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02-06-2011, 08:50 PM
Great Job Betsy Layne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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02-06-2011, 08:53 PM
Way to bring the trophy back to the mountains!!! Congrats on a great tourney and win!!!
02-06-2011, 09:17 PM
3 years in a row with the trophy in the 15th!!!! Way to go Betsy Lane! I am so proud for our mountain teams!!! Now Bobcats, you need to take care of everything back at home to get down to Rupp!
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2009 and 2010 All "A" State Champions and 2010 Kentucky Sweet 16 State Champions
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2009 and 2010 All "A" State Champions and 2010 Kentucky Sweet 16 State Champions
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02-06-2011, 10:22 PM
Congrats to Betsy Layne.
02-06-2011, 10:26 PM
congrats to BL, can they do what SV did last year and win both?
02-06-2011, 10:26 PM
3 straight Class A state championships plus the sweet 16. The 15th region is just fine.
02-06-2011, 10:40 PM
Congrats BL..
02-06-2011, 10:52 PM
Congrats to B.L. You made the mtns. proud.
02-06-2011, 11:04 PM
4 of the last 5 state championships come from the 15... how does that make it weak? A lot of hardware has been brought back to this region in the last 3 years.:Thumbs:
It's not the size of the dog in the fight. It is the size of the fight in the dog.
02-06-2011, 11:21 PM
tebow Wrote:I am gong to say, WOW what a tournament. Four years ago, the seniors made a decision to come to Betsy Layne and who would have thought what they would have accomplished. I hope this 8th grade group makes the decision the same as the senior class to stay together.
A few side notes: Dylan Maldonado was awesome. He was so sick, coughing and dry heaving and played like a champion. The fans were absolutely amazing. I seen BL graduates from a long time ago there. I listen to the Jammin Jamey on radio while watching Wazoo on Friday night. I think he really done a good job and was supportive of the Bobcats. I was watching Wazoo and seen most of the football coaching staff, its great to see how they support the basketball team.
One last note: I am proud to say that even though 15th region teams beat up each other on here, that we support each other.
Thank you Tebow!!! :Thumbs:
Frosty and I enjoyed being with Betsy Layne this week and I have enjoyed following them closely this season. Most know where I'm from and sometimes that comes back to bite me, but I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching a Floyd County team win a championship and you're right, everyone in the 15th Region can support each other when it comes to bringing home a trophy to the mountains. I love my county and my region equally...it's been my pleasure to be just a small part of it, trying to give recognition to those young men who deserve our praise on message boards more than our put downs. And the coaches, there's none better than Junior Newsome, what a story his life has been and I hope he understands the impact he's having on these kids and how positive his influence is on them and his assistant's...Keathley, Brandon K...great guys and I appreciate them and the fans welcoming EKB and WDHR to go along for the ride.
I wanted to post this for those who were wondering about some history about Betsy Layne basketball. I was limited to only online records while in Lexington this week, but since I've been home I've been able to find more details to the basketball past of Betsy Layne outside of their runs in 1976 & 1980.
The first state tournament was held in 1916, yet official records don't recognize the first two years and the KHSAA took over control of the state tournament in 1918 and that's when official records begin. A 16 regional numerical system was put in place from 1922 until 1926, then was shrunk to only 8 regions (even then the KHSAA couldn't just make up their minds about regions/districts/classes!!)
Betsy Layne made it's first of 3 consecutive state tournament appearances beginning in 1929 - 1931 as runners' up from the 8th Region. Betsy Layne was a runners' up to Ashland in 1929, Mt. Sterling in 1930 and Ashland again in 1931. During that time, "2" teams from the 8 regions made the state tournament to my understanding.
Nevertheless, Betsy Layne lost to Eminence in 1929 in opening round action 19-14. In 1930, Betsy Layne defeated Paducah 21-14 before losing to Hazard in the quarterfinals 23-19. Finally, in 1931 (which was a banner year for Betsy Layne basketball) the team defeated University High 23-13, defeated Woodburn in the quarterfinals 21-16 and lost to Tolu High School (Crittenden County) in the semifinals 28-11. The current 16 region system was implemented the following season and hasn't changed since.
Just to clarify, Betsy Layne has reached the state tournament 5 times, 3 times a runner-up and twice as regional champions in 1976 and 1980. During the last two trips, the team lost to Edmonson County and Ashland in opening round play respectfully.
All the above information comes from the official state tournament program book provided every season at the Sweet 16. It's a great read and I wanted to share this info with those who may not have those programs or simply never knew. As a side note, Nathan Martin, Casey Adkins, Derek Tackett and Andrew Roberts became the first "all state tournament" players chosen from Betsy Layne since Gordon George in 1930 and Palmer Crum in 1931.
02-06-2011, 11:41 PM
I love my Bobcats and that is the reason I left Mullins last year with now Assistant Coach Brandon Kidd to come back home to the school we graduated from. There was times before the season started we wondered if we was doing the right things for us, but we knew deep down that Betsy Layne was in our blood and its where we belong. Now being able to say from my point of view, that I witnessed what happened today and from his point of view, lived it, this was the best decision we could have ever made! As for the rest of the state, I believe you will start to have people look and see where they're draw in this tournament places them in relation to the 15th with the young talent that Betsy Layne and Shelby Valley both have coming up! The last three years could be a very good sign of things to come, and all of us who follow grade school ball around here and realize what is up and coming know this! Next year may not be our year to bring it back to the 15th...but a lot of people did not expect it to be this year either...but the 3 years after that, the All A State Tournament should go through the 15th, no matter who comes out of this region!
02-06-2011, 11:42 PM
Good job Bobcats!
02-07-2011, 12:03 AM
Congrats to Coach Newsome and the Bobcats!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the third time in a row a Mountain team has won the All 'A' State title?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the third time in a row a Mountain team has won the All 'A' State title?
02-07-2011, 12:06 AM
You're right!
Shelby Valley won it the last two years and Betsy Layne won it this year.
Shelby Valley won it the last two years and Betsy Layne won it this year.
02-07-2011, 12:10 AM
:1:BOBCATS WOW I WAS IN THE PEP SECTION ALL FOUR NIGHTS AND IM PROUD TO BE A BOBCAT-I DONT THINK ANYONE WILL TALK CRAP AT "LITTLE BETSY LAYNE" ANYMORE WE PLAYED HARD AND LONG GAMES AND I DONT THINK WE COULD DO ANYBETTER THEN THAT SO CONGRETS TO THE BOBCATS AND NOW LETS GET FOCUS AND FINISH THE SEASON STRONG:HitWall::redboxer::Thumbs:
02-07-2011, 01:17 AM
Way to represent Floyd County & the 15th region Bobcats... Congrats!!!
02-07-2011, 02:06 AM
So just a little train of thought for all of the Bobcat fans who watched all of these games this week.
A little school with only two Regional Championships in nearly 100 years of basketball hires back a coach who hadn't coached in years. They play there butts off as a team to win a regional tournament in which they have to beat the best there region has to offer only to be completely over looked in the rest of the state's eye because its a little school in the middle of no where...
then at state...
Betsy Layne vs Gallatin County...Nerves are sky high, not sure how you really stack up to the rest of the state. Come out firing and then have a team come back just to win a game by doing something we haven't done well all year...hitting free throws.
vs West Carter...Win the game in overtime after the soon to be tournament MVP blocks what would've been a game winning 3 pointer at the buzz to seal the win.
vs Danville...a team that was bigger and stronger with what is traditional by stereotype, more athletes in a absolute blowout...for those who watched the game, it was not nearly as close as the score showed.
vs DeSales...defeat the big city team whom made a amazing come back against you and along the way knocked down some amazing buzz beaters.
Kind of sounds like a movie script instead of real life...just saying!
A little school with only two Regional Championships in nearly 100 years of basketball hires back a coach who hadn't coached in years. They play there butts off as a team to win a regional tournament in which they have to beat the best there region has to offer only to be completely over looked in the rest of the state's eye because its a little school in the middle of no where...
then at state...
Betsy Layne vs Gallatin County...Nerves are sky high, not sure how you really stack up to the rest of the state. Come out firing and then have a team come back just to win a game by doing something we haven't done well all year...hitting free throws.
vs West Carter...Win the game in overtime after the soon to be tournament MVP blocks what would've been a game winning 3 pointer at the buzz to seal the win.
vs Danville...a team that was bigger and stronger with what is traditional by stereotype, more athletes in a absolute blowout...for those who watched the game, it was not nearly as close as the score showed.
vs DeSales...defeat the big city team whom made a amazing come back against you and along the way knocked down some amazing buzz beaters.
Kind of sounds like a movie script instead of real life...just saying!
02-07-2011, 09:29 AM
bball_fan Wrote:So just a little train of thought for all of the Bobcat fans who watched all of these games this week.
A little school with only two Regional Championships in nearly 100 years of basketball hires back a coach who hadn't coached in years. They play there butts off as a team to win a regional tournament in which they have to beat the best there region has to offer only to be completely over looked in the rest of the state's eye because its a little school in the middle of no where...
then at state...
Betsy Layne vs Gallatin County...Nerves are sky high, not sure how you really stack up to the rest of the state. Come out firing and then have a team come back just to win a game by doing something we haven't done well all year...hitting free throws.
vs West Carter...Win the game in overtime after the soon to be tournament MVP blocks what would've been a game winning 3 pointer at the buzz to seal the win.
vs Danville...a team that was bigger and stronger with what is traditional by stereotype, more athletes in a absolute blowout...for those who watched the game, it was not nearly as close as the score showed.
vs DeSales...defeat the big city team whom made a amazing come back against you and along the way knocked down some amazing buzz beaters.
Kind of sounds like a movie script instead of real life...just saying!
:Thumbs:GREAT POINT:Thumbs:
02-07-2011, 11:39 AM
Congrats to coach Newsome and the Bobcats on winning the All A state championship from a Sheldon Clark Cardinal fan.:Thumbs:
02-07-2011, 12:36 PM
Grats BL
02-07-2011, 01:52 PM
letthebighogroot Wrote:Congratulations to Betsy Layne and congratulations to the 15th region. This one is much more legit than the last two.First of all congrats to BL on winning the All A. but I'm just wondering why the (letthebig:baby:root) is still whinning about the last couple of years, get over it already.
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