[EasternAlum]

Eastern wins LIT Title

Ballard led this entire game and Eastern really looked flat. They just seemed to get beat down the floor every posession. Eastern managed a small run at the end of the 2nd to get it down to a 6 point deficit at the half, but when Ballard came back out, they ran it back up to 12. Eastern fought back to tie the score with 2:30 left in the game and the traded leads from that point on. Ballard's Wesley Cox missed a pull up with 2.1 seconds left and Eastern's Delquan Thomas sunk 2 FT's to seal it.

MVP - Eastern's Chris Dowe

Remy Abell and Delquan Thomas also made the All-Tourney Team.



I've been MIA for a few days, been having computer issues.

[Stardust]

It's not a surprise that Eastern won the game, but I am surprised that they were down the entire game. Cudo's to Eastern

[BlackcatAlum]

Glad your back EA.

Big congrats to Eastern on a very nice win over a very good Ballard team. Districts and region tournaments in the 7th region are going to be very interesting next month.

[Stardust]

Glad your back EA.

Big congrats to Eastern on a very nice win over a very good Ballard team. Districts and region tournaments in the 7th region are going to be very interesting next month.

:confused: Jeffersontown whips Eastern
:confused: Ballard beats Jeffersontown
:confused: Eastern beats Ballard...who wants to win the 7th

[EasternAlum]

:confused: Jeffersontown whips Eastern
:confused: Ballard beats Jeffersontown
:confused: Eastern beats Ballard...who wants to win the 7th

J'Town-Eastern
In this game J'Town played about as well as they could, shots that probably shouldn't have gone in, did. Eastern was out rebounded and played probably their worst game all season. Not saying J'Town didn't deserve to win because they did, but I think the two of them are alot closer than that 15 point score. I really wanted to see Eastern-J'Town in the final, win or lose it would've been nice to have another game against J'Town before Districts.

Ballard-J'Town
Ballard played REALLY well, well enough to be one of the best teams in the state. J'Town played awful, didn't hit their shots and just made bad decisions with their passes. Ballard out played them, and Renner out coached Morrow. Plain and simple. It was a 10:30 am game so alot of the players seemed out of it.

Eastern-Ballard (Twice)
In the first game Eastern flat outplayed Ballard and the game wasn't really as close as the 7 points until the end. The second game, Eastern came out flat and seemed like they thought the game was over before it started, Ballard played well and Eastern was forced to play from behind. At the end of the game, Couch just plain whipped Renner in the coaching department. Eastern showed guts and that they wanted the win and ended up pulling it out.


The fact that Eastern and J'Town are in the 28th together means that one of them will have to play a Manual, Ballard, Male, Seneca that won their own district. Unfortunately I feel like another coulda-been, shoulda-been State Champion may get left in the 7th Region graveyard with the rest of the great teams that never made it. Its a sad but true occurence and I see no argument for any region being better than the 7th as a whole.

[BUHoops]

J'Town-Eastern
In this game J'Town played about as well as they could, shots that probably shouldn't have gone in, did. Eastern was out rebounded and played probably their worst game all season. Not saying J'Town didn't deserve to win because they did, but I think the two of them are alot closer than that 15 point score. I really wanted to see Eastern-J'Town in the final, win or lose it would've been nice to have another game against J'Town before Districts.

Ballard-J'Town
Ballard played REALLY well, well enough to be one of the best teams in the state. J'Town played awful, didn't hit their shots and just made bad decisions with their passes. Ballard out played them, and Renner out coached Morrow. Plain and simple. It was a 10:30 am game so alot of the players seemed out of it.

Eastern-Ballard (Twice)
In the first game Eastern flat outplayed Ballard and the game wasn't really as close as the 7 points until the end. The second game, Eastern came out flat and seemed like they thought the game was over before it started, Ballard played well and Eastern was forced to play from behind. At the end of the game, Couch just plain whipped Renner in the coaching department. Eastern showed guts and that they wanted the win and ended up pulling it out.


The fact that Eastern and J'Town are in the 28th together means that one of them will have to play a Manual, Ballard, Male, Seneca that won their own district. Unfortunately I feel like another coulda-been, shoulda-been State Champion may get left in the 7th Region graveyard with the rest of the great teams that never made it. Its a sad but true occurence and I see no argument for any region being better than the 7th as a whole.

Congrats to Eastern and to EasternAlum. What a nice run by a very team-oriented Eagles squad. Winning the toughest event in the state is a great acheivement.

It is tragic that so many of the state's top teams reside in one region. And now Manual will get back one of the state's best overall players in Jenkins who'll be close to new this week. Its gonna be a barn burner this tournament time.

[FishFry]

Eastern, J town and Ballard all three belong in the state's top 5 with Scott County and Holmes. These three teams are all state championship caliber but would likely all struggle against Scott County's inside presence. The fast pace and high flying athletes on these teams is unreal to watch and for any of you who have not seen these teams play need to come out to Bellarmine come the regional tournament.

It was Ian Chiles who missed Ballard's final shot...he Cox and Keisten Jones are studs and have the potential to carry Ballard very far this year and they are much improved since early this season.

Eastern's Jason Couch has to be the coach of the year in the 7th and possibly in the state this year. Down the stretch against Ballard he ran a couple set plays that were as good as you will find in high school basketball while the other two superior teams in Louisville would have run one on one streetball like they do in every situation in every game. He woke his team up in the second half and when Eastern fell down by 12 in the 3rd, he called a timeout, set up a play, and the Eagles went on an 8-0 run to gain the momentum. It was great to watch from right behind his bench. Also keep in mind he is doing all this with primarily sophomores and no violations on his record. He is a class act and fun to watch on the sidelines.

Eastern and Ballard played great on the bigger college floor while JTown struggled past Trinity and got whipped most of the game against Ballard.
There is just too much talent and only one ball out there for JTown's 7 studs to handle...maybe too many playmakers having trouble meshing...their victory over Eastern came without Thomas Jackson (my favorite player in the 7th) which allowed Cosby to take over without looking over at the bench on every possession

Just my opinion

[BUHoops]

Eastern, J town and Ballard all three belong in the state's top 5 with Scott County and Holmes. These three teams are all state championship caliber but would likely all struggle against Scott County's inside presence. The fast pace and high flying athletes on these teams is unreal to watch and for any of you who have not seen these teams play need to come out to Bellarmine come the regional tournament.

It was Ian Chiles who missed Ballard's final shot...he Cox and Keisten Jones are studs and have the potential to carry Ballard very far this year and they are much improved since early this season.

Eastern's Jason Couch has to be the coach of the year in the 7th and possibly in the state this year. Down the stretch against Ballard he ran a couple set plays that were as good as you will find in high school basketball while the other two superior teams in Louisville would have run one on one streetball like they do in every situation in every game. He woke his team up in the second half and when Eastern fell down by 12 in the 3rd, he called a timeout, set up a play, and the Eagles went on an 8-0 run to gain the momentum. It was great to watch from right behind his bench. Also keep in mind he is doing all this with primarily sophomores and no violations on his record. He is a class act and fun to watch on the sidelines.

Eastern and Ballard played great on the bigger college floor while JTown struggled past Trinity and got whipped most of the game against Ballard.
There is just too much talent and only one ball out there for JTown's 7 studs to handle...maybe too many playmakers having trouble meshing...their victory over Eastern came without Thomas Jackson (my favorite player in the 7th) which allowed Cosby to take over without looking over at the bench on every possession

Just my opinion

That post smells like fish. You left out Manual and Male.

[FBALL]

Eastern just continues to be impressive.

The 7th region tournament might be better than the sweet 16.

[outdoorsman43]

Congrats Eastern on the tourney!

[FishFry]

BUhoops you are helping me make my point...the 7th region is absolutely loaded and the tourney will be interesting. Male and Manual are good but not on the level of the big three, they would both easily win the 6th or 8th but being stuck in the 7th is a different story

[BUHoops]

BUhoops you are helping me make my point...the 7th region is absolutely loaded and the tourney will be interesting. Male and Manual are good but not on the level of the big three, they would both easily win the 6th or 8th but being stuck in the 7th is a different story

The big 3? Jtown by 1 over Manual and Manual without one of the best players in the state. Eastern by 10? Manual will be starting a whole new season when Jenkins returns.

Male being left out is a huge mistake. There's not much difference in the #1 team versus the #5. Brutal, absolutely brutal!

[EasternAlum]

The big 3? Jtown by 1 over Manual and Manual without one of the best players in the state. Eastern by 10? Manual will be starting a whole new season when Jenkins returns.

Male being left out is a huge mistake. There's not much difference in the #1 team versus the #5. Brutal, absolutely brutal!

I don't know how much you have seen all of these teams play, but if you feel that way then I'm not sure you've seen enough of all of them as a whole. I've seen Eastern (16 times), J'Town (8 times), Ballard (5 times), Male (6 times), Manual (5 times)...so I venture to guess that up to this point in the season I have probably seen them at their best and their worst. I have to agree with FishFry that there are distinct tiers in the 7th region, while not overlooking the fact that all of top 7 have the ability to beat one another on any given night.

As for the J'Town by 1 over Manual and Eastern by 10...teams have off nights, it happens and it is more likely that J'Town had an off night and STILL beat Manual than it is that Manual is as good a team as J'Town at this point, fact of the matter is there just plain not as good. Period.

Yes, once the savior of all that is basketball, formerly known as Jacob Jenkins, comes back, Manual will no doubt be a much improved team and will probably spice up the regional tournament even more...I do not see them on the same level as those in tier 1.

In my opinion the tiers look like this:

Tier 1
Eastern
J'Town
Ballard

Tier 2
Male
Seneca
Trinity

Tier 3
Manual
Moore

[Stardust]

In my opinion the tiers look like this:

Tier 1
Eastern
J'Town
Ballard

Tier 2
Male
Seneca
Trinity

Tier 3
Manual
Moore

The middle tier could be at the top of many other Districts around the state.

[outdoorsman43]

The middle tier could be at the top of many other Districts around the state.

You got that right!

[dortonite]

Eastern just continues to be impressive.

The 7th region tournament might be better than the sweet 16.

ISN'T IT GREAT TO TALK BLUEGRASS BASKETBALL WHEN THERE

IS SO MUCH TALENT. JUST STAY HEALTHY AND GET BETTER BECAUSE

TOURNAMENT TIME IS GETTING CLOSER.

[BUHoops]

I don't know how much you have seen all of these teams play, but if you feel that way then I'm not sure you've seen enough of all of them as a whole. I've seen Eastern (16 times), J'Town (8 times), Ballard (5 times), Male (6 times), Manual (5 times)...so I venture to guess that up to this point in the season I have probably seen them at their best and their worst. I have to agree with FishFry that there are distinct tiers in the 7th region, while not overlooking the fact that all of top 7 have the ability to beat one another on any given night.

As for the J'Town by 1 over Manual and Eastern by 10...teams have off nights, it happens and it is more likely that J'Town had an off night and STILL beat Manual than it is that Manual is as good a team as J'Town at this point, fact of the matter is there just plain not as good. Period.

Yes, once the savior of all that is basketball, formerly known as Jacob Jenkins, comes back, Manual will no doubt be a much improved team and will probably spice up the regional tournament even more...I do not see them on the same level as those in tier 1.

In my opinion the tiers look like this:

Tier 1
Eastern
J'Town
Ballard

Tier 2
Male
Seneca
Trinity

Tier 3
Manual
Moore

Good post Easternalum. I don't think even Jay Bilas has a better grip on basketball than you do. No one called him the savior anymore than you've called Eastern a dynasty. Your tiers are subjective and your user name is part of that subjectiveness. Rank'm and spank'm all you want, it does you no good come tourney time in the 7th.

[EasternAlum]

Good post Easternalum. I don't think even Jay Bilas has a better grip on basketball than you do. No one called him the savior anymore than you've called Eastern a dynasty. Your tiers are subjective and your user name is part of that subjectiveness. Rank'm and spank'm all you want, it does you no good come tourney time in the 7th.

Don't try to put words in my mouth...I never called Eastern a dynasty, they haven't even made it out of the region for 10 years. How my username has anything to do with basketball is beyond me, sure I am a fan of Eastern, was when I went to school there and will be until I die. It just so happens that they are very good this year, as I am sure most will agree with. If they weren't that good they would be farther down, so I don't really see your argument there. When you have an 18-1 team and a 9-8 team, wouldn't you say they are on different levels? I would.

Never said I was all knowing basketball guru either...simply asked how much you have seen the teams that you critique and applaude, and I allowed others to see the body of evidence that I base my oh so "biased" opinions on.

As for the savior, it seems as though you think that once Jenkins is back that Manual will be turned into this unstoppable force. Go ahead and look back and see how many of your post contain the phrase "once Jenkins is back" or "if they had Jenkins" or "they didn't have Jenkins this game". Stop making excuses. Do you think if Eastern was without Dowe/Abell, or J'Town without Cosby/Jackson, or Ballard without Cox/Chiles that they would be lose the games Manual has lost? No, because as a whole they are the better TEAMS.

You're still living in the dream world where Manual has Cosby, Jenkins and Kimbro...and if that were the case I have little doubt Manual would be on top of the 7th. But in reality, 2 of the 3 are gone and Manual is not the team the were last year or could've been this year.

[Memorial Gym #5]

I bet this was a great game to watch!! Sure sounds like it. Congrats to Eastern!!

[BUHoops]

Thanks coach Wooden for correcting me. And oh, the dream world didn't include Cosby since he only played 2 games last season and Manual won the LIT last year without him by defeating the dynasty known as Eastern in the finals. Manual losing Kimbro to prep however was a blow.

Why worry about posting about Manual? Their a "3rd tiered-team." Eastern is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force. I don't see any team coming within 10 points of them the rest of the season.