Division IV District Semi-Final (Jackson)

[Super trooper]

Its just a better brand of girls basketball watching those 2 teams play. It is as close to watching a boys game as you will find. We won't make fun of you, we enjoy people who like watching our teams as much as we do

[MightyOaksFan]

Three days until tip-off ...

It cracks me up - as much boys basketball stuff as I do (attending three games a week at least) - I think I am most excited about a Division IV girls basketball tournament ... lol ... I know it makes all my friends - and fellow boys basketball fans that I chat with regularly - laugh ... They make fun of me at least once a day I think.

I can't really explain why - cause I usually don't like to venture out and take in a lot of girls games - but watching the Eastern OR Waterford girls play seems a lot different ... They are more fun to watch, the games are more exciting, etc... etc ... If and when I ever figure out why - I'll be sure to post the answer ... lol

It is the fundamentals and effort that can still be seen in some girls basketball games.

[ManitouDan]

its a beautiful thing when done well...... but its not done well often. Ashland ky was a blast to watch, Peebles was pretty good, Raceland Ky was OK, Obviously Oak Hill. Thats about it that i saw this year as far as opponents go or teams i got to see play. MD

[93Bulldog]

its a beautiful thing when done well...... but its not done well often. Ashland ky was a blast to watch, Peebles was pretty good, Raceland Ky was OK, Obviously Oak Hill. Thats about it that i saw this year as far as opponents go or teams i got to see play. MD

Good points be all the posts ...

MD - Be sure to chime in after the games and let us know if Eastern and or Waterford measure up to those standards ... I'm curious to know if its just the fact that Eastern/Waterford are in the TVC - and that's why I like watching them play - or its because they're actually that good. I know part of me likes Eastern because I use to cover them sometimes when I worked at the paper - & actually gave John his very first interview when I did the Eastern preview that season ... Also, Howie is one of my all-time favorite coaching personalities and I love talking with the guy - so when Eastern went on their volleyball run this season I followed him & the team throughout the tournament ... I think cheering for a lot of those same girls playing basketball now just kind of carried over.

With Waterford: I agree with some of the things mentioned in previous posts - they're just so darn fundamentally sound & they move the ball so well - it's fun to watch ... They remind me of a football team that only runs one or two plays (like the wish-bone or something) but they do it perfectly ... As far as a individual players go - just watching the Brown girl from Waterford is fun ... I havn't seen an athlete (boys or girls) this season play with the intensity and focus as that girl plays with ... She is emotionally & physically engaged - into what's going on in the game - 110% all the time ... Immagine a 5-foot-5 'high energy' player that just wreakes havoc on the opposition - well that's her - except she's not a 5'5 guard - she's more like 5-foot-10 power forward or even a center at times.

[ManitouDan]

I'd like to think I dont have some crazy high set of standards... i just like fundemental ball . hopefully we bring our A game, we better , we know we big underdogs. good luck. MD

[Jif]

Eastern have any D-1 type recruits ?

go to this website http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-ba ... a-burdette

[Nine20four]

Not to nit pick, but Clay is 15-7. Of their losses, only Fairland and Lucasville Valley really thumped them. Their two SOC losses were early and both were avenged later in the season. They had Waverly beaten but let them off the mat, and were in both the West and South Webster games late. Clay is a much improved team over what they were early in the year. If the Lady Panthers limit their turnovers to 20 or less, stay out of foul trouble, and hit their free throws, they can keep the game with Waterford competitive.

[ManitouDan]

allow me to play devils advocate ---- Waverly was barely decent, West killed you and would do so ten times outta ten, and Webster was 7-12 on the year. As far as competing with Waterford I'll be rooting for ya but thats a whole lot of " if's" to stay close. will be interesting to see if either remaining SOC team can hang. I hope so. MD

[Nine20four]

allow me to play devils advocate ---- Waverly was barely decent, West killed you and would do so ten times outta ten, and Webster was 7-12 on the year. As far as competing with Waterford I'll be rooting for ya but thats a whole lot of " if's" to stay close. will be interesting to see if either remaining SOC team can hang. I hope so. MD

FYI, West did not KILL Clay. Clay was down 39-36 early in the fourth quarter and held Leader to just a couple of baskets for the entire game. The rest of her 18 points were from the free throw line. Clay simply went stone cold from the field and couldn't buy a basket in the fourth quarter even though they were still getting good looks. While Clay eventually lost to West by around 20, that game was the turning point for the Panthers season--they have played much better basketball since that game. Your statement that West would win 10 times out of 10 is simply you talking out of your ass and I take exception to it. No, Waverly and South Webster weren't that great this year, but unlike Notre Dame, at least Clay doesn't hide from those tougher SOC II schools. ND's signature win this year was against Clay, a game that had a huge disparity in fouls in the first half. That's a fact, not sour grapes. If losing to West by 20 is getting KILLED, that doesn't say much for ND losing to the same Clay team by nearly the same margin, does it?

[ManitouDan]

sounds like I hit a nerve -- sorry bout that. ( I do love how when teams get beat the Ol " we couldn't hit nothing" excuse get thrown around . Dont get offended over the West comment , they beat anyone in the SOC I ten outta ten ) why you wanted to drag ND into this I dont get --did i mention their schedule ?

[constantine]

I would say ND's signature win was at Coal Grove. If their signature win is Clay then wouldn't Clays signature win be ND. I watched bothed Clay and ND both times this year and think they are both good I do know ND had a horrible shooting night at Clay but at this point in the season the confernce teams should be rooting for each other if they aren't playing each other.

On the other point I dont know if I believe ND is hiding from SOCII schools looking at their schedule they did play 4 div 3 teams and went 2-2 but they werent SOCII schools. IF I am also correct ND hasnt been good in a long long time and if they can stay competitive I would believe the coach or AD would try to add some bigger schools in the future.

[Steely Dan]

Thank You!

I knew there was just no way.....that 93bulldog was right

Eastern Reedsville must be quite the small area! Has that always been the official name? Eastern Meigs makes more sense....but so does White Oak which I often argue about. I know in high school we always faced Gallipolis...now we face Gallia Academy.

Meigs County has 3 schools-- Eastern Reedsville, Racine Southern, and Meigs High School. Eastern and Southern are both in the TVC Hocking, Meigs is in TVC Ohio. Each school is within 20 minutes of the other and while Eastern and Southern are huge rivals, Meigs is also considered a rival. We at Eastern get a "little" testy being referred to as "Eastern Meigs" because of all these factors. Small area is an understatement to say the least! LOL

And some people get a little testy being referred to as Reedsville Eastern. Good luck in finding the school in Reedsville.

That is why, from a geographical accuracy standpoint, I've always contended that it should be labeled "Shade River Valley Eastern" From a municipality standpoint, I believe the school is actually closest to Tuppers Plains. Why they chose Reedsville is a mystery to me. :122245

[ManitouDan]

FWIW I'm rooting Clay this sat, I know a couple of their players from church and seem to be wonderful ladies.

and to constatine, you are correct , I think ND has scheduled Minford and maybe Webster next season , plus Piketon . good question about Clay's signature win --- who is it if it isn't ND ?

[Jif]

That is why, from a geographical accuracy standpoint, I've always contended that it should be labeled "Shade River Valley Eastern" From a municipality standpoint, I believe the school is actually closest to Tuppers Plains. Why they chose Reedsville is a mystery to me. :122245

It was chosen for them. Their mail comes from Reedsville. OHSAA uses the mailing address.

[Nine20four]

I dragged ND into it because you are an ND supporter and while you may think you were playing "devils advocate", your post came across to me as a classless and very transparent insult to the Lady Panthers and I called you out on it. If you didn't mean it that way, fine. You simply have no way of knowing that West would beat Clay (or ND for that matter) "10 times out of 10". We can agree to disagree on your "opinion", and that's all it is. ND had a good year, their first SOC title in 28 years, they are a great bunch of girls, and you should be proud of their accomplishment, but don't belittle the Lady Panthers playing competitive basketball against some much larger SOC II schools.

[ManitouDan]

could I ask what classless and transparent insult I threw towards the lady panthers that led you to comment on this thread ?

[Nine20four]

could I ask what classless and transparent insult I threw towards the lady panthers that led you to comment on this thread ?

Ask yourself that question.

The point of my post was to state that the Lady Panthers are a much improved team that played some bigger schools tough throughout the season, and what they'll have to do to make their game against Waterford competitive. To be perfectly frank, I'm not going to pretend to give a rat's behind what ND does against Eastern.

[ARCH NEMESIS]

could I ask what classless and transparent insult I threw towards the lady panthers that led you to comment on this thread ?

Ask yourself that question.

The point of my post was to state that the Lady Panthers are a much improved team that played some bigger schools tough throughout the season, and what they'll have to do to make their game against Waterford competitive. To be perfectly frank, I'm not going to pretend to give a rat's behind what ND does against Eastern.

:aaaaa41

[ManitouDan]

why dont you answer it --- ? , because you were not mentioned in the same paragraph as Ashland Ky , Raceland , Oak Hill and Peebles ? is that what prodded you into your defensive attitude ? you can dig ND all you want , its pretty much a given as civil as people try to be for the most part (WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS !) we hate you and you guys hate us. such is life in the SOC where the same two teams seem to always be fighting for the same titles . MD

[93Bulldog]

Lets see here .... Waterford girls has been a big rivalry with Eastern girls for awhile now ... Clay & ND have a bit of history it seems ... is it safe to say Waterford hates Eastern, Eastern hates Waterford, Clay hates ND, ND hates Clay ... lol ... Its gonna be an old fashion 'love fest' down at Jackson Saturday!

I'm glad I'm from Athens ... Not sure I want in the middle of that mess.