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Congrats to Pikeville on the win. Their guard play really impressed me all night. Magoffin really didn't know how to handle their quickness. I expected more out of their big guy though. He didn't impress me much. Magoffin seemed really out of sinc tonight. On offense they never really knew what to do with the ball and on defense they couldn't keep Pikeville from penetrating to the basket. Somehow Magoffin found a way to stick around but just couldn't hit their free throws in the end. IMO Magoffin was outcoached too. Seems to me that coach West really didn't have a gameplan. It's a shame to see the Magoffin seniors end their career on a sour note but they have nothing to be ashamed of. Congrats to the Hornets on a great season. Good luck to Pikeville in the next round against the Rebels. Should be a good one to watch.

I can assure you that Coach West and his staff had a gameplan and he wasn't outcoached. IMO Coach West and his staff has did an outstanding job with these young men and this program. No one gave these boys any credit all year long and look at what they have accomplished. Sure the record isn't the best in the region, but go back and look at the final scores of each of the games and you will see that they were right there to the end of each game with the exception of a couple. Coach West has given these boys confidence and pride and this will make them outstanding citizens. The problem tonight IMO was the fact that you had Devin and Clay still nursing injured ankles and Eric with Flu like symptoms. Did that stop these young men and their coaches? Heck no. They played and fought back, but just ran out of gas at the end. Another factor was the atmosphere of the Expo. It can be overwhelming. Finally, how hard can you play when you have 4 fouls on you. You have to be very careful, if you plan on staying in the game. We had 2 starters to foul out and 2 with 4, as well as a reserve with 4 fouls. I am now off of my soapbox :mad: and would like to congratulate these young men and coaches on a great and exciting season. I'm just sorry its over. I really believed that we could have and probably should have made it to the finals. Good luck to all of you in your future endeavors and always remember that you are the 2007 57th DISTRICT CHAMPIONS. :letsparty