3/8- Ironton 69 Zane Trace 45 (District Championship)

[NewEra]

Guard the 3 players for ironton.... ball control offense. Mowery will need to slow his pace.

Guarding the 3 players for Ironton has proved very tricky for our opponents this year. When ya focus on 1 or 2 then someone else will step up and get ya. Seen it happen time and time again. Unless you got someone equal to them you are gonna have to double team these three to shut them down and there ain't enough players on the court. I would never go as far as to say that we are unbeatable, but it's gonna take a lot to do it OR we would have to have a really bad game.

Not one time has anyone beside the 3 score double figures.... example...at one time they had 58 of 69 vs NA.... the others won't beat you.

[ohbuckeye2]

Guard the 3 players for ironton.... ball control offense. Mowery will need to slow his pace.

Guarding the 3 players for Ironton has proved very tricky for our opponents this year. When ya focus on 1 or 2 then someone else will step up and get ya. Seen it happen time and time again. Unless you got someone equal to them you are gonna have to double team these three to shut them down and there ain't enough players on the court. I would never go as far as to say that we are unbeatable, but it's gonna take a lot to do it OR we would have to have a really bad game.

Not one time has anyone beside the 3 score double figures.... example...at one time they had 58 of 69 vs NA.... the others won't beat you.

That's not a true statement, Glover has scored double figures and a couple others have scored 9

[NewEra]

They still won't beat you and maybe 9 but I would like to see all the box scores.

[The Flying Dutchman]

You stop Lebron, Wade and Bosh you can also beat the Heat :122249

[on a mission]

One of the bench players scored in double figures and if you add up what you get from several of them you can find double digits in most every game. We play a consistent 8-9 every game. We'll take our big 3 and the others just doing their particular jobs and see where it gets us! I like what we do and love our chances! Go Tigers Go!! One Goal One Mission!!!

[BubbleGumTiger]

You stop Lebron, Wade and Bosh you can also beat the Heat :122249

Dutch, u been in the sauce again.......man that is heavy.........

[86Tiger]

[quote="NewEra"][quote="86Tiger"][quote="NewEra"]Guard the 3 players for ironton.... ball control offense. Mowery will need to slow his pace.[/quote]

Guarding the 3 players for Ironton has proved very tricky for our opponents this year. When ya focus on 1 or 2 then someone else will step up and get ya. Seen it happen time and time again. Unless you got someone equal to them you are gonna have to double team these three to shut them down and there ain't enough players on the court. I would never go as far as to say that we are unbeatable, but it's gonna take a lot to do it OR we would have to have a really bad game.[/quote]

Not one time has anyone beside the 3 score double figures.... example...at one time they had 58 of 69 vs NA.... the others won't beat you.[/quote]

Cox has also scored in double digits. Like I said before even if you could stop the three big guys (which it would take all five other players to do so) someone else will be left open. You my shut one down completely but you are not gonna shut down all three at the same time. What you are saying makes no sense

[NewEra]

We shall see.

[on a mission]

We shall see.

That my friend we will!! They will put the ball in the air and the best TEAM WILL PREVAIL!!#battletested#lookingforhardware#ONEGOALONEMISSION

[Space Cowboy]

Once the teams get to playoff season anything can happen. Zane Trace has won and advanced to this level by no accident. They are a good team.
That said, odds on favorite is undoubtedly Ironton.

[on a mission]

Once the teams get to playoff season anything can happen. Zane Trace has won and advanced to this level by no accident. They are a good team.
That said, odds on favorite is undoubtedly Ironton.

Once the ball goes in the air for tip-off we all are even! If on paper were the case then there would be no need in playing. We all have witnessed the upsets happen year in year out in march madness. I personally feel like the favorites would have to be our team but anything can happen. I obviously would love to see Ironton bring the hardware home but we can take nothing for granted and have to play every game as the state championship because from the time your team begins the tournament journey that's what they essentially are. Good Luck to all!

[NewEra]

We shall see.

That my friend we will!! They will put the ball in the air and the best TEAM WILL PREVAIL!!#battletested#lookingforhardware#ONEGOALONEMISSION

Oh they will beat Zane Trace I'm not saying that.

[86Tiger]

[quote="on a mission"][quote="Space Cowboy"]Once the teams get to playoff season anything can happen. Zane Trace has won and advanced to this level by no accident. They are a good team.
That said, odds on favorite is undoubtedly Ironton.[/quote]
Once the ball goes in the air for tip-off we all are even! If on paper were the case then there would be no need in playing. We all have witnessed the upsets happen year in year out in march madness. I personally feel like the favorites would have to be our team but anything can happen. I obviously would love to see Ironton bring the hardware home but we can take nothing for granted and have to play every game as the state championship because from the time your team begins the tournament journey that's what they essentially are. Good Luck to all![/quote]

Agree totally! Just saying to New Era that there is no way to shut down our top 3 all at the same time.

[WIFAN-22]

86 Tiger - Maybe not in this region, but the other regions arent this weak..... You will face better players than what you have seen this year when you get to reg final, and state semis, and final. I hope the players arent as over confident as the fans are. I totally believe that they are indeed the best team in this region by a fair margin. But, you can only play one game at a time, so think about only one at a time. Zane Trace is the goal, not the one after that. I bet if we ask how many the folks on here thought that they were involved with a team at one time or another that was unbeatable, and then got smacked down by somebody you didnt expect. This is a great team, dont place unneeded expectations on them. One at a time....

[86Tiger]

I never said they were unbeatable!!! If you read my earlier post I said that I would never say that they are unbeatable. I have been watching these boys since biddy league I know better than to make a statement like that. New era said that the big 3 could all be shut down at the same time. I just don't think it is possible to take them all out of the pic at the same time.

[pembrook burrows III]

Every team making a tournament run will have an off night. The key is to survive and advance. Last year, Portsmouth took Valley lightly and had to rally late to win by 4. In 2005, Ironton's Final Four Ironton team blew a comfortable lead against Bloom Carroll, then held on in overtime to win by 2. Plus Eastern Brown's Brett Beucler hit about 10 threes against the Tigers the weekend before in a thrilling district final that Ironton was fortunate to win by 6. So things are about to get a lot more difficult for the Tigers this Friday night. That's why they call it March Madness!

And if that ain't enough to convince the Tigers to keep their heads on straight, then watch this video replay from the weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTDATDCcziM

[MRI13]

you still have to play the game...all the talk is cheap....fouls, injuries, bad calls...you never know what will happen.

Ironton is the better team...but they also have all the pressure...ZT has nothing to lose

[beaverlover]

I think Beam matches up well inside but cant see anyone on the floor slowing Carter down. Ironton by 14

[ballrmom]

I did'nt know to much about Ironton or North Adams until after saturday but from what i seen ironton is loaded and on a mission.Best of luck to both teams

[maniac66]

I think Ironton played a schedule help make them ready for a deep run in this tournament that and these young men playing together for so long.
I know a lot of people will say a schedule isn't a big difference maker but to go to Florida and play much larger teams and to play several different teams around the state and nation can only help.
They play against teams with bigger players and learned their own strengths from that.
I do agree one bad night can spell doom for any team but I will also admit I like Ironton's chances to get to the final 4 and maybe win it all.
Ironton had games this season where they sat both Carter and Fletcher at times this season and the team stepped up and never missed a beat that says a lot for this Ironton team.
Good Luck Ironton and keep focused and confident and you will be ok.