[alfus21]

First off, congrats to Pikeville on a big win. It sounded like they played with a lot more passion and drive than Shelby Valley, and they deserved to win.

Pikeville was bound to win one of these games, and better now than later I guess. The All A would have been nice but the one in March is what really matters. Much like Elliot County, Shelby Valley probably simply overlooked their opponent in this one and Pikeville knew they could win from the get go. I figured at the half that it was Pikeville's night as they finished on a 9-0 run to cut the lead to one.

This game was even hard to listen to on the radio, I don't want to know how bad it actually looked. No idea why Shelby Valley kept jacking up 3's instead of working it inside and at least trying to get to the FT line. Another thing I thought was strange listening to it was that Shelby Valley played careless and made several lazy passes. Pikeville seemed to get into the lane way too easy in this game. I haven't watched Shelby Valley play this season but I did last year and I'd love to know where that aggressive defense went that tore teams up last season.

Hopefully this loss smacks them in the face and they come out ready to take care of business for the rest of the season. It sounds like they left their game on the bus tonight. Maybe this loss, much like Elliot County's will help them both in the long run.