[BlackcatAlum]

It's just two losses and North Laurel is still a really good team and the best in the WYMT coverage area. Plus, not everyone has as much talent as Ashland and Lex Cath. Ashland had a better overall team than NL, but like others have said they caught fire and hit a lot of 3s. I could see NL beating them 3 or 4 times out of 10. Lex Cath was #1 and rightfully so. They play in arguably the second toughest region in the state and was undefeated until last night. They'll be tough for anyone to handle come tourney time. So I don't think NL should worry about Reed leaving or trying to add more guys. They have a really good team, but they just weren't 2nd ranked in the state and that's okay.

Good assessment.  NL  may have been ranked higher than what they're level of play this weekend may have dictated. However, they had earned that ranking and had beaten Cov. Cath and rolled over some other pretty good teams.  I still think if they can learn some things from this weekend and not let this destroy their confidence, they can still be one of the last four standing in March. They have a superstar and a good complement to that superstar. Not all teams are blessed with that.

I too think NL can possibly make some noise in the Sweet 16, if they get there. They do have some improvements to make between now and then, because there's 4 or 5 teams capable of knocking them off in the 13th.

Ashland caught fire because half their 3s were wide open. North doesn’t play good defense. They just try to out run you.

Ashland did catch fire in the game against NL, but they also pulled away and beat a good Dunbar team today also at Lex Cath. They were the real winners of the weekend between the 4 teams. 3 very good players and one just so happens to be a really point guard who's very smart and plays with a lot of energy. Would've liked to have seen Ashland and Lex Cath play.