District 4AA 2014-15

[SweetScience]

With Maryville out of the way, it's a matter of WHEN, not if anymore.

True man. Sorry for totally turning this thread into an OR football thread lol

[AlcoaBasketball]

True man. Sorry for totally turning this thread into an OR football thread lol

Ahh, as much football as I've talked the past year, I never would've noticed.

[SweetScience]

Oh yeah. I definitely saw the image of all that Oak Ridge maroon...

You mean Cardinal

[AlcoaBasketball]

You mean Cardinal

Oh yeah....CARDINAL red.

[SweetScience]

Oh yeah....CARDINAL red.

That's right. Ask RW87. I always correct her when she says maroon

[AlcoaBasketball]

Bump

[AlcoaBasketball]

Catholic pulls away in the second half to win 66-53. Alcoa is athletic and quick, young too.

Can't lie, Alcoa looked lost tonight. Catholic has matured since last year too. Shot selection was questionable at times, but it is what it is. We didn't have as many turnovers tonight, but we still had them.

 

We still have some growing to do, and our schedule doesnt get any easier. We go to Webb Tuesday and host CAKe next Friday.

[Norman Dale]

Can't lie, Alcoa looked lost tonight. Catholic has matured since last year too. Shot selection was questionable at times, but it is what it is. We didn't have as many turnovers tonight, but we still had them.

We still have some growing to do, and our schedule doesnt get any easier. We go to Webb Tuesday and host CAKe next Friday.

I knew this would be a rebuilding year for Alcoa but I thought they would be .500 or slightly above at this point, not 4-11. I can tell by reading Coach Kirk's comments in the Daily Times recently that he is frustrated with the team's performance. It won't get any easier with Webb and CAK coming up next. Edited January 3, 2015 by Norman Dale

[AlcoaBasketball]

I knew this would be a rebuilding year for Alcoa but I thought they would be .500 or slightly above at this point, not 4-11. I can tell by reading Coach Kirk's comments in the Daily Times recently that he is frustrated with the team's performance. It won't get any easier with Webb and CAK coming up next.

He has been visibly frustrated on the sidelines as well, and the team's body language has been bad as well. But yes, there are about 2-4 games in there we could have (SHOULD have) won.

[IrishBBall]

When the Irish execute and play team ball, they are very tough. Luke Smith had a great game tonight with solid support from several others. Teeter is a tough matchup in the post. Nice district win. Enjoyed getting to spend some time with AlcoaBasketball.

[AlcoaBasketball]

When the Irish execute and play team ball, they are very tough. Luke Smith had a great game tonight with solid support from several others. Teeter is a tough matchup in the post. Nice district win. Enjoyed getting to spend some time with AlcoaBasketball.

Luke Smith makes a HUGE difference for the Irish even if he isn't scoring, seeing how many assists he had tonight alone. His play tonight (led all scoring with 25 points) helped set up a big night for Jordan Anderson (18 points).

 

Honestly, this feels like a little role reversal from last season. Last year, KCHS was a very young team and it showed, especially after Luke was injured. This year, the Irish have matured while Alcoa has just one starter back from last year (Teeter), and our youth has been exposed throughout the season. I guess it all just goes in cycles.

 

IrishBBall, you da man! You've supported your team through thick and thin, and the same can be said for QSouth89.

[QSouth89]

Coach Kirk has to be patient, last year was hard on Coach Hutchens because he knew Catholic would be so young and they played a brutal schedule (not a good combo). Alcoa plays a very tough schedule as well so it's going to pay off especially at playoff time. Alcoa is one of the more athletic teams Catholic has played.