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Great game. Officiating could have been better.

Very well stated.

There have been some very good comments and I agree that Galatians 6:7 is so true. But here are a couple of quotes to add to that: "You're either part of the solution of part of the problem." ((Leroy Cleaver) "There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past." (Ernest J. Gaines - interview with John O'Brien in Africian American Writers. We all must be accountable for what we say and do.

Well said Stokomo. I do think that these types of things need to be discussed so that we all understand that it will not be tolerated. I am the one that said we cannot control conversations and let me explain what I meant. When are played these kids use the word, the only thing we can do is correct them and let them know that it is not appropriate but when a person says it in such a place where Baker used the word, we can do something about it. Your grandfather was right, uneducated people use uneducated words because they don't know what else to say. We do more GOOD role models, especially in schools for all of our children.

These post can be shut down everytime one is open but that still will not change the fact that Baker is gone and that he should have known better. No one has ever said it was right for the word to be used by anyone but you cannot control peoples general conversations with each other. The problem comes when an adult who is a leader and should be a role model uses the word to descirbe the behavior of another team or group of players that were not acceptable to him. You cannot compare apples to oranges and maybe he felt comfortable using the word because he has used it before but this time he just used it in the wrong place and in the presence of the wrong people. I admire the young man who took a stand not to tolerate the usage of the word from someone that he was supposed to be looking up to.

With all the latest news who knows what will happen at Ooltewah.

Yes, he should be punished regardless to his color. Any person in a position such as his should be held accountable for their words and actions. He should have been a leader and therefore he should have mind in gear before he put his mouth in motion in mixed company. There are consequences for negative comments.

Congratulations Coach on a great milestone. You are very deserving of the honor.

Congratulations to Coach Moore and the Lady Raiders of Cleveland High School for being nationally ranked as # 8 in the nation.

I agree with several of the comments made on this thread. If officials are so soft that they cannot stand the heckling then they need to find another job. If the heat is to hot, then they need to get out of the kitchen. That is a part of sports and fans have the right to say whatever they feel as long as they are not cursing or calling the official by name. Some of them especially refereeing high school sports needs to stop getting their certification at Wal-Mart. They are more interested in what goes on in the stands than what goes on on the floor.

Coach Moore's coaching ability is not even questionable. She has turned the program around and it has not been this exciting to see Cleveland GIRLS basketball in the past 20 years. She knows the game and she has the interest of the girls at heart. Haters never win and Winners never Hate.

The girl at Cleveland, started at Cleveland. She did not transfer from Walker Valley to Cleveland. If her parents chose to pay tuition for her to attend CHS and not Walker Valley, I think that was their right. She is ending where she started. I think the problem lies with transferring from High School to high school.

I agree with the last two post completely but until something is done at the head, nothing will be done at the tail. Some coaches always have their way of getting the word around to players and you best believe that before they do any transferring or any school switching, the coach has gotten information to and from the player and parents maybe not directly but they know what is going on.

Good luck to both teams but to black and gold. The 3 girls and their mommas in the stands that are not happy should not voice their opinion in the stands. Maybe they should be asking for a conference with the coach. If the new girl is out playing their daughters, then they are where they are supposed to be and that is on the bench until it is their time. You have to work hard to be a good athlete. Momma's who have problems and don't talk to the coach are really not accomplishing anything because the people in the stands could care less. If they did they would stand behind the mommas and go to the coach with them.

You are exactly right but I don't think that Coach Moore will allow her team to be cocky. She knows what it takes to win and it is being confident that you can win and not being cocky that you have won.