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Pikeville plays lockdown defense and the refs allowed a lot of physicality which worked in Pikeville’s favor. I thought Sheppard was fouled quite a few times on shot attempts but didn’t get it called.
In the final analysis though, what cost North the game was missing wide open 3’s that they normally make. One player on their teams, I think Davidson, has over 100 treys for the season. They were cold tonight. Now, most of their shots were contested but they did get more than enough open looks to have won the game but simply couldn’t cash in on them.

I like this Pikeville team. Gritty and tough. Play intelligent and their coach had them well prepared. They did a fantastic job of stopping Sheppard in the half court offense before he could ever make a move to get much done. Worrix is a warrior on defense. However, I don’t think they have much of a chance of derailing Clark Co but they will keep it close for a while. I think in the end Clark wins by around 12-15.