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Clay Sanderson

Givens does not have enough ball handling to run point. He needs to stay right where he is.

If blowouts are awesome. Giles is the class of this tourney, and while any upset is possible there is simply not a team in this region with enough fire power to stop them. They average over 90 points in their last 4 games playing similar competition. Smith and company will be to much. They will probably get challenged in the sub-state. I am a fan but I worry that we simply do not have the point guard play to make it to the title game, unless we get a great draw in the state tourney, should we make it. I would like to see Giles play Smith at PG, put the ball in his hands every time down the court and let him make decisions. He is the best ball handler on the team, the best assist man and easily the best scorer.

Somewhere between 1600-1800

From what I saw he got pretty well handled vs Giles County the 2nd go around. I'm a homer but I believe Smith wins AA this season.

His grades will not be a problem. He is not a straight A guy but will more than qualify at any school he signs with.

Which game?

Giles County will not lose again until either the sub-state or state tourney. Lawrenceburg is a better team this season but not enough talent to win this one. I look for GCHS to cruise through the district and region tourney. They will play substate at home vs Jackson Southside.

Tyler had 30, Coffey 13, Givens and Shannon had 10 and I think Morris had around 10 or 12. Giles actually trailed at halftime, something like 27-26, but went on to win something like 82-62. The starters were put on the bench for most of the 1st quarter and start of the 2nd.

GCHS is a tough place to play WesVols. Brentwood is going to be tough tourney time. There are not many players in TN that can take Wright to the glass. If your guard play improves just a little you likely will repeat as State Champions. BA also looks very young and looks as though they are going to be very good the next couple of seasons.

It was a two point win for GCHS, 72-70, I think was the final. Giles County missed a ton of free throws tonight.

Another fun game to watch. Would have been a lot better had it not had the little shot clock mishap at the end of the game. Smith and Wright are easily the two best players I have seen play on the floor at GCHS. Smith was great even though he only played 3 quarters because of foul trouble. Wright is very good as a sophomore. Add some weight to him and he will be as good as there has ever been to play in Tennessee. As for Smith there are not many players in the state that could do what he did tonight. While Wright got the best of him on several occasions, Smith was great at backing him down and putting the ball in the basket. Wright is going to be a great shooter. His elevation and form on his jumper are great. He handles the ball well for 6'9". Every team in the country is going to be out for him. Buzz from UT and a recruiter from KU were in attendance tonight! Great game and atmosphere.

I would think that on a school night the trip to Belmont which is over 1 hour away and in a pretty populated part of the city might have had something to do with that. The best thing I thought about the game being in Nashville with two great talents is that a lot of past lettermen for GCHS showed up. I am sure some of the guys that made the trip that played with Billy Smith vs Coach Billy Holt back in the 70's had a big time. There were also many players from the 80's that played on some great teams in 85,86,87 to show up.

I thought the Brentwood fans did ok. Most of the student guys I am sure were not yelling that much because of the cute blonde in the stands with them. When Smith and Morris missed the alley oop their cheer of Fun-da-men-tals was pretty funny and original as was their Rick Pi-Ti-No cheer. Don't go patting the GCHS crew on the back to much, you are not that original and half the time you can't even make out what you are saying.

Does that really matter?