littlepeople

The Big 8 Conference has lost the best coach in the conference. He has worked hard to get his teams to the level of winning championships. Summer leagues for young girls to develop into a top notch program is a key to building any program. He has paid his dues with his time. He did have some health issue late in the season and a loss of a family member during the peak of the tournament. Things like that can be an eye opener to life and there is life after basketball. Coach Barnwell has been a huge asset to Science Hill Basketball and his shoes will be hard to fill.

Keep it "classy" Tiller. Your point could have been made without down playing a deserving Shy Copney. She did assist in getting her team past the substate, getting to the state tournament, getting to the quarter final game and getting to the state championship games two years in a row. So Yes she does deserve what award she received. Shy looks right at home on the MTSU floor and will do well there with her college career.