[Gridiron_Raid]

You seem to enjoy saying that to people lol...

  Yeah, I wish he would just go ahead and tell us what is going to happen in the semis Saturday, instead of waiting til it’s over to tell us he knew what was gonna happen.  Plus, I could save quite a few dollars by not going since I’d already know.

Ok I’ll tell you north Harlan co will be a dog fight I’d take north by 5 points once again they are playing their best basketball in he post season, and tonight bell co will more then likly come out on too due to the fact of the officiating and south’s offense becomes stagnant because they can get to the free throw line, and clay co will beat pineville

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The different officials have made impacts. You definitely will not see many fouls be called throughout the game. Both games were physical and that played into Knox and North. Corbin did not get the corbin whistle they get all year, and HC will have to get through physical guard play. Also, I did notice the officials in both games do not put up with a whiny mouth. I feel like kids in this region are accustomed to being able to hug officials during free throws and plead their case way too often. That is not happening this week at the arena.

The only time it got touchy was when you are trying to foul late, other than that it’s a best team wins mentality from the officials. Through 6 games I have thought there was one bad call and it was in a girls game. I liked how the boys games were called, but it will HURT PINEVILLE. Clay is already putting the football pads on for tomorrow’s game.

This dude right here is the only person on the website that knows anything about high school basketball

What about me? I'm older than Joe Dirt.  Probably watched 1,000 games in 53+ years.  HCS is probably as old, or older, than me. There are some people than here that know their roundball. Granny Bear coach HS ball. I'm sure some others did, as well. Your take is a pretty arrogant one.  I agree, though, Gridiron knows his BB.

Yeah.  What about you?  You are young enough to be my son, technically.  I've coached more games that you've seen.  HCS isn't close to your age.

Now, I only listened to the games and heard about it from some folks who attended.  THEY were okay with the officiating, but I don't think I am.  In a perfect scenario, the games would be called closely to the way they were called during the season.  I don't think it's fair that touch fouls are called all year long, and you get to the tournament and have a throw down.  But that's just me.  I was also told that NL played their best game of the season.  I don't like that because they meet HC next, BUT if I was a NL fan, I would be tickled to death that they were peaking at just the right time.

I knew this would be a great tournament and sad that I can no longer attend.  LOVE high school sports!!!

It’s not the entire region that gets touch fouls, just a few schools and or players. That’s what you get when you have so-and-so’s uncle or father in law out there officiating. When you live in a region, and you deal with the same people night in and night out, it’s impossible to be unbiased. This region tournament is the first time these teams have faced off with unbiased situations. Also, it’s probably the first time these officials have seen each kid. That means a connection between them and the players has not occurred. So and so has not been able to hug them and talk sweet nothings in their ear, or complain every call for 2 years, or be a butthead. It’s a clean slate and that’s how it should be. I just wish it was that way in the district too, even though logistically idk if that’s possible. 

The only person in my time watching tournament basketball to get a homer call this late in the year was reed. Sorry not sorry but when he committed to UK everybody in the state knew who he was. Sometimes that resulted in him getting a bubble, sometimes that resulted in him getting a target. He never had unbiased officials good or bad.