Up here in the coalfields, the Lady Tigers still should be strong along with Virginia High from the CMD. Anyone have any info on any of the other teams from the CD, BDD, LPD or CMD?
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Up here in the coalfields, the Lady Tigers still should be strong along with Virginia High from the CMD. Anyone have any info on any of the other teams from the CD, BDD, LPD or CMD?
What does Honaker return? Artip, Tiller, McGlothlin? Lose Perkins?
Va High loses 3 starters...Grimm, Shankel, and Jones. Pippin and Denton the two returning starters. A. Shankel and Hutt should be back.
Lee loses 2 starters, Wynn and Copeland. Cluesman, McPherson, Music, and Rutherford should be among the 7 returning.
Believe Casltewood just had a couple of seniors. Evans, Addington, and Gordon probably to return.
In the LPD, JJK will be re-building after losing a couple of good players in Kalen Collins and Sarah Saunders. Clintwood lost Kristen Mullins. JJK is always very well coached by Robin Dotson though and should start putting together a good team. Clintwood has a new coach I believe.
I think Powell Valley and JIB will be strong in the LPD. Burton has a very good young player in Miller.
Not sure about the BDD, but Ervinton should return a good Lady Rebels team this year.
In the Cumberland it will be between Castlewood and Ervinton, with Castlewood being the favorite.
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You are correct. I think the new coach will be solid and will over the long term help Clintwood girls BBall but this season I think the Lady Wave will struggle
honaker and castlewood will be the definite favorite in d2. virginiah high has a heckuva player in pippen. j.j. kelly will be reloading but they still have a good player in brewer. powell valley could also contend, they are very athletic with trent and holdway. i believe burton could make some noise. council has a new coach and i believe ervinton does as well.
kelly wins it.
Going by what I've heard from a lot of my very reliable sources out there, I would say that Region D preseason predictions girls basketball should look something like:
Black Diamond District
1. Honaker - With returning players, including the 5'11 guard and 5'11 post, should be one of the reps this year in the state quarterfinals.
2. Council - Always a sleeper in the BDD.
3. Twin Valley - Any Goodman coached team should never be overlooked.
4. Haysi
5. Hurley
Cumberland District
1. Castlewood - Girls program headed by Ruff is still strong and should bring home the CD crown this year.
2. Ervinton - Had the best player in Region D last year and should again be the best this year.
3. Rye Cove - Team unity is the biggest questions facing this years Lady Eagle team.
4. Thomas Walker
5. St. Paul
6. Coeburn
7. Twin Springs
Clinch Mountain District
1. Virginia High - Aside from Honaker, the other team that shoudl be the state rep in the quarterfinals this year.
2. Lee High - Could be the spoiler in this years playoffs. Lee boys and girls teams known for having their 1000 pt. scorers but no championships. Will this one girls basketball team be the one Lee team that focuses on what it takes to win a championship instead of worrying about how many 1000 pt. scorers they have.
3. John Battle - Played a lot of freshman and sophomores last year all year long. Return basically the entire team. Could be the ones on top when all is said and done.
4. Lebanon
5. Gate City - Long time JV coach has moved up to become the Varsity Assistant. Devils looking to improve over last years single digit win total. Also heard they have no one player that will be able to score at all in every game this year as well as have players that will be able to show the leadership needed with exception of this years three seniors. Single digit wins again...most likely a very real possibility. Program still trying to recover after losing 7 great senior leaders and scorers to state championship team.
Lonesome Pine District
1. JI Burton - Great guard / post players in a program that is very strong right now.
2. JJ Kelly - Program that has not been as strong as in the past but on the rise again with two 6'2 twin sisters coming into the program.
3. Powell Valley - Could be in the thick of the title chase in the LPD this year after a strong year last year.
4. Clintwood
5. Pound
6. Appalachia
The Lee girls have only two 1000 point scorers, both through '99-'01, Carrie Myers (who's playing pro ball in Europe) and Jamie Cluesman.
Wow...I got a ghost writer...
Lee also won back to back district and regional championships when Cluesman and Myers played.
That loss to Northside in the 2000 quarterfinals was a heartbreaker, then they went on to lose to Bassett in the state championship game, who Lee beat in the Region finals. Tipped it back in with 0.2 seconds left and won by 2. I think Fertitta was 6-2 maybe.
I will bet you a steak dinner that Gate City finishes a lot higher than 5th in the Clinch Mountain District. They're going to be tough this year. Lee High will be the team to beat, not Va High.
ts will not finish last in the district.. they will finish higher than coeburn or st paul
Who coaches Norton Girls Basketball now??
Mike Goforth.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Glory_Days</div><div class="ubbcode-body">kelly wins it. </div></div>
I'm sure that's what your thinking. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]
Missy Anderson scored her 1000 point in the Fall of 1989. She had played basketball at Jonesville High School. She went on to play at Duke University.
Yeah, forgot about that when I first posted it but then I just didn't later add it in this situation since she was at Lee for just a year.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow...I got a ghost writer... </div></div>
I was gonna say, I thought you hated basketball.
lee county always has good ball players
Steak dinner? Heck I'll get in on this. Tell me who has the cheapest steak because you are about to lose this bet. If Gate City finishes anything above 5th in the Clinch Mountain in girls basketball, someone is a miracle worker. I'm hearing the same thing from some people around here. I hear that Gate City's best girls basketball players are actually on the volleyball team but they dont play basketball for some reason. I also heard about the lacking of leadership with their older players. I think that is why our Lady Tornado scheduled them for this year. They were looking at least to get at least one win themselves. Except for some very good young talent coming in as sophomores, freshman and younger... I'm hearing it could be a lean two or three years in Gate City in girls basketball. Whats the best steak house you know of? I'll take about three or four.....medium well. Dont forget the A-1 Sauce.
they will improved from last year but not by much
You do realize that there are only 5 teams in the Clinch Mountain District so you are picking Gate City to finish last in the same district as Lebanon and John Battle who averaged around 5 wins last year. You might want to check your sources because GC has improved from last year barring any unforeseen injuries.