North Dakota Preps

ndlionsfan wrote:I knew after watching the game last night the big FW supporters would be complaining about the reffing today.  I thought the refs were consistant even tho FW had guys in foul trouble.  FW plays a very aggressive defense and if the refs are calling it tight they are going to be in foul trouble.  That just the risks you take with a defense like that.  I will give them credit that they played through the foul trouble and played a heck of a game.  I also think Monson was a deserving COY from what he did turning around Carrington from last year.  And I don't know if Coach Smith will even be up for Region or State COY.  The top two vote getters for each district COY get nominated for region COY and if he wasn't one of the top two he can't get region COY.  And the top two vote getters for region COY get nominated for state COY....

ndlionsfan wrote:I knew after watching the game last night the big FW supporters would be complaining about the reffing today.  I thought the refs were consistant even tho FW had guys in foul trouble.  FW plays a very aggressive defense and if the refs are calling it tight they are going to be in foul trouble.  That just the risks you take with a defense like that.  I will give them credit that they played through the foul trouble and played a heck of a game.  I also think Monson was a deserving COY from what he did turning around Carrington from last year.  And I don't know if Coach Smith will even be up for Region or State COY.  The top two vote getters for each district COY get nominated for region COY and if he wasn't one of the top two he can't get region COY.  And the top two vote getters for region COY get nominated for state COY....

ClassBballa wrote:

ndlionsfan wrote:I knew after watching the game last night the big FW supporters would be complaining about the reffing today.  I thought the refs were consistant even tho FW had guys in foul trouble.  FW plays a very aggressive defense and if the refs are calling it tight they are going to be in foul trouble.  That just the risks you take with a defense like that.  I will give them credit that they played through the foul trouble and played a heck of a game.  I also think Monson was a deserving COY from what he did turning around Carrington from last year.  And I don't know if Coach Smith will even be up for Region or State COY.  The top two vote getters for each district COY get nominated for region COY and if he wasn't one of the top two he can't get region COY.  And the top two vote getters for region COY get nominated for state COY....

are you sure about all this? when WC went to state Bertsch got coach of the year yet he didn't get the district or region COY because of course Calrson got it.

ndlionsfan wrote:

ClassBballa wrote:

ndlionsfan wrote:I knew after watching the game last night the big FW supporters would be complaining about the reffing today.  I thought the refs were consistant even tho FW had guys in foul trouble.  FW plays a very aggressive defense and if the refs are calling it tight they are going to be in foul trouble.  That just the risks you take with a defense like that.  I will give them credit that they played through the foul trouble and played a heck of a game.  I also think Monson was a deserving COY from what he did turning around Carrington from last year.  And I don't know if Coach Smith will even be up for Region or State COY.  The top two vote getters for each district COY get nominated for region COY and if he wasn't one of the top two he can't get region COY.  And the top two vote getters for region COY get nominated for state COY....

are you sure about all this? when WC went to state Bertsch got coach of the year yet he didn't get the district or region COY because of course Calrson got it.

Yes, I am absolutely sure of this because I have been a coach and voted many times and know the process.  Bertsch could have been 2nd in voting at the district, which means he would be nominated to the region, then if he was 2nd in voting at the region, he would have been nominated at state and could get state COY

nativegolfer wrote:A few observations from the game.  First, the performance by Tony IH was as big as you'll ever see from a HS player.  He absolutely refused to let FW lose.  Never lost his cool even when FW was down by 5.  Second, to the refs.  Be consistent!  There where a couple of occasions in the first half when FW was poised to break the game wide open but the refs stepped in a started to call every little thing!  And what's baffling is that they let that stuff go in FW's previous 2 games.  We had 3 players with 3 fouls in the first half.  All three would foul out in the 4th.  15 fouls in the first half.  Glad to see the boys could play thru it though.  Third, there was a crime perpetrated a the sportscenter last nite.  And that was Smith not getting COY!  I understand Monson had health probelms and he's back coaching and Carrington finishes 3rd.  OK, fine.  But Smith running the table with essentially a different team from last year isn't worthy?  Baffling, just baffling.  And D7 is going to look stupid if Smith wins region and state COY, again.   

fruit snack wrote:

nativegolfer wrote:A few observations from the game.  First, the performance by Tony IH was as big as you'll ever see from a HS player.  He absolutely refused to let FW lose.  Never lost his cool even when FW was down by 5.  Second, to the refs.  Be consistent!  There where a couple of occasions in the first half when FW was poised to break the game wide open but the refs stepped in a started to call every little thing!  And what's baffling is that they let that stuff go in FW's previous 2 games.  We had 3 players with 3 fouls in the first half.  All three would foul out in the 4th.  15 fouls in the first half.  Glad to see the boys could play thru it though.  Third, there was a crime perpetrated a the sportscenter last nite.  And that was Smith not getting COY!  I understand Monson had health probelms and he's back coaching and Carrington finishes 3rd.  OK, fine.  But Smith running the table with essentially a different team from last year isn't worthy?  Baffling, just baffling.  And D7 is going to look stupid if Smith wins region and state COY, again.   

its not like they favored WC, the refs called everything for ironheart, when FW presses they are agressive and go for the ball....eventually ur gonna find a group of refs that call a tight game, and last night was it. FW did not get a ref job by no means last night.

nativegolfer wrote:

fruit snack wrote:

nativegolfer wrote:A few observations from the game.  First, the performance by Tony IH was as big as you'll ever see from a HS player.  He absolutely refused to let FW lose.  Never lost his cool even when FW was down by 5.  Second, to the refs.  Be consistent!  There where a couple of occasions in the first half when FW was poised to break the game wide open but the refs stepped in a started to call every little thing!  And what's baffling is that they let that stuff go in FW's previous 2 games.  We had 3 players with 3 fouls in the first half.  All three would foul out in the 4th.  15 fouls in the first half.  Glad to see the boys could play thru it though.  Third, there was a crime perpetrated a the sportscenter last nite.  And that was Smith not getting COY!  I understand Monson had health probelms and he's back coaching and Carrington finishes 3rd.  OK, fine.  But Smith running the table with essentially a different team from last year isn't worthy?  Baffling, just baffling.  And D7 is going to look stupid if Smith wins region and state COY, again.   

its not like they favored WC, the refs called everything for ironheart, when FW presses they are agressive and go for the ball....eventually ur gonna find a group of refs that call a tight game, and last night was it. FW did not get a ref job by no means last night.

Didn't say anything about a ref job!  Just saying the refs need to be consistent.  You'll never, ever hear me say a ref cost any team a game.  I swear the refs looked more rattled and under pressure than the players did. 

sodadrinker wrote:4 winds got called for fouls that shouldve been, but so did wells county.  4 winds got away with fouls that werent called and so did wells county.  it was the same as any other game.  the refs did a good job for the most part i thought

nativegolfer wrote:A few observations from the game.  First, the performance by Tony IH was as big as you'll ever see from a HS player.  He absolutely refused to let FW lose.  Never lost his cool even when FW was down by 5.  Second, to the refs.  Be consistent!  There where a couple of occasions in the first half when FW was poised to break the game wide open but the refs stepped in a started to call every little thing!  And what's baffling is that they let that stuff go in FW's previous 2 games.  We had 3 players with 3 fouls in the first half.  All three would foul out in the 4th.  15 fouls in the first half.  Glad to see the boys could play thru it though.  Third, there was a crime perpetrated a the sportscenter last nite.  And that was Smith not getting COY!  I understand Monson had health probelms and he's back coaching and Carrington finishes 3rd.  OK, fine.  But Smith running the table with essentially a different team from last year isn't worthy?  Baffling, just baffling.  And D7 is going to look stupid if Smith wins region and state COY, again.