article 11th Region Recap and Rankings Week 11

We are approaching the final week of the regular season in the 11th Region and district tournament matchups are set. The 11th Region has placed 5 teams in the latest Cantrell Top 25 Rankings and as always looks to be one of the toughest regions to get out of.

 

Team of the Week - Paul Laurence Dunbar

You are going to be hard pressed to find a team that had a better week then PLD this past week. They started off the week with a 30 point blowout win over South Laurel, then went to Henry Clay and won by 25, but the real eye opener was the 19 point win over Covington Catholic at Thomas More on Saturday evening. Taveion Hollingsworth had a fantastic week as usual and now sets 29 points away from breaking Mike Allen's Lexington/Fayette County scoring record. Also, Javea Richardson and JaQuice Gray had outstanding weeks for the Bulldogs.

 

Player of the Week - Isaiah Cozart - Madison Central

Isaiah helped lead the Madison Central Indians to a 2-0 record last week including a big win over Lexington Catholic. Also, in a win over Franklin County on Friday night Isaiah set a new state record for total blocks in a season with 191! So far in his career Isaiah is at 311 career blocks which puts him in range of the all time record of 541 currently held by JR Vanhoose. Congrats to Isaiah on the accomplishment!!

 

Team Rankings

1. Scott County - The Cardinals take over the 1 spot in this weeks rankings. Scott County extended their winning streak to 11 games with 3 blowout wins over Cordia, Grant County, and Bryan Station. The win over Bryan Station gives the Cardinals a perfect 6-0 record in the 42nd District. This week the Cardinals host Eastern before heading over to Dunbar for a big time matchup Thursday night. Michael Moreno continues his dominance this season for the Cardinals.

 

2. Lexington Catholic - The Knights drop one spot this week after a tough road loss to Madison Central to begin the week but bounced back with a HUGE win over Lexington Christian to help them force a coin flip with Dunbar for the 1 seed in the 43rd District, which they won. So all in all the Knights had to be pleased with their week. Up next for Catholic is a trip to Lincoln County and hosting Wayne County to end the season.

 

3. Paul Laurence Dunbar - As mentioned above the Bulldogs had an outstanding week with 3 wins over South Laurel, Henry Clay, and Covington Catholic. The Bulldogs did end up with the 2 seed in the 43rd District tournament which means they will face LCA. This week PLD heads to West Jessamine before hosting Scott County Thursday night in a big time region matchup. Taveion Hollingsworth continues his chase for Mike Allen's Lexington/Fayette County scoring record.

 

4. Lexington Christian Academy - The Eagles started off the week with win over 43rd District rival Tates Creek and then fell hard at Lexington Catholic after being tied at the half. As mentioned above the Eagles will matchup with Dunbar in the 43rd District tournament in a matchup of 2 top 25 teams. This week the Eagles host Danville and Bryan Station to end the season.

 

5. Madison Central - The Indians move up this week after wins over previous #1 Lexington Catholic and a blowout win at Franklin County. Isaiah Cozart had a good week as mentioned above. The Indians look to be rounding into form at the right time and even earned a spot in the Cantrell Top 25 rankings this week. This week the Indians host South Laurel before heading to Covington Catholic to end the season.

 

6. Sayre - The Spartans drop a spot this week but not because of anything they did. They picked up wins over Lee County, Wolf County, and Somerset. The Spartans now have 19 wins this season which is the most they've had since the 2006-2007 season when they finished with 19 wins. This week the Spartans head to Western Hills and St. Francis to end their season.

 

7. Madison Southern - The Eagles had a nice week picking up wins over Bourbon County and Western Hills. Madison Southern pushes its record out to 21-5, which is the second best record in the region. This week they head to Russell County, host Whitley County, and finish off the regular season at Frankfort. Senior Michael Jefferson was honored for scoring his 1,000th point this past week, congrats to him.

 

8. Bryan Station - The Defenders picked up a big time comeback win over Lafayette early in the week after being down by 12 after 3 quarters. They also picked up an overtime win over Tates Creek before they dropped a big one to Scott County this weekend in a preview of the first round of the 42nd District tournament. Up next for Bryan Station is a home game against a good Adair County team followed up with trips to Montgomery County and Lexington Christian Academy.

 

9. Lafayette - The Generals only had one game this past week and lost a heart breaker at Bryan Station. Up next the Generals head to Henry Clay before hosting Boyle County to end the season.

 

10. Henry Clay - The Blue Devils started off the week rough with a big loss to Dunbar but bounced back with a nice win at Woodford County. Hopefully they will get Keaston Brown back this week who has been out with a shoulder injury for almost a month now. Up next the Blue Devils host Lafayette before heading to George Rogers Clark.

 

11. Tates Creek - The Commodores continue to struggle but get this spot because of the 4 wins they have 2 of them are against the teams directly behind him. They dropped games to LCA and an overtime loss against Bryan Station this past week. This week Tates Creek faces Johnson Central to finish their regular season.

 

12. Franklin County - The Flyers lost 2 games this week but did play a good CAL team very close early in the week before dropping a big one to Madison Central Friday night. The biggest win for the Flyers this past week was the coin flip for the 1 seed in the 41st District. Up next the Flyers head to Harrison County and Anderson County to end the regular season.

 

13. Woodford County - The Yellow Jackets had a tough week dropping two games to West Jessamine and Henry Clay. They also lost the coin flip and will be the 2 seed in the 41st District tournament. This week they finish up with Mercer County and Bourbon County.

 

14. Frankfort - The Panthers had a pretty nice week all things considered. They lost to East Jessamine and Mercer County but played both teams close and then finished off with a win over Marion County on the road. They end their season with a trip to Berea before hosting Madison Southern.

 

15. Model - The Patriots split this week with a loss to Danville but a nice win over Robertson County. Up next Model hosts Nicholas County before heading to Jackson County to end the season.

 

16. Western Hills - The Wolverines lost to Madison Southern to start the week but bounced back with wins over Nicholas County and Berea. This week they host Sayre before heading to Anderson County to end the season.

 

17. Berea - The Pirates picked up a win over Lee County before dropping two games to Western Hills and Estill County. This week they finish up with Frankfort, Nicholas County, and Owsley County.

 

District Tournament Matchups

41st District

1. Franklin County vs. 4.Western Hills

2. Woodford County vs. 3. Frankfort

 

42nd District

1. Scott County vs. 4. Bryan Station

2. Henry Clay vs. 3. Sayre

 

43rd District

1. Lexington Catholic vs. 4. Lafayette/5. Tates Creek

2. Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. 3. Lexington Christian Academy

 

44th District

Madison Central vs. Model

Madison Southern vs. Berea

 

Games of the Week

Monday February 13th

South Laurel @ Madison Central

Adair County @ Bryan Station

 

Tuesday February 14th

Lafayette @ Henry Clay

Lexington Catholic @ Lincoln County

Eastern @ Scott County

 

Thursday February 16th

Scott County @ Paul Laurence Dunbar

Bryan Station @ Lexington Christian Academy

 

Friday February 17th

Madison Central @ Covington Catholic

Great write up as always. Madison Central is playing very well coming down the stretch, shows you the strength of the 11th with all the other teams ahead of them. The region tournament should be some GREAT basketball.:taz: