[ryanparker]

Just got back from this one. First, I must say that Fairview's gym has to be the loudest in the region. It's like being at a rock concert. It is a good environment to produce intensity, though.

Next, I think the region is wide open. Fairview looked pretty good, but they didn't really look as good as I expected. To be honest, I think I'd just heard so much about the transfers from Rose Hill, Adams and Terry, that I expected them to look like division 1 players or something. My expectations were probably too high, though. Caleb Collins was very impressive for the Eagles tonight. That guy is good.

Russell played pretty good defense for the most part, but they fall into scoring funks where they can't find a basket. They scored 1 point in the 2nd quarter. That pretty much doomed them tonight. Kyle Skaggs was awesome. It's good to see a freshman handle such a pressure packed atmosphere so well. Since he's been starting since the 7th grade, he should have the poise of Kyle Macy out there on the floor by the time he's a senior. He just needs to get bigger and stronger. Then he can be a dominant player.

Nice effort, though, by Russell against a slightly better team across the board. The 16th region should really produce a lot of close games this year.