Morehead State alumni and fans at West Jessamine High School showed their support for the NCAA tournament bound Eagles on Thursday. Pictured above, from left are Troy Lee Thomas, Denise Hamilton, Jody Hamilton, Jared Jones, Dean Geary, Pattie Elliott, Mark Miracle, Megan Wolfe and Greg Brown. (Photo by Jonathan Stark / March 16, 2011) |
Thursday was declared "Morehead Day" at West Jessamine High School as several alumni and fans showed their support for Morehead State University.
West teacher and girls' basketball coach Troy Lee Thomas, a Morehead alum, organized the show of support.
The Eagles punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row after winning the Ohio Valley Tournament.
Morehead will face in-state foe Louisville today at 1:40 p.m. in Denver, Colo. The Cardinals are a No. 4 seed, finishing third in the Big East Conference regular season statndings and was runner-up in the conference tournament. The Eagles are a 13 seed in the southwest region.
