frankieD12

You mean the Richland team that would never drive the ball into the paint and settle for 3's??? Ok....

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I do not need to be lectured on my opinion of what I think a "hot" team is. I will give credit where credit is due, and yes LC does deserve it for those wins. Everyone has their own opinion for what they think a "hot" team is. I take into consideration the scores and W/L's...not just the W/L's @Tiger...I am a proud Humboldt alum, and nowhere close to being a Golden Tornado

How are they a hot team?? Barely winning today and going into OT in the first round??...i have seen Humboldt and lake Co play twice this year and was not impressed by lake Co at all. Go ahead and try playing you're box and 1 on desonta again tomorrow. Once again it will not work

whoop whoop!! vikings are moving on! 65-47 final

Humboldt's Desonta Bradford

Might as well go ahead and get this thing started According to Coacht rankings, this is the #1 and #5 teams in the state playing each other. What style of play is Mt. Pleasant bringing to the game Thursday night? I have seen Humboldt play a few times this year and it is the same style of play as we have always played.

I am originally from West TN (Humboldt) and I am in my last year at MTSU, but tonight was the first night that I actually got to make it to one of the high school games up here. This was a great game! I really thought that Oakland was going to run away with this game in the first half since they had the momentum at HOME, but Blackman's defense did a great job of getting pressure on the QB in the 2nd half. Whoever #4 is for Blackman is a great player! After seeing Oakland's QB scramble for great yardage in the first half, I was surprised that I didn't see him more in the 2nd half. Congrats to Blackman on the win, and thanks for the entertainment tonight (especially with the rock band). For Oakland, the only thing that was lost during this game was the undefeated season. A lot should be taken from this game and evaluated to where you can close out the season strong and make a deep run in the playoffs.

So, you are telling me this backfield is better than the one of Keith Wardlow and Adrian Donald? (both of them had speed and strength) I know it can't be better than the backfield from the 04-05 season with Justin Thompson (Puppy #25), Octavious Lawrence (Ta-Bo #4), Adrian Donald (#20), with Keith Wardlow (#30) coming off of the bench; the players' sizes that year were outrageous, but we were upset early in the playoffs. I might agree with you on the quickness part, because the team of 06-07 had some large boys and were able to shove people around pretty easily. Humboldt's defense that year was great too, especially with Josh Hawks as a lock-down corner, and we finished with 4 All-State players. I'm glad to see that Humboldt is back to winning some games, although the last time a Humboldt team was this hyped up, they went 5-5 (07-08 season). Good luck Vikings!

I haven't been able to see Humboldt play this year, but from everything that I am hearing sound very good. I have been told that this year's team is going to be just as good as the 2006-2007 Vikings team.

Sorry, it's been a while since I have been on here. I've been taking summer classes in the Boro, so I really haven't had much time to get on. I am not really sure on what Humboldt has coming back (besides, Campbell, Brookes, and Bryson), but I have heard that we have some good athletes coming up from the Junior High. Unless one of them is a big man, I don't see any of them starting over Quan and Antonio. Like I said, I have been in the Boro since January, so I have not had any time to go home and get some info. I'm sure someone will get on here and indulge us on some Viking Basketball!

From a Memphis Tigers fan, I will be in the Murphy Center tonight supporting Joe Jackson! I wouldn't be surprised if Josh Pastner makes an appearance tonight, that way he can go ahead and sway Adonis Thomas a little be closer to joining Memphis in 2011

Coaching. Coaching. Coaching. It comes down to the same thing every year. Scheduling can be a factor of it, but this year's Christmas Tournament had Dyer County and Bolivar in it. Obviously Humboldt got ran out of the gym against Dyer County, but they played a close game against White Station in Sub-State, so it's not like they were a pushover or anything. The refs let both teams play today, but IMO they let Westwood get away with more than they should have. I'm not blaming the game on the refs though. Humboldt got out hustled and out played. The 2-3 zone was working in the first half, but we came out in the 2nd half with a full court man. This allowed Westwood to get down the floor and score off of the 3 on 2 breaks. Yes, I know that #24 for Westwood got hot from behind the arc, but that wasn't until midway through the 3rd quarter. Also, Humboldt was very lazy getting up and down the court. There are more things that I could put on here about the coaching, but I do not want to bash him on the internet. This might be the first time that I was this disappointed in a Humboldt team at a State Tournament. Now that it is over.....Great season Vikings! You proved me and everyone else wrong that you could make it back to the State Tournament after so many seniors graduated. Congratulations on getting this far! Hopefully we'll be able to get back there next season with the returning players and the talent coming up from Jr. High. Also, congratulations to Westwood on the win. You out-played us and out-worked us every second of the 2nd half. Go bring back that gold ball to West TN!

Joe Jackson and Andre Hollins (White Station) Chris Jones and Adonis Thomas (Melrose)

yawn.....