Thank you, GoHeath, for a thorough and handy doping of where we stand in the boys' KHSAA basketball proceedings.
Today's games:
Third Region, at Meade County--Daviess County vs. Breckinridge County
Sixth Region, at Bellarmine University--Butler vs. Pleasure Ridge Park vs. Western vs. Bullitt East
Seventh Region, at Bellarmine University--Seneca vs. Jeffersontown and Eastern vs. Ballard and
10th Region, at Mason County High School--George Rogers Clark vs. Harrison County and Scott vs. Augusta
16th Region, at Morehead State University--Lewis County vs. Rowan County and Elliott County vs. Ashland Blazer
First Region, at Murray State
Second Region, at Hopkinsville
Fourth Region, at Western Kentucky University
Fifth Region, at Green County High School
Eighth Region, at Henry County High School
Ninth Region, at Northern Kentucky University
11th Region, at Eastern Kentucky University
12th Region, at Lincoln County High School
13th Region, at Corbin
14th Region, at Hazard
15th Region, at Pikeville
Joe B. has been in love with Elliott County in the 16th Region for a couple of years now, but the player he talks about most often on The Joe B. & Denny Show is probably Hobo McCoy of Pike Central of the 15th.
ReplyDeleteMore on Union County's surprise win over Hopkinsville's University Heights in the Second Region last night, from Mitchell Stinson in The Gleaner of Henderson: Union County led 11-3 after one quarter, trailed 30-27 after three and eventually fell behind by as many as nine down in the fourth before prevailing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Joe B. mentioned on yesterday's show that he "could live on peanut butter." Hear, hear. So could I.
ReplyDeleteMonday afternoon's Seventh Region semi between Bardstown and Marion County pits coaches who played for the University of Louisville (James "Boo" Brewer) and UK (Anthony Epps), respectively.
ReplyDeleteFifth Region, I meant to say ... on Boo-v.-Epps.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bonzana for Bellarmine.
ReplyDeleteLove Rick Broering's interview with Boone County's blushing Cooper Downs and the boy's reaction to being asked about his "Rondo" pass in a Ninth Region win over Covington Holmes.
ReplyDeleteGoHeath, that's your cue to talk about your favorite headline of all time.
My favorite headline of all time took place back in the 1980s, when Paducah Tilghman lost in the state tournament to a very quick Covington Holmes team led by Dicky Beal. The next day's Paducah Sun carried the following awesome headline: "Mobile Holmes Overturns Tornadoes."
ReplyDeleteI don't know who thought of that headline, or who approved it, but those people rank among my heroes.
I so loved Dicky Beal. Joe B. mentioned a few years ago that Dicky Beal sometimes comes by his house and goes fishing.
ReplyDeleteJody Demling of the C-J tweets that there are already a few hundred people standing in line for tickets to the Sixth and Seventh Region semifinals at Bellarmine.
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ReplyDeleteC-J's Jason Frakes also is on the scene!
ReplyDeleteJody Demling is having fun.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes tweets that in the Sixth Region semi-finals, Butler leads PRP 15-11 after one quarter.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes tweets that Butler leads PRP 23-16 with 5 minutes left in the 2d quarter.
ReplyDeleteJody Demling reports that the 3,000 tickets for tonight's Seventh Region semi-final double-header -- including the hotly-anticipated Eastern-Ballard game -- are sold out.
ReplyDeleteYou would think Louisville would have a gym that seated more than 3,000 people, but less than 20,000 people. But apparently that is not the case.
PRP fights back, takes a 28-27 lead over Butler at the half.
ReplyDeleteAccording to www.prphs.com, Pleasure Ridge Park High School began as one of 28 new Jefferson County schools built between 1952 and 1958. It opened for classes on September 3, 1958.
ReplyDeleteIn the late 1970s, PRP was threatened with closure by the Board of Education (I have no idea why), but it survived. PRP went on to win the 1989 state basketball championship, when they became the first Louisville school to take the title in Rupp Arena.
These days, PRP hosts three magnet programs. The Advance Program is "a complete program that focuses on critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and self-expression. Seasoned teachers encourage these gifted and talented students to reach their potential."
The Communication and Fine Arts magnets provide courses in public speaking, radio and TV production, stage and costume design, print media, graphic arts, and performing arts.
When PRP opened in the fall of 1958, its students had to pick a mascot. At the time, the mascot was supposed to begin with the same letter as the high school. (Thus, the Butler Bears, Valley Vikings, Western Warriors, and Doss Dragons.) PRP chose from the Pirates, Pythons, and Panthers. I would have gone with Pirates, but they took the Panthers, with red and black as the school colors.
According to Wikipedia, the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood takes its name from the fact that in the 1870s, there was a summer resort and hotel in the area. The area came to be known as "Pleasure Ridge," and the name "Pleasure Ridge Park" was adopted when the first post office in the area was built in 1876.
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by all the different types of high schools in Louisville. Butler is officially known as "Butler Traditional High School." According to its web page, "morality, patriotism, citizenship, and character will be emphasized in a structured learning environment." The web page also states that "{b}ecause of an expressed need by a segment of our community, traditional schools promote established educational goals, develop and incorporate resources traditional to the attainment of those goals, and maintain a staff dedicated to rigorous academic, moral, and physical expectations." They even have a dress code. ("One straight line is permissible to be cut into the hair for a part. No braids will be allowed on males.")
ReplyDeleteAs part of the segment of the community that expresses a need for this type of school, I am certainly glad that traditional schools exist. In fact, if it were up to me, they would simply be known as "schools."
According to its web page, Butler was recently selected by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best high schools in America. So another victory for my segment of the community.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Butler's academic prowess is not helping much on the basketball court. PRP leads 43-37 after three quarters.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes tweets that PRP leads Butler 49-44 with 4:48 to go in the fourth quarter.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes tweets that PRP leads Butler 51-46 with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter.
ReplyDeleteWell, you can stick a fork in the traditional kids. Jason Frakes reports that PRP leads Butler 56-48 with 45.1 seconds left in the game.
ReplyDeleteFinal Score: PRP 60, Butler 48. PRP runs its record to 21-8. The Panthers advance to the regional final, where they will play the winner of Bullitt East v. Western.
ReplyDeleteButler finishes with a record of 16-14.
There are now 64 teams still competing for the state title.
Jody Demling tweets that "the line outside of Knights Hall {at Bellarmine} is almost to the street. And it's raining."
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you can get all these tweets if you follow the Heath Post twitter page.
Now for the second game in the 6th Region semi-finals. Jason Frakes reports that Bullitt East has jumped out to a 14-7 lead over Western with 2:20 left in the first quarter.
ReplyDeleteOK, now I'm listening to the BEHS/Western game on WFBR-FM, also known as Reach 95.3. Their motto is "Jesus is the Rock," and they carry Bullitt East games.
ReplyDeleteOf course, they will be hoping that BEHS can shoot the rock.
Bullitt East leads 21-10 at the end of the first quarter. The folks on Reach 95.3 thought that was their best first quarter of the year.
ReplyDeleteBullitt East is cruising, up 36-21 at the half.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes tweets that Bullitt East leads Western 41-21 with 6:39 left in the 3d quarter. So it looks like a Bullitt East/PRP final.
ReplyDeleteThat will be my last report for some time. I am heading home and tonight I'm off to the Virginia state basketball playoffs. It's not Kentucky but it's all I've got. I'm sorry to miss the Ballard/Eastern game.