[Spud6]

Final from the Expo

[100%SUCCESS]

Wow!!

[Waitaminute]

Wow I’m shocked. But my heart smiles.

[SouthEast18]

A wholeeeeee lot of people on here owe coach James an apology. All I heard is he can’t coach he can’t coach. Looks ok to me.

[64SUR]

Congratulations Martin County

[Card2000]

Way to go cards, from 8 straight losses to region champs.  2 regional championships in 4 years and kings of the hill next season. Good time to be a card!!!

[jetpilot]

Congrats to Martin County. Don't mind seeing them in Rupp after they got robbed by Covid last time.

[BillSelf]

Way to go cards, from 8 straight losses to region champs.  2 regional championships in 4 years and kings of the hill next season. Good time to be a card!!!

Way too early Pre-Season Rankings…

1. Martin County
2. Pike Central
3. Pikeville

[Panther Thunder]

Congratulations to MC! They made the plays down the stretch to win the game.

This one certainly stings. Had it right there. Also thought Samons had won it at the end. Heartbreaking loss for Pike High.

[Westside]

What a game.

[Card2000]

Congratulations to MC! They made the plays down the stretch to win the game.

This one certainly stings. Had it right there. Also thought Samons had won it at the end. Heartbreaking loss for Pike High.

I can’t believe it didn’t go in. It looked halfway down the rim before bouncing out.

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Way to go cards, from 8 straight losses to region champs.  2 regional championships in 4 years and kings of the hill next season. Good time to be a card!!!

Way too early Pre-Season Rankings…

1. Martin County
2. Pike Central
3. Pikeville

I think that’s accurate with any one of them well capable of beating the other.

[Grinch1]

I knew this would be a great game. Turnovers at the end cost the Panthers just like I predicted. Nothing to be a shamed of Panthers. Congrats to MC. This makes up for Covid robbing them a few years ago.

[KYGUY]

All the region were cardinals tonight from what it seems on social media. Great day when pikeville loses

[Cactus Jack]

I thought the Samons dunk had capped it. Pikeville had their opportunities to win this one. Hats off to Martin County. They were down eight and on the verge of being KO'd but came back.

[Blacksmith]

Yea I thought Pikeviille had it nailed down. They made a few costly mistakes in the last minute and still had a chance on a wide open last second shot.. Great, great game to watch. Congrats Martin co. !

[Cat Daddy]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

[jetpilot]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

[Cat Daddy]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

Where did I say they weren't gracious in defeat? You may need to learn to "read and comprehend" before you call someone ignorant! Recruiting the top players from the surrounding area worked out well for Pikeville last year, but no so much this year. Jet, you may need to take over as the recruiting coordinator, I think you could be the missing link!

[jetpilot]

^^^You said Pikeville boosters wouldn't be happy and I said they couldn't have been more gracious. Cry more loser.

[Grinch1]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

Where did I say they weren't gracious in defeat? You may need to learn to "read and comprehend" before you call someone ignorant! Recruiting the top players from the surrounding area worked out well for Pikeville last year, but no so much this year. Jet, you may need to take over as the recruiting coordinator, I think you could be the missing link!

See tho with that recruiting comment it kind of does makes you sound like a moron. Not one coach on any of Pikeville sports teams are actively out and about recruiting players to play for them. Everyone seems to think this is true and it is not.  Everyone in the region has transfers even the team that beat Pikeville last night. Two of their starters are from the Tug Valley area and did not start their high school career at MC. Their starting pg was a freshman at JC. So that’s 3 starters. Pikeville sports do get transfers and people get mad because they sometimes get the best players like a Worrix. Let’s not act tho that other programs are innocent in this or heck that Pikeville coaches are recruiting these kids. Pikeville is a excellent schools that happens to have a independent school board that provides nice facilities for their athletes. That alone attracts kids to want to attended Pikeville.

[Explorer]

That's wild. Congrats to this group. A lot of fight, grit, and buy in to do this after that streak of L's.

[RTruth]

Pikeville fan through and through here but this team overachieved and that is a testament to their work ethic and the coaching they receive!!

Hail Pikeville!!!

[pirateforlife]

Pikeville fan through and through here but this team overachieved and that is a testament to their work ethic and the coaching they receive!!

Hail Pikeville!!!

How can you say this team overachieved when they have the best player in the region and a D1 commit with several other solid pieces including a 6’9 kid who is the most dominant big in the region. Plus they added Menifee County’s best player this season. Everyone had them preseason favorites to win region.

[Night Train]

Pikeville been overhyped all year long. Now you know why they cancelled on Breathitt. Don’t even bother calling next year. No class

[Justagoodoleboy]

Pikeville fan through and through here but this team overachieved and that is a testament to their work ethic and the coaching they receive!!

Hail Pikeville!!!

How can you say this team overachieved when they have the best player in the region and a D1 commit with several other solid pieces including a 6’9 kid who is the most dominant big in the region. Plus they added Menifee County’s best player this season. Everyone had them preseason favorites to win region.

Hard to argue with those facts. In mountain regions if you have the top player and top big in your region winning 22 games  losing 8 and losing the regional is underachieving in most cases. But a lot of people get on message boards and talk about winning a title and think it’s as simple as most talent should win and it’s that easy. Not true, winning a region and heading to Rupp is a major accomplishment that includes a little luck and a few breaks no matter who the team is.

[Cardinalfootballguy]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

Gracious as in the fact of some of the assistants in the Hand shake line saying the officials gave that game to us?

[Card2000]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

Gracious as in the fact of some of the assistants in the Hand shake line saying the officials gave that game to us?

Oooooh, we dont talk about that lol

[Grinch1]

Pikeville fan through and through here but this team overachieved and that is a testament to their work ethic and the coaching they receive!!

Hail Pikeville!!!

How can you say this team overachieved when they have the best player in the region and a D1 commit with several other solid pieces including a 6’9 kid who is the most dominant big in the region. Plus they added Menifee County’s best player this season. Everyone had them preseason favorites to win region.

Hard to argue with those facts. In mountain regions if you have the top player and top big in your region winning 22 games  losing 8 and losing the regional is underachieving in most cases. But a lot of people get on message boards and talk about winning a title and think it’s as simple as most talent should win and it’s that easy. Not true, winning a region and heading to Rupp is a major accomplishment that includes a little luck and a few breaks no matter who the team is.

I agree totally with this.  Winning Region is hard to do. Take a look at the 15th since Justice took over at Pikeville. In 7 years, Pikeville won 3 and the rest is by 57th district teams. 2 for MC, 1 for JC and 1 for Paintsville. I don’t think a Floyd county team has one the 15th region since South Floyd in 2001. Heck I can’t even remember the last time a Floyd County team has made the region final. Since Justice has been at Pikeville they’ve made 5 region final games, I think that’s a great accomplishment in itself. It’s very hard to win one and when you do it needs some skill and a little luck. It’s a great accomplishment.

[Coach00]

Congratulations, Martin County. Pretty impressive considering the losing streak they had going into the district tournament. That's a mentally tough team and a heck of a coaching job by the staff. As far as Pikeville, they better get on the recruiting trail, the boosters aren't going to be happy after this loss.

This post shows your total ignorance and lack of class. Pikeville could not have been more gracious in defeat.

Where did I say they weren't gracious in defeat? You may need to learn to "read and comprehend" before you call someone ignorant! Recruiting the top players from the surrounding area worked out well for Pikeville last year, but no so much this year. Jet, you may need to take over as the recruiting coordinator, I think you could be the missing link!

See tho with that recruiting comment it kind of does makes you sound like a moron. Not one coach on any of Pikeville sports teams are actively out and about recruiting players to play for them. Everyone seems to think this is true and it is not.  Everyone in the region has transfers even the team that beat Pikeville last night. Two of their starters are from the Tug Valley area and did not start their high school career at MC. Their starting pg was a freshman at JC. So that’s 3 starters. Pikeville sports do get transfers and people get mad because they sometimes get the best players like a Worrix. Let’s not act tho that other programs are innocent in this or heck that Pikeville coaches are recruiting these kids. Pikeville is a excellent schools that happens to have a independent school board that provides nice facilities for their athletes. That alone attracts kids to want to attended Pikeville.

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Yes Martin co has three kids from mingo co two come over in middle school and the other come over his sophomore year I think. I watched it from home and you could read lips from a pikeville assistant coach say the referee gave that one to you guys i don’t think so then boys dig deep and played hard until the final whistle one of the best final in a while at the end we are all 15th region best of luck to the Cards

[IntheZone]

I’d rather be lucky than good any day. Go cards. Martin county, Sheldon Clark, Inez regional titles have been won by all three and 2 state titles won by Inez. 15th region ruled by the 57th. Since 2010 6 teams have won region 4 out of the 57th district. 10 & 11 valley, 12,13,14,15 JC, 16 LC 17&18 pikeville, 19 JC, 20 Martin Co, 21 Paintsville, 22 Pikeville, 23 Martin Co. Since 2010 9 15th region title have came out of the 57th district. The other 5 out of the 59th.