was going to say the same thing. He is KCC fan and now his team is gone too.HAHAHAHA!!!!

I can assure you, JOBAKKA is no KCC fan. Your detective work is nowhere near Columbo's. Seriously, how did you figure that he was a KCC fan. Have you ever seen another JOBAKKA post?

[JOBAKKA]

JBs is not known for thier basketball prowess and now thier detective work seems as bad as thier basketball. I have seen JBS lose three times in big games and the sportsmanship from these three gamnes is what I based my thoughts on. THE WORST ACT OF SPORTSMANSHIP I HAVE EVER SEEN IN 40 YEARS OF BASKETBALL WERE IN THESE THREE GAMES AFTER THE WERE OVER BY ONE PLAYER, THROWING JERSEY AND RUNNING OFF FLOOR BEFORE HANDSHAKES, REFUSING TO CONGRATLATE HAZARD AFTER aLL A LOSS LAST YEAR AND TURNING BACK DURING TROPHY PRESENTATION. RUNNING AND SCREAMING AT THE END OF LAST YEAR DISTRICT FINAL. I based my thought on history. So for once there was a modem of sportsmanship, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

[Blue-N-Gold]

I watched the video on WYMT where Clark falls into LCC's bench several times and to me it looks like he just slides off the bodies and onto the floor.

[LOOKAYANNER]

What in the heck are you talking about here in this post??? Who will get all district for JBS??? If there is anyone in Crusader country that actually cares who is named to this all district team they have got to be clueless. After all of the time, effort and money spent to get this team ready to make a run in the All A State and a return trip to Rupp and they go out like this and you want to talk about who will make the all tournament team!!!!!! Please, you along with everyone else around this program take a break from thinking and talking about INDIVIDUAL AWARDS, this is a TEAM SPORT!!!!! isnt it????

I don't think ARC is around this program.

[BasketBallonlyfan]

I watched the video on WYMT where Clark falls into LCC's bench several times and to me it looks like he just slides off the bodies and onto the floor.

I watched it a few times also. From the camera angle it looks to me like he went into the bench, and the LCC bench just didnt catch him when he started to fall.

[sacbunt]

I was sitting right behind the LCC bench, and #15 threw him off onto the ground. When Clark started to retaliate, Charlie Banks came over to him and gave him an earfull. Clark calmed down real fast!!

[hondaman]

I think this is such a shame. Granted, I am not a JBS fan, but I do hate to see a group of young men who had wonderful potential fall short in their attempt to display their expertise because they didn't have the leadership to take them there. I also know these young men, particularly the seniors on the team, are now hurting because they are beginning to realize they have competed in their last high school game and their season ended well below their expectations. Hopefully, this experience has taught them something positive that they can take with them well into their future...don't look out for number one so much as looking out for the team. A group pulling together can usually progress much farther than an individual pulling alone!

Good luck to the crusaders in their futures!

excelent post. it is a shame the way some of the kids have been treated at jbs. I feel so bad for them. There is only one place that the blame for this horrible misfortune can be placed. I hope the coaching staff at jbs are very happy with themselves today. They have ruined something that was bound for greatness, with nothing but selfishness. I like many would love to know what this team could have done if they were coached by a well experienced coach with no family influence. I would wager that the one individual senior that they were so concerned with might not have had these unbelievable stats but would have had a much brighter looking college basketball future, and the future of jbs basketball would be as good as ever. Unfortunately i think we have the exact opposite.

[Agerelated]

What a shame that some people use this free public forum for spouting their unbelievable hatred for one little mountain school, its team and star player. I've never seen such celebrating- not because LCC won, but because JBS lost! Choogler and Jobakka seem joined at the hip; or, at least it seems they've made a pact with each other (and possibly the devil) to be as hateful and cruel toward the above mentioned as possible. "We've got 'em down," they say, "now let's stomp them." Others are joining in the party and I can't, for the life of me, understand how they get by with it in the first place and why such pleasure could be derived from it in the second place. You would think that they were all thoughtless kids, but I noticed that one of them referred to his son. Hopefully, his children will decide not to let such mean attitudes ruin their lives too. I am from western Kentucky and have known for years about such illustrious mountain programs as Hazard, Pikeville, and Paintsville, but I never heard of that little school before these people (Stepps) came along. Regardless of what they've done right or wrong, who can deny that they have succeeded with their basketball program in the last few years and who can deny that Clark Stepp has played a big role in that success. I wish for the young man the very best in life and I want to thank some other BGR members for doing the same, or at least for making proper and positive comments. Thanks globetrotter12, Playboys, Gator, divadawg, MVP2, Sassy, Pink Flamingo, and Hondaman.

[RavenBoy]

I just dont understand how they lost. I mean they do have the biggest player in KY on their team. The chances of LCC winning this was probably like 20% but they did. This should show the Stepps that its more important for your team to play as a TEAM and not a 2 STEPP show. Who am I kidding, nothing will change at JBS. Congrats Letcher.

[ARC]

What a shame that some people use this free public forum for spouting their unbelievable hatred for one little mountain school, its team and star player. I've never seen such celebrating- not because LCC won, but because JBS lost! Choogler and Jobakka seem joined at the hip; or, at least it seems they've made a pact with each other (and possibly the devil) to be as hateful and cruel toward the above mentioned as possible. "We've got 'em down," they say, "now let's stomp them." Others are joining in the party and I can't, for the life of me, understand how they get by with it in the first place and why such pleasure could be derived from it in the second place. You would think that they were all thoughtless kids, but I noticed that one of them referred to his son. Hopefully, his children will decide not to let such mean attitudes ruin their lives too. I am from western Kentucky and have known for years about such illustrious mountain programs as Hazard, Pikeville, and Paintsville, but I never heard of that little school before these people (Stepps) came along. Regardless of what they've done right or wrong, who can deny that they have succeeded with their basketball program in the last few years and who can deny that Clark Stepp has played a big role in that success. I wish for the young man the very best in life and I want to thank some other BGR members for doing the same, or at least for making proper and positive comments. Thanks globetrotter12, Playboys, Gator, divadawg, MVP2, Sassy, Pink Flamingo, and Hondaman.

Please put me in with Jobakka and co. in the anti-jbs faction. I'm celebrating their loss as much as anyone!

Go LCC!