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It's a shame a District Championship game has to have a cloud of ineptitude hanging over it. Referees out of position-calling other referees areas-anticipating calls-and just flat out bad! And trust me- it was bad both ways! One thing that bothers me most when I watch games- I go to watch the best play the best- and I hate to see officials call ticky tack fouls on players to put them in foul trouble and change the way they have to play. A game should be called the same in the 1st few minutes as it is in the last few- a foul is a foul no matter score or situation. A lot of phantom fouls in this game. I've watched Boyd girls for awhile now-and I'm not afraid to say that they get the benefit of calls at home and even on the road in the 16th Region. I feel like the Region could do a better job of assigning officials to games of this caliber. I swear the one official blew his whistle a few times and would walk to face score table and have no clue what he was going to call- and probably forgot before he got there. And I repeat- it was bad both ways! Felt Robinson could have fouled out in 4th quarter on a few offensive fouls- and felt Boyd got more than their fair share of phantom calls at the rim. Also hate to see kids being able to approach officials unless they are Captains- and officials permitting it but then won't listen to a Coach. Proud of the Lady Lions and their accomplishment of District Champs- love the underdog fight The Kittens put up- and it truly was a great game to watch- just hate seeing 60 foul shots being shot- that's not a typo-60! 60 foul shots are usually reserved for subpar talent games or when a game gets chippy and out of hand- and this game was neither! It was a good clean hard fought game from both teams. Louisville getting a good one in Robinson and Marshall is lucky to land a player like Wheeler. Regions ought to be just as good and I wouldn't be surprised if their was a major upset. I'm telling you- Rowan gave us fits - WC still a scary team-Kittens and Lady Lions both playing well right now- and I still feel Russell is the team to beat. Morehead should be rocking next week! Good luck ladies!