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TWO BITS!
Today's games:
First Region, at Murray State--Fulton County vs. Ballard Memorial and Paducah Tilghman vs. Calloway County
Second Region, at Hopkinsville--Livingston Central vs. Christian County and Henderson County vs. Hopkins County Central
Third Region
Fourth Region, at Western Kentucky University--Glasgow vs. Metcalfe County and Franklin-Simpson vs. Bowling Green
Fifth Region, at Green County High School--LaRue County vs. Marion County and Bardstown vs. John Hardin
Sixth Region, at Bellarmine University
Seventh Region, at Bellarmine University
Eighth Region, at Henry County High School--Martha Layne Collins at Henry County and Oldham County vs. Simon Kenton
Ninth Region, at Northern Kentucky University--Larry A. Ryle vs. Covington Catholic and
Newport Central Catholic vs. Saint Henry
10th Region, at Mason County High School
11th Region, at Eastern Kentucky University--Tates Creek vs. Henry Clay and Madison Central vs. Franklin County and Lexington Tates Creek vs. Henry Clay
12th Region, at Lincoln County High SchoolSouthwestern vs. Rockcastle County and Mercer County at Lincoln County
13th Region, at Corbin--Bell County vs. Whitley County and Knox Central vs. North Laurel
14th Region, at Hazard--Perry County Central vs. Wolfe County and Lee County vs. Letcher County Central
15th Region, at Pikeville--Pike County Central vs. South Floyd and Johnson Central vs. Shelby Valley
16th Region, at Morehead State University--Elliott County vs. Fleming County and Ashland Paul Blazer vs. Russell
Today's iHigh.com broadcasts: Martha Layne Collins-Henry County at 5 p.m. Central in the Eighth Region, Lexington Tates Creek-Henry Clay at 5:20 p.m. Central in the 11th, Bell County-Whitley County at 5:25 p.m. Central in the 13th and Ballard Memorial-Fulton County at 5:45 p.m. in the First.
ReplyDeleteI am simply appalled that Martha Layne Collins has a school named after her.
ReplyDeleteIt appears as though we'll be able to hear today's 4:30 p.m. Central Fifth Region tip between LaRue County and Marion County from Greensburg on Lebanon's Mike 100.9 FM.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Jason Frakes, tonight's big games are:
ReplyDeleteLex. Tates Creek v. Lex. Henry Clay (11th)
Bardstown v. John Hardin (5th)
Oldham Co. v. Simon Kenton (8th)
Bowling Green v. Franklin-Simpson (4th)
Ryle v. Cov. Catholic (9th)
Mercer Co. v Lincoln Co. (12th)
Anderson County didn't make the tournament, but John Herndon is a lock for my all-tournament team.
ReplyDeleteNo reports tonight, as I am going to Wednesday night Bible study.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you studying?
ReplyDeleteThe Froggyland Sports Network commentators report that Ballard Memorial trails Fulton County in the third quarter by one point. The broadcast has been fantastic. Fulton County needed an 11-0 run and "horrifying" call at the end of the first quarter to get into this game. In the last seconds, Fulton turned a steal into a dunk that the commentators insisted was completed after the quarter horn. Nonetheless, it's been back and forth ever since.
ReplyDeleteFroggyland--I really can't express how completely entertaining these two guys are--said that Ballard is trying to make the First Region semifinals for the first time since 1982. And I think they said that Fulton is trying to make it for the first time since '83.
I intended to bring you Kentucky Minute coverage of the Livingston Central-Christian County Second Region game from Hopkinsville's Tiger Gym. Alas, the daughter and I made it only so far as Crofton, just across the Christian County line on U.S. 41 from Madisonville. She's asleep very hard in the car seat, and I just don't think this is the night to try to take in a game with her.
ReplyDeleteSo here we are in Crofton, listening to Ballard Memorial-Fulton County from Murray State on Froggyland, 103.7 FM. The Pilots have surged ahead, 42-37, with 1:05 to go in the third.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool that this game pits Pilots and Bombers.
I once served as co-best man in a wedding in Crofton. The groom picked my post-college roommate, Rob, and I both for the job and said we could decide how we ordered ourselves in the procession. So Rob and I came up with some type of multi-event competition, and he won. It was a terrific wedding event, as Crofton was (is) small enough that we really felt we knew the place after spending a whole weekend here.
ReplyDelete44-37, Fulton County, through three quarters.
I do believe that Crofton appears to be more prosperous now than it was in 1991 or whatever year that wedding happened.
ReplyDeleteAlex Mallory, the Bombers' football quarterback, also plays on the basketball team.
ReplyDelete46-38, Fulton, six minutes to go.
Very cool. Found the Crofton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Nice church on the east side of town. Kind of hard to find, however, if you don't know where you're going.
ReplyDeleteFulton up by six ... 2:26 to play ... Bombers sending the Pilots on a "conga line to the free-throw line," as Froggyland puts it.
33.9 seconds to go ... Fulton's lead down to 1 ... Pilot misses two free-throw attempts (the kid is one of seven on the night) ... 25.8 seconds to go, Ballard's ball and timeout ...
ReplyDeleteFuneral home. Shortly after the wedding, we all came back to Crofton for the groom's mom's funeral. I'm starting to think the DoC church and this funeral home were the ones we were at then.
ReplyDeleteBallard Memorial turnover. Fulton County timeout.
ReplyDeleteHead coach's son, a freshman, commits the Bomber turnover.
ReplyDeleteCorrection from earlier: Fulton County's last trip to First semis was 1993 (not '83).
7.7 seconds ... Fulton County at line ... misses first ... misses second ...
ReplyDeleteBallard Memorial misses desperation three! 54-53, Fulton County.
ReplyDelete"That hoop ... that hoop that should not have been allowed, and Fulton County goes dancing here into the semis!" contextualizes Frogglyand.
Lots of Amish here in Crofton. I've seen three black, horse-drawn buggies come through downtown since I got here.
ReplyDeleteThe daughter is still sleeping. No nap this afternoon. Going to be an interesting overnight.
ReplyDeleteThe baby woke up about two minutes after that last comment, and she was ready for dinner. I had Burger King earlier, but she's giving Chef's Classic Pizza here in downtown Crofton a try.
ReplyDeleteI guess this qualifies as The Heath Post's first restaurant review. The daughter affirms that the child's hand-tossed green-olive pie at Chef's Classic Pizza of Crofton is good.
ReplyDeleteWow. #RyanCSuckow Tweets that Newport Catholic Central (I think that's Dave Cowens's alma mater) leads Saint Henry, 47-19, through three quarters in the Ninth Region.
ReplyDeleteWSON of Henderson says the local Cols are blowing out Hopkins County Central, 27-9, in the second quarter of tonight's second Second Region game in Hoptown (where we planned to be). I think we 're having more fun at Chef's Classic Pizza of Crofton.
ReplyDeleteGreat coverage! I feel like I'm there with you.
ReplyDeleteWe are studying the book of Exodus, but since tonight was the first Wednesday of the month we had a singing.
Thank you. It was a great night. On the way home, we listened to Paducah Tilghman steadily pull away from Calloway County in the second First Region quarter. I'm about to go check the KHSAA scoreboard to see if their lead held up.
ReplyDeleteOne of the places we cut through on the way home was a Muhlenberg County town, Depoy, that was the hometown of Warren Oates.
In A New History of Muhlenberg County, published in 1984 by Williams Printing of Nashville, Paul Camplin wrote, “In the 1920s John Spurlin ran a hamburger stand at the rear of Bayless Oates’ concrete block store. It was a popular hangout for the grown and near-grown for about 15 years. Depoy was a farming community in the old days where land sold for as little as two dollars an acre. The main crops were tobacco, corn and hay. Some produce was raise for the Greenville market, just four miles east. In earlier times the roads were a problem and in poor shape most of the time.” (36)
From Wikipedia: “Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was a prolific American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed Sergeant Hulka in the box office hit Stripes (1981). Oates was born and raised in Depoy, Kentucky (near Greenville in Muhlenberg County), the son of Sarah Alice (née Mercer) and Bayless E. Oates, who owned a general store.”
A little west of Depoy on U.S. 62 is a Henry Oates Road.
I was way too young to see Dillinger when I did.
Yes:
ReplyDeletePaducah Tilghman 74, Calloway County 55
Also:
Christian County 88 , Livingston Central 51
Henderson County 78, Hopkins County Central 36