by Alan B. Gibson

Home games are nearing an end

It’s always a sure sign that roundball is coming to an end when I begin getting to the home games and there’s still a little daylight left in the western horizon.

Well, it’s happening.

This 2011-2012 basketball season is fastly running out of time, and as I mentioned last week, we’ll be in the post-game run before we know it. Looking at the schedule, both the Lady Dawgs and Bulldogs will finish the year out pretty much riding the bus back and forth to the games.

The Lady Dawgs play host to Monticello this Saturday night in a 5:00 p.m. JV tip-off. Both squads will play host to Monroe County next Friday night, February 10, with the ladies tipping off at 6:00.

Then – well, as of right now, that’s it – no more home games. I will note that as is always the case – that’s subject to change, and Bulldog Coach Todd Messer is still trying to add a single home game sometime in February, but as of press deadlines this week, it had not been finalized.

Bottom line is that with a total of 13 more outings still to be played, only two of those are slated for a home-stand.

The season is set to end with a Thursday, February 16 trip to Barren County and of course the Basketball Booster Club Radio Auction is set for Friday, February 17.

Fill the tank.

Schedule update

A couple of scheduling changes to note at this time include the scratching of next week’s February 6 boys’ game against Glasgow, and in it’s place, pencil in a boys’ game against Russell County – at Russell County. That’s a make-up from an earlier inclement weather postponement.

The upcoming trip this weekend for the Bulldogs to the Riverside Classic over in the 14th Region will see the Bulldogs playing Oldham County on Friday with a 7:15 p.m. tip, followed by a Saturday match-up against Greenup County at 11:00 a.m.

Visiting with an old friend

I spent a few minutes this past Monday night in the halls of Monticello Independent schools chatting about old times with former Clinton County Lady Bulldog head coach Gary Abbott.

Of course Abbott led our Lady Dawgs for five seasons – 1998 – 2003, which included an All “A” State Championship and a KHSAA State semi-finalist finish.

Gary gave up his coaching hat and traded in for a spot on up the ladder – he is of course now the Superintendent of Monticello Independent Schools. He’s doing fine, enjoying the work, and said he still occasionally catches himself yelling at referees from time to time. It was good to spend a few minutes with an old friend.