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I will be making the trip to the Boro to pull for the Irish. I followed them at the end of the season and through the tournaments and they are a fun team to watch if you like defense and execution, I wish them luck... GO IRISH! 3Ball!

Defense Defense Defense... thats what Catholic is about and when a team is known for defense, they almost always win ugly, but thats what good defense does for you.. Matt better bring the shooting touch with him, if Catholic hopes to survive.. I will be there supporting the Irish as I was at Loudon. Good Luck Irish!

Sure Matt Parton didnt have the greatest offensive show during the district tournament, but I will take the way he plays defense and the way he handles the ball when the game is on the line over any guard that I have seen this season. Lets be honest during the district tournament all the other coaches had one thing on their minds dont let Matt Parton beat you with the 3ball, but he managed to find a way to put Catholic in position to win by scoring 4 or 5 in a row when needed or by taking the other teams point out of the equation by playing defense, the kid simply tooking a beating physically in the district tournament but at the the end of every game he kept the Catholic offense under control and when it gets crunch time not many teams seem to be as under control as the Irish. Solid coaching, tough D, Post players that are relentless, and a guard that leads by example are qualities of a good ball club. True the well have their hands full with Seymour and the other 3 from the other district, but as always when the Irish are on the court its not how many points they score, but its how many they allow you to score. Irish basketball is all about defense and 5 straight 20 win seasons seem to tell you that they are doing something right. Good Luck Catholic! and maybe the region tournament is when the "Matt Parton Show" begins.

The Tigers need to play that hard nose defense that has earned them this spot and they have to avoid the 3 or 4 min scoring droughts that have haunted them this season, with that being said as I said earler the Tigers will win and move to round 2 and more importantly move one step to a return to the Boro..

This game presents some matchup problems for the Irish, but I think Catholic with their relentless post play, clutch play down the stretch, and a guard in Matt Parton that leads by example by scoring 25 when he has to, or playing tough defense, or the most importantly he handles the ball and doesnt make mistakes that hurt his team.. I would say this has upset potential, but I find it hard to believe that Matt Parton with his shooting touch is going to have the same offensive performance in the region that he had in the district. He scored 18 in the whole district tournamet after averaging almost 17 a game in the regualr season, I think he goes for 18 or more and the Irish win a close one thats not decided until the final 3 min. Good Luck Catholic.

24 I hope that you are correct I would like to see the Tigers go up there and have this game in hand by halftime and allow them the ability to rest some players and allow them to mentally focus on the task ahead...

Sure Matt Parton didnt have the greatest offensive show during the district tournament, but I will take the way he plays defense and the way he handles the ball when the game is on the line over any guard that I have seen this season. Lets be honest during the district tournament all the other coaches had one thing on their minds dont let Matt Parton beat you with the 3ball, but he managed to find a way to put Catholic in position to win by scoring 4 or 5 in a row when needed or by taking the other teams point out of the equation by playing defense, the kid simply tooking a beating physically in the district tournament but at the the end of every game he kept the Catholic offense under control and when it gets crunch time not many teams seem to be as under control as the Irish. Solid coaching, tough D, Post players that are relentless, and a guard that leads by example are qualities of a good ball club. True the well have their hands full with Seymour and the other 3 from the other district, but as always when the Irish are on the court its not how many points they score, but its how many they allow you to score. Irish basketball is all about defense and 5 straight 20 win seasons seem to tell you that they are doing something right. Good Luck Catholic! and maybe the region tournament is when the "Matt Parton Show" begins.

The Tigers have one of the most difficult matchups that the have seen in a longtime in the first round of a region tournament. A lot of factors make this a difficult matchup one obvious factor is the potential of the Tigers having a let down after such an emotional loss to Cosby, Secondly talk about a homecourt advantage, the Orange will be out in force making it one of more the difficult environments that the Tigers have seen all season. Rockwood traditnoally has had all kinds of problems when the make the journey up to Oneida. With all that being said I think the Tigers have to start strong and get the crowd out of the game early, the Tigers have to play in the paint and around the basket and let the guards shoot the 3, or Moffitt to drive and dish. Defense will be the name of the game in this first round match up and I think that Coach Paul Kamikawa will have the Tigers focused and they will win a tight game that at times make look ugly, but that seems to be when the Tigers are at their best. Good Luck Tigers!

Coalfield is defintely one of those basketball teams that carry that football style of play with them on the courts, too bad that during tournament time that doesnt work.. Cosby will have a big first quarter and should be able to put it on cruise and starting looking ahead to round 2.

Tigers have to score early and hang on.. Go Tigers!

W'Burg better not be underestimated, they are still waiting to play a complete game and this may be the week, but I dont see that happening..GP by 21.. I am pulling for them though... Good Luck Dogs....

I think that Tigers will ride their defense to this win. I see Rockwood winning by 24 in which they do not allow SG to find the end zone...

Tigers by 10.... Good Luck Tigers!

I like Corey Payne from Rockwood, he has improved his game incredibly and He brings leadership and a will to win.

I think Alcoa is the real deal, but Rockwood did have some poor play in the ball game, but I am not sure if the Tigers brought their A game, that they would have won at this point in the season.. As a Tiger fan, I hope that they keep improving and take it one ball game at a time and make it count in the playoffs.. Good Luck to both teams the rest of the season. Go Tigers!