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I was in attendance for this game. I thought Hazard would surge ahead in this early. However, Knott played very well. Smith played exceptional and is a stud of a player. He got an opportunity to contribute and played almost flawless. Good rebounder and shoots the ball well. Higgins and Slone played well at times but struggled to find their niche a few times. However, they will get more comfortable as time goes on and both will be nice role players for the Patriots. Hats off to a good coaching strategy by Coach King and young players developing within the system. Coach Holland's presence not being there impacted the Bulldogs who still managed to win. Hazard is a solid and cohesive team. Both teams will be in the hunt in the regional. Pelphrey and running mate Napier are exciting to watch and Fletcher is an under rated player that gets the job done. Great atmosphere as well. Congratulations to the Bulldogs.