[Red and Black]

Martin played great, as usual. They seem to never have a cold shooting night, especially Dials and Watts. Those two seem to hit every shot they take in every game.

I think you can’t underestimate the value of multi-sport athletes, and Martin Co demonstrates that perfectly. Football translates to basketball translates to baseball. Playing multiple sports benefits you at each of those sports. When you watch Maynard and Estep play defense you can see it. They’re just physically more dominant than any other players they play against in our region. They’re hyper competitive and they play to win. I love that. It’s a testament to Martin county athletics as a whole, not just basketball or football.

I’m a little confused with Paintsville’s game plan. It seems like they never made an effort to get Woods or Cole the ball in the paint. The only time they touched the ball was either on the FT line or the wing, which pretty much took their offensive strength out of the game. It looked like they were trying to win the game with guard play but their guards got pretty much shut down the whole game unless they flashed to the basket. Not that Paintsville’s guards are bad, but Martin’s perimeter defense is the best in the 15th.

Just think about this- Peyton Davis is probably the 5th best player for Martin right now, but he would be the best player on about half the teams in the 15th. That’s just how deep and talented this Martin team is.

Congrats to the cards on yet another excellent game!