[bball_fan]

As you all know I am a fan of Mullins but I must give credit where credit is due and congradulate Betsy Layne. It is heart breaking for me though after watching this game and thinking what happened in the first half compared to the second. I believe we have a team that is as talented as Betsy Layne but our boys are not where we need to be yet, as Coach Kidd as already stated. The first half though we showed how good we can be when we really do not hit that many shots, and we only went into the locker room down by two. What is heart breaking though is we made only a couple of mistakes which Betsy Layne capitalized off of quickly in the second half and it demoralized our team. I am sure though, any parent or coach from Betsy Layne will tell you just how good Mullins can be, especially when Caleb Meade, Damon Adkins and Gaige Ray finally find there grove. However, in my opinion this game only proves that Betsy Layne is the best team in Pike or Floyd county. When we had them in a corner going into half time, they came out swinging in the second half, something they have not had to do very often. As for big game players, the four big names between the two teams all showed. Betsy Layne's big three (Peyton Case, Chase Hall & Dylan Hamilton) all scored double digits as did our big gun, Dylan Meade. I hope though Coach Kidd and Coach Slone can take this experience and help the boys grow and learn. And if there was any doubts to how good of a coach Brandon Kidd is, all those doubts were put to rest in the Right Beaver Classic. Mullins and Betsy Layne could be a classic game in the near future, maybe we'll get to see it again.