tomcatfan

No one said yall don't have a chance but many to believe that Memphis East is better including myself, but that's why you play the games.

It's good to see that the Tomcats don't have a chance.  Might as well stay at home at get ready to start basketball season.

I think it will be a good game and a good crowd!! We will see what the outcome will be in a few hours.

Haywood is getting worse. I thought they would be a state title favorite coming into the season, but they look so average. They just don't have that fire in them right now. They still have time to right the ship though. They could finish 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in 15-AA.

Ended up first place in th district. Tough to lose 9 seniors off a state championship team and remain dominant. Guys are gelling together and getting it done. Might not be pretty all the time but it's working. Can't get any better than first in the district. Now let's see what the tournament holds.

I personally don't like the large venues.  Teams work all year and through the tournament to get the home court advantage for the sectional game.  Get to the gym early if you want to get in!! LOL

Yes sir!! We have waited on this a long time in Haywood County! It is special and I heard the same thing you heard about a Mitchell and Haywood game. They must not know the history our schools have with each other. You are right we must love the game because we were in the rain! Lol

Congratulations to you guys Galilee. It was good meeting you and talking to you. You seem to enjoy the game of basketball, love your coaches and kids and have a passion for life. Best of luck to you in the future!!

Plenty of props from me. Just wondering...how many Stanton guys did they have starting for them?

None from Stanton starting but a couple on the team!

Bolivar had Willie Kemp and Wayne Chism...

And???

First of all congratulations to Coach Dancy and the guys for a tremendous run to the state title!! I have watched this board ALL year and noticed not one word has been said about them all throughout the season! Even now that they have won the state there are very few comments about them! Finished the season 35-2 and did not lose to a school from the state of TN. I remember when Bolivar was doing this with Willie Kemp that is ALL that people could talk about. People have even talked about it with CPA. Haywood does it and no big deal!! THE ONLY division that all three Mr. Basketball finalists were in street clothes........you guessed it AA. Why is that? Varnado and the Tomcats took them out in the postseason. Who did we lose to this year? Velma Jackson High and Simeon. Google these two schools and see what you find out!! Haywood High Tomcats are the 2015 AA State Champions!!

It was coming sooner or later...too many teams have been hanging with them thus far for them to stay undefeated. It will be interesting to see how they come back from a loss against a decent Westwood team. The weakness of this Haywood team is, honestly from watching their games all season, they don't play good defense. You can get the shots you want against them. They rely on getting the ball out of bounds quickly & play fast transition basketball. They want to out score their opponents. They are a Grade A transition team, but slow them down & they are an average half-court offense team as Ripley exploited tonight. Congrats to Ripley on a great tournament run & a good win. I'm curious to see how Haywood reacts from their first loss.

To address what you said about team defense. Go look at the scores and you will see they held teams below 50 points most games. What is the strength of Ripley? Watching #11 go one on one all night? He got not at the right time tonight. I can't take anything from the effort of Ripley. I believe this loss will help refocus the team. I have not seen you comment on Ripley all year but they win one game and here you come. If I remember correctly Haywood leads Ripley 2-1 this season.

If you know anything about sports, you know how hard it is to be the hunted all year long. These guys have taken everyone's best shot all year. You also know how hard it is to beat a team three times. They will respond to this loss and regain focus. Great job Ripley, take the tournament championship while we continue on to trying to win a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Ripley takes down Haywood in district championship game by 5. 27-1

Good game by Ripley. One loss won't kill the Tomcats! I think you would rather be 27-1 wouldn't you??

Yes, it should come down to CPA & Haywood for the AA title if they don't put them in the same bracket but we know how TSSAA blind draw works. Tomcatfan, I stated, " in a early post that Humboldt probably wouldn't win with the football players because Haywood was much bigger & utilize a lot of depth"! Humboldt coach don't use the bench for some reason & he has at least eight (8) or nine (9) that can play. Humboldt depended on the outside shot to much & Haywood wore them down in second half utilizing a ten (10) man rotation & Humboldt only playing six (6) players can't do that against a good team. Good luck to Haywood the rest of the season & if you all make it to the BORO, I'll be cheering for Haywood.

 

I do remember that 87viking. It's just a trip how we are 22-0 and there are no posts about the Tomcats. Your analysis was exactly on target about how the game would go. We hope to keep rolling and get to the Boro. Thanks for your support.

Humboldt relies too much on Bradford and Turner. Time and time again those two would isolate and try to go one on one with their man. Humboldt wont advance to state if they dont start sharing the ball. Also, the rebounding has to be addressed. Mitchell and BTW both rebound it well and Humboldt will possibly have to go through both to get another gold ball

You said a mouthful then. They do rely on two guys to do it all. I know these guys are good athletes but I don't see how they can continue to win that way. We were too deep, big and physical tonight.

Thanks dmm88. Glad to see someone recognizes what these guys are doing.

22-0 now!! Blew out the Humboldt team that people were saying would beat us with their football players. Those players didn't make a difference at all. Tomcats step up defensively as they have all season. Good luck to Humboldt the rest of the way. Glad that game is behind us.

Who is hosting the 15-AA district tourney???

Haywood is

18-0

If both teams play long enough we will get to see. Until then, I wish them luck!! What is Important today is Jackson North Side, then Bolivar, then Ripley and so on............We want to finish number 1 in the district and then take it from there. Until then, I'm done saying what if.

I just looked at the schedule. Didn't SS beat Liberty by 1? That's not a struggle? Gave up 83 points to Bolivar? Beat JCM by 17? We beat them by almost 40 with a running clock the whole second half. Starters on the bench. I'm not hating on SS, just stating a few facts.

we will see eventually...merriweather was special...barford can take anyone to the bucket at will...hicks is a year older and mcneal is really starting to come into his own...hes learning to carry them when the others arent making things happen

 

ill take SS in that matchup...they have size and speed...haywood hasnt proven anything yet...no pressure situations...they struggled with liberty for 3 quarters...so neither team is head and shoulders above the other...will make for 1 fantastic basketball game

Haywood lost to that SS team last year by 3 points. All of those guys are back and are a year older as well. The Tomcats are 17-0 right now, what more do you want them to prove? They can only beat who is on the schedule. They did struggle in the game with Liberty, what high school team doesn't struggle some nights. They struggled and won by 16. I'll take it!!! Who has SS beat that shows they have "proved" something? Please answer that. If this was CPA we were talking about people would be ranting and raving about the team.

I'm looking forward to the rematch with Humboldt since the Vikings were missing two (2) starters. Humboldt still might not win but I think it will be a better game & the Vikings are tough at home. Humboldt hasn't lost since the Haywood game & are playing better so should be a good game.

 

It is funny to me how focused a lot of people are on the Humboldt rematch. There are a lot of games to be played before that. It should be a good matchup but I don't think that it is Haywood's primary focus right now. Meanwhile, they are 17-0 and holding opponents to about mid 40 points per game. That D gives them a chance to win every night.

Don't sleep on those Tomcats!!!

14-0

13-0 so far.