[Granny Bear]

Harlan County has been up and down but we played then game 1 earlier and in my opinion has enough talent across the board to be dangerous to most 5A teams on a given night.
Good size and athletic up front with very talented skill players. Defensively much better than last year which surprised me.
NL is a strong talented team as well but this score does not surprise me.

We had so dang many injured so early in the season that it truly effected our team's performance. You don't want to come out and SAY that because it offends your opponents, and Coach Creech will accept no excuses. It isn't like I wanted to dilute the other team's victories but it sounds that way when you line everything up in a post! Bears have done a phenomenal job when you know the back stories of what all has happened. By the same token, I'm sure that a lot of teams have had to overcome injuries and strife over the past few months.

Congrats Harlan Co. In my opinion Norths schedule keeps them from going deeper in the playoffs every year.

That's a double edged sword. You want to keep winning and substantiating your kids' confidence in the team but at the same time a cupcake schedule will bite you dead in the butt come play off time. It's a balance that's difficult to achieve, IMO.