Uknow Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm picking 1st round: Collinwood over Summertown, Wayne County over Frank Hughes. 2nd round Perry County over Collinwood, Loretto over Wayne County Finals: Loretto over Perry County I'm just excited the tournaments start in 3 hours with 2 elimination games on tap! Now's the time to bring your A game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukepoint57 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Collinwood over summertown Wayne county over Clifton Perry over collinwood Loretto over Wayne Loretto over Perry Perry county got away with a cheap win at loretto I'm picking loretto cause neutral floor and since they let that game at loretto go They are gonna be out for blood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCsupporter4life Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 We'll see. I may be wrong but it is hard to beat teams 3 or even 4 times in a row or in a season for that matter. Good Luck to all teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTang Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 First Round: Collinwood over Summertown Wayne Co. over Frank Hughes Second Round: Perry Co. over Collinwood Loretto over Wayne Co. Finals: Pretty good toss up here. First game was at Perry Co. and Sirmones first game back from a concussion as she was limited in play and I think only had 2 points. Loretto lost that game by 6 points. Second time around was at Loretto and Loretto just could not close it out. Perry Co. stepped up big time and hit two threes to send it into over time and hit the only basket in overtime. Loretto is playing really well right now utilizing a mixture of girls, some of which wasn't even playing the first half of the year. Problem is I don't think Loretto plays very well at the Lawrence County gym and may struggle. I'll hold off on my pick until I see how both teams do in the Lawrence County Gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTang Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 On second thought I will say Summertown over Collinwood and Frank Hughes over Wayne County. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rllord Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 redtang, I very rarely miss (after I look at the score board)!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uknow Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Well I'm oh for two. That was 2 very close games that were fun to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uknow Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 What are the thoughts on the tournament? This has to be the weakest 12A has been in forever. Before Loretto joined, you could always count on Summertown, Collinwood, Wayne County, and Perry County to have some of the best teams around, with some Miss Basketball candidates. Not any more. Perry County has only lost one game, but nothing like the teams they had when Edney and Weatherly played. The entire Region has dropped off. Oh well. I will go with the first round only for now. Summertown vs Collinwood Summertown has won twice by double figures. Neither team shoots well from outside. I cant' figure out why teams keep throwing it up 3pt. land when they shoot so bad from that area. Even the post for Collinwood chunks up threes. Collinwood has the better inside game, but does not use it enough. Both teams have a lot of young players. To me, this one could go either way, but I give this one to Summertown since they have won both by double digits. Wayne County vs Frank Hughes If Frank Hughes has any hope of ever getting back to the Region, this has to be their best chance and only because Wayne County has fallen way down in talent. The two teams split in the season. Frank Hughes won by 5 when they had Davis, but lost by 10 when she was hurt and she is out now with a leg injury. Wayne County has not played well in a while. The key for Wayne County is Ray. If she can score 20 plus, Wayne County wins. Churchwell is the key for Frank Hughes in stopping her. Frank Hughes must pressure full court and run off a rebound. Wayne County must handle the press, put Ray and Mathis inside some, slow it down, and play zone making Frank Hughes shoot from outside. Wayne County let them out hustle them last time. Tough to pick. Tradition makes me want to go with Wayne County, but their lack of hustle and effort this year says they are headed for an exit for the first time in who knows when. I say Frank Hughes by 3. If Collinwood and Wayne County both lose, does anyone know when the last time that neither of them made it to the region tournament? I would have to say it has been a long time, maybe never. If anyone knows, please post. Would be interesting to know. Well that happened. I don't remember this happening. Any official word on when or if ever this has happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachcarterfan Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Since I'm two for two, time for the next round. Loretto vs Frank Hughes Loretto won both regular season games, first by seven and the next by eleven. Loretto has the better post play in this one. Both teams have good speed. Edge goes to Loretto in shooting. I don't think Frank Hughes can put up enough points to win in which should be a low scoring game based on the other two games. Frank Hughes will get after them on defense, so as long as Loretto can handle the pressure, they will be fine. Frank Hughes has come come a long way in the last three years, starting with the other Morris and continuing with this Morris, but not further enough. (Keep in mind the talent in the district is not what it used to be). Loretto wins this one by 12. Summertown vs Perry County Perry County won both season games by large margins. Perry County has the experience. Summertown's youth will show in this one. Edge goes to Perry County in shooting. Summertown struggles to score. Perry County wins this one by 17. Back to my original post and the question: When, if ever, was the last time Wayne County and Collinwood both did not make it out of the district? My guess would be that this has never happened. Would be interesting to know if someone can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandychris Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just an observation--the 4th place team from 12 will be in the opposite bracket as the 12 champ at region. It is conceivable that Summertown can finish 4th in the district and walk out of region with a substate berth. How huge would that be for those young ladies??!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rllord Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 vandychris, If 12a wins the first round of regions and Summertown is the 4th seed, they would have to upset the 12a runner-up to get a sub-state berth. Possible but not an easy road with either Perry or Loretta likely in that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandychris Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 If they can eliminate the stretch against Loretto where they struggle to score they have shown they can play with them for at least a half. Be a tough outing for sure but not impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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