Not off the Press: Looking at league races, PPG stats and other high school basketball notes
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
How about that for a weekend of sports … no, week of sports?
I don't know where to start. Should I begin with the NFL Playoffs? How about all the undefeated teams in Division I gaining their first loss, or should I keep it local, because there is no shortage of tales to tell from the high school sports scene from this past week.
Weeks, and weekends, like the one we just had make me realize why I'm as passionate about sports as I am. I still can't believe how good the NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs were. (I should also note I finished a terrible 1-3 in the four games I tried to predict.)
I'm even glad hockey is back, for the sole purpose of having the Stanley Cup Finals. How cool is Lord Stanley's Cup?
Sorry, got a bit sidetracked, but as always, let's look at what is most important in our area … high school athletics.
This past weekend (Friday and Saturday), all the boys teams were in action, where we learned the Fairfield Lions are starting to play some of their best basketball of the season, the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians are having some tough luck South Central Ohio League losses, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs won more games this weekend than they had all season and the Whiteoak Wildcats will give all teams they face a tough battle as they are in a race for a league championship.
[[In-content Ad]]• Let's talk SCOL boys basketball
This league had just one undefeated team remaining in league play as the week begins in the Clinton-Massie Falcons, but that is due to the fact they began their season in late December, and if you haven't looked at their schedule ... it's brutal this month, but they are a very good basketball team.
Thus far, the Falcons have done all the right things in SCOL play, defeating London 59-53, Madison-Plains 53-40 and Miami Trace 59-40. Those aren't easy teams to beat in the league either, so whatever the Falcons are doing (I won't see them until later this week), they are doing it correctly as they are 3-0 in the league.
As for our hometown teams in Hillsboro and McClain … they are currently learning how to deal with tough league losses, or losses in general.
As of this writing, the Indians and Tigers are each 1-5 in the SCOL, but that doesn't mean they've not shown effort, and from what I've watched, their records don't necessary speak for the effort each of these teams have displayed this season.
Take, for instance, the Hillsboro Indians. They've lost four straight SCOL games – three this past week alone – but it wasn't for lack of effort. They held a lead in all three of those games (all at home), but in either the third or fourth frames, they were outscored and lost the lead.
On Saturday against London, HHS led 27-22 at the break, but it was the fourth that hurt them, being outscored 22-12. On Friday against East Clinton, the Tribe led 27-21 at the break, but it was the third quarter where the damage was done as they were outscored, 24-16. On Tuesday vs. Miami Trace, HHS led 21-19 after two quarters, but the fourth did them in as they were outscored, 15-5.
I respect how coach Brett Prince explained the Indians' current situation following their game against London Saturday night.
"We've had a halftime lead three straight games," Prince said. "We didn't feel like we needed to make a lot of halftime adjustments in any of the games because we were successful in what we were doing.
"It comes down to execution at the end of the game and putting the right kids in the right spots to get the job done. I've got to do that. We'll have to watch the film and learn from it. Close games are won with execution, and execution is taught by the coach, and we've got to get better in that area."
Again, I can really respect those comments.
This team has shown they can compete in the SCOL, but three quarters that went the way of their opponents is part of what is separating them from the teams ahead of them in the SCOL standings. If you think about it … all that hasn't gone the way for HHS in those quarters were some simple turnovers and converting some close baskets, which is all correctable before the postseason tournament arrives.
The same can be said for the McClain Tigers in their recent games, as they broke a five-game losing streak on Saturday at Unioto.
In each of those games, the Tigers lost by deficits of five or fewer points, including three one-point losses, a five-point loss and the four-point loss.
They are in the same boat as their Highland County counterpart, Hillsboro, as the two just can't catch a break in the close games.
In their five-loss streak (three SCOL games), the Tigers had two overtime losses in a row, where one quarter hurt them in the long run of things in those games. Against LHS, it was an 11-3 deficit after the first quarter, and against Zane Trace, it happened to be the second quarter, where they were outscored 20-8 in what was a 57-56 OT loss.
Versus Washington, the Tigers trailed 19-7 after the first quarter but proceeded to outscore the Blue Lions for the remainder of the game. Like HHS, it seems it is one quarter that haunts the Tigers, but in my non-basketball-playing and coaching opinion, all of this is fixable and there are still many games before tournament time, and those are the games that matter the most.
I think these two teams can iron out their current wrinkles within their respective games and make something of the SCOL standings. Just looking at the standings right now, there is still no clear-cut team in the league where I can pick a league champion, but that can all change this week.
Here are the SCOL records of each league team:
Clinton-Massie (3-0)
Washington (5-1)
Madison-Plains (5-2)
Miami Trace (4-3)
East Clinton (3-3)
London (2-5)
Hillsboro (1-5)
McClain (1-5)
• More on SCOL boys basketball
Looking at just their league results, it's very interesting to see the scoring in games. It may tell a story, or it may not about the league, but I find it interesting to see the differences in points allowed and scored in just league games by each team.
Starting with Clinton-Massie, in their three league games played towards the standings (their game in December vs. East Clinton was non-league), they outscored their opponents 171-133 as they are 3-0 thus far.
Here is a listing of points scored and allowed in just SCOL games:
- Clinton-Massie (3-0) — 171-133
- Madison-Plains (5-2) — 387-379
- Washington (5-1) — 330-300
- Miami Trace (4-3) — 420-391
- East Clinton (3-3) — 335-358
- London (2-5) — 392-417
- Hillsboro (1-5) — 264-292
- McClain (1-5) — 248-279
Points per game (for SCOL games) looks like this:
- Clinton-Massie (3 games) — 57-44.3
- Madison-Plains (7 games) — 55.3-54.1
- Washington (6 games) — 55-50
- Miami Trace (7 games) — 60-56
- East Clinton (6 games) — 55.9-60
- London (7 games) — 56-59.6
- Hillsboro (6 games) — 44-48.7
- McClain (6 games) — 41.3-46.5
• As for SHAC boys basketball …
As for this league … first, it's tough to know sometimes when two league teams face each other what is and isn't a league game because sometimes they aren't league games.
With all that said, how much more competitive can the Division I and Division II standings get in this league? Even though I mostly concentrate on the three Highland County schools, I know when basketball is going to be competitive, and that's what I've seen thus far in this league.
I've seen all but two of the boys teams this season, and just from my eye test, the league will come down to the final stages of the season.
Right now in Division I, Eastern Brown and Peebles are neck-and-neck in the league standings. The same is the case with Division II, as Whiteoak, Fairfield and Fayetteville are either tied in the standings or one game back.
WHS and FHS each are 4-2 in the league standings, while Fayetteville is 3-3, so yeah, this could get interesting.
Whiteoak starts a big three games in league play on Jan. 18 as they will travel to Ripley, then host Fairfield (Jan. 25) and host Fayetteville (Jan. 29) in league games, which will tell a lot about the standings once they are completed.
Fairfield is the same way as they have a three-game stretch against Peebles (Jan. 18), Manchester (Jan. 22) and Whiteoak (Jan. 25), along with a game at Ripley on Jan. 29.
And for Fayetteville, they suffered a loss at Lynchburg-Clay this past Friday, they have three league losses and they will face Ripley on Jan. 22, Manchester on Jan. 25, are at Whiteoak Jan. 29 and host Fairfield on Feb. 1.
Those stretch of games will likely mix things up in the standings.
I didn't forget about Division I, either. The second meeting with Eastern Brown and Peebles isn't until Feb. 15 … the very final game of the regular season … so if the losses stay the same for these two teams, imagine the atmosphere and all that will be on the line for those teams one day after Valentine's Day. I have a feeling they won't be exchanging boxes of candies with each other if that game comes down to the league championship.
• Top Boys Basketball Scorers in Highland County
Since I only have all the boys basketball individual scoring, I thought I'd use an idea given to me last season about making a listing of the top scorers in the county.
Headed into the week's games, here are the top scorers (listed by points per game) in Highland County. Also listed are their total points and games played this season.
1. Quentin Williams (FHS) 21.4 — 257 (12 games)
2. Doc Seip (WHS) 18.3 — 220 (12 games)
3. Jarrod Hart (HHS) 17.7 — 195 (11 games)
4. Alec Smith (LC) 15.0 — 165 (11 games)
5. Luke Taggert (WHS) 14.5 — 174 (12 games)
6. Ryan Faulconer (MHS) 12.7 — 152 (12 games)
7. Gage Carraher (WHS) 12.1 — 145 (12 games)
8. Ryan Bates (FHS) 11.6 — 139 (12 games)
9 (tie). Thomas Schrader (MHS) 10.3 — 123 (12 games)
9 (tie). Ryan Inman (LC) 10.3 — 113 (11 games)
10. Gage Montgomery (FHS) 10.2 — 122 (12 games)
11 (tie). Brent Shannon (MHS) 9.7 — 116 (12 games)
11 (tie). Devin Pierson (LC) 9.7 — 107 (11 games)
• More basketball notes
- Lynchburg-Clay senior Laney Lewis currently is in pursuit of 1,000 career points. Following the McClain game on Monday, she needs 30 points to become the sixth Lady Mustang to reach the feat. In her last two games, Lewis has scored 11 and 14 points, respectively. LC hosts Ripley on Thursday and will travel to Georgetown on Monday, Jan. 21.
- Did you know as of Monday, Jan. 14, there have been just two Highland County boys basketball players to score 30 or more points in a single game? In girls basketball, just one player has scored 30 or more points in a game. Those players are Fairfield senior Quentin Williams (31 points), Whiteoak senior Doc Seip (30 points) and Lynchburg-Clay senior Laney Lewis (30 points).
- Had a chance to watch the Southern State Men's Basketball team last Wednesday … if you like fast-paced, high-quality basketball team, I suggest you go watch this team at the Patriot Center.
- In the girls game on Saturday, the Hillsboro girls basketball team played tough against a very quality Clinton-Massie team. I love the enthusiasm from coach JR Moberly, and HHS does have two players to watch out for in Kaylynn Bell and Trista Rhodes, but they have others who are starting to find their role during the games as the tournament nears.
- One of the better games I watched this past week was the Eastern Brown at Whiteoak boys game. It was a game of strange scoring runs, but nevertheless, it was competitive, and even though WHS lost 61-54, I still believe this team can be and will be dangerous … I just hope they don't have to play the Fairfield Lions until no earlier than the district round.
- The SCOL girls basketball race to the championship looks to be going through Clinton-Massie again, even without standout Sydney Brackemyre, who is injured for the remainder of the season, as they are currently 8-0 in the SCOL.
- Having a quiet season as a freshman this year is Whiteoak's Emma Wardlow as she leads her team in scoring. In her first 13 varsity basketball games, she's scored 130 points (10 points per game) with her season-high being 24 points. She also has a total of six games where she's scored 10 or more points in a game.
• Quote of the Week
"One thing I was proud of was that even against players who were 6-5, 6-6, we were able to control the boards. We did a good job rebounding. We had a week off to prepare. We ran our game plan well and did what we had to do. We had some motivation knowing we had to win this game to stay in the league race for first place. The team stepped up to the challenge." — Everett Snyder, Fairfield boys basketball head coach speaking about their win over North Adams on Friday.
• (A second) Quote of the Week
"Again, defensively, I was pleased with the way we played in the first half, and we executed when we needed to. Defense is what we'll have to rely on, not only for the rest of the regular season, but in the tournament as well. I'm happy with the way our defense has played this late into the season." — Whitney Lewis, Lynchburg-Clay girls basketball head coach following their 55-44 win over McClain Monday night.
• (A third) Quote of the Week
"It was a game of runs, but the scoring was unusual in the fact each of us had double-digit scoring runs, and they had one last one in them and we ran out of time." — Tom Wessner, Whiteoak head coach speaking Friday night following the Wildcats' loss to Eastern Brown. Both teams has scoring runs of 13 points.
• Stat of the Week
Saturday night the McClain Tigers made eight 3-pointers. Making two each were Brent Shannon, Thomas Schrader and Mikel Pritchard. John Turner and Evan Mustard each made one.
• (A second) Stat of the Week
In their two wins this past weekend, the LC Mustangs boys basketball team outscored Fayetteville and Blanchester by a combined 151-98.
• (A third) Stat of the Week
In their nine straight wins, the LC Lady Mustangs have outscored their opponents, 508-318 (56.4 ppg.-35.3 ppg.).
• One last item of business
Hard to believe the basketball season is basically halfway over or even more for the girls season. I think it will be exciting to see who wins the league and conference championships in the next few weeks. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.
On a final note … I love Twitter. I think it is a good way to relay information and stay in contact with others in and around sports of all levels. I just hope when if pertains to writing opinions about high school athletics, especially teams folks don't normally cover, it all remains at a professional level when it comes to us scribes.
Stephen Forsha is the sports editor of The Highland County Press. He can be reached at sforsha@gmail.com. Follow Stephen on Twitter @hcpsportseditor.
I don't know where to start. Should I begin with the NFL Playoffs? How about all the undefeated teams in Division I gaining their first loss, or should I keep it local, because there is no shortage of tales to tell from the high school sports scene from this past week.
Weeks, and weekends, like the one we just had make me realize why I'm as passionate about sports as I am. I still can't believe how good the NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs were. (I should also note I finished a terrible 1-3 in the four games I tried to predict.)
I'm even glad hockey is back, for the sole purpose of having the Stanley Cup Finals. How cool is Lord Stanley's Cup?
Sorry, got a bit sidetracked, but as always, let's look at what is most important in our area … high school athletics.
This past weekend (Friday and Saturday), all the boys teams were in action, where we learned the Fairfield Lions are starting to play some of their best basketball of the season, the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians are having some tough luck South Central Ohio League losses, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs won more games this weekend than they had all season and the Whiteoak Wildcats will give all teams they face a tough battle as they are in a race for a league championship.
[[In-content Ad]]• Let's talk SCOL boys basketball
This league had just one undefeated team remaining in league play as the week begins in the Clinton-Massie Falcons, but that is due to the fact they began their season in late December, and if you haven't looked at their schedule ... it's brutal this month, but they are a very good basketball team.
Thus far, the Falcons have done all the right things in SCOL play, defeating London 59-53, Madison-Plains 53-40 and Miami Trace 59-40. Those aren't easy teams to beat in the league either, so whatever the Falcons are doing (I won't see them until later this week), they are doing it correctly as they are 3-0 in the league.
As for our hometown teams in Hillsboro and McClain … they are currently learning how to deal with tough league losses, or losses in general.
As of this writing, the Indians and Tigers are each 1-5 in the SCOL, but that doesn't mean they've not shown effort, and from what I've watched, their records don't necessary speak for the effort each of these teams have displayed this season.
Take, for instance, the Hillsboro Indians. They've lost four straight SCOL games – three this past week alone – but it wasn't for lack of effort. They held a lead in all three of those games (all at home), but in either the third or fourth frames, they were outscored and lost the lead.
On Saturday against London, HHS led 27-22 at the break, but it was the fourth that hurt them, being outscored 22-12. On Friday against East Clinton, the Tribe led 27-21 at the break, but it was the third quarter where the damage was done as they were outscored, 24-16. On Tuesday vs. Miami Trace, HHS led 21-19 after two quarters, but the fourth did them in as they were outscored, 15-5.
I respect how coach Brett Prince explained the Indians' current situation following their game against London Saturday night.
"We've had a halftime lead three straight games," Prince said. "We didn't feel like we needed to make a lot of halftime adjustments in any of the games because we were successful in what we were doing.
"It comes down to execution at the end of the game and putting the right kids in the right spots to get the job done. I've got to do that. We'll have to watch the film and learn from it. Close games are won with execution, and execution is taught by the coach, and we've got to get better in that area."
Again, I can really respect those comments.
This team has shown they can compete in the SCOL, but three quarters that went the way of their opponents is part of what is separating them from the teams ahead of them in the SCOL standings. If you think about it … all that hasn't gone the way for HHS in those quarters were some simple turnovers and converting some close baskets, which is all correctable before the postseason tournament arrives.
The same can be said for the McClain Tigers in their recent games, as they broke a five-game losing streak on Saturday at Unioto.
In each of those games, the Tigers lost by deficits of five or fewer points, including three one-point losses, a five-point loss and the four-point loss.
They are in the same boat as their Highland County counterpart, Hillsboro, as the two just can't catch a break in the close games.
In their five-loss streak (three SCOL games), the Tigers had two overtime losses in a row, where one quarter hurt them in the long run of things in those games. Against LHS, it was an 11-3 deficit after the first quarter, and against Zane Trace, it happened to be the second quarter, where they were outscored 20-8 in what was a 57-56 OT loss.
Versus Washington, the Tigers trailed 19-7 after the first quarter but proceeded to outscore the Blue Lions for the remainder of the game. Like HHS, it seems it is one quarter that haunts the Tigers, but in my non-basketball-playing and coaching opinion, all of this is fixable and there are still many games before tournament time, and those are the games that matter the most.
I think these two teams can iron out their current wrinkles within their respective games and make something of the SCOL standings. Just looking at the standings right now, there is still no clear-cut team in the league where I can pick a league champion, but that can all change this week.
Here are the SCOL records of each league team:
Clinton-Massie (3-0)
Washington (5-1)
Madison-Plains (5-2)
Miami Trace (4-3)
East Clinton (3-3)
London (2-5)
Hillsboro (1-5)
McClain (1-5)
• More on SCOL boys basketball
Looking at just their league results, it's very interesting to see the scoring in games. It may tell a story, or it may not about the league, but I find it interesting to see the differences in points allowed and scored in just league games by each team.
Starting with Clinton-Massie, in their three league games played towards the standings (their game in December vs. East Clinton was non-league), they outscored their opponents 171-133 as they are 3-0 thus far.
Here is a listing of points scored and allowed in just SCOL games:
- Clinton-Massie (3-0) — 171-133
- Madison-Plains (5-2) — 387-379
- Washington (5-1) — 330-300
- Miami Trace (4-3) — 420-391
- East Clinton (3-3) — 335-358
- London (2-5) — 392-417
- Hillsboro (1-5) — 264-292
- McClain (1-5) — 248-279
Points per game (for SCOL games) looks like this:
- Clinton-Massie (3 games) — 57-44.3
- Madison-Plains (7 games) — 55.3-54.1
- Washington (6 games) — 55-50
- Miami Trace (7 games) — 60-56
- East Clinton (6 games) — 55.9-60
- London (7 games) — 56-59.6
- Hillsboro (6 games) — 44-48.7
- McClain (6 games) — 41.3-46.5
• As for SHAC boys basketball …
As for this league … first, it's tough to know sometimes when two league teams face each other what is and isn't a league game because sometimes they aren't league games.
With all that said, how much more competitive can the Division I and Division II standings get in this league? Even though I mostly concentrate on the three Highland County schools, I know when basketball is going to be competitive, and that's what I've seen thus far in this league.
I've seen all but two of the boys teams this season, and just from my eye test, the league will come down to the final stages of the season.
Right now in Division I, Eastern Brown and Peebles are neck-and-neck in the league standings. The same is the case with Division II, as Whiteoak, Fairfield and Fayetteville are either tied in the standings or one game back.
WHS and FHS each are 4-2 in the league standings, while Fayetteville is 3-3, so yeah, this could get interesting.
Whiteoak starts a big three games in league play on Jan. 18 as they will travel to Ripley, then host Fairfield (Jan. 25) and host Fayetteville (Jan. 29) in league games, which will tell a lot about the standings once they are completed.
Fairfield is the same way as they have a three-game stretch against Peebles (Jan. 18), Manchester (Jan. 22) and Whiteoak (Jan. 25), along with a game at Ripley on Jan. 29.
And for Fayetteville, they suffered a loss at Lynchburg-Clay this past Friday, they have three league losses and they will face Ripley on Jan. 22, Manchester on Jan. 25, are at Whiteoak Jan. 29 and host Fairfield on Feb. 1.
Those stretch of games will likely mix things up in the standings.
I didn't forget about Division I, either. The second meeting with Eastern Brown and Peebles isn't until Feb. 15 … the very final game of the regular season … so if the losses stay the same for these two teams, imagine the atmosphere and all that will be on the line for those teams one day after Valentine's Day. I have a feeling they won't be exchanging boxes of candies with each other if that game comes down to the league championship.
• Top Boys Basketball Scorers in Highland County
Since I only have all the boys basketball individual scoring, I thought I'd use an idea given to me last season about making a listing of the top scorers in the county.
Headed into the week's games, here are the top scorers (listed by points per game) in Highland County. Also listed are their total points and games played this season.
1. Quentin Williams (FHS) 21.4 — 257 (12 games)
2. Doc Seip (WHS) 18.3 — 220 (12 games)
3. Jarrod Hart (HHS) 17.7 — 195 (11 games)
4. Alec Smith (LC) 15.0 — 165 (11 games)
5. Luke Taggert (WHS) 14.5 — 174 (12 games)
6. Ryan Faulconer (MHS) 12.7 — 152 (12 games)
7. Gage Carraher (WHS) 12.1 — 145 (12 games)
8. Ryan Bates (FHS) 11.6 — 139 (12 games)
9 (tie). Thomas Schrader (MHS) 10.3 — 123 (12 games)
9 (tie). Ryan Inman (LC) 10.3 — 113 (11 games)
10. Gage Montgomery (FHS) 10.2 — 122 (12 games)
11 (tie). Brent Shannon (MHS) 9.7 — 116 (12 games)
11 (tie). Devin Pierson (LC) 9.7 — 107 (11 games)
• More basketball notes
- Lynchburg-Clay senior Laney Lewis currently is in pursuit of 1,000 career points. Following the McClain game on Monday, she needs 30 points to become the sixth Lady Mustang to reach the feat. In her last two games, Lewis has scored 11 and 14 points, respectively. LC hosts Ripley on Thursday and will travel to Georgetown on Monday, Jan. 21.
- Did you know as of Monday, Jan. 14, there have been just two Highland County boys basketball players to score 30 or more points in a single game? In girls basketball, just one player has scored 30 or more points in a game. Those players are Fairfield senior Quentin Williams (31 points), Whiteoak senior Doc Seip (30 points) and Lynchburg-Clay senior Laney Lewis (30 points).
- Had a chance to watch the Southern State Men's Basketball team last Wednesday … if you like fast-paced, high-quality basketball team, I suggest you go watch this team at the Patriot Center.
- In the girls game on Saturday, the Hillsboro girls basketball team played tough against a very quality Clinton-Massie team. I love the enthusiasm from coach JR Moberly, and HHS does have two players to watch out for in Kaylynn Bell and Trista Rhodes, but they have others who are starting to find their role during the games as the tournament nears.
- One of the better games I watched this past week was the Eastern Brown at Whiteoak boys game. It was a game of strange scoring runs, but nevertheless, it was competitive, and even though WHS lost 61-54, I still believe this team can be and will be dangerous … I just hope they don't have to play the Fairfield Lions until no earlier than the district round.
- The SCOL girls basketball race to the championship looks to be going through Clinton-Massie again, even without standout Sydney Brackemyre, who is injured for the remainder of the season, as they are currently 8-0 in the SCOL.
- Having a quiet season as a freshman this year is Whiteoak's Emma Wardlow as she leads her team in scoring. In her first 13 varsity basketball games, she's scored 130 points (10 points per game) with her season-high being 24 points. She also has a total of six games where she's scored 10 or more points in a game.
• Quote of the Week
"One thing I was proud of was that even against players who were 6-5, 6-6, we were able to control the boards. We did a good job rebounding. We had a week off to prepare. We ran our game plan well and did what we had to do. We had some motivation knowing we had to win this game to stay in the league race for first place. The team stepped up to the challenge." — Everett Snyder, Fairfield boys basketball head coach speaking about their win over North Adams on Friday.
• (A second) Quote of the Week
"Again, defensively, I was pleased with the way we played in the first half, and we executed when we needed to. Defense is what we'll have to rely on, not only for the rest of the regular season, but in the tournament as well. I'm happy with the way our defense has played this late into the season." — Whitney Lewis, Lynchburg-Clay girls basketball head coach following their 55-44 win over McClain Monday night.
• (A third) Quote of the Week
"It was a game of runs, but the scoring was unusual in the fact each of us had double-digit scoring runs, and they had one last one in them and we ran out of time." — Tom Wessner, Whiteoak head coach speaking Friday night following the Wildcats' loss to Eastern Brown. Both teams has scoring runs of 13 points.
• Stat of the Week
Saturday night the McClain Tigers made eight 3-pointers. Making two each were Brent Shannon, Thomas Schrader and Mikel Pritchard. John Turner and Evan Mustard each made one.
• (A second) Stat of the Week
In their two wins this past weekend, the LC Mustangs boys basketball team outscored Fayetteville and Blanchester by a combined 151-98.
• (A third) Stat of the Week
In their nine straight wins, the LC Lady Mustangs have outscored their opponents, 508-318 (56.4 ppg.-35.3 ppg.).
• One last item of business
Hard to believe the basketball season is basically halfway over or even more for the girls season. I think it will be exciting to see who wins the league and conference championships in the next few weeks. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.
On a final note … I love Twitter. I think it is a good way to relay information and stay in contact with others in and around sports of all levels. I just hope when if pertains to writing opinions about high school athletics, especially teams folks don't normally cover, it all remains at a professional level when it comes to us scribes.
Stephen Forsha is the sports editor of The Highland County Press. He can be reached at sforsha@gmail.com. Follow Stephen on Twitter @hcpsportseditor.