Gibson Co. beat Dyer Co.

[rocker]

Here lately, they're getting beat by everybody! I will not watch them again this season. They have no heart, and Butch cannot get anything out of them.

[Peerless10]

What is the name of the Gibson County coach? IS this is first year as the head coach or has he been there a while?

[magicmarker]

I don't know his name but yeah this is his first year at gibson county.

[gcfan2]

What is the name of the Gibson County coach? IS this is first year as the head coach or has he been there a while?

His name is Steven Harshaw...first year from Arkansas I think I'm correct on this.

[gcfan2]

I am a huge fan of Dyer County, but I have to say that this little streak they are on is TERRIBLE. This team has so much potential, but I don't know what is going wrong. I was at the game, but I left after half time because it was boring, the majority of the first half was GC holding the ball. Antonio and Courtney should be dominating, but for some reason, they cannot get into it.

 

At the first of the year, DC was dominating, and then I don't know what happened.

GC holding the ball was an excellent coaching decision...they had a strategy and stuck to it and it worked. Sorry you missed the second half of such a good game!

[Jellyrolls]

High School needs a shot clock.

[Peerless10]

This is a part of the story from the www.stategazette.com...website.

 

DYER — Gibson County was a team on the ropes. In fact, heading into Friday’s game with Dyer County the Pioneers, struggling with a sub-500 record, saw the light at the end of the tunnel turning into a faint flicker.

They were in perfect position for the Choctaws to come in and do some serious damage.

But a 65-57 victory Thursday against Humboldt had given them hope. And DC found out Friday that there is almost nothing tougher to play against than a team with hope. In a low- scoring affair Gibson County defeated the Choctaws 36-33.

“I think it was extremely big,” said Gibson County coach Steven Harshaw. “More importantly, more than anything, not that it was just a game. But it was to prove that last night at Humboldt wasn’t luck. That we are finally getting it and they are figuring it out now. So maybe this will propel us on for about seven more wins.”

However, for the Choctaws, they lost more than just a game. They also lost one of their best players for the rest of the season. With 6 minutes to go in the fourth quarter Antonio Mitchell was benched and he did not return. When the game was over Mitchell was no longer on the team.

Despite all of that, Dyer County still had a chance to win the contest. Dustin Burnette hit a layup to begin the fourth quarter and gave DC a 26-25 lead. But the Pioneers’ Tyler Bodeford responded with a 3-pointer the next time down court.

The Choctaws had been struggling with missing easy chip shots under the basket the entire night and it came back to haunt them in the final period. As did the lack of free-throw shooting.

With a two-point lead Gibson County had what it wanted. They had been jumping into the four-corners offense throughout the game and used it periodically in the fourth. They were able to run the clock down and force DC to extend its defense to half-court.

“People have been doing that to us for the last three years,” said DC coach Butch Hopkins. “We figured it would be something similar to that. It wasn’t a big deal. It was we just didn’t execute very well on the other end of the floor.”

[squirrel]

Antonio mitchell quit

[Peerless10]

That is what the story says.

[cheerin4DC]

Can someone actually confirm that Antonio Mitchell quit? I would like to know what happen. I only want the truth and no lies or rumors started. Maybe Coachinhoops could give me the info I am looking for.

[twhoops]

Michael Kinney from the state gazette must have interviewed Coach Hopkins on this matter and the story is correct as written. I will not comment on the situation other than to say it is a sad one.

[bigknocka8]

Did he quit or get kicked off?? I saw him at the Dyersburg game saturday night.