[FballFan67]

For me this game comes down to a couple different things.

For Paintsville they have to play a slower pace and run their offensive sets and making Martin county guard. To do that they have to handle Martin's full court pressure but with their length I think they could pass through it pretty easily as disciplined as they have been. If they try to dribble through it Martin will turn them over and get dunks.

For Martin they have to play at a fast pace and make Woods run as many trips up and down the floor as possible. He is the one mismatch Paintsville has with his inside presence and if Martin runs him to death then that gives them a heavy advantage. It also depends which Martin team shows up. Sometimes they come out and get after it defensively like they did against Pikeville and other times a very weak Perry Central team beat them because they didn't play with that intensity. But this being a district rival I think Martin will have that intensity.

Either way it goes this will be within 10 points in my opinion. Good luck to both teams and I hope whoever wins represents our region well in the state tournament.