Burrall’s Pearls

Wow! Central survives a buzzer beater attempt at Lee. GC struggles with Battle. Union survives Abingdon. i was at the Union game, Bears came out fast and then looked awful in their half court offense. Justin Falin cams off the bench and made some big offensive plays. I was really worried about this one, we have no depth and were playing our 3rd game of the week. A lot of shots hit the front of the rim, a sure sign of fatigue. AHS had chances late, they missed a wide open 3 that would’ve tied the game with about two minutes left. I think we’re in for a wild season in the league, GC is the class of the league but seem to be sleep walking, everyone else seems beatable on any given night.

I’m fairly certain the gentleman you are referencing is a college (NAIA) official. He’s regarded as one of the premier officials in the area.

Who is Fred? The only Fred I know that officiates quit a few years back, moved to be closer to his family if memory serves?

What does this have to do with the post? Ervin is a tremendous player and in my view a better shooter than McClung. McClung is a better athlete and is more talented in other facets of the game. If GC wins Region D, I hope he plays enough games to have a chance of catching McClung.

I don’t think Union would beat GC with Slagle but, boy would it be fun to watch. Credit Zach and the coaches for the defense in the first period, it had GC befuddled. Of course, they figured it out and we didn’t have the firepower to score with them. I would like to see us play a bit slower in the half court, force GC to play defense next time around. Credit Ervin and Dean they kill you on the foul line, I bet GC shot two to three times as many free throws as Union last night. Overall, we are getting better. These next three games are huge for our season. If they somehow get through that stretch 3-0 watch out, the game at Central won’t be easy. Also, I’d like to mention Union’s JV squad. Best JV team I’ve seen at Union/PV since the early 2000s when Robbins. Zirkle, McKinney, etc were at PV and this bunch is better. That team was a bunch of football players trying to play, this team has basketball players. Should be fun to watch the next 3-4 seasons.