[Ref Devil]

Even with the "not so young" Lions. Russell still had the best athletes on the floor. Problem was with VanHoose gone and Blair nursing an ankle Elliott Co had the best basketball players on the floor.

Well said. I think every area team jumped for joy when they heard that Jonathan was out for the season. The loss of Vanhoose and the lack of time to prepare without him ended up to be just too much for the Devils to overcome. With Jonathan I don't think anyone would have come close to beating the Devils. Without him, they just didn't have enough time to work things out because without him it completely changes the way we play and the way people play us. Nobody would have come within 10 points of Russell with Jonathan and I truely believe that. Russell played great defense for 3 quarters but the shots weren't falling, some calls went against Russell and Elliott is just too good of a team to overcome those things. This will always be the year that everyone says " What If". I thought that this team could go to Rupp and make some noise, they did almost(should've) beat Mason County and many thought they could win some games at state, especially with the draw that the 16th region got. But it wasn't meant to be... The lord works in mysterious ways and I guess Jonathan wasn't meant to play in Morehead. I would like to say that it's been an honor to work with these seniors for the past fours years and a few of them go back even further. I wish every single one of them the best. If this is the worst thing that happens to them, they'll do just fine. Thanks for all the great memories we've had.... It's been a blast.