12 • September 9, 2009
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Bath County News-Outlook
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Kicker Taylor Staton (1) makes the tackle on a kick return by Lewis.
12 home games
The Bath County High
School boys' basketball
program has finalized
and released its schedule
for the 2009-10 season.
Bath County will host a
dozen home games dur-
ing the upcoming cam-
paign. "I am excited about
the fact that we play 12
home games this season,"
said Bath County High
School boys' basketball
coach Jim Hicks. ' VVe
have great fans and they
give us a huge advantage
when we play at home.
It fills my heart, with joy
when I walk into our gym
and see a huge sea of red."
Hicks has succeeded in
his attempt to make the
BCHS boys' basketball
schedule more challeng-
ing. "I made our schedule
a lot tougher this season,"
Hicks commented. "I
wanted to challenge our
players with a tougher
schedule this season. I
also believe that if we are
going to be one of the top
programs in the 16th re-
gion then we need to play
a tough schedule. I also
think it makes the games
fun and exciting for our
fans." Bath County will
be tested early on during
the 2009-10 season. In
addition to in-state foes,
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more than one out-of-
state opponent. '~vVe open
the season at home play-
ing one of the top teams
in the region in Rose Hill,"
Hicks confided. "We also
play South Point, Ohio
- one of the top teams in
southern Ohio. We also
play Norcross, Ga., which
will be the number one-
ranked team in the state
of Georgia. They will also
be nationally ranked in
the top 20 in the coun-
try. We also play other
top teams in the region
in Ashland, East Carter
and defending 16th Re-
gion champion Elliott
County. I believe that by
the time the postseason
rolls around that this
tough schedule will pay
its dividends by prepar-
ing our team for another
exciting post season run."
Bath County finished the
2008-09 season 20-7. The
Wildcats compiled the
second-best record in the
16th Region in 2008-09
behind champion Elliott
County. Bath County fell
to Lewis County in the
16th Region Tournament
semifinals.
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