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36 minutes ago, Dingerdad said:

How is Loretto even in single A? 531 enrollment. Playing down in A division has given them alot of success.  Boys Basketball state champs, baseball  state champs, now a shot at girls basketball all in a 3 year period 

Haven’t reclassified yet. When it was done last they were at 494. So quit going there. 

19 minutes ago, Dingerdad said:

How is Loretto even in single A? 531 enrollment. Playing down in A division has given them alot of success.  Boys Basketball state champs, baseball  state champs, now a shot at girls basketball all in a 3 year period 

Haven’t reclassified yet. When it was done last they were at 494. So quit going there. 

Small town loaded with talented athletes. 

Gibson County refs getting involved. Should’ve been an and one for Weathers. 

Just now, westtnsportsfan said:

Sounds like excuses getting setup before the game starts....   How about give GC a little bit of credit.  We shot a lot of free throws in the 4th quarter of both games because of other teams fouling.  

Haha. Yep. That’s it. Didn’t say they weren’t good. And if you don’t think a plus 39 on free throw attempts in two games is weird then you are blind. 

We may not win but with one senior on the team, we’ve exceeded expectations all year and this team is fun to watch.  

1 hour ago, Not1toFwith said:

I appreciate the support buddy but we didn't deserve to win that game. Should've been called better but GC was better and deserved it.  

On a side note, I will say this about Summertown for those who think we're not that good.            7 losses =  6 to Loretto and GC who are playing in single A ship and 1 to Westview who's in AA Ship as well only playing sophomores and younger....yall may not be scared now, but u will be!  

We have one senior so it’s gonna be fun the next few years. Summertown and Loretto girls is always a fun game to watch. 

1 hour ago, gcfan2 said:

Free throws are part of the game or did you not know that? 

Yeah. I know that. I also know GC is plus 39 on free throw attempts in the first 2 games. If you don’t see something wrong with that discrepancy, maybe you don’t understand the game. 

1 hour ago, gcfan2 said:

Not when you get beat by 18. Your a fool if you  the refs cost you the game. We forced turnovers in the second half and bad calls made both ways. Our Coach stresses more than anything the fundamentals of playing great defense!  I'm glad we work on free throws because that's part of the game. 

I’ve seen Summertown play many games and they don’t foul that much. And seriously, free throws are part of the game? No kidding. But in the two games you’ve played, GC has shot 39 more free throws than their opponents. That’s unreal. 

And since I’m no fool, it’s you’re. Good luck tomorrow. 

1 minute ago, cofo said:

you looked wrong....GC by 14 over Midway....GC-Loretto tomorrow for the gold...Loretta 3-2 vs Summertown this year....Gibson Co 2-0 against them....should be interesting.....

Loretto was 4-1 against Summertown this year. 

3 minutes ago, gcfan2 said:

They got beat by 18 my friend!  They couldn't handle the pressure that we are accustomed to in our Region! Turnovers is what lost the game and our intense defense  

They made 20 more free throws my friend. There’s your 18 point win. And they did turn the ball over but there’s no denying that officiating controlled that entire matchup. 

You can say that Karly had better stats today but unless I’m mistaken, she had better season stats too. 

2 more points, 3 more rebounds, 1 more steal and 3 more blocks today. But...

16 minutes ago, Jek12345 said:

Somebody yesterday said Summertown wasn’t very good. They played that Loretto team 5 times. Won 1 by double digits lost 1 by double digits the other 3 were decided by less that 3 points and 1 in OT.(not taking away from the Mustangs just give the blue some credit after a tough loss)

i don’t know how they’ll handle the great defense of GC but we will see tomorrow.

Summertown is good. Not going to win many games when you get out shot from the line by 20 (looking at you TSSAA).  

With the youth that both Summertown and Loretto have, it’s gonna be fun to watch the next few years. 

But....

“Loretto hasn’t played anybody.”

”Loretto’s freshmen will struggle.”

”Loretto throws those lob passes and Greenfield will kill them.”

“Greenfield by 20.”

”Loretto’s bigs ain’t big enough.”

On 2/9/2019 at 4:09 PM, Greenfieldfan said:

GCPioneer,  I know you have seen them both. How big is Weathers? In your opinion Is weathers as good as Chloe. After seeing their schedule I can see why they are 25-1. I think that could hurt them down the road. 

Karly is listed at and is every bit of 5’10”. She’s a wonderful young lady who works her butt off. 

19 hours ago, SuperFan14A said:

Sorry, been off the computer for a while. Loretto and Summertown were the only 2 teams with "better" than 500 records in their district. The next closest is like 10-19 or something like that. 1Mustang...McKenzie and Huntingdon aren't powerhouses and I was referring to those 2 teams..this year.  

GreenfieldFan....they are not the favorite to win. They should win the 1st round, and will then play with either Greenfield/Clarkrange for a half. You're just being nice about being the favorite. 

Just an honest observation. 

Still didn’t answer the question. What “average” team played them close? You know nothing about the teams they played from Alabama and can’t point to an average team that played them close. We play who we had to in the region. And if I remember correctly, Gibson Co beat Huntington by 5 during the year  

Greenfield or Clarkrange are the favorites but to get on here and yap about things you know nothing about like your comment, is hilarious and insulting to the ladies at Loretto. Like someone said earlier, they beat last year’s runner up 4 out of 5 times they played this year. And with a roster that has one senior, Loretto will be a fixture in this thing for the next few years. 

3 minutes ago, mas1821 said:

Ok.  So, enlighten us.  Which average team played Loretto close?  

He can’t. Other than Summertown, Loretto’s closest district game was a 26 point win. And the teams that played them halfway close in Alabama all made it to their sectional finals at least so I wouldn’t consider them “average.”

7 minutes ago, SuperFan14A said:

Loretto has a very good record, but they were played extremely close by some average teams. In their area, Loretto and Summertown are the top two. I wouldn't be surprised if they have a chance in the semi's and should have no problem with the 1st round game. They're lead by a freshman and I don't think she'll get them over the hump this year. She's a great player and is going to set records at Loretto, but I don't think she has enough fire power this year. 

What average teams played them close? Summertown beat them in a Christmas tourney but Loretto won the other 4 times they played and Summertown is the only team who played them close. And Loretto beat Rogers,AL by 11 and they just won the 4A state championship in Alabama on Friday. 

On 2/9/2019 at 3:08 PM, cbballfan said:

Maybe do a little homework before posting.. Greenfield has 2 players that were Miss Basketball finalist last year. Maybe they don’t have SEC offers yet, may get them may not. But Miss Basketball is an award for your high school season not based on offers or who your daddy or brother is. Weathers is one of the best freshman players I have seen and I think her upside is crazy but don’t disrespect other players you have not even seen play.. I have seen Weathers play multiple times, she is definitely good but those two from Greenfield are very good also. If you were in the State Championship game last year like my daughter was, you could have seen them play. Loretto has a very good chance to make it to state and I expect them to as well as Greenfield. So maybe you will get an up close look at these 2... Good Luck to everyone, Single A basketball is loaded at the top... cat wait for this season to play out.

I was at the state championship scrub. You assume to know a lot about everything but every time you open your mouth you prove you don’t. I’ve seen Greenfield play and if you think they have two players better than Karly, you’re biased or delusional.

Greenfield may be the better team and I don’t care if Weathers is a freshman, she’s as good a single A player as there is in the state. To say you have a couple better than her because she’s a freshman is disrespectful of the kid. 

Loretto 76- Jo Byrns 41. 

5 hours ago, Croppygenius said:

#22 is a fine young player but just a freshman. Greenfield has 2 better than her at this time! Maybe 3. Jackets are loaded!

Yeah. Ok. They have 2 or 3 5’10” guards with multiple SEC offers that are ranked top 10 in their class? Can’t wait to see this team. 

Loretto can play both ways too. Had 14 games where they scored at least 65 and won some low scoring games too. Good depth. Good mix of young and older players. Should be a good game. Loretto is thrilled to be there and will be ready to go. They've won 11 of their last 12.

Heard a few hours ago that our favorite official got suspended over his actions in this game. Too little, too late for the Lady Mustangs. He should never be allowed to call another game. Good riddance F.

You mean one of the like 4 put backs that Loretto had when everyone was going for the rebound Everytime?

Exactly. Loretto got fouled on 3 of the 4 shots. And the official called a foul so it's pretty obvious there was a foul committed.It's just that Mt P's finest over ruled the call.

the score was 21 13...that is a very tight game dude...you got lucky on that last play of the half...it happens

Dude? What game did you watch? You got a FG on your first possession after we fumbled on our first play (your offense lost 5 yards on their 3 plays by the way). You got a TD after we fumbled again on our 20. This was right before our "lucky" TD.This game was never in doubt and there was never a time after our 2nd possession that I thought we might be in trouble. Loretto had 46 carries for 400 yards. CHS had 90 yards of total offense.

I really admire this Collinwood team.  Despite being very thin in the line they fight to the bitter end and this was a very tight game until the last play of the first half where Loretto got some divine help on a deflected pass that went to a Loretto receiver and then he walked into the endzone.  Despite the final score I thought the wood make a baby step forward again.  Still making lots of mistakes and their outside contain is pretty weak but the offense is slowly coming around and their special teams is really very good with a pair of 46 yard field goals and several long kick returns by Lockley who is an exciting little back.  Scott also ran very well, he knocked a big Loretto linebacker silly on one hard run. It was very physical but nobody from Collinwood got banged up to bad although they have a few playing on one leg.

 

I have enjoyed all the games this year cause the team just battles every time out and just need a bit more experience at a couple of positions and a couple more big lineman to be as good as their competition which has been brutal to put it mildly having already played  Wilson, Lewis Co, WC, Clarksville Academy, and a solid Loretto team.  That lineup would make any 1a team struggle.

 

The biggest problem on defense is outside contain...it has really killed them in the games Ive seen....Don't know where the dbs go on those plays. 

 

Offensively those dump passes to the back would work a ton better if a bigger back was the target...this would allow the qb to find him quicker and cause bigger players are much better targets.   Also move Bigelow to WR...he has the hands to actually catch the ball and Robertson's accuracy is improving a lot.  He needs to tuck it and run tho instead of waiting so long for a route to develop.  If its not there, just take off.

 

Defensively move Adams and Scott to linebacker...they could combine with Wear to make a fearsome threesome that would make running backs think twice about hitting that hole.  All three guys  have the power linebackers need so desperately.   Also, give Bigelow a shot in the secondary...they need more senior leadership back there and better tackling.  Besides, he is to light to be stuck at linebacker.

 

Looking forward to the rest of the season, its fun watching the solid foundation this years hard fighting bunch is putting down!!!!   Great job!!   PS, congrats to Montgomery on the 90 yard run...he needs to play more and give 21 a chance somewhere...he has size and looks very athletic

Very tight game till the devine help? You realize that Loretto outgained CHS 197-13 in the first quarter? It was a strange play but that game was never in doubt. Loretto has to quit dropping the ball on the ground and clean up their special teams badly. Incredible to me how bad kickoff and punt coverage is. Covering kicks is about finding the ball and making the tackle instead of looking to hit somebody hard when you get downfield. Never stay in our lanes and are undisciplined.

Always enjoyed the games with the Wood and hope they get thru these tough times.

Let's be honest vandy, i wouldnt brag about how tough 12-a is, balanced yes. But lets remember that Loretto has a tournament record of 4-4, that got them to the final 4 of the state. I know they are talented but this is the flaw of the Tennessee tourney, with 4 losses. in the tournament they never should have played today, but I digress

12-a is historically tough. Wayne Co., Summertown, Collinwood and Loretto have all been fixtures in recent state tourneys. Loretto has been 3 of the last 4 years so show some respect. Run up to Community and ask them if Loretto deserves to be there. Ask Dresden if they deserve to be there. Ask Jackson Co.