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 Taylor Strong Clay Co. 6A District

Miss Basketball is more than just stats. 

Taylor has the stats, even set multiple school records but she is much more... Valedictorian and very active in her community. This girl is the total package.

1 hour ago, thatdevilforrest said:

IMHO both teams that win out of this district will lose to district 7.  District 8 was very weak this year.

I will agree 8AA isn't what it has been in the past but I wouldn't say weak. They just don't have dominate pitching as they have in the past. However, it has been a straight Slug Fest this year with these top 4 teams. Even when they play tourneys with pitching...all these teams can hit. No doubt other teams will hit on whomever makes it out of 8AA...It will come down to if they hit like they can and makes the least errors.

41 minutes ago, Mw4vols said:

You don't congratulate people for something they didn't earn.  That was handed to them. 

Wow...how can you even say that?  Upperman beat us like a drum all year...the kids can play. Even on the losing end three times .... I can still say they didn’t have anything handed to them. They always play hard... no way you go undefeated like that and just get stuff handed to you. If you want anyone to even consider anything you say as intelligent... you have to call it like it is & not act like a scorned fan or ball team. 

I hate this Championship had controversy..., but you have to give credit where it’s due. Macon played a heck of a game but UHS did too and pulled it out in the end.

19 minutes ago, crow6424 said:

Probably the worst call in state tournament history 

Wrong... ‘96 LA game was worst call in State history. LA up 1 ...5 seconds and girl drives into a girl straight up... whistle buzzer. LA loses 50-49. We have 4 Gold & 9 Silver .... when it should be 5 Gold.

No game should be determined by a whistle at buzzer...ever.

48 minutes ago, UTRok said:

You can pick apart the entire game if you watch it on television and can slow it down. 24 for Macon walked and lowered her shoulder a lot in the paint. There were many missed blown or non calls on both teams. As far as the ending to regulation goes not sure any of you are qualified to comment on that. To possibly have the state tournament championship taken for you on a phantom call as far as she was concerned. Unless you have been in that situation I really don't care what you think. Simply just your opinion and every one has one.

Macon will be the team to beat the next year or two 24 is a special player and 10 is right behind her. If I heard correctly last night on television they said UT Martin has offered 10 and UT has talked to her. It was Awesome in my opinion to have two 8AA teams in the championship game. The student section comment earlier to me is completely absurd. Having been to all of the 8AA gyms the last two seasons they all are just as bad with the exception of MCM. I have some video with audio at Macon two seasons ago that will curl your hair with some of their language. I expect the student section to be rowdy but cussing and spitting is not expectable and should be dealt with.   

You are correct. It was a great game!

I watched a team lose the Gold from a whistle at the buzzer... LA ‘96 girls. Tiffany Krantz & Sunday Watson Era. LA up by 1 with 5 seconds...Masters straight up in the paint & the girl drove in and shot wildly and they blew the whistle. West View won 50-49. Krantz(96 Miss Basketball nominee) went on to start every game in 4 years for Auburn & Watson(96 Miss Basketball) went to Indiana. That was a horrible way to end their senior season. So, I can say we know and we were there and our coach never charged the court or touched a ref... just saying.

Last night...It was a bad call but Dana was out of line... 3 different times... period. She knows it. 

Even that being said..I can say I feel like No State Championship should ever be decided by a whistle ...ever. 

Watching A & AA on TV today I’m amazed at all the young talent that was on MTSU court this year... wow. Macon will be back, Greenfield will too in single A. 

 

12 minutes ago, ElizabethGrace1320 said:

 Attended almost every basketball game this year.  I may have missed 2 away games.  I never heard them chant a players name or saw any of the things you mentioned above.  It wasn’t just the student section booing Dana.  It was all the Macon fans, you know adults that should know better.  

Just a little history.... just last year UHS kids took to Twitter and posted a picture of a Tornado and told Macon they would wipe out/destroy them like that tornado did on ‘08. 14 lives lost & a town destroyed ... but yes UHS joke about it. Yes, Adults should know better... just last week you had a man come down the step cussing LA student section across the gym. So, you arguing about bad behavior from any team falls in def ears because UHS leads everyone in this category. 

11 hours ago, ElizabethGrace1320 said:

The whole Macon fan section booed Dana as she received her plaque.  The Macon County student section repeatedly shouted “Levy You suck”.  Now those are classy people right there.  I am so proud of Upperman and Coach Mcwilliams!  

I will start by saying Levy made a clean block from replay in slow motion I saw. But this game is played in real time and it did look like contact. Bad call. However, if you used replay for the whole game Levy would have fouled out before the end... so you can’t just use replay to argue the play you want. Bad call or not Dana shouldn’t have acted like she did... her son chased her all around that court pulling her away. No one in their right mind can say she was in the right but it played out like it did and  it was a heck of a game!

I have stayed away from commenting on this thread or any social media because I have good friends at UHS... great people and great kids. BUT THIS COMMENT above  is LAUGHABLE and the other post where you said “they (UHS)never call players out by name and say you suck”... uhhh yeah they do... that’s exactly what they do! They make signs with kids names on it, make props to make fun of kids. The absolutely without a doubt have the rudest classless student section I have witnessed in 40 years. York Macon DeKalb and LA all have rowdy kids but none compare to UHS(last 10 years running). I have been spat on, cussed, and threatened by that student section not once but twice... absolutely my fault for being late to a game and having to sit close to them. So, girl don’t even try to make it sound like UHS has a classy student section. I want to pull for UHS because of my friends but that student section makes it hard for me to do. 

Why hasn't bigger schools come calling on him? I've watched a lot of college basketball and he's better than most I have seen in the SEC. I mean maybe JJ Frazier from GA comes to mind but my word! He shoots better than anybody I have seen. Does he have the 1A stigma hanging over him or what? Coaches and recruiters are missing out big time!

I had asked the same question and was told he wanted to commit early to take the pressure off his senior year so he could just play ball and focus. Plus, they said he loved Indiana State and thought the school was a good fit for him.

What a game!!! Congrats to Harriman on winning the gold.

Congrats to Clay Co. for beating all the odds! Everyone kept saying how they should be here... they couldn't get past first round, proved everyone wrong.... then surely that was a fluke and GCA will kill them, proved everyone wrong. They played one of the closest championship games I have seen from start to finish... they fell 1 point short to a great Harriman team. They have so much to be proud of!

U wish u was his mother

Lol...that did sound odd. I meant how proud I would be if that was my kid killing it on the court.

LOL, You must be his Mother. Key is a Good Player. Is that Good Enough. D**N

See... that wasn't so hard to do! D**N

I'm not his mother... but I can't imagine how proud she is! I am from Livingston if you want to know....everyone knows who I am because I don't hide it. Could you comment on here with everyone knowing your name?  

When have I dogged Key? What have I said Negative about Key? I hope he has a Lot of Success in College & have always wished him nothing but the Best.

Now to Clarify I will make it Simple. Single A Basketball is Complete Garbage for the Most Part, Occasionly there will be a Kid, like Key, that van play but for the most part there is very limited Talent & very seldom does a kid play in College (Best teams Celina ever had was from the mid-80s with Joey Cole, Jeff Arms & Tracy Strong) Not even close.

Key is a very talented kid that plays well with the ball in his hands,will have to work extremely hard on his defense to play at the college level & be able to accept coaching. Can he do it? I think so. But just because a kid scores 40 in single A competition doesn't make home ready for the League,false confidence is more dangerous than anything in sports. I wish the Young Man all the best but most kids from small schools,especially the Upper Cumberland, seem to struggle with the transition to College Basketball. Best of Luck

You just proved my point...it seems personal. You can't say anything straight out good about him and leave it at that....it's always a backhanded compliment with you. EVERY SENTENCE is a backhanded compliment...read for yourself. 

I like Tyreke, Good Kid, Good Player. You said it, I just asked who the Good AA Team was ? Easy answer , I haven't said anything bad about Key, I did say the Competition that Celina has played has been subpar, if you really want to argue that, well then you may want to re-evaluate what yoou consider good,better,best. Tyreke is a good kid as far as I know & has a lot of talent scoring the ball in single A Basketball

So, question for you.... next year when he has Success in college will you give him credit or will you still be trolling and dogging High school players? I think you have a slight obsession with Tyreke... it's always something about him with you? I'm not even from Clay Co & I have noticed you and how you ALWAYS have something negative to say about him. It's like it's personal? Are you a dad and he schooled your kid or are you a player who could never hang with him?

Who was the Good AA Team? Please don't Say Macon, that theory was Squashed Yesterday

So, Macon making top 8 means they aren't a good AA team?

He wouldn't be averaging that in a district with some teams that can match up with his athletic ability. He won't get 40 vs Mitchell you can count on that

You could be correct on this one .... but Mitchell didn't hang around to see. Clay played a top 8 team yesterday & won...can you give Clay & Tyreke credit now? I can't believe grown #### men sitting behind a computer hated on a kid who clearly has talent. He is the most humble kid you will ever meet who just loves this game & no matter what you continue to say about what he "could or couldn't" do...he WILL be successful. 

Girl that was out last year for Macon is a UT Martin commit who will be the best pitcher in the district. In softball, having the best pitcher is huge since they can pitch daily.

Macon is good ball club year after year..no one can argue that but to say a girl who missed last year is the "Best Pitcher" in the district is pushing it. LA & DeKalb both have stellar pitchers and have both signed too. No doubt it will be a pitchers duel this year...

Umpires anywhere rarely call it unless the opposing coach calls it to their attention. I am sure the opposing coaches at the tourney read coacht...lol.

Haha... 😆No doubt coaches paid attention more because it was brought to light. But, they called her on it because she was doing it. Every team in our district complained ..Our umps never had the guts to do it. Hey like I said ... I don't blame her or Bond for not correcting it... If they don't call it keep doing it. I took video of her last few games at state and it was much better, and she was still called every game for it, vs what we saw all season.

Umpires anywhere rarely call it unless the opposing coach calls it to their attention. I am sure the opposing coaches at the tourney read coacht...lol.

Haha... 😆No doubt coaches paid attention

Congrats on a great season Dekalb... Definitely a great team. Let me say Tyra Graham is a phenomenal player... She showed up and showed out her last game of her high school career.

 

TigerPride23, I agree if you watched video taken at state after they started calling illegal pitching... She did a much better job of dragging. I have plenty of video from season where it is VERY obvious & I have some from state after they called her and she leaps a little. When she had to pitch legal... More hitters hit off her than normal. Hey I don't blame the kid at all... If they aren't calling it why stop. I blame our umps for not keeping it fair.

First things first Caplinger is a real good pitcher and from what I can tell an even finer young lady, with that said anyone who has paid attention to 8AA softball for anytime should know the umps from that area are just terrible. Danny Bond is an outstanding coach and gets more out of his teams year after year than probably any coach around BUT He intimidates every ump in that area to lengths I am not sure I have ever seen. Caplinger is illegal every time she pitches and has been from day one but does any one really think any umpire doing Dekalb games has the guts to call that? Heck if I didn't know any better I would guess Bobby Winningham and Bond go on vacation together and Crockett calls the district final last year and a week later his picture is on Facebook hugging a Dekalb Co. player. Bond rules that district, has for years and until the umps and the other district coaches step to his level expect more of the same. Oh yeah good luck Dekalb!!

Yep... You pretty much summed it up. Hey.. I'll be the first to say Bond is a great coach, Dekalb is great team, Cap is a great pitcher but I would just like to see how everyone plays on even playing field!

Sounds as if the regular season umps did her no favors by not calling it.

This was what I have been saying all season. We pay our umps too much not to follow a basic rule and call it. She can drag her foot but why should she when she can pitched harder leaping and no one calls it. Now it's a bad habit & the sad thing is Dekalb is a GREAT team and now this whole team has to deal with a situation... At state... that should have been addressed a long time ago.

Haha flying is good term too.

The official word in rule book is leaping.... I wish it would let me post a pic. It shows an example of both crow hoping(replanting and then pitching) & leaping is not keeping contact with the drag foot(both feet in air at same time).

Didn't it use to allow us to add a pic before? I can find a place now.

She's been called on it. About 5 times this season. The last two games DC played against LA were won because a very strong ss smashed homers in both games. It's a nine player game.

Hey I think Tyra Graham hasn't gotten near enough credit. This girl makes me way more nervous at the plate and in field than any other... She is that good. This girl has been a deciding factor in every win I have seen from Dekalb. I love her attitude too, she lets her play do the talking.

 

About leaping

For all those who say "well she hasn't been called for it"... That's was the same quote Louisiana Lafayette coach said yesterday when the pitcher was called for 6+ illegal pitches for leaping. The head official said "I don't care what hasn't been called, I'm calling it because it is a rule". He is right, how mad would you be if a batter swung and a ball hit her over the strike zone... Ump awarded her first anyway & said "well no one else has called it". Little different perspective on the whole "no one else has called it" approach. 😉

Hmm. We have made it to state three times in a row now and I still haven't seen her called for leaping and she's started since freshman year. Shouldn't they call that at the state tournament level? I'm not trying to be a prick. I'm honestly asking. During her down time she plays in the highest level leagues you could imagine and still has never been called. I can tell you the people she has talked to at colleges also have never said anything to her. Strange in my opinion that this is the first time I've seen it mentioned.

I respect your post way more than the other guy who said LA was just in cause Macon wasn't full strength (only reason I chimed in to begin with). I'm not trying to be an a&$ either ... I will state the facts... Cap is a beast and there is no question about that from anyone but she does leap. Last year she wasn't as bad as this year... I have seen the videos have taken of her where people complain both years. I'm just telling you what I heard the college coach say standing behind me at the game. I agree that you are doing a fine player an injustice by not fixing it now.

I don't know how close any of you follow college softball but Florida about lost two games in World Series a few years ago from their pitcher not dragging and leaping. They were awarded a base for every illegal pitch and that girl was barely off the ground.

Sounds like sour grapes Onthedirt. I've watched her pitch since her first lesson and you claims of illegal pitching are crap. She pitches every summer in high level A ball and never gets gets called. Take your whipping and be glad you are in the position you are in. That team over achieved. If Macon was full strength you wouldn't have even been in that game.

Haha the only crap I'm reading is what you just said. Macon co is a great team without a doubt but LA beat them 3 times this year and Dekalb once. The two last games Dekalb beat LA was 0-1 & 4-1... You didn't walk all over them and you are full strength. Caplinger is an outstanding ball player, not just pitching ... This girl can swing the bat very well & just all around good ball player. However, I agree you are not helping her in the long run by not correcting her leaping. Our local umps all say it is leaping but "no one else calls it so they aren't". That is hilarious and sad all at the same time. A rule is a rule & it won't fly in college I guarantee you that.... So winning isn't everything if you hurt the kid in the long run. Even the college scout at LA Dekalb region game said one is pitching legal and one leaping and "it's hard to correct that after so long". So hey go win your games and championships with a great player that you are not doing justice by not preparing her for next level.