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I was at the game. I didn't see any issues with the officiating. Magoffin was bigger than Owsley and went over rthe back after some rebounds. They also didn't shoot the ball very well, and made too many turnovers. It would have helped them to have ran their offense a little better and made better passes against the press. I don't know how many times the Hornets just simply threw passes away, basicly unforced errors.

This whining sounds like a few parents or relatives (some of them newly moderated members) of some of the players have isolated a few calls they didn't agree with and blowed them up to make BGR readers think that was the reason they lost in Booneville. Maybe Owsley has a better team. They also defeated Magoffin in summer play by double digits. They won by 22 last night. Refs don't make that BIG of a difference.

When you go out of region to play there is the possibility you might not get some of the judgement, or 50/50 calls. That's just the nature of the regional setup where postseason tournament officiating is determined by coaches votes inside each of the 16 regions. Refs tend to give the home team the benifit of the doubt on 50/50 calls. I'm sure Owsley realizes that when they go to the 13th or 15th region. It's also happened to them at Magoffin County in years past.

But last night the better team won. Officials can't make that many judgement calls go against one team to equal a 22 point game. As I said earlier, it would have helped the Hornets cause if they had shot the ball a little better, defended, and handled the press more efficiently. Its easy to make excuses.