[alfus21]

Here is my take on the game. Pikeville just wanted it more than Shelby Valley. Shelby Valley may have been looking forward to playing Paintsville on Saturday. But they didnt seem to come out with the tough defense that SV is known for. Pikeville was better prepared for SV than SV was for Pikeville. I think Matt controlled the game for Pikeville. He didnt force shots, spread the court and made SV work more on defense than they are used to. Pikeville never quit attacking the goal. Dev was a factor on the inside for Pikeville. All things considering I think the real turning point in the contest was the "T" in the 4th. Pikeville had a small lead and the 4 free throws and the ball back was a big boost. I feel like Valley was settling for the 3's where Pikeville was driving to the goal.

Good post. It sounded like Shelby Valley was scared to take it inside where Adams was lurking tonight, so they thought 3's would work out, but unfortunately that isn't their game and I too wondered why they didn't play the usual tough defense. Pikeville did a great job of getting in the lane and scoring or drawing fouls and Shelby Valley stayed outside most of the game.