[eky.sports.fan]

This is an interesting thread, mainly because both Estill and Wolfe (in my opinion) are very strong regional contenders - I think region is between them and Hazard or Knott (all about equal) while giving the nod to Hazard right now. So, i watched most of this game at lunch on the livestream recording on Bluegrass Sport Nation page, and looks like Wolfe battled back to within 4 points but couldn't hit some shots late and had to scramble and foul while Estill hit free throws and some jumpers, looked like a great game and a little closer than final score indicated. Benton and Napier played lights out for Estill, while Johnson shouldered the load for Wolfe with his backcourt partner Tolson not playing. I also looked at online stats and see that Benton has 33 more shots (not over 100)than Tolson (not counting last night), and Tolson does average almost 4 boards a game (which is a big stat) but doesn't lead team in steals but does lead in assist. So, what does all of that mean ? It just means that Tolson is a really good player and was certainly missed by Wolfe, no different than if Johnson had been out and Tolson played , team would have been very different and no different than if Hazard lost Pelfrey or Hall, or KCC lost McGuire or Napier, or Estill didnt have Benton or Long. What matters is who is healthy, playing well and focused during regional tourney - Still and Wolfe have proven they are teams that are very capable of winning it all, its going to be on of the best, and most evenly matched regional tournament in recent memory, in my opinion -