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Layups were impossible when mabe was in the game, and i think that will be for every team they face in the region. Then rawlings and steele hitting 7 threes when they avg 3 a game. And finally every player for bell over 6’2 having 2 or even 3 fouls 10 minutes into the game. Not a great recipe for a bell win. Sizemore sat on the bench the last bit of the second quarter and stood up twice in the second half, so he obviously decide it was over when south got only 15 point lead. Bell is still a top 4 team in the region, but watching mabe contest every shot that went up and move guys anywhere he wanted just with his butt makes me think they are region runner up and will take HC down to the buzzer. The district losses look bad without him on the floor, but when he’s there, the resume speaks for itself. GRC, CAL, North, Marshall, and now Bell.

I agree. Mabe is a difference maker. I think they win the 50th and might be the one team that can challenge the Bears. Harlan County is the team to beat but South will be dangerous.

And i think today proved it, yes Bell completely gave up in the second quarter all the way around friday night for the mabe return, but if bell can beat whitley by 15 and lead by as many as 22 the next day they are a really good team. And if south can completely dominate bell the way they did, they are in a different stratosphere. Wish he got to play all the district games.