Bball_Fan

Odum won COY last year-perhaps Vermillion wanted someone else to have it?
How many players from Union should have made the region team?  M7 only going to get half the spots (although they got 5 and SWD got 4)

by not calling a foul in that situation the ref's did actually decide the outcome of the game,  that awarded it to radford,  the foul should have been called regardless of the time on the clock, the foul could have been the difference in the shot actually being released in time
 
ref's in southwest va are horrible

Well said Tigerman10!!! I feel if you are not able to make the right call in critical situations, you do not need to be officiating the game!!!! To much buddy/buddy in the AOA........commissioner makes sure his boys get the big games, and his boys are the best officials out there!!!

Officials are often instructed to “let the players decide it,” but by swallowing their whistle actually decide the game even more so.  
 
A foul should be a foul depending on the way the game has been called from the first quarter on. There’s a lot of subjectivity to what a foul is between officials, but by crunch time it should be established what is going to be called and what isn’t. 

Some refs just can’t make a call at critical times. I’ve seen a handful of baseball umps who have no trouble calling strike 1 & 2 but will only call strike 3 on a swing and miss. 

The Ref that was underneath the basket was on the other side., 2nd official was standing infront of Centrals bench and the 3rd was on the opposite side and he was the one that waived the basket off at the end of the game. I've seen 2 different videos one from Twitter and then the angle from which these pictures are taken and Hayes gets the shot off and then u hear the buzzer sound. But I have no doubt that the 3rd official was looking at the lights on the backboard and waived it off. But in High School basketball you go by the horn not the lights cause no high school around has the lights on the backboard.

These pics ought to be sent to higher ups in vhsl officiating! Where were the refs standing! Whole season of work and dreams of players clobbered on one play!

My opinion is as long as there is time left on the clock, a foul is a foul and it should be called.  I get you don’t want to have a ref decide a game but rules are rules.  This was obviously a foul and should have been called.

Sorry sixcat, I misunderstood your last post!!! I agree, I am not saying this would of made Central win the ball game.......but with 2.1 seconds left and if a foul was called......you go to the line for 2 free throws for a chance to try and advance!!!
They had other chances during the game to win, but it's a shame that referees swallow their whistles most of the time during a situation like this!!!

I get that. Just pointing out, I agree with your assessment. It’s a shame because at any other juncture of the game, a foul would have been called on either one of two players. End game situations shouldn’t be treated differently. 

They are a 2A school, they've been playing up for quite a few years because all of their historic rivalries are in higher classes.  But they've never done well, especially in football. 
So, stop complaining about a team that is playing in their correct division.  And I can't wait until the kick Radford and Gate City's asses...everyone else is playing for second place...just sayin'...

1.  It’s not a stretch to say that a kid who is 6’4 and can move has a higher ceiling...but obviously that struck a nerve.
2. Hayes showed last year he could be a star.  From what I see, everything Wise runs is...not for him. That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with that-he doesn’t need the ball in his hands to be an asset.  However it’s unfair to blame him for “disappearing” when he was in foul trouble and they don’t run anything for him. 
 
3. I would bet that most teams in SWVA would have traded rosters with Wise this year. 

Nobody else wanted the ball, or no one else given the ball?  

Foul trouble for Hensley and Haynes directly affected scoring, as both are potential 20+ pt contributors. Would’ve been fun to see those two more involved. Compton is also a proven scorer for GC, but looked very tentative for some reason. 

I guess basketball to you is just the players that score. You sir are obviously lost! What about the kids that fight for rebounds, play defense, get assist, come up with steals.....oh I forgot they must suck because they didn't score.......go on somewhere with your BS!!!!  Central had some good play from many different players, Collie, Bishop, Brickey, and Bailey all made some plays during this game!!
If you didn't notice, Vermillion was substituting for Offense and Defense possessions last night when their 2nd best scorer was in foul trouble! Mack,Starnes, and the George kids all played good minutes for Gate City in different situations. If some of those turnovers were not forced by these non talented kids, this ballgame could of been a blow out!!
So before you get on here blasting kids, and teams saying they have no talent, realize basketball is so much more than scoring!!!
Central was 7-15 from the free throw line and GC was 18-20 from the free throw line.......so all in all that was the determining factor in the game.

Wasnt Hayes in foul trouble all night? He is a very good player, don't let this game deceive you. He may be a first team All-M7 player.

Congratulations-you know nothing about basketball 

dean had 32 of GC's 45 points that says a lot,  will not go far like that

I wasn't there but I guarantee they weren't as bad as the crew the other night when Union & GC played.

What good does outplaying someone's starters and getting beat? At the end of the day Central moves on and Richlands goes on to start baseball season! Last I checked only thing that matters is the final score when the final buzzer sounds off!

Their is talent around him, but hard to see it when they never get the opportunity to show it!!! Most are scared to shoot it, or make any mistake because they will get pulled to the bench!!! 

It's the players I feel  for.  They play hard and are a good group

😂😂😂😂 objectivity has waved bye bye to some people.
Isaiah definitely first team in District and Region. He’s a great player with flaws that either become more or less apparent depending on who you pull for. 
 
Central most talented team in the M7-but they don’t have a flow to them that seems natural. 

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.  

To say McAmis is not All-District is far fetched to me. He is a pretty good basketball player! I have to agree that Hayes is the better all around player on the team, due to his ability to drive and create a lot on his own, his defense, and his rebounding ability is something in my opinion that makes him better all around.  Shooting is one of McAmis' strong points, and if he gets hot, watch out he can bury a team very quick.  If it is an off night for him, he still puts up decent numbers, but forces some shots.
I believe a lot of people base their opinion of Isaiah, based on their take of TJ and dislike for the Warriors.  Yes, Isaiah does get frustrated and sometimes it comes out and gets him in trouble, but what teenager doesn't get frustrated and do something out of character at some point.
If you leave out peoples dislike for the Warriors and TJ, and look strictly out how the kid plays basketball, everyone knows he is a good basketball player and loves to compete.