[Wyatt Earp]

One thing to remember about some of these players that are at a high level around the mountains is that even when some think they cannot play at a D-1 level they are doing much more for their team than what they are asked to do in college. I don't think in college that Landon will be asked to rebound as much or do some of the things he has to in high school. He has another year to go and no doubt will work and be a better player next year than even this year. He has alot of good things going for him in his size and shooting. He also seems to run the floor well and is pretty smart in how he plays the game. I don't know if he could play at some of the big time programs or not but I do think he will play somewhere. Morehead State was once a good place to play and had good players. Marshall has been a good program thru the years and has played in some of the national tournaments at seasons end. They were always fun to keep up with when a few of our local players were there. Over the years we have had some that did really well there. J.R. doesn't remember these names probably but McDowell had Rick Hall play there in the late 60's and Inez had Orville Stepp there. How many times do people across the state put down our players in the mountains and criticize our teams. I don't think we need to be in the same corral with these guys when we are talking about our kids. They may play at a different school than one that we go to or support but they are still mountain kids enjoying the game. I hope Landon gets many offers and goes on to play and get a free education. I would hope that every player that suits up has that dream of going on at a higher level. In all my years I only know of one that really didn't have much of a shot when he started playing. Cut when a 7th grader from the team, Left off of 8th grade night, cut when a soph. and came back to have a double double for his career. Google eyed to the end for love of the game and the mountain basketball.