F@lcon

They will most likely clear the facility after the 1A games so they can keep the money separate from the 2A gate.  

Abingdon player got hurt during the game and Wise doesn't have a trainer available and no EMT's on site.   If that's not a prerequisite for hosting tournaments it should be.   Nobody even offered to help getting her off the court.  TJ just stood there with his hands in his pockets.   Pathetic. 

It happens because the VHSL has dug a hole by allowing teams like LCA and John Marshall bend the rules.   Can't cherry pick which rules to enforce.   

Hankins and gobble are definitely the best 2 pitchers.  Against Abingdon and Lebanon, they have to be on the mound.  Against anyone else in this area you can go deeper.

Gobble pulled Hankins to save for nondistrict game against LCA.  Possibly cost them the game and lost to LCA anyway.   Don't know if he assumed they could beat Abingdon with other pitching or got greedy hoping to win both games.   

That’s totally implied.  But it’s on two fronts.  They want to play on his team for what he can do for them and he is getting the best possible players to make his team what it is.  He’s not taking scrubs and making players out of them.  He’s taking tremendous athletes and combining them with 9-10 other stars to dominate.

I see the point about instigating but it’s still words vs. physical action.  Most fans/parents yell from the bleachers during games whether it be directed at coaches, officials, or players. Very few of them are yelling positive things.  Unless they can prove that he made a credible verbal threat, there’s not much they can do. WJHL posted that an investigation is underway.  It will take a while for all details to leak.

I don’t know Rife, Lowe or Lawrence personally.  I am basing my opinions on what went down before the season and the video from the game.  Neither one of them were innocent by any means but the fact is that Rife chose to make it physical and that’s inexcusable for anyone, especially a school employee on school property.  That crossed into a legal matter at that point.  

When wise went into a stall offense, Rife stayed in a zone defense with Trivette in the paint leaving 2 guards chasing 3 girls passing it around the perimeter.  No chance at a steal or putting pressure on the ball handlers.
Been reading some old threads about Rife pushing Lowe out.  Administration appears to shoulder much of the blame for what happened.  They removed Lowe, ignored parents discontent and targeted the parent involved with Rife last night.  He was in line to get a boys coaching position but once his family voiced their feelings publicly, the board essentially refused to allow him to have any affiliation with the program.  This was a power play that blew up in their face and makes sense why Rife lost his mind at the game like he did.

Looney is the transfer from Grundy.  After losing 3 starters from last year, Central needed her to contend with gate city (and richlands).

That’s totally implied.  But it’s on two fronts.  They want to play on his team for what he can do for them and he is getting the best possible players to make his team what it is.  He’s not taking scrubs and making players out of them.  He’s taking tremendous athletes and combining them with 9-10 other stars to dominate.

Don't have a dog in this fight but with Trivette they would do just fine with anyone's grandma coaching.   Only time will tell with Rife when they get to region and have to get by mountain 7.

Exactly.
Imagine being on the bench last year knowing that 3 starters are graduating.   Of course you will work your ass off to impress the coach in order to earn one of those spots.  Then you start practice and all of a sudden you learn that a player has been brought in to start because they didn't think you are good enough.  How hard do you work now?
This is probably a factor in the problems at union as well. 

If you read the thread before posting these guys have been talking about looney transferring for quite a few posts.   And to correct your statement,  "it's their state championship to make roster adjustments so they don't lose".

I said this after Abingdon played this at beginning of season.  Graves is really good but the rest of the team is football players playing basketball.  Quick, athletic, and scrappy but poor fundamentals and shooting.  Without Graves they can’t score enough to beat any good teams.
 

Poor choice for officials in this type of game.   Both teams ran the ball all night.   There was a lot of chaos and back and forth action.   For this high paced game you had 100 year old Mack Shupe and little short guy that is quite round in the mid section.   They are probably both still sore today.   
Ridgeview plays most of the game out of control.   I made the same comment last night about them looking like street ballers.  They have the athletes to be better but somebody gonna have to get them to play with discipline. 
Abingdon weathered a couple runs by Ridgeview then maintained for the win.   The void of losing Ramsey for the season provides more opportunities for Osborne around the bucket.  Freshman Honaker is playing solid at the point and Carter provides you the energy and shooting ability.   They may not be able to take down union but they will be a tough win for anyone else in M7.
I am disappointed that Ramsey is not at least traveling with the team.   Not sure of the reason but even with injury he should be there supporting his teammates.   
 

Wise/gate city fight has been coming for years.  It’s the culture brought on by Scotty and TJ over the last 6-7 years.  They didn’t like each other as opposing coaches and the players always fed off that.  Truthfully though, nobody liked/likes TJ.

Wise/gate city fight has been coming for years.  It’s the culture brought on by Scotty and TJ over the last 6-7 years.  They didn’t like each other as opposing coaches and the players always fed off that.  Truthfully though, nobody liked/likes TJ.

Oak hill never plays this tournament.  Always heard they play on the west coast this time every season.

I played in the 90's.  It was a different game. The game is ridiculously physical now.  With today's pace and physical play, the quality of officials is demonstrated nightly.  We have had many games totaling close to 40 fouls for both teams.   Not taking anything away from the talent of McClung, Ervin or Dean but the amount of free throws they got during a season would not have happened back then.  If you scored 40+ then, I would guess only 5/6 would be from the line.  I watched McClung quite a bit and can remember games where he was pushing 20 free throws.  Not saying he wouldn't have scored other ways but it's easier to score more points when the clocks not running.  
I also don't think you will see individual scoring like this happen again in Virginia now that they have started the stupid running clock rule after 30 pt lead.  

Supposedly the second T was for him throwing an intentional elbow

According to TJ's quote in the KTN, they haven't gotten the same calls in the area games that they received in the Arby's.  Anyone who's watched the Arby's all these years should know that any local team playing a non local team always gets the calls in that tournament to promote local success.  I didn't watch Wise this year in the Arby's but I would bet they got their share of calls as well.  As for the Abingdon game, TJ/Wise cannot complain about the officiating in that game because the foul calls were very 1-sided in Wise's favor throughout the game.  Abingdon jumped out 11-0 in the first quarter and then every time our kids got near a Wise player it was a foul.  At one time early in the first half it was Abingdon 10 fouls-Wise 2 fouls with both teams playing full court man defense.  Late in the 2nd quarter there was a barrage of fouls called on Wise to somewhat even it up by halftime.  Then early in the second half Abingdon had 7 fouls against them quickly with 2 players having 3 fouls.  The differences in the game was Abingdon finally getting their shooting touch back, out rebounded Wise rather handily, and played with great heart down the stretch.  Hayes stepped up late in the game like great players do and hit some crazy shots to pull back close but it was too late.  

I feel like every game is the worst officiated game these days.  The pool of officials is very bad in this area.  

Don't think so.  That is all for Houseright.  

Don't think so.  That is all for Houseright.