LuvNThaGame

Hands down... LCHS will dominate the district this season. Of course, the Treacherous Trio (the Gilbert girls along with Williams) will be powerful forces to be reckoned with. Let's not forget the others on the team who complement them quite well. Let's go, Lady Cats!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, BRIDGEFORTH LADY BOBCATS!!! YOU ROCK!!! What an awesome season...undefeated with a record 19 - 0! Post player, Aryanna Gilbert, and point guard, Keiana Gilbert, totally dominated during this tournament. Can you say, "UNSTOPPABLE!" Can you say, "UNBEATABLE!" Giles County should be proud of you!!! You have represented Bridgeforth and Giles County well!

Holiday Greetings, Koufax32 (Giles County supporter, fan, parent, teacher and/or coach)! I am just attempting to cover all of your titles. It is good to know that the BMS ???players??? in the 7th and 8th grade are on your mind bright and early on this Christmas morning. (Were you able to celebrate and open presents at all?!) Nonetheless, the girls feel honored to be on your priority list of important things to do/post today. They also appreciate you noticing how ???talented and skilled??? they are. You may wonder how I know that??¦ Well, let me introduce myself ??“ LuvNThaGame (aka ???Sharon Chatman?????¦some know me as ???Sharon Gilbert??? others know me as ???Sharon Chatman-Gilbert???. I am the proud mother of these obviously ever-so-popular BMS ???players??? (aka ???Gilbert girls??? or ???Aryanna Gilbert??? #30 and Keiana Gilbert #20). I have no desire to ???enter the unknown & hazy world of rumors???. Rather, let??™s just say I am one who prefers FACT over FICTION and LIES (or what you deem to be RUMORS)! Let me help to allay any of the readers concerns because you seem to enjoy the ???hot and juicy rumor mill???. DAUGHTERS ATTRACTING ATTENTION My daughters are no strangers to the game of basketball as they have been playing since they were in 1st grade with Billy Holt??™s Saturday League program (a local program held @ GCHS in Pulaski each year??¦at least since I have resided here). They were standouts at that time. Over the past 3 years they have participated in AAU basketball with various Travel Teams (locally w/Lady Warriors, in Lawrenceburg w/TN Express and in Smyrna w/TN Team Pride). With each team, they have met new people ??“ teammates and parents alike. They have developed close friendships with these individuals. Over the course of them playing for various teams as well as against various teams, they have met numerous coaches who have approached them to tell them things such as, ???good game???, ???you have heart for the game???, ???you are a very talented player???, etc. (I think you get the picture.) They have approached me to make similar comments. Now, if that is a cause for concern, you would not only be looking to report Lawrence County High (LC) to TSSAA, you would be reporting every coach they have ever played against. But since you want to specifically mention and call out the Lady Wildcats, let??™s address that??¦ LADY WILDCATS IN TROUBLE The people in Lawrenceburg that we have met are very nice people. Obviously, they saw the talent that BMS had last season and they asked some of the girls to attend the TN Express (AAU team) tryouts. My daughters and another girl from BMS joined that team and played for them during the spring. My daughters developed a close bond with some of those girls ??“ some of them now attend Lawrence County High and some attend E.O. Coffman (the middle school). BMS recently played in the Will McMasters Basketball Scholarship Tournament which was held in Lawrence County December 13 ??“ 16. BMS played Summertown that Saturday and E.O.Coffman that Tuesday. On both occasions, I saw players and parents with whom my daughters had played or who we met earlier this year in Lawrenceburg and I sat with them and we chatted. If that is a crime, then of that I am guilty. But let me say for the record, no one has done anything illegal or unethical. I have met a few of the Lawrence County coaches: Michael Hollman (TN Express coach/EO Coffman boy??™s coach), who I respect and of whom I think highly; Jason Scott (EO Coffman football coach), who is a very cordial and friendly gentleman, and Wendi Scott (Lawrence County High Girl??™s coach), with whom I am impressed as she is a phenomenal coach. I will not cease to be friends with anyone from Lawrenceburg simply because a few Giles Countians and/or GCHS staff/coaches are threatened, intimidated, feeling as if they are losing something they actually don??™t even yet have. Oh, record keepers, please know this: I am not being contacted by other schools but I am contacting other schools (private & public alike) to see where I may want to relocate. (Note that! And I can contact Bernard Childress at TSSAA myself to inform him of just that as I know him from when I was a student at Columbia Central ??“ in the early 80??™s and he was on staff there prior to becoming the Asst ED at TSSAA!) MOM WORKS IN NASHVILLE Well, some had alleged I work in Columbia, Spring Hill, Murfreesboro, but you must have spoken to the same gentleman with whom I met and spoke Tuesday, December 23, to get the facts straight ??“ Coach Billy Mayfield. Yes, I do work in Nashville, TN and I have been attempting to relocate my family closer to that area. Is it for the sake of finding ???greener pastures??? and to ???get into a better program???? Emphatically, No! But if it turns out that way, then all praise be to God. I am seeking to relocate for 3 reasons. (1) I want to be closer to my job; (2) I want to be closer to my elder son; (3) I want my daughters closer to Smyrna which is where they attend Hooptown to hone their skills. I will make decisions based on those facts ??“ so don??™t take it personal if that decision is not Giles County. But if it is then so be it. Though this is none of your business, I will ???answer this post??? and advise you as I informed Coach Mayfield when he felt the need to inquire about these false allegations/accusations. Though I thought I had allayed his concerns, I find it very interesting that this post is added to this forum 1 day after he and I converse. Interesting!!! Even the things we discussed appear in your post! Again, interesting! MOVING ON??¦ Wow! There are so many options??¦ Where will we go?! Lawrence County??¦.Hmm! Awesome basketball program w/awesome players, parents & coach! Giles County...Hmm! With a basketball program that is in a building stage! Columbia Central??¦Hmm! I will need to do my research! Chapel Hill??¦.Hmm! Again, need to do my research! Shelbybville??¦HMMMM! A strong, reputable basketball program that seems to always produce! Any other suggestions?!?!?!?!..... I am doing my research!!! I will answer, as you, Kuofax32, TIME WILL TELL INDEED!!! STAY TUNED!!!