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Well nobody asked for my opinion, but here's how I see it shaping up: District 4 could very well pull off a first-round sweep. Greenback is District 3's best shot. That isn't to say that Cosby can't upset Oneida; I just don't think it will happen. I don't think Oliver Springs or Coalfield will be challenged in the first round. Greenback-Oakdale will be a good matchup. Greenback is clearly the favorite, but don't count out Coach Fred Snow and his ability to get his team prepared. Going up against the likes of Oliver Springs, Coalfield and Oneida night in and night out will have this bunch prepared. If Greenback slips up any, Oakdale will pull off the upset. Oneida-Cosby will also be a good first-round matchup. I think that, in the end, Oneida will prove too much. But they play these games on the court and not on paper for a reason, I reckon. Assuming that Oneida and Oliver Springs both advance past the first round, one of the best two matchups of the tournament will be Wednesday night between those two. The other of the two best matchups will be Coalfield and the winner of Wednesday's game in the championship game. I'm hoping that the Lady Indians end Oliver Springs' season on Wednesday night, but if I were picking, I'd have to go with the Lady Bobcats as Region 2-A champions. There are three potential state tournament teams in this tournament, IMHO. It's a shame that (at least) one of them will have their season ended this week.

You Don't Know Me, I might not know you but I do agree with you! (Sorry, that sounded like something that Kazam character would say ) Seriously, though, Oneida has put a couple of good games together and the first two games they were right there with Coalfield even though they arguably didn't play their best in either game (particularly the second). As if either team needed any added motivation in this rivalry, the opportunity to avoid that automatic elimination game in the first round of the region should be it!! Looking forward to a great one!

Girls was last night, boys is tonight

Listen, I am as much a Scott fan as anyone on this board. I graduated from there a Highlander back in the '90s and I remain a Highlander today. But why do you all insist on coming onto Oneida threads and making a rearend out of yourself? The mere fact that Oneida is still alive in the postseason while Scott's season is finished makes your posts here even more ridiculous. It's also silly to be talking about something that happened back in December. Talking about how your freshmen could beat Oakdale is just about as silly as it would be if Bearden or William Blount were on Scott threads talking about how their freshmen could beat Loudon. Classifications are in place for a reason. If they aren't, why has Scott appealed to TSSAA to be moved from Region 2 in football? Now, boys, it isn't as if you're having to come over here to defend yourself, because I haven't seen any Oneida people on any Scott threads talking smack. Stop embarassing Scott County people who hope for the success of both local schools.

Well heck I had a comment I was going to make but now I got "Faith+1 is an idiot" running through my head and can't think. Hang on. Okay, got it now. I agree with what Kaz said. This should be a fantastic game and I'm looking forward to it.

Where's Scott at next?

Perhaps . . . the difference is that in the boys' game, it didn't impact the outcome of the game. In the girls' game, it very well may have.

youdon'tknowme is right because I was looking at the scorer's table and saw the same thing. Don't blame the Oneida people. Blame the referees. Perhaps the other two officials (besides the one who made the call) saw them and decided to ignore it to even things up a bit. Ladyndnmom has it right: 23 fouls on Oneida as opposed to 11 on Anderson County; 27 free throws for Anderson County as opposed to six for Oneida. That win should have an asterik next to it. Just MHO, of course.

Coach S, you have a special talent for bringing out the best in everybody. I've never seen one man be able to draw so much ire simply for saying the word "congratulations."

A GREAT win last night for the ladies. However, it wasn't their first win in seven years. Their last district win was in 2003.

I think it will be Oneida as well. They're playing better with each passing game and should've won the game at Coalfield two weeks ago.

It was much closer than a box score indicates.

I thought it was their best game of the season so far. Hopefully it is the sign of things to come. . .

Fellas, I'm sure that if the dude posted on or read CoachT that he would be very grateful for those nice compliments.

Highlandermom, I'm not going to try to get on here and tell you that you're wrong. Everyone has a right to their opinion. I do disagree with you, though. First, as others have already pointed out, simply being an upperclassman doesn't guarantee anyone the right to play. There are players who come and go through four years of basketball at the high school level and never start one game. Unless they get into the game for mop-up duties, the only recognition they're going to get at the varsity level is on senior night. Is it fair? Heck no, it ain't fair. But life ain't fair, and - after all - high school is preparation for life. I have heard some argue that we've made too much a business out of high school athletics; that we've put too much importance on winning and losing, and that every level of school-endorsed athletics should be like Jr. Pro basketball, where every player is guaranteed of getting game action in every game. Well, that's a whole 'nuther argument for a whole 'nuther day. Regardless of all that, I don't have the privilege of attending all the practices at SHS so it wouldn't be for me to say whether he gives the younger players more PT because they're better players or because they are executing better or for an entirely different reason. But I do know this: Scott High School is paying Chad Marcum to do one thing: Develop a successful girls' basketball program. And if you're going to put your trust into a coach to run a basketball program, especially when he actually has to build the program, you're going to have to give him a little time. Halfway through his first season is WAY too soon to start criticizing his coaching methods. In the meantime, my personal opinion is that Coach Marcum is a very good coach. In the games I have had an opportunity to attend this year, the team is obviously showing improvement. Coach Kries started things in the right direction last year, and now Coach Marcum has picked up where his predecessor left off and has continued moving the program. Every time I walk into the gymnasium at Scott High, I see those banners from district and region championships in the early-to-mid '90s and I'd love to see another banner join the old ones real soon. But it takes time. I don't think anyone thought that Coach Marcum's team would start competing for the district championship overnight. I know that he didn't feel that way. I had an opportunity to speak with him at length about his team shortly before the season started and he said in no uncertain terms that there would be some really difficult moments that his team would have to work through to get to where they wanted to be. One of the problems is that he inherited a team that is really down. That will make the task of returning the team to district championship contention an even longer one. But it is just astounding to me that I hear as much criticizing at SHS as I already hear. It hasn't gone unnoticed. I was talking to another coach from the area a few days ago and his words were "It's no wonder they can't keep a girls' basketball coach up there at Scott County." And I can't help but wonder: If the critics are this vocal already, after just a few months on the job, what will they be like by this time next year if Scott High doesn't yet have a winning record? You have a good coach. Don't run him off.

It's amazing how much difference one player can make, ain't it? Last year's trip to Jimtown was so much more enjoyable than the couple of years before that, and I'm afraid much more enjoyable than tonight's trip will be. No one has been able to stop Ms. Brown yet. The opposition can't stop her on the court, and (unfortunately) Tech couldn't stop her from getting away to MTSU. Hopefully the rest of the team will forget to show up tonight.

I'd have to give the advantage to York by about 8-10 points. But if Oneida plays well, anything can happen. Hopefully, the Indians get back on the right track tonight.

Tough game. Scott didn't play particularly well, but credit AC for doing a good job defensively to take away what Scott wanted to do offensively. I hope that the next meeting in Huntsville won't see the Highlanders have the misfortune of drawing Mr. Shay as one of their officials. I have never seen one man make so many blatantly bad calls that favor one team in my life.

Tough game. Scott didn't play particularly well, but credit AC for doing a good job defensively to take away what Scott wanted to do offensively. I hope that the next meeting in Huntsville won't see the Highlanders have the misfortune of drawing Mr. Shay as one of their officials. I have never seen one man make so many blatantly bad calls that favor one team in my life.

I think so. The Highlanders are playing as well as anybody in the district right now. On the flip side, Anderson County probably isn't playing quite as well as most would've expected. It'll be a close game, but if the 3's are falling, I like the Highlanders. This series has really been interesting the past couple of years, and I look for nothing less Tuesday night.

The game certainly seemed to shatter the theory that they can't play because the fans can't behave themselves, did it not?

I agree. I wish the score had been closer, but all in all it was a fun experience as a fan of good basketball and a fan of both of these two schools. Hat's off to the coaches, players and fans from both Oneida and Scott for maintaining good sportsmanship in the stands and on the court.

Scott wins.

I said my peace and was going to stay out of this debate. I hate to play a part in keeping this silly argument alive, but I had to respond to this. You are implying that the ill-feelings between Scott and Oneida only go one way (Scott hating Oneida). I'm sorry, but you're very wrong. The animosity towards the other school exists in Oneida and Huntsville alike. It's unfortunate, but it's true. I see it every day. I have plenty of very specific examples from each school just from my personal dealings with each. I'm not going into them on here, because like I said, I think this argument is silly, but I did want to point out that the scales of animosity are equally balanced "up north" and "down south."

Your statement to the official was obviously a degrading statement. Right? So why be so upset that he made a degrading comment in return? Maybe he shouldn't have said anything, maybe he should've. But the bottom line is that you made a degrading comment towards him. So be man enough to accept his degrading comment in return instead of getting on an online messageboard and whining about it. Just my humble opinion, of course.