3-17 (7:30 pm) Ironton vs Portsmouth (Regional Finals) @ Co

[pfloyd]

... Survive and Advance ... no style points given at this point in the season ... "Ws" move on "Ls" go home ... Best of luck to the Trojans Thursday night - P'town has got to be buzzing td!!!

[Hitchbone64]

VERY PROUD OF THE 2012 REGIONAL CHAMPION PORTSMOUTH TROJANS!!!

The Trojans played perhaps ther best defensive game of the year, considering how good Ironton is..........I knew that the Fighting Tigers would make a run, and they did, but PHS held off the charge to advance for the 15th time to the state tournament.........Portsmouth is now 2nd all-time in state appearances with 15......only Canton McKinley has been to the state more than the Trojans.

Zaide Whitely played an OUTSTANDING game..........he guarded Zac Carter, limiting one of the state's best guards to only 13 points, while scoring 14 himself.......the Trojans as a whole matched the Tigers physical play.........and PHS made clutch plays and FT's in the clutch.

Portsmouth is 23-2.........no matter what criticisms come their way, 23-2 is an outstanding record, so our kids have to be doing something right........we beat Valley, Chesapeake, and Ironton consecutively in the tournament, won the SEOAL outright, have a 20 game winning streak, and are going to the Final 4 for the second year in a row.

Form follows function.......I'll take a win no matter how we get it..........GO TROJANS!!

Trojandave, Job well done. For you and the others like Tobias and Bigdowgg who have supported the program through the good and bad, your support is invaluable. People don't realize it, but these young men know and understand who is on their side. Coach Collins has put the Trojans back on the map front and center. Good luck in CBus! Hope to see you here.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

what a great season for both teams , way to represent the south. and continued success to the trojans.

[buckcraze]

Great job Trojans!!! Good luck at the Schott!!! I will be pulling for you guys!!!!

[TigsFan]

Well, at the end of the day the team that puts ball in the basket the most wins the game. I felt like when Ports was on offense they had a mission or a plan of attack to put the ball in the hole. They ran really good sets per say and have good rhythm passing, finding the open man and taking "high quality" shots. That is the one thing that I feel the Tigers have lacked this year. Offensive rhythm. This is something that happens over time as the players get to know each other. They develop team "Chemistry". This is the one thing that gives when you substitute a lot of players in and out. Subbing is good for stamina and defense. But when you have the horses who can score then you must adjust your scheme. You don't need as many possesions when you can score on a majority of them. I for one believe the NBA champ would beat the All Star team year end and year out b/c they have chemistry. Eventually the All Star team would catch up but it would take awhile. Also, we didn't blow people out this year like I thought we would but we still had a terrific season. Hopefully next year is the year of the Tiger. Go Tigers!

Also good luck to those pesky Trojans.