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I thought both teams fought hard from the tip. JC’s size bothered Valley and I think that was the difference. Shelby Valley is gonna have to figure out how to play hard and not foul. Once they get in foul trouble it takes their identity away which is aggressive in your face defense. With Caden Justice transferring to Pikeville (I guess it’s common thing to tranfser during the middle of the season now) they are working with a really short bench and foul trouble will take them out of a game.  On a good note though, Brady Johnson is emerging as one of the top talents in the region. Kid is an athletic freak. Needs to work on his jumper and defense but can play and guard any position on the floor. There’s a lot to be excited about for this relatively young valley team. Back in action Friday at Buckhorn.

Could the refs made a few more foul calls on JC? Absolutely. But SV "defense" was foul every time somebody drove and hope they don't call it. The entire 2nd half Slone was getting whatever he wanted going 1v1 to the basket because SV couldn't just grab him. 

I like what Coach Taylor is doing down there but they've got to learn to play defense without the constant grabbing.

I don’t totally disagree with you. Seems like almost every team in the 15th has at least one really good athlete than can score and create their own shot. SV defense does grab and go for the ball a lot which causes a lot of foul calls. But they are undersized compared to pretty much every other team and playing aggressive, handsy defense mitigates size for the most part till the fouls start piling up. They’re doing what works for them and sometimes it works out and some times it don’t. But yes I agree they need to figure out how to play more without there hands to be be able to compete for a full game.