[Harry Rex Vonner]

A review of the video leaves no doubt that it was a home run. Johnson Central won the game. No one knows it better than Ashland. However, Ashland's entire athletic program has always had an attitude of win by any means possible. They have done it for years- particularly in home basketball games. So don't expect any sympathy or honesty from Ashland.

You would think that in this day and age that KHSAA would have something in place to avoid these disasters. KHSAA looks incompetent and impotent- which we all already knew was the case.

Which umpire made the call? Was it originally called a home run and changed? If so, what basis could possibly be used to change it? Was the change or the final call made only after the Ashland coach threw a fit? If so, that would be rather strange, wouldn't it? Did the fence play a part in the decision? It shouldn't have because it was knocked out of place by an Ashland player after the ball cleared the fence.

All in all, Johnson Central was deprived of a win that they obviously deserved. But, don't ever expect Ashland to budge one iota. The win, by hook or crook, is the bottom line for that school.