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Doesn’t need to be anything negative from this game, great high school game, if Taylor makes the last shot Corbin wins by one and it’s still a great high school game. Couple things.
1. Brian Gray is the most underrated player in 13th. I asked a family member of his where he was playing next year, she said no one had contacted him? Huh? 6-3, lot of range, quick with ball, passes well....he can play somewhere. Probably only behind Taylor, Turner and Ramey in region.
2. Putting any personal feelings aside anyone has Andrew Taylor is a great high school player, especially on the offensive end. I thought North actually did a real good job defending him last night, made him work very hard for everything with double teams and aggressive D, and he still put up 27.
3. Corbin’s weakness appears to be they are a little soft in the middle, Oster completely controlled the boards, and North got to the rim a lot. Stewart looks like he might could be a little more involved offensively too, he’s very dangerous shooting the ball.
4. Officiating—I’ve dabbled in all sports doing it. Basketball is by far the hardest. Jalen Rose said something on ESPN the other day when they were talking about how much NBA players complain about refs these days that stayed with me. He said 95% of the time when the whistle blows somebody winds up mad thinking they got a bogus call. And that’s true. Not a job I want, so I seldom complain about them. And I consider Nicholson, who was one of the three last night, the best ref in the 13th, steady, doesn’t make himself the show.
5. Anyway a great game that either team could have won, and either could win the region. And so could South, KC and maybe Harlan Co. Gonna be fun.

Is Gray #4? That kid was on. I also thought #24 was a nice player as well. I think when Rice comes back that’ll help with the big center. Seems like Corbin has always lacked that big center that these other teams will get from time to time.