deadeyedave

Good luck to all teams in district 8AAA - Whoever goes to regions will have their hands full with the other district. I doubt district 8 will have a team in the championship game. Good luck just the same.

GONE!

To engage any of you guys in a factual conversation is pointless. FACTS ARE FACTS regardless of opinions or heresay. FACT:Your SRO was out of line! FACT:Your Cheerleader did get run over , unintentionally! FACT: Don Embry was not talking trash to your fans! He ignored a lot of profanity and obscene gestures toward him. I probably would be in jail had I been in his shoes. I realize this website is operated from Lawrence County. I think that speaks for itself to the biased approach to everything being said about this issue.

I heard most everything he said. Most of which was....."clear the gym"...."everyone needs to leave"..etc.... - Now if you would like to continue running him down, that is up to you. I was standing right there and heard it with my own ears. So, if you would like to keep spreading lies about this....i would suggest you be prepared for the consequences.

I will make sure Don is aware of the accusations and i'm sure he will address those issues. I have known him for a long time and I know for a fact he and Whit taylor were on the spot to break up the chaos. I saw it with my own eyes and would testify under oath if necessary. Don is a class act. For anyone to say otherwise is slander.

Coach T- I have saved this last post. I'm sure Don will find it amusing.

Coach- Don Embry and Whit Taylor go to most all of the away games for the express purpose of controlling their student section. This has been a standard practice for years among high school programs in the area. I'm sure that if Don and Whit had have gone to the student section and held them back off the floor we would be talking about a different controversy today. As far as fans taking responsibility.....I can't figure that out.. I don't have a dog in the fight other than witnessing a fiasco and the aftermath. Kids are being punished for a lack of adult leadership. No further comments are necessary because I know what is happening here. Congratulations to Lawrence County for the best year they have had in a long time. Second place is a great accomplishment.

Coach T, I'm sorry to disagree with you..but you need to ask this SRO officer for yourself. He was Standing in front of the LC student section taunting the shelbyville players as they tried to get off the floor instead of trying to control the student section from rushing the floor. So, apparently he was "OFF DUTY. Then he had the audacity to pin Kevin Thomas to the wall as he was trying to get the players through the crowd. The officer admitted that he did not think Coach Thomas intentionally ran over the cheerleader. The facts are...this is ugly...and with the proper administration it could have been avoided. Unfortunately, the NCAA...oops i mean the TSSAA is flexing their muscles and punishing kids instead of dealing with the adults(or lack thereof).

No one has mentioned the off duty officer that provoked alot of the altercations. What has been done about him? He should be setting an example rather than provoking violence and making threats to coaches. Its seems like the TSSAA is trying to act like the NCAA. Its called Extortion! I'm sure nothing will be done about the two referees that caused a lot of the tense atmosphere. I'm sure there will be nothing done about the lack of administration from Lawrence County. I think Shelbyville should just bow out of the tournament at this point and let everyone else have their fun. No reason to continue to be the whipping post.

This was a total embarassment for Shelbyville! Giles Co. was well coached, well prepared and had the best quarterback in middle TN. but, there is no way Shelbyville should have been destroyed like this. Shelbyville has talent and doesn't seem to know how to use it at this point. They have looked unprepared in every game so far this year. When a team has difficulty getting 11 men on the field and can't line up properly , Talent cannot over come that. Maybe this coaching staff can get this straightened out soon. IF not we won't win many games left on our schedule. We are lucky to be 3-1 at this point. Hopefully, we will see a team prepared to play when they roll into Columbia next week.

I thought the officiating was fine on both ends of the floor. The officials didn't change the outcome of the game and thats a good thing. Good Luck!

It seems that all of the newer schools are going to a small gym size for some reason. I can think of several new gyms I've been in recently that are way too small for the school. For Instance: Franklin Co., Blackman., Wilson Central., all of these have small gyms for the size school they are and have fairly new buildings. The older gyms like Shelbyville, Columbia, Tullahoma, Lincoln Co. etc..... hold way more people and have a lot of room for a crowd. I think its just a sign of the times.

Don't under estimate your younger guys. Its amazing how some of these kids grow in a year. You will be surprised. Good Luck

Thanks for the dialogue on this thread, maybe we can do it again next year. Good Luck

Typically the shelbyville girls and boys draw the same number. Starting in the early 80s until now the girls have taken huge crowds all over the country. I remember one year in the late 80s we traveled to Altoona, PA for a holiday tournament and out numbered the home team and that was 650 miles away. I'm not sure of the game you are talking about.

I haven't heard yet , but I'm sure he has to be down after the loss. I will hear later on.

The defense WV was similar to what we have faced all year. Twilley is use to a lot more pressure than that. My statement about over confidence had nothing to do with the way they came into the game. They were preparing for a close ballgame and a good team. They were focused for the first quarter and a half. I think the over confidence and lack of focus started at half time and I believe it was from one player....the key leader of the team. (Twilley) Your guys did a good job on defense, but it wasn't anything he hasn't seen all year. I think the difference came down to Twilley getting posted up down low. I believe he lost his offensive focus during that streak of time. It was a good tactical move to have your guy post him up because of the height advantage. You have to play both ends of the floor and Twilley wasn't there in the 2nd half. The way WV stayed with their gameplan and the execution of it was the real difference. They played a good solid defense but Twilley has handled the toughest of defenses all year and a lot quicker people guarding him. He didn't distribute the ball like he typically does and everyone that knows him will tell you he wasn't focused. Then WV made those mistakes costly. They put the ball in the hole when they needed to...and we didn't. End result you win... a good solid effort from your guys. Not taking anything away from them at all. Marable and Starnes are both seniors but didn't start. I meant that our only senior starter was Deonta.

I think they will keep RB in the opposite bracket if I heard correctly about the process. A middle TN team will probably be the draw.

Yes, I did, thanks for the correction. My brain is getting old.

jtrott- I agree with your assessment about the mismatch. I didn't understand why twilley was guarding him once he started posting up. It was a huge mismatch and cost us some points in the paint. To me it looked like our senior and junior was the nervous ones.. Bobby Wilson and Seth Jarrell played their hearts out. Bobby ended up with 21 points and 18 rebounds- not to shabby for a sophomore.

I don't think the travel or gym had any bearing on this game. We had a decent crowd there supporting the guys. The defense WV played was average compared to what we have faced all year. I think it came down to overconfidence after the first quarter of play. Twilley (our only senior) has faced people riding him like a rented mule most of the year. Last night he looked like a Sophomore. He was very careless with the ball which is very uncharacteristic. He has averaged 2 turnovers a game the entire season and had 9 in this game. His focus was not there. Our main concern was guarding the perimeter and we never really pressed until late in the game. You guys played solid enough defense to win this game. Bottom Line was execution. Good Luck next week. Raliegh Egypt, Bearden and White Station will be tough. Hope you guys don't get them in the first round. Another middle TN team or Science Hill would be a better draw for you.

Good Job Red Bank and Oakland. I never would have thought this game would turn out this way. You never know until you play the game. Great Season Oakland and Good Luck RB in the State Tournament.

Deadwood Dave is here. Congratulations WV on a good win for your program last night. Mr. Twilley played his worst game in his high school career last night with 9 turnovers. Your team played their gameplan and it worked. 8 for 27 from the 3 point stripe will win a lot of games for you. David Ware played a great game and kept you guys in it during our first half run, he was the difference in the game in my opinion. Good Luck in the state tournament. I do think Shelbyville could win this matchup 7 out of 10 times , but you guys did it when it counted. Your coach did a great job and the players did well by following his lead. That says a lot about your teams approach. I hope you guys get a good draw in the State Tournament. Bearden and those teams from the west tn. region are tough. GOOD LUCK and thanks for the hospitality. I hope we can do it again next year. We started 3 sophomores, 1 Junior and 1 Senior last night so I think we will be pretty solid next year. Hats off to WV!

I would think that is fairly accurate.

I'm sure it will be a good game. Shelbyville has lost a couple of times at home in the past two years but the competition that comes in there is pretty tough. Invasion taking place Monday >>>> Walker Valley take cover ... us Shelbyville rednecks are on the way! LOL