bballmom3

http://wgnsradio.com...8&cache_id=3905 Like I said.....CHECK YOUR FACTS!! Looks like you didn't attend too many RCS middle school games.

Now wait a minute Jumpoff! You clearly don't know what you are talking about, as stated in several replies to you. If you knew me AND my daughters, you would know that we left Smyrna going on two years now! Know your facts please, or keep my child's name off your post! She's just good at what she does and works hard to be that way. Don't hate! Because when you're just lying on kids.....that's what we call a HATER! DALE YEA!

It funny… as I read these comments, most of you’ve seen a short clip or read the papers, but hardly none of you was actually at the game. As a Riverdale parent I will say repeatedly the girls didn’t know! I can’t vouch for Smyrna, but Riverdale girls didn't have a clue they were going to be coached not to win. Riverdale starters had 4 3’s the first quarter! There were steal attempts and everything. When Smyrna cleared its bench at the beginning of the second quarter, Riverdale followed suit. That’s where it all went downhill. Middleton wants to lie and save face by telling the news he only cleared his bench because Riverdale wasn’t scoring. The score was 21-22! The girls should not have been punished. They were simply obeying their coach’s orders. I know if my daughter was told that (to lose) out right she would’ve had an issue with it……but they didn’t know. Anyone on here who blames the girls or states that they should have done something is unrealistic that girls were going to come together and overrule the coach in the middle of a game situation. The girls have bared the brunt of this punishment, especially the seniors. If T$$AA can judge these girls so harshly and swiftly, I want to see what they do to fix the situation. YES THIS HAPPEN EVERY YEAR! If you say it don’t you lie! Is the T$$AA responsible? Yes, because they know it’s been going on for years Are the coaches, AD, and principals responsible? Yes, because they are the adult we chose to be the administrators over our children and advise them on right and wrong. NO ONE STOPPED THE GAME Are the girls responsible? No, innocent bystanders. Their season should not have ended. It’s not fair to them. Btw both teams had two girls each make all district…..Riverdale should’ve had at least three placing second in the regular season. But that’s another coaches integrity issue!

I totally agree. Next year when this is what happens, all Riverdale needs to say is we play to win! The misconception here is that the girls knew they were going to be coached to lose the game. I know for a FACT this is not true. The girls didn’t know “they were supposed to loseâ€. The coach decided that it would not be in the team’s best interest to win that game. Coach Barrett has taken full responsibility. Our girls follow their coaches to victory and sometimes defeat. Whether intentionally or unintentionally……either way it’s not the girls fault. I was in disbelief that Childress held the girls responsible in the news report. He should have made sure he had the facts before making such a harsh judgment. Anyone that believes the girls should have over thrown the coach, in the middle of a game situation, that they unknowingly walked in the middle of…. is delusional and unrealistic. If there is blame, it needs to be placed on the coaches, AD, and principals who didn’t stop it! Not the girls, who in my opinion took the brunt of the punishment so far. These girls worked years for this moment. Now I say it’s in the hands of all those who hooped and hollered for “justiceâ€, because it has not been served. But why so quiet??? Did you get what you wanted? To be honest, most of the fuss was from a school, if Riverdale is out of the tournament, they have a cake walk to the state. T$$AA can you judge yourself as harshly and swiftly as you judged these girls? Stop allowing pointless games for money? Will the AD and principles take as much responsibility or be held accountable like the girls? Parents were at Riverdale supporting our girls. The way all parents would. Most of us also showed our support for our coach! He didn’t lie, cheat, or steal…..didn’t put his hand on either one of our girls. He just made a call that he thought was right for the team. Everybody makes mistakes and has short comings. Americans are always ready to crucify someone…nail them to the cross! “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Yes we support our coach and yes he made a mistake, but at the end of this I want to teach my child forgiveness as well as sportsmanship!

GCPioneer are you ok with kids being hurt! That's the bottom line here! Well it should be...discipline the coach. Not the girls

Wow.....Lets get the story from someone who was actually at the game! Smyrna cleared its bench when the score was 22-21 early in the second quarter. Both teams had a joined total of 9 3’s.......so the lie that is was only done because Riverdale was not scoring needs to stop being told. Next Smyrna did everything from intentional back court violations, fouling, and even getting lane violations to add another free throw. Finally, after Smyrna made an attempt at Riverdale’s basket, the refs pulled both coaches to say they were not going to allow that to happen. Riverdale did miss free throws and hold the ball. But giving “Middleton and the Lady Bulldogs credit†is unbelievable! Yep, he did put his starters back in (with a little more than 4 minutes left in the 4th), but it wasn’t after the conversation with the refs at the beginning of the third! I was after his attempt to LOSE failed. Both coaches are responsible! Stating for the paper that you are “not going to make a mockery of the game†should be embarrassed after you already done so. I have much more respect for a coach that stands by his decision…right or wrong. Not for a coach that starts the fire, then when the mics come out….he acts as if he doesn’t know what happened, smelling like gasoline…..