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They were in foul trouble bc they had 6-2 & 6-3 guys guarding a 6-8 guy & they refused to double the post. Childress abused them all night & Ashland allowed it. Crazy no adjustments were made after he single-handedly kept them in the game after Spurlock went down early.

But, hats off to BC. This game shouldn’t have been close, considering they essentially played without their best player & another starter. They controlled the tempo & took advantage of mismatches all game long. Played with incredible heart.

Kinda feels like Ashland is backing into the S16, now. I know it’s their biggest rival, on the biggest local stage. And, they deserve credit for winning on an off night. But, this game wasn’t encouraging & if they play like this in Lexington they will get embarrassed. Honestly, if Clarke, who isn’t known as a shooter, doesn’t have a career night & hit FOUR first half 3s, Ashland would likely be done, IMO. Best wishes to Spurlock for a quick recovery. I hope it’s nothing serious.

I agree. I didn’t like the way Ashland defended Boyd’s big kid whatsoever. After a few easy buckets Bonner should have made some adjustments. But alas, the still won the game. But not making some kind of defensive strategy changes on Childress made it much closer than it should have been.

I agree on all counts. I think the game plan was to guard the three and slow Childers down just enough. I would have made him work harder with Zander and some double teams but coach Bonner has forgot more about basketball than I know. They still won. This was the most impressed I've been with Boyd County. Great bunch of kids and in the end the rivalry is friendly with the players. It's us fans and adults that have taken this thing the wrong direction over the years. I pray a quick recovery for Jacob. He's such a talent and a true competitor.