[EKY Sportster]

Congrats to Valley!! Good job! Now bring back the title and take out Bardstown!

My observations about the EC game:

(1) SV did all they should have done. They out rebounded the Lions; they took care of the ball limiting EC's points off TO's; they slowed the game down; they played great D limiting the Lions to 35.7% FG and held them under 70 points which is crucial; and they controlled the boards and limited the Lions second chance points. That is a key to success IMO. SV's D and tempo is what won this game for them.
(2) That still doesn't prove that SV is best though. Just that they got it done today. EC is a very good ball team and is very dangerous if they get hot. But they are sort of limited if they can't hit their 3's and play a team with Valley's weapons.
(3) I cannot figure out why SV took Adams out for most of the 4th quarter?? Does anyone have any idea. SV needed to keep pounding the ball inside and keep up the offensive pressure, not just sit on a 14 point lead. It doesn't take a team like EC very long to make that leap if they were to start hitting 3's. Not a smart move IMO by SV coaching staff. But they had the right game plan and I'll have to give them props on that.

Congrats to both teams the rest of the way!!