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NOONE, gobey!! Congratulations, again, Dawgs. And...looks like you got the best possible draw in the state tourney brackets you could have gotten... You still have to go and play, though. I've seen Clarkrange and I believe Wartburg can and will get them. As for the semi's...well, get there first, then we'll make predictions.

I tell you guys something, Grace proved to me they are a lot tougher than I gave them credit for. Shame on me. I still believe Sunbright was a good basketball team, but the Rams showed they are better. Well, at least, for sure on Tuesday night, but I think period. If, Langley, Dyer, Justes, Adkisson, and the role players for Wartburg play their game like they did against Harriman, I think Fountain will do his thing and the Dawgs will prevail. However, if the Rams get free from the outside and are knocking down their jumpers watch out. I kind of agree with gobeywarrior, Warburg by 5 to 7, but that is with them hitting free throws and pulling away late. I think this one will be a "barn burner" and I am looking forward to seeing it. Obviously I'm jaded in my pick, because I'm a District 4 guy, but ya'll know I'm not a Dawg fan being from Oneida. So, let's hear from some of you others weigh in on this one. Don't worry Dawg or Ram fans, I'll try not to root for either team so I don't bring any of that wonderful Oneida luck to one of you. But, deep down.....Go Dawgs!!

Kaz, what gossip? Nothin's been said in any of these posts remotely like gossip. What are you talking about? While I think gossip is a horrible animal that destroys, I believe that the Bible says money is the root of all kinds of evil... just sayin.. But, isn't silence Golden? I think I heard that in a song. Stay golden, man.

Wow! Nice synopsis CookeVegas. I spoke to a reporter tonight at the girls semi-finals games at Harriman and his notes indicated almost verbatim what you said. He said OS played more like they did against Oneida in the District Tournament and it almost put them in the semi-finals of the region. Unbelievable! I really expected Harriman to "man-handle" the Bobcats. But, kudos to the Cats. Tomorrow night is shaping up to be a great night of basketball. I think Sunbright and Grace play first at 6:00 followed by Harriman and Wartburg at 7:30. If things work well, we should get finished just in time to get home and watch Tennessee beat Florida on ESPN. As for our little region.... I am going to stick with my earlier picks; Wartburg over Harriman and Sunbright over Grace. I think Sunbright has to play physical, but stay out of major foul trouble. If they can win the rebound war and keep a "hand in the face" of the Grace shooters, then I believe the Tigers will be playing for a Region Championship on Thursday night. As for Wartburg and Harriman, Coach Lane has been there and done that and knows a whole lot better than I as to what should be done to get to the C-ship. Having said that, I don't think you can out-physical or out-think Xavier. I really think the key to beating Harriman is through their role players, i.e. everyone after X. If you stop everyone else you should be able to out score the Devils. At least it worked for Oneida when they played. The Dawgs have too much talent for Harriman to try and stop and come back and have enough left to get it done on the other end. Fountain and Langley are two of the best players in District 4 (probably #1 and #3, Gunter being #2) and it's hard to do much against just those two, but they have good role players that can score and rebound. Obviously, they aren't unbeatable, but they are awfully tough. As much as I would like to see X keep playing in high school, I think tomorrow night will the end of a great Blue Devil career. Good Luck to all the teams and may God be with each player keeping you from injury and helping you play up to your very best ability.

Hey olerockyrebel, tell me about the Harriman/Oliver Springs game. The score was a shocker. It probably shouldn't have been after what the Bobcats did to my Indians in the district tournament, but I really thought the way the Blue Devils were playing spelled a blow-out. While the scores may not have gone as predicted, I did get the winners correct. Not too difficult in that round. LOL! What about the semi's. Even though it's on their home floor and Wartburg isn't playing their best ball right now, I still think they have too much for Harriman. It's gonna be close, though. I believe Xavier will make sure of that. A Harriman win won't shock me, but I think it will be Wartburg by 5. The other semi-final is a little harder for me to pick. I'm sure Grace is happy they have avoided Wartburg, but they are going to have their hands full with the Tigers. All season Gunter and Seabolt have anchored Sunbright's charge and they have put together one of the best campaigns a Tiger squad has ever had. But they say they aren't finished and want their first trip to the state. That requires a win against Grace to keep that goal/dream alive. Anytime someone has said Sunbright can't or won't do something, they have proved them wrong. With that said, I won't bet against them, Sunbright by 3. Well, I know olerocky and others disagree, and maybe a few agree, let's hear from you.

They could have played Wartburg in the semi's if they had won, though. I hope they didn't throw that game just to avoid a "possible", not even definite, match-up. That's almost like throwing everything you worked for through the season down the toilet. I pray their coaches have more integrity than that. I know Wartburg is good, but come on, have more confidence in your kids than that. I;m not taking sides either, but I am of the mind Harriman is playing better ball now, they are probably peaking, and Grace had an off night. I wasn't there, but from what I wz'as told the Devils had much more than just the X factor going. I was a little surprised by the margin, but not by the champ. Remember, they did split with Grace during the season. And, like I said in an earlier post, I really felt like Harriman was the stronger team in D3 even though they finished 3rd in the regular season. Congratulations to the Harriman Blue Devilseth. Three in a row.That's quite an accomplishment. Wartburg was going for that, also but fell short. That says a lot about the Sunbright Tigers; to stand in the way of that and get the biggest win of the season.

Wow!!! So much for a Wartburg vs. Grace Semi- Final. The Region Tournament should be interesting just the same. Coach K gets a third shot at the chess board against Wartburg, Grace hosts a dangerous Coalfield team that can put a lot of points on the board if you don't defend well (especially if you don't rebound hard on the defensive end), Midway visits Sunbright, and Oliver Springs goes to Harriman. My predictions in the first rounds are somewhat boring because I believe the 1s and 2s hold serve, but there will be a couple of close calls. I think Midway will keep it close against Sunbright, but the Tigers pull away late by 8. Harriman over OS by 21. Too much X and on their court. Grace will get Coalfield, but only by 5 and in a nail biter really late at the foul line. And even though I think they will lead through the first 3 quarters, I believe Rockwood will get overpowered by a strong Wartburg team and lose by 4. We'll see. I also thought Oneida would beat Oliver Springs 15 in the district tournament opener. LOL!!! What do Ya'll think?

Wow!!! So much for a Wartburg vs. Grace Semi- Final. The Region Tournament should be interesting just the same. Coach K gets a third shot at the chess board against Wartburg, Grace hosts a dangerous Coalfield team that can put a lot of points on the board if you don't defend well (especially if you don't rebound hard on the defensive end), Midway visits Sunbright, and Oliver Springs goes to Harriman. My predictions in the first rounds are somewhat boring because I believe the 1s and 2s hold serve, but there will be a couple of close calls. I think Midway will keep it close against Sunbright, but the Tigers pull away late by 8. Harriman over OS by 21. Too much X and on their court. Grace will get Coalfield, but only by 5 and in a nail biter really late at the foul line. And even though I think they will lead through the first 3 quarters, I believe Rockwood will get overpowered by a strong Wartburg team and lose by 4. We'll see. I also thought Oneida would beat Oliver Springs 15 in the district tournament opener. LOL!!! What do Ya'll think?

Wow! Must have been SOME consolation game! Congrats Rockwood and good luck against the Dawgs. I'm an Oneida fan, so, it's baseball season for me, but I read this thread and decided to comment on a couple of things. I really don't understand Coach T's rankings, cause it doesn't look like Rockwood's schedule gives them that much of an advantage over Grace and Grace has the better record, yet Grace is #19 and Rockwood #11. And while I would put Coach Kamakawa up against anyone in the state, I really believe Grace has a little (maybe even a lot) more talent right now. Of course, Coach K's game plan against my Indians put us in our place and embarrassed us off the court. We didn't adjust and took our second worst loss of the season (Oliver Springs in Dist. Tourn.). What is even stranger about your guys district, we played Harriman the next day after losing so badly to Rockwood, never trailed in a 7 point win, and it felt like Harriman was a stronger team than the Tigers. I realize the season didn't play out that way, but I see the Blue Devils have made another big district tournament run. And, I know everyone gives him some praise, but I'm not sure if Xavier Howard gets enough recognition for his efforts. But, I'm not in Roane County but about once every two weeks and only see these guys play 5 or 6 times a season. You guys posting in this thread SHOULD know more. One of you stated that Grace should win through the Region. Not only is Harriman going to make that hard in the D3A Tourney, I know Wartburg and Sunbright will make it extremely difficult for that to happen. Should Grace win the C-ship tonight in D3A, they will face Oliver Springs at Grace, probably a win. But, Wartburg was upset in the D4A Tourney C-ship by Sunbright and that puts them in the same bracket as Grace. If the Bulldogs take care of business with Rockwood like they should, that sets up a Grace vs. Wartburg semi-final that I think Wartburg has the advantage in. I agree if Grace comes out and shoots well they can play with and even beat the Dawgs, but that defense Wartburg puts on teams will probably stifle Grace. I mean, it seems they have owned the D3A teams they have played this year. Of course, ALL of that assumes A WHOLE LOT. There's plenty of ball to played and enjoyed between now and then. I just wanted to get you guys thinking and get your perspectives.

Well, I don't guess Wartburg and Rockwood can meet in the Region 2A Final now. Can they? Congratulations to the Sunbright Tigers on an unbelievable win. I think you guys disproved the "home court advantage" myth. It's been a few years since your last District Tournament Championship and you definitely deserve this one. Beating that team on the their floor and leaving no doubt certainly proves you're the Undisputed D4A Champs. Great job Coach Maxfield, most of us are NOT surprised with your team's success. ....to Gunter and Seabolt, that's the way to end your district careers!!! Awesome game and careers!!! Good luck in the Region.... Sub-state.....and......the Boro!!! You CAN DO IT!!!! You proved that with this win! And, to the Dawgs and Coach Lane..... I know you guys never dropped your heads and will go into the Region Tourney ready to wreak havoc...Good luck and represent D4A well,as I know you will....I know you still have a lot of season left (what? bout 7 games?)...Maybe you can face off against the Tigers two more times, Harriman and Murfreesboro....Stranger things have happened....Go get 'em!!!

Congrats to the Oliver Springs Bobcats. they played hard and smart and outworked our guys. Moreover, Coach Ingram's gameplan,which was the same as last week's vs. the Indians, was perfect and Coach Yaden did nothing to adjust. I think he thought since it worked the previous two times it should've worked last night, but that was wrong. I hated to see this season end and I don't know the last time the Oneida boys weren't playing in the district semi's (10 years or more? 20?). That hurt, especially because that might be the last time I get to see my son play basketball. But, good luck to the Bobcats. At least we only have 2 trips to Wartburg now, instead of 4. GO LADY INDIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Post on here from a stand point of being a TRUE FAN!! Thank you.

If the Wartburg fans will have me, I am a Bulldog for at least this weak since my Indians fell short in their endeavor to make it back to the state. But in response to this post from SportsFan70, I really have to take offense to the comment about our District and Region. No we're not a powerhouse district, but neither is District 12. After Perry County, it's pretty weak. And Region 6, PC and Mt. Pleasant, and then who? Granted Oneida didn't make to the state, and I'm not going to start throwing out excuses, but we easily could have been there if not for illness, no offense to Cloudland - you guys played great. It's obvious you haven't seen anyone in District 4 or Region 2 play and have no idea about their strengths or weaknesses. As for your tradition, I know it is a long and proud one. PC deserves the respect it has earned. However, for Wartburg, in 1994, I remember some of these same things being said around Murfreesboro and in the newspapers prior to a Quarterfinals matchup of Perry County vs. Oneida. PC had this same cockiness and looked past the Indians and lost. I can't say that is what will happen nearly twenty years later, but we can hope. Good luck to both teams. Go DAWGS.

I am really sorry. I thought you were addressing me, because I was defending Coach Yaden. But, I really don't think I am intelligent at all, man. If I was, I wouldn't have time to fool with this stuff.

You don't have to point out your lack of intelligence. Not once did I use caps lock.