[EKYBubbaWatson]

Clay County did not play what I would have called a great game, but that means nothing as they are marching on to Rupp. I thought that a key play in the game was during the 3rd quarter when Wes Wolfe got a steal and was going to have a wide open breakaway dunk and the ref (who killed us all night) never attempted to get out of his way resulting in a turnover and Corbin's first 2 points in the 3rd quarter. That was a 4 pt swing that gave the Redhounds a boost. If Wolfe misses the referee the ball game would have likely been over at that point I feel like. Individually, hats off to Trey Farmer and Blake Smith. They stepped up and made big plays as Sophomores. McDaniel played extremely smart other than a couple turnovers forcing the long pass. Pietrowski had the game plan but he couldn't shut down Farmer or Smith. Jake Allen played well and his statistics doesn't show his impact on most games. Wolfe seemed to be the most nervous, but he was so close to making the Arena erupt if the ref would have simply made an effort to get out of the way. Like I've said all year, Ryan House is the best 6th man for a number of reasons. He left a team where he would have been the 1st or 2nd option to be a role player and have a chance at a region title. Clay County did what great teams do, coming together as a team when it mattered. Hats off to the coaching staff, Robert Marcum honestly doesn't get enough credit. Thankfully the Arena curse is now broken! Go Clay County Tigers!