[Cat Daddy]

As the old saying goes "it's hard to beat a good team three times", in this case it was hard to beat a good team five times! Honeycutt did a fantastic job on drawing up the blueprint to beat the Bulldogs and the Bobcats executed it to perfection. Sperry carried the team, but I believe the difference maker was how Terry took Eversole out of his game. Terry is the only kid in the region who can match Eversole's strength and he did an excellent job not allowing him to get to his spot in the low post. You're not going to stop Eversole, but making it hard on him put the pressure on others to step up, and in the end it didn't happen. Breathitt is playing their best basketball at the right time, and although Hazard was the better team all year, they wasn't the better team when it counted.

I can see the argument regarding Eversole being the 14th region player of the year. He was the best player on the best team who hadn't lost a game in the state of Kentucky all year. Sperry on the other hand is the most talented player and he proved that in the regional tournament. With an upcoming match up with North Laurel in the Sweet Sixteen, it will be interesting on how both teams match up. North Laurel will be the favorite on paper, but Breathitt is playing with a lot of confidence and at this time of the year, anything can happen. Congrats Bobcats!