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3 minutes ago, JustABlueFan said:

LA hasn't been the same since the first Cumberland loss. They made a very mediocre team look formidable tonight.

this time of year it comes down to coaching and Livingston Academy has more talented players than Lawrence County and more scoring but the scouting and the coaching catches up at some point and it showed in this region tonight in all four games.  the travel ball that all the Livingston academy players do together in the offseason does help them but I think if Lincoln county and page did not have to play each other in the semifinals they both would advance getting to play overmatched and out coached Upperman and Livingston Academy teams.  

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34 minutes ago, 85warrior said:

The bottom??? When was White at the bottom?

I have no problem with Dodgen myself....just the "bottom" comment.

I remember when Coach Dodgen was brought in at White. They were average on a good day. He made them formidable in the death region they were in. He's got those kids invested into playing ball at a more competitive level in the off-season. They were a top five team in the state at one point this year. That's a credit to him as well. Sure, the 90s were great. They were also 20+ years ago. 

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28 minutes ago, King21 said:

I remember when Coach Dodgen was brought in at White. They were average on a good day. He made them formidable in the death region they were in. He's got those kids invested into playing ball at a more competitive level in the off-season. They were a top five team in the state at one point this year. That's a credit to him as well. Sure, the 90s were great. They were also 20+ years ago. 

White hasn't been below. 500 in the District in 15+ years is all I'm saying. 

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7 hours ago, EagleOldEyes said:

this time of year it comes down to coaching and Livingston Academy has more talented players than Lawrence County and more scoring but the scouting and the coaching catches up at some point and it showed in this region tonight in all four games.  the travel ball that all the Livingston academy players do together in the offseason does help them but I think if Lincoln county and page did not have to play each other in the semifinals they both would advance getting to play overmatched and out coached Upperman and Livingston Academy teams.  

Yeah these 2 coaches, who both have won gold balls, make a tendency of getting out coached in the post season like you seem to imply. Laughable. The LA game had nothing to do with being out coached. 

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10 hours ago, summit said:

Sad way to end for White Co . Got worse as the season went on . Every team learned our weakness . Same bad passes all year . Passes against press same all year . Fundamentaly worst girls team i've seen at White Cc . This team could have been so much better . Sad , hard to watch . 

I picked White County to win district and against Page, even though I questioned myself each time. I finally realized if you look good length, height in uniform doesn't mean anything.  White players just aren't polished skill wise , we all put them on a pedalstal that we shouldn't have. I don't think they were  underachieving. They finished about where thier talent level was. High school coaches can develop teams, they can't develop talent ,that is up to parents,players, aau,trainers etc.. Dodgen did what he could imo.

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7 minutes ago, repoman said:

I picked White County to win district and against Page, even though I questioned myself each time. I finally realized if you look good length, height in uniform doesn't mean anything.  White players just aren't polished skill wise , we all put them on a pedalstal that we shouldn't have. I don't think they were  underachieving. They finished about where thier talent level was. High school coaches can develop teams, they can't develop talent ,that is up to parents,players, aau,trainers etc.. Dodgen did what he could imo.

Agree 100%. Dodgen has always grated me the wrong way since the LA-Cannon battles. But the guy can coach and gets the most out what he has. 

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