[rosebud]

I am one of the biggest SV homers there is so I say we act with the same class the players on the floor did tonight. Did anyone notice the teams shaking hands at the end. Valley missed some easy shots early and got rattled and found themselves down 20. They used their defense to claw back and actually take the lead. Grimm was a beast and it was fitting that he hit the shot to put it into OT. Valley was around 50 percent from the free throw line in regulation and that may have been the deciding factor.

Now nobody has said it so I will be the first. I witnessed possibly the biggest coaching blunder of my life tonight. Shelby Valley stood at half court and dribbled out I'm going to guess at least 6 of the 8 minutes of overtime with Painstville with four guys on the floor with four fouls. Booher took this advantage and threw it away. Even the biggest Tiger homer has to admit their only 6 deep but we didnt take advantage.

Great win for the Painstville Seniors and they have earned it. Finish off JC and represent well at Rupp.

There were 2 gifts tonight: Paintsville letting Shelby Valley to come back and then Booher stalling.

Paintsville quit doing the things that got them the lead. They might have gotten a little complacent as well.

Shelby Valley took the lead late in the game by attacking. They knew Paintsville was in foul trouble and could take it to the hole. Then in the OT's they quit attacking. Dumb?????

A few notes: Valley really attacks the ball on defense. They were relentless.
Someone did a great job on Slone, but Valley must have forgotten about Grim.

I heard Bundy was a real good guard. He had a bunch of TO's tonight. He almost cost Paintsville.

How 'bout that block by Slone late in the game? he might not have scored much, but he still came up with some big plays and the radio said he had 18 rebounds.

Good luck to Paintsville and Johnson Central.