[kywldcat01]

If Holmes can shoot teams out of zones (9 three's in this one) they are as tough as anyone, but when the outside shots are not falling the zone is effective against them, look at the Beechwood game this year and the Boone Co games from last year. Hopefully Rice, Avery, and Slusher can provide that outside threat this season as well as some of the younger guys off the bench to keep some driving lanes open for Rico and JJ.

Holmes struggled early from outside but once Hayes hit back to back three's to give Holmes the lead, it looked like the Dogs got more comfortable from outside and started shooting the ball very well.

Holmes is going to have to get good outside play from Rice, J. Johnson, and Avery in order to be successful this year. That will open things up down low for Pittman as well as teams can't just pack it in the way St. Henry tried to do.

BTW, Holmes absolutely dominated the boards at both ends last night. St. Henry had a lot of one and done's and Holmes got a lot of second chance points. They had struggled to rebound in the first two games, so it's good to see they're playing harder in that area.