State Tournament thougts.

[Galilee]

Let me start by saying congrats to Jackson Southside and Blackman for their Gold Balls. Any game can change in .5 seconds. If GCA player makes the free throw our players would be devastated instead of celebrating. That team plays with so much determination. Their point guard could play with anyone in Memphis. Our guards take pride in stopping the opposing team PG but he was the best we faced all year.

This season was emotionally tiring for us. Without the true leadership of Coach Phillips, it could have turned out very bad. We lost our leading scorer in December and many of us were a little concerned. Coach handled this so well with our players. Losing his offense could have really hindered our progress. The approach that Coach Philips took was very amazing. He decided to replace his points by holding our opponents to the exact fewer points that we lost. He pushed the players so hard on defense and they all bought in.

I have been around Mitchell most of my life from a student to now an Administrator and this is the most amazing team we have had. From an individual talent perspective I can name 6 or 7 better teams, but as a team that really loved each other none was better. This team had no jealously or selfish play at all. Example: Kareem Austin was the hero in the GCA game but only took 1 shot the Hampton. He never said a word just smiled and gave is all. They had each other’s back.

GCA, Hampton, and Meigs County are well coached. They had excellent game plans but it is just hard to deal with our quickness unless you see it on a regular basis. GCA played the best zone we faced all year.

The last thing I want to give is a little advice t1A teams. During the regular season please schedule as many 2A and 3A teams you can. Our record was not the best of any team we faced in the state because of our schedule, but it prepared us for anything we faced.

Our road will not be easy next year. UC, Humboldt, BTW, and MAHS will be very good but we look forward to defending the title.

 

[GCPioneer]

Congrats to you guys Galilee!

 

On a side note, Humboldt might have one of the worst teams they've seen in years. They lose all starting 5 and I want to say the first 2 off the bench as well. This area is going to be down a bit. Union City should still be decent, but its going to be down compared to years past.

[nebuntyn]

Let me start by saying congrats to Jackson Southside and Blackman for their Gold Balls. Any game can change in .5 seconds. If GCA player makes the free throw our players would be devastated instead of celebrating. That team plays with so much determination. Their point guard could play with anyone in Memphis. Our guards take pride in stopping the opposing team PG but he was the best we faced all year.

This season was emotionally tiring for us. Without the true leadership of Coach Phillips, it could have turned out very bad. We lost our leading scorer in December and many of us were a little concerned. Coach handled this so well with our players. Losing his offense could have really hindered our progress. The approach that Coach Philips took was very amazing. He decided to replace his points by holding our opponents to the exact fewer points that we lost. He pushed the players so hard on defense and they all bought in.

I have been around Mitchell most of my life from a student to now an Administrator and this is the most amazing team we have had. From an individual talent perspective I can name 6 or 7 better teams, but as a team that really loved each other none was better. This team had no jealously or selfish play at all. Example: Kareem Austin was the hero in the GCA game but only took 1 shot the Hampton. He never said a word just smiled and gave is all. They had each other’s back.

GCA, Hampton, and Meigs County are well coached. They had excellent game plans but it is just hard to deal with our quickness unless you see it on a regular basis. GCA played the best zone we faced all year.

The last thing I want to give is a little advice t1A teams. During the regular season please schedule as many 2A and 3A teams you can. Our record was not the best of any team we faced in the state because of our schedule, but it prepared us for anything we faced.

Our road will not be easy next year. UC, Humboldt, BTW, and MAHS will be very good but we look forward to defending the title.

Well said and it was good to see you bro. ðŸ‘

[theGURU]

My thoughts are that I loved to see CPA lose. That is all.

[McEwenAlumni]

I though the AA tournament was great and the AAA tournament didn't disappoint. The A tourney was decided in the 2nd day between Goodpasture and Mitchell. Very excited for next year.

[bounder]

I only saw the  AAA games but the one thing that stuck out was how bad the officiating was in all 5 games I saw. Hats off to the players, coaches and fans from all the teams, they all were great. The Blackman & Brentwood students almost shook the arena down ... WOW!!

Edited March 17, 2014 by bounder

[CwoodGreen]

My thoughts are that I loved to see CPA lose. That is all.

 

+1 .......oh heck no........ +10000000.

[alumnicoach85]

The officiating took gold balls from some teams, that was the worst sets of tournament officials... They could make a good call to save there life, they gave a tech to BTW coach for screaming at his player... They was terrible

[CwoodGreen]

I though the AA tournament was great and the AAA tournament didn't disappoint. The A tourney was decided in the 2nd day between Goodpasture and Mitchell. Very excited for next year.

Both are 2a teams that dropped to 1a. Correct?

[tradertwo]

Both are 2a teams that dropped to 1a. Correct?

Goodpasture, Mitchell, and Meigs all were AA teams last season...Goodpasture is still a AA team that's allowed to play in 1A because of a ridiculous rule connected to the sub classes in football. 

[shank]

AAA officials were TERRIBLE!!! I'm not a whining fan, just stating facts! I watched a lot of BB this weekend, and will never complain about the refs in our district again. WOW!! If I had to live through officiating incompatency like that all year, I would never go to a game again.

 

My team was the beneficiary of one of those calls, probably changed the "mo" in our favor and got us the win. We were also the victim in the next game. In saying that, I still would rather see refs that can stay out of the flow of the game and just make calls. These guys got caught up in the games and started making calls the way they liked instead of the way they saw it.

 

We must do as other states, and have a grading system instead of the good ol' boy system we have now.

[McEwenAlumni]

Both are 2a teams that dropped to 1a. Correct?

That is correct