[devil58]

Bout what I figured. Just a different level when you play the Lawrence Co. all-stars.

Ironton is no different than if all the best players from Russell/Ashland/Raceland/GC/BC all went to the same high school. They are basically a Catholic School team. That's why they had such a drop off when Luts left becuz about 15 kids transferred to their proper schools. Any kid with talent goes to Ironton to get exposure, they won't get seen at any other school. Just how it is. Ive seen Ironton pla every year for more than the last decade and this is the best they've had that I have seen.

Just hate that since we've played Ironton last time, we've had so many great teams that could have beat or played very close with them. And they go up against one of the weakest teams we've fielded in 2 decades. Last year, this year, 04, 01, and 97(which is by far the worst of all time) are the only teams I don't think could have competed with or beat Ironton.

I'm sorry but I strongly disagree. The '04 team was just as good and probably better than the '05 state title team.

I think Beetle just got his years mixed up...He probably meant '03...That was Gross' junior year and the year after the VERY GOOD '02 team...I think most who have been around for awhile agree that '04 was a very good team, probably the best in the decade with the exception of the '02 team...Some feel the '05 championship team may not have been quite as good as the '06 team that lost to "Merger" County in the finals...They just had the ball bounce their direction when they needed it to and that's what it takes sometimes...A break here or there and we EASILY could have 4 state championships in this decade...Not a bad run of athletes between '02 & '06!!!!

Beetle is right...We picked the wrong time to jump back into a series with Ironton...From what I heard about last night (I missed the game because I was officiating a volleyball match in Morehead) the one positive that we can take from the game is the team apparently fought hard the entire game...We were just outmanned...That's a HUGE improvement over last year's team where the miscontents on the team spoiled the team chemistry and the season...