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Everyone knows crockett wants to get the ball out and go. Their defense is designed to speed you up and make you play fast and force turnovers. They are going to try to trap you in the half court and force you to make bad passes.I think the two x factors in this game have to be Coleman and Day. There has been a lot of games Coleman just coasts and plays to his own pace. He has to be flat out relentless from the get go. Day has to be able to finish inside and get some offensive putbacks. Its obvious if you have seen Crockett play that they feed off the crowd in big games. If they get hot it's like pouring gas on fire. Pat Good is by far one of the top 10 players in this state there is no doubt about that. If you don't know who he is you will by the time the ball is tipped.he has unlimited range and can drop 40 on a dime. But hopefully the pioneers represent East Tennessee well.

In order for Gp to make this a game They are going going to have to be able slow the game down offensively,rebound the basketball,and keep Elizabethton from getting second chance points. Elizabethton makes you play fast so pittmans guard play will be a big key in this game. Sullivan East exposed Elizabethton the last game They played because they was able to spread the floor and space Elizabethtons defense out.They also do little things such as winning 50\50 balls,taking charges and battling each posession on the glass.But I will still go with Elizabethton by 13 to 20 points. Betsy shoots the lights out at home.

Elizabethon adavances over Happy Valley 60-34 to face Grainger in the regional championship. Elizabethton dominated the whole game from start to finish. The more I look at their bracket Happy Valley would have been much better off losing the 3rd and 4th place game in the district to opposed to winning to stay away from Elizabethton.From what I saw the past 3 times they have played Elizabethton is just a bad matchup for the Lady Warriors.

I have seen Elizabethtown play 3 times this year and south greene play twice.Elizabethton would win as bad as they wanted to. The only way they could stay with in 20 is if they shot the ball very well and elizabethton shot poorly which I have yet to see. A lot of people don't realize that Elizabethton start 5 college players. The Marosite twins and Shubert are d1 players with Shubert I believe could play small d1 nothing acc or sec like some people are saying. Than you have Kiser who will more than likely play at the d2 level or is at least capable with her shooting ability. Along with Perry who I think could be a good player at a school like King or Milligan. They would beat a lot of jv boys teams in this area. What bench players they do play do a good job of coming in and being productive and not turning the ball over and taking good shots. You rarely see a team of this caliber that is so complete all over the floor with their ability to shoot the ball and guard other teams the way they do. The only way I could see them losing a game is at the Boro because that is one of the toughest gyms to shoot at Especially high percentage. Either way this has been a very unforgettable year for the lady cyclones.

No knock to Hampton but this might be the weakest the conference has been going back 15 to 20 years. Even AA and AAA in Northeast Tennessee is almost tough to watch outside of Crockett.Would be nice to see basketball games played like they used to be played. Packed gymnasiums,heated rivalries and each game a barn burner and not a 20 to 30 point blowout each game.

Hampton is a lock for the state tournament if they can host a home sub-state game.I don't think it would be in any teams best interest to have to go down to somewhere like Meigs County and play an away sub-state game.However They have the size at both guard and post positions and they are very long defensively that can give a lot of teams in this area matchup problems.If they could develope a strong back to the basket post player that can score consistently to go along with their group of athletic guards they could be a team that could win down the road.