Hardest places to play 1a

Central Ark · September 02, 2016, 06:20:51 pm

What do you guys think is the hardest place to play. Personally when I played or have watched: Shirley (long bus ride, small gym), Wonderview (weird lighting, tough officiating, small locker rooms), Old guy gym (small one sided gym), Scotland (small gym, too small of a court with weird dimensions, long bus ride)

bluegrassboy75 · September 05, 2016, 01:55:24 pm

On the early 90's the toughest place I ever played in was Mt. Judea. They were still in their small gym that was full every home game. Coach Cook would go up and turn the heater all the way up at the beginning of the Sr. Girls game and when it was time for the Sr. Boys game, it seemed like it was 100° in there. The Eagles would come out in hooded sweatshirts and sweat pants as their warm-ups and we we just came out in our uniform and was sweating during drills. I don't think they lost a home game for a number of years.

BeastieBoy13 · September 07, 2016, 11:37:48 am

Timbo's gym is just terrible

redwolf99 · September 07, 2016, 12:16:27 pm

I would have to say Guy and Wonderview

Oldref · September 07, 2016, 12:49:03 pm

Biggers-Reyno Back in the B school era. They also had one of the best concession stands in NEA. 80's and early 90's they were tough to beat there. Had a bench full of oldimers under the basket on the concession stand end that gave visiting teams and refs fits!!! Fun place to visit!!

Central Ark · September 07, 2016, 06:21:43 pm

I never played at Scotland but I remember my brother playing there. Scotland would get beat 30 on the road and then beat the same team 10 at home.

Warhawkpa80 · September 07, 2016, 06:44:44 pm

I hear WSGF when boss was there. That was before they built the big fancy gym and put his name on it.

beach bum · September 07, 2016, 07:14:00 pm

This is a 1A topic, but I will throw a 4A school out there in Huntsville. When they have good teams you aren't winning there. It's too small of a gym for a 4A school and they fit as many people as can cram in there. I mainly just read the 1A board down here and don't post much here, but I love the passion you posters have about 1A basketball in general. I played at a 4A school where we went 24-8 and one of those 8 losses was a road game at a 1A school that year. We went in totally over confident and came out with a 2 point loss. Great crowd that night. We should have scheduled that one at home for sure!!

Central Ark · September 07, 2016, 07:33:10 pm

The old MVE gym was tough, especially in its last couple years when MVE was rolling.

Backboard Shattered · September 07, 2016, 08:15:21 pm

I watched my son play at Cotton Plant and it was awful

ErnestTBass · September 07, 2016, 10:07:12 pm

Take your pick put a blindfold on and any gym in the delta in the 70's and 80's. Brutal home court advantage and overwhelming athletes= Boss style beat downs!

Moonshiner · September 07, 2016, 11:00:47 pm

Hands down..... Deer. If you're a ref, and you don't homer for a Deer.....they'll keep you from getting out without harassing you. Western Grove even guarded one of the refs a couple years ago, because he was...."Deer's best player" . You guys remember that?

Ice Water · September 08, 2016, 07:37:33 am

Kingston, Kirby, Wonderview, Sacred Heart, ICC

HorseFeathers · September 08, 2016, 04:14:35 pm

Quote from: Moonshiner on September 07, 2016, 11:00:47 pm
Hands down..... Deer. If you're a ref, and you don't homer for a Deer.....they'll keep you from getting out without harassing you. Western Grove even guarded one of the refs a couple years ago, because he was...."Deer's best player" . You guys remember that?

had a picture of that until my desktop bit the dust

bluegrassboy75 · September 09, 2016, 01:24:32 pm

Quote from: Moonshiner on September 07, 2016, 11:00:47 pm
Hands down..... Deer. If you're a ref, and you don't homer for a Deer.....they'll keep you from getting out without harassing you. Western Grove even guarded one of the refs a couple years ago, because he was...."Deer's best player" . You guys remember that?

I played against some good Antler teams under Coach Jones. But I still go with the old Judea gym. I think Cook got the same two officials every home game until they retired...LOL

Moonshiner · September 09, 2016, 02:14:26 pm

Quote from: bluegrassboy75 on September 09, 2016, 01:24:32 pm
I played against some good Antler teams under Coach Jones. But I still go with the old Judea gym. I think Cook got the same two officials every home game until they retired...LOL

Hard to disagree with that. Ironic to see those two schools sharing a school board now. Big rivalry there. Sadly, both campuses feeling the effects of years of being choked to death by a the state.

Pedro77 · September 12, 2016, 05:57:28 pm

Plus Scotland had the best fan / manager .
Also was their town mayor, Jimmy Lindsey .
I believe is his name .

Central Ark · September 12, 2016, 06:35:22 pm

I don't know his name but i remember him.

ErnestTBass · September 12, 2016, 08:59:40 pm

Yes Jimmy Lindsey is his name!! Mainstay in Scotland basketball!!

Central Ark · September 12, 2016, 09:00:47 pm

I remember him calling for a technical every time an opposing coach got after a ref

BannerMountainMan · September 22, 2016, 12:14:40 pm

Ole Jimmy I talk to him every day, he's a hoot, he got banned from Clinton a few years back by the Clinton coach, he was rooting for Clinton but the coach was a jerk and I guess was just embarrassed by him.

TheOfficial · September 24, 2016, 01:07:56 am

Try to get the ball down the floor on Kingston girls press at home. Probably the smallest floor in the state. It's also a rubber floor and it's worn thru to the concrete in places in the lane.