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I think it is Central Magnet vs. Livingston in the Region Final. It is hard enough to beat a team 3 times in a year, so 4 times?? No matter the outcome tomorrow night the place to be is at TTU.

Central lost 62-60. With about 3 min left CM was up 2 then big man missed dunk, did a chin up on rim, and got a technical. Macon made both free throws and made a layup when they got the ball back. That was the difference I believe. It was tied however with like 25 seconds to go and Macon hit a shot to up 2 with 4 seconds. CM couldn't tie.

Absolutely right. Central wins tonight without that call. Great game.

The academic standards are higher at central. The classes are much harder and more advanced than regular high school. So a 3.5 team gpa is still an amazing accomplishment. It all weighs out in the end.

Not only has the central coach improved the team from absolute gutter to tie for 3rd in 3 years, but the team average gpa is 3.5. That is freshman through varsity team. Every kid has moved on into a 4 year university from basketball program.

Name another high school program with that kind of success

Not only has the central coach improved the team from absolute gutter to tie for 3rd in 3 years, but the team average gpa is 3.5. That is freshman through varsity team. Every kid has moved on into a 4 year university from basketball program.

Name another high school program with that kind of success

The central and Livingston tiebreaker is a coin toss that should happen tonight.

 

central magnet just finished 3rd place. What an incredible feat. 3 yrs ago this team had never won a district game. If that's not coach of the year, I don't know what is.

I agree that the tournament change is lame. Prove it on the court that you deserve to make the region tourney. Everyone loves to see the David win.

IF, and that's a big if, York were to beat upperman AND CM were to lose to Smith, then the tie between CM and York wouldn't matter as they'd play each other in the first round regardless of seeding. They'd both be the 4-5 seed.[/quote

 

They changed the tournament bracket this year. 1&2 seed get automatic dbl bye.

3-4 seed get a single round bye. 5 vs 8, 6 vs 7 in round 1.

 

5 v 8 (winner plays 4) (winner plays 1)

6 v 7 (winner plays 3) (winner plays 2)

Wow, 116 to 103? Someone posted that there was some defense played on another post on Coacht.com but I have a hard time believing with that score ANY defense got played!

 

As for the finale on the year....Macon Co goes 14-0, Upperman will finish 12-2, Livingston will finish 8-6, Central Magnet and York will finish 7-7, Smith County will go 5-9, Dekalb County will finish 3-11, and Cannon County will go 1-13.

 

Should be an interesting tourny...what will be the tie breaker for CM and York? I know they split with each other. York got swept by LA...would this give CM an edge? They seem to have the same record against everyone else. 

 

Predictions on the tournament? Who wants to step out on a limb here and be a prognosticator? I think there will be a couple of upsets but I want to wait and see the final seeding first.

York plays Upperman. The only way that York ties Central is if York beats Upperman and Central loses to Smith. 

Central clinches 3rd seed with win tonight.

Upperman and Macon wins big tonight.

Smith beats York

Are you guys talking about the kid that was kicked off LA team and decided to transfer to uhs last yr?

He is certainly Upperman quality.

why would a 13 yr successful head coach take an assistant job?

good luck to the new staff.

cc has played smith tough this yr. you never know. i think the york vs. livingston and central vs. macon is going to make for a great night of basketball.

its a great reward because you automatically get into the region tourney.

only 1 team gets a bye.

Who all what awards?

i heard that saunders was coy, poy was the shooter from upperman, freshman of yr was berchfield from central. not sure about other awards.

I have

Livingston vs. York - York wins

Upperman vs. York - Upperman wins

DeKalb vs. Cannon - Cannon wins

Smith vs. Cannon - Smith wins

Macon vs. Central - Macon wins

Smith vs. Macon - Smith wins

1st Upperman 2nd Smith 3rd York 4th Macon

Let the fun begin! Who do have winning each round?

1. Upperman

4. Livingston vs. 5. York

2. Smith vs. 7. DeKalb or 8. Cannon

3. Macon vs. Central

No way. Sanders is hands down the coach of the year. He took an SC team that hasn't been relevant in over 25 years to a tie for regular season championship. He was a jr. high coach a couple of years ago. He has developed the talent SC has. Absolutely nobody thought SC was a contender this year. SC has not won a regular season title since 90-91. They were lucky to win 5 games a year...much less go 11-3 in the district.

I am not taking anything away from Smith. Awesome year and very happy for the kids and the program. Last year I knew this was going to be the team to beat. The work they put into this was superior. To be on top of this District is a great accomplishment. This district has to be near the top in the state.

All I am saying is Central has never been relevant! Never finished out of the gutter! Only 1 district win in its history coming last year (Worsleys first yr). This year they finished 6th with no athletic ability and limited basketball IQ. I and everyone else had this team finishing 0-14. They had some bad losses to teams that shot the lights out. They also took Smith to the wire at home. Lost to Livingston by 1 pt at home and really should have swept York last night. They lost the 3rd quarter 25-4. The rest of the game Central handled or played even. No go to shooters/athletes!

coy is worsley no doubt. Zero athletic talent and 6 district wins 16 total wins. this is the same magnet school we all picked dead last and zero wins.

Its easy to win with athletes.

After today's action, what are the scenarios based on the potential outcomes for the final games?  If UHS wins, are they an auto one seed, or are there other considerations?  As stated before, a good team or two isn't going to make it out of the district.

right now the seeding is

1. upperman or smith

3. macon

4. Livingston

5. central

6. York

7. dekalb

8. cannon

I am excited for tomorrow.

Macon at Smith (Macon could jump in the 1/2 seed conversation)

Livingston at Upperman (Livingston could also jump in the 1/2 seed conversation)

Central at York (winner takes the 5 seed)

If Macon finishes above York then Upperman wins that tie breaker.  Macon has to lose both games and York has to win both games for York to win the tie breaker with Macon.  There is still a scenario that Macon could finish first.

Why do you think Upperman would win the tie breaker if Macon finishes above York? York would be a worse loss than Macon in this scenario giving Smith the 1 seed. You are correct that Macon could finish in a tie for 1st place. Macon would not get the 1 seed because they were swept by Upperman.