[snoopy]

the notre dame eagles, with a come from behind win over wadsworth, will make their first ever trip to the state final four. todays game was just about the exact opposite of the regular season meeting between these two teams. in that game nda blew a 14 point third quarter lead, and ended up losing by 4. in todays rematch, it was wadsworth with a 10 point third quarter lead, only to have nda comeback and win by the same margin of 4 points, 55-51. cat wells with 18 points, led the eagles, who also got 12 points from jayda worthy, and 9 from demy whitaker.

congrats to coach galloway, his staff, and team, on the accomplishment. hopefully its just a stepping stone, to the big prize this coming weekend!

[2Young2Retire]

Congrats to the Eagles from Holmes County. Enjoy the ride to Columbus as you're in for an awesome experience! I wish every team could experience the thrill at least once. Good luck!

[scarletgray2]

Congrats to the Eagles! Well deserved win. Their OOC schedule was the reason they were able to fight back. They've been battle tested and never give up! If you go down the roster, everyone stepped up. Wells and Whitaker have ice water in their veins (calm, cool, and collected down the stretch). Young came off the bench to propel the team back into the game. Holmes, who was unable to play much of the 1st half due to foul trouble, came in the second half to provide a defensive spark with her blocked shots. Kynard stayed consistent on both ends of the floor. And with perhaps the biggest foul shots of her young career, Jayda Worthy came in and kept cool under pressure and knocked down two free throws at the end to seal the deal.

Credit Wadsworth though. They are definitely deserving of being in Columbus as well. Well coached, defensively strong and great perimeter shooters. They played their hearts out and left it all on the court.

Should be a fun weekend in Columbus. Looks like it will be Toiledo Notre Dame vs. Kettering-Fairmont and Twinsburg vs. Reynoldsburg

[3dognites]

I hope that is the matchup, because they are my favorite teams in all 4 regions. Coach Galloway and his players know how much this Reynoldsburg supporter thinks of them, but friendships aside, all four teams will definitely be playing to win. P. S.....Cat...bring me some hot dogs!!

[NLLBEST]

Unfortunately because of the way the Eagles beat teams early on in the tourney Im not as happy for them as I usually would be of a team from NWOhio who is going to columbus

[Hoops4Me]

congrats to NDA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[snoopy]

nllbest....the notre dame early tournament games you speak of were wins over clay, and bowsher, by 56 and 77 points.

northview beat that same bowsher team by 60. they also had a 70 point win over maumee earlier in the season.

so my question to you is, would you have supported northview if they had made it to the state tournament?

[weare1]

Well said snoopy. I was not at those games but my answer would be that it would only be bad sportmanship if ND had starters in the whole game or pressed the whole game. Was that the case NLLBEST? I'm guess no. I would think that reserves or jv kids played a good amount of the game and how do you tell a kid that doesn't play a lot or a jv kid who was asked to come up during the tournament run to not go out and play hard or not score. You never want to embarrass anyone but you still have to play the game.

[Keith]

Good luck to the Eagles from your TRAC friends!

[roger,roger]

Don't know many who will be overly excited. Too much press.

[weare1]

Never thought I'd ever hear girls basketball and too much press in the same sentence. The win = they get an article. Pretty simple. You may not be excited but that doesn't mean that the media can't be excited than an area team is going to states. Are you upset about all the press attention for the Northview Hockey team? I'm by no means a hockey fan but it's about young kids doing something great and a once in a lifetime opportunity. Was there too much press on Waite or Start a few years ago? If you're going to be jealous that "your team" didn't make it then I'm sure ND doesn't want your support. Good luck to the girls and Coach Galloway. Bring back a state championship to the area and the other fan bases that do supoort you.

[roger,roger]

Wrong kind of press. More specifically, reputation.

[weare1]

Gotcha roger, roger, my bad. Can you expand/explain for those of us who haven't followed ND all year?

[snoopy]

roger....i have to agree with weare1, please be more specific about the reputation you speak of.

[NLLBEST]

No I didnt say i wont support NDA because they are still from NWO and Im sure the top teams from other areas of the state that will be playing have also put up lopsided scores. All I am trying to say is that in high school basketball there is no shot clock in Ohio and for any team to put up over 80 points on a team who scores under 20 is a lack of class. There are multiple way to slow a game down and to still win and even win convincingly. I know when backups come in the game they want to do well also and part of that is scoring points but to embarrass another team isnt the way to win.

[snoopy]

nllbest....your quote was "....im not as happy for them as i usually would be of a team from nw ohio who is going to columbus."

i would dare say that every girls basketball team that has represented toledo in columbus recently....start (2011, 2009), waite (2010), start, and central (2008, and other years before that) all have had blowout scores of this nature at some point of their seasons. it would be interesting to know if you had those same thoughts about those teams, or if you just have some kind of an ax to grind with this notre dame team.

[weare1]

NLL Best I do see your point as well. I was not at any of the "blowout" games in question so it is hard to determine what went on during the game, please let me know if you were there and can comment on that. There is more to just a game than the box score. If I were a coach I don't know how I would feel if a team I was playing against just held the ball for a quarter or two and didn't try to score becuase they were up by so much. I think I would be more embarrassed by that. Also if I was a player in that game I wouldn't want to just play defense for extended periods of time while the other team played keep away, again I think I would be more embarrassed by that and you could also see that as a team being classless towards their opponent by toying with them and not giving them any possessions. Obviously by some of the scores these weren't going to be contests. Did ND continue to get out in transition? Did starters play more than they should? Did they press after being up by more than 20-30? You also have to look at the other team they are playing. ND can't help it if they stop their opponenet from scoring, they still have to defend. Did the teams they play scout them at all and do any leg work that's also involved in preparing a team? Like I said NLLBEST I do see your point as well I just think there is more to it.

[12penguins]

Congrats to the Eagles on making the final four. Be ready for a challenge in Fairmont. The Firebirds are extremely well coached and have a spendid combination of size and talent.

[NLLBEST]

Ha snoopy im not a fan of any team that was beaten by NDA and dont have any personal agenda. I know NDA beat Bowsher 93-16 and Northview beat Maumee 90-20 (regular season). I guess i should apologize for singling out NDA but in general girls teams in Ohio have embarrassed their opponents early on in the tournament so those were the scores I was looking at, not the regular season.

Make whatever excuse you want and no I was not at the game but you dont have to hold the ball for a half to stop scoring. There is no way you can put up 45 points in a half by simply running through your offense before shooting the ball unless you literally make every shot, they are all 3's and the other team isnt even able to get the ball past half court (which shouldnt be hard if the team isnt pressing)

I understand what you are saying weare1, its like a team taking a knee on the goal line when they already have the game in hand. But honestly what is more embarrasing? knowing a team took it easy on you and losing by 25 or so...and in high school most people wont know what really happened anyway or getting beat by 70+ so that people continue talking about your game (as we are now) for weeks after.

[snoopy]

nll....your point is taken. you disagree with ANY team winning by such large margins. i dont think anybody really likes those types of games, and that includes the winning team every bit as much as the losing teams.

just did some searching. locally, rogers had winning margins of 76, 67, 69, and 86. on a broader scale, division one state qualifiers reynoldsburg, and twinsburg, had winning margins of 94, 62, and 60.

it appears with the disparity in talent in girls basketball, that games like this are somewhat inevitable. one thing i think most everyone would agree on in these situations, is that the subs play a ton, and no pressing. beyond that, how the winning team handles the game is up for debate, with a wide variety of opinions.