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Riverdale high school and Chattanooga alum and current assistant coach for the Mocs Scottie Boykin finished 2nd today at 92kg losing to Tim Dudley, former all American from Nebraska, 8-6 in the finals.

With just a few district games left, the top 4 teams have pretty much shaken out. Anything can happen in a tournament game but Loretto, Summertown, Wayne Co. And Perry Co. have shown to be the better teams. Loretto/Summertown have big game Friday night which could have implications in district tournament seeding. Along with PC/WC playing the same night which could determine who finishes 3rd and 4th.... Tournaments are about matchups and PC has the home court for the district tourney.... It will be interesting to see.

Na it's home again this year for some reason.

I watched the Greenfield and Gleason game tonight.... Greenfield has players stepping up that hadn't stepped up quite yet last time I saw them play. Chloe, Tess, and Edie did their thing, but the Reece kid and Crouse kid contributed quite a bit as well tonight. Greenfield certainly looked the team that is worthy of repeating last year's state championship run.

Yes and no. Around this area, I can tell you the "bad" tendencies of the ref's before the game starts. When you walk into the gym and see who is calling, and know beforehand the type of calls, unprofessional behavior, or in some instances, which team will be favored, there's a problem that could be resolved with some structure. One in particular ( I never do names ) will assert himself as the center of attention in more games than not, and will probably issue more than double the amount of technical fouls than the next high person per year. Another will almost without fail, at some point during the game, completely disengage from the action and argue with some fan(s) for a long period of time, yet rarely ever issues a technical. Others also have "pet" fouls like blocking on a screen... two come to mind, with one calling the contact a blocking foul regardless of position, and ironically, the other will call an offensive foul or push, even if the defender causes contact while moving forward. The structure I spoke of would involve the chain of command. Some of the worst cases of these examples listed have occurred with the official who evaluates the performance of our regions officials in the stands to no avail. I'm not an official, but have called several junior league games in the past... I know how difficult it is to refrain from reacting to the fans, to call only what you see, and to be in position to see the action. I'm not an expert, and have no desire to be one... having said that, I do know the difference between human error and misinterpretation of rules, and professional and non professional behavior. I'm also not a butcher, but I know a good steak when I see one.