article 4th Region Week 2 Review

Rankings

1) Warren Central (3-0) - 12/10 68-59 W Owensboro, 12/14 78-41 W Henderson County (at Barren County)

Previous Rank: 1

This Week: 12/16 vs. #3 Glasgow, 12/19 at #9 Franklin-Simpson

2) Bowling Green (3-2) - 12/10 64-60 W at #4 Glasgow, 12/13 64-71 L South Laurel (at Jackson County), 12/14 62-45 W Pikeville (at Jackson County)

Previous Rank: 2

This Week: 12/17 at #8 Greenwood, 12/21 vs. Christian County (at South Warren)

3) Glasgow (2-3) - 12/10 60-64 L #2 Bowling Green, 12/13 51-49 W at #14 Russell County

Previous Rank: 4

This Week: 12/16 at #1 Warren Central, 12/20 vs. Manual (at PRP), 12/21 vs. DeSales (at PRP)

4) Logan County (2-2) - 12/13 64-57 W #11 Franklin-Simpson, 12/14 63-48 W #5 South Warren

Previous Rank: 7

This Week: 12/17 vs. Apollo, 12/20 vs. Taylor County (at Clinton County)

5) South Warren (4-1) - 12/10 60-55 W at #11 Franklin-Simpson, 12/13 83-61 W #13 Warren East, 12/14 48-63 L at #7 Logan County

Previous Rank: 5

This Week: 12/16 at #15 Todd County Central, 12/20 vs. #8 Greenwood, 12/21 vs. Apollo

6) Barren County (2-2) - 12/13 63-53 W #10 Monroe County, 12/14 59-63 L Hopkinsville

Previous Rank: 6

This Week: 12/16 at Edmonson County, 12/17 vs. Caverna, 12/20 at #7 Allen County-Scottsville, 12/21 vs. Meade County (at South Warren)

7) Allen County-Scottsville (3-2) - 12/10 46-44 W Adair County, 12/12 72-63 W at #3 Greenwood, 12/13 62-51 W at #17 Cumberland County

Previous Rank: 8

This Week: 12/17 at #17 Warren East, 12/20 vs. #6 Barren County, 12/21 vs. St. Xavier (at Warren East), 12/21 vs. #16 Cumberland County (at Warren East)

8) Greenwood (2-3) - 12/10 53-64 L at #14 Russell County, 12/12 53-64 L #8 Allen County-Scottsville, 12/14 60-53 W at #12 Clinton County

Previous Rank: 3

This Week: 12/17 vs. #2 Bowling Green, 12/20 at #5 South Warren, 12/21 vs. North Hardin (at South Warren)

9) Franklin-Simpson (1-3) - 12/10 55-60 L #5 South Warren, 12/13 57-64 L at #7 Logan County

Previous Rank: 11

This Week: 12/16 vs. #17 Warren East, 12/19 vs. #1 Warren Central

10) Clinton County (4-2) - 12/10 68-49 W #10 Monroe County, 12/13 53-49 W at #9 Metcalfe County, 12/14 53-60 L #3 Greenwood

Previous Rank: 12

This Week: 12/17 vs. #16 Cumberland County, 12/20 vs. Taylor County, 12/21 vs. Hopkins County Central, 12/21 vs. Eastern

11) Russell County (2-2) - 12/10 64-53 W #3 Greenwood, 12/13 49-51 L #4 Glasgow

Previous Rank: 14

This Week: 12/16 at #12 Metcalfe County, 12/19 vs. TBA (at Gatlinburg-Pittman)

12) Metcalfe County (2-2) - 12/10 83-86 OT L at #17 Cumberland County, 12/13 49-53 L #12 Clinton County

Previous Rank: 9

This Week: 12/16 vs. #11 Russell County, 12/17 vs. Hart County, 12/19 at Edmonson County, 12/20 vs. Thomas Nelson (at Edmonson County), 12/21 vs. Green County (at Edmonson County)

13) Monroe County (1-5) - 12/10 49-68 L at #12 Clinton County, 12/13 53-63 L at #6 Barren County, 12/14 65-75 L Edmonson County (at Barren County)

Previous Rank: 10

This Week: 12/19 vs. Cordia (at Berea)

14) Russellville (3-1) - 12/12 68-67 W at East Robertson (TN), 12/14 44-62 L at McLean County

Previous Rank: 15

This Week: 12/17 vs. Butler County, 12/20 at Caldwell County

15) Todd County Central (2-1) - 12/14 56-57 L Whitesville Trinity

Previous Rank: 16

This Week: 12/16 vs. #5 South Warren, 12/17 at Caldwell County, 12/20 vs. Owensboro Catholic (at Butler County), 12/21 vs. Murray (at Butler County), 12/21 at Butler County

16) Cumberland County (1-4) - 12/10 86-83 OT W #9 Metcalfe County, 12/13 51-62 L at #8 Allen County-Scottsville

Previous Rank: 17

This Week: 12/17 at #10 Clinton County, 12/21 vs. #7 Allen County-Scottsville (at Warren East), 12/21 vs. St. Xavier (at Warren East)

17) Warren East (0-4) - 12/10 44-75 L North Hardin, 12/13 61-83 L at #5 South Warren

Previous Rank: 13

This Week: 12/16 vs. #9 Franklin-Simpson, 12/17 vs. #7 Allen County-Scottsville, 12/21 vs. Caverna, 12/21 vs. Ohio County

Notes

-It's official: The 4th Region is a little crazy. Several of these results were out of nowhere. Russell County beats Greenwood? Cumberland County beats Metcalfe County? Even South Warren losing to Logan County was a little surprising, especially the margin. Through two weeks, the only clear things seem to be that Warren Central and Bowling Green are at the top, and that below them just about anything can happen. We'll find out tomorrow when Warren Central hosts Glasgow if we should expand that to the top as well.

-Warren Central is now the last unbeaten team in the region after South Warren was knocked off by 15 against Logan County.

-South Warren had equaled the best start in school history at 4-0. In failing to get to 5-0, they still have not been five games over .500 at any point in a season since their first year.

-Glasgow was missing two starters when they took on Bowling Green (counting Kirkpatrick who may be out the whole season), so to lose by only four, even if it included a decent comeback, was a bit of a moral victory. Nearly losing to Russell County later that same week was..... odd.

-Logan County seized control of the 13th district with their win over Franklin. Then again, the Cougars won the early round last season as well before Franklin-Simpson won the January rematch.

-I expect it will eventually be better for Barren County, but right now they're doing the exact thing they did a season ago, winning a game, losing the next, always balancing. The Trojans were never two games above or below .500 last year, and they are 19-19 in their last 38 games.

-I don't know what to make of Greenwood. They absolutely crushed Glasgow in their game last week, and then completely flatlined against Russell County, including going 4/14 from the foul line. They went 11/13 from the charity stripe when they faced ACS, but lost that one too when they shot 39.3% from the field. They play Bowling Green on Tuesday - they have lost 16 straight and 25 of 26 against their rivals. They need to find the game that led them to a win over Glasgow.

-That Cumberland County result was extremely surprising. The Panthers hit 7/14 from three and 29/53 from the field in the OT win, led by Dawson Smith's 28 points. It was the first district win for Cumberland County in two seasons, and ended a 7-51 stretch for the team, including nine straight losses.

-This week's schedule highlights are #3 Glasgow at #1 Warren Central (12/16), #2 Bowling Green at #8 Greenwood (12/17), #8 Greenwood at #5 South Warren (12/20), and #6 Barren County at #7 Allen County-Scottsville.

Bump.

Dfire,

Do you know anything about the Bowling Green vs South Laurel game? Did BG just run out of gas or is South a quality team?

Are all the football players now back for BG?

How good is Christian County this year?

Thanks much!

Dfire,

Do you know anything about the Bowling Green vs South Laurel game? Did BG just run out of gas or is South a quality team?

Are all the football players now back for BG?

How good is Christian County this year?

 

Thanks much!

I do not know anything about the game beyond what I read in the EKY paper. I know that it was tight after one quarter and then South Laurel blew it out in the second, and that foul trouble plagued the game for the Purples. I believe South Laurel to be a quality team, and the foul trouble has been something BG has dealt with in multiple games this year. For years I have heard that both Warren Central and Bowling Green are overly physical and get away with a lot of fouls - it appears that this year they are not getting away with that, and for Bowling Green, while they remain deep in terms of guys you can play, I'm not certain they're as deep in scorers.

All the football players I expect back are back for Bowling Green. Dingle has not played yet - I don't think he is going to. I've heard he has an injury that needs to be addressed and they are going to do it now to secure his future playing on the gridiron. We shall see. But everyone other than him is back. And without him, it is clear one of the things that is plaguing BG is that they lack the size they are used to. Without Dingle - and Drobocky who some forget they lost from last year due to transfer - they play very guard heavy. And they are having more difficulty than we have seen them have in quite some time. They're always going to be dangerous, and they competed well with Madisonvile. But tonight against Greenwood.... that was really bad.

As for Christian County, them I know nothing about other than scoreboard watching. I do not believe they are supposed to be an elite team, certainly not on par with Madisonville.

I do not know anything about the game beyond what I read in the EKY paper. I know that it was tight after one quarter and then South Laurel blew it out in the second, and that foul trouble plagued the game for the Purples. I believe South Laurel to be a quality team, and the foul trouble has been something BG has dealt with in multiple games this year. For years I have heard that both Warren Central and Bowling Green are overly physical and get away with a lot of fouls - it appears that this year they are not getting away with that, and for Bowling Green, while they remain deep in terms of guys you can play, I'm not certain they're as deep in scorers.

 

All the football players I expect back are back for Bowling Green. Dingle has not played yet - I don't think he is going to. I've heard he has an injury that needs to be addressed and they are going to do it now to secure his future playing on the gridiron. We shall see. But everyone other than him is back. And without him, it is clear one of the things that is plaguing BG is that they lack the size they are used to. Without Dingle - and Drobocky who some forget they lost from last year due to transfer - they play very guard heavy. And they are having more difficulty than we have seen them have in quite some time. They're always going to be dangerous, and they competed well with Madisonvile. But tonight against Greenwood.... that was really bad.

 

As for Christian County, them I know nothing about other than scoreboard watching. I do not believe they are supposed to be an elite team, certainly not on par with Madisonville.

I have to agree.. BAD is an understatement on how BG looked. HOWEVER, we can’t blame the usual starters that had LIMITED minutes. Except everything to change for the good from what I’m told. They played players against Greenwood that RARELY play. It was strange.

Also, this summer this team beat EVERYONE! From Collins to Owensboro.. no one could compete with them. That was without Dingle and Drobocky. They were just playing ball at a fast pace.. that’s their niche. That has been stopped for some crazy reason.Playing 10 players for some unknown reason. Plus, the bench has seen more time on the floor than the starters... I think their next game will be different tho. I’m told some changes have been made to let their athletes ( Mason, Cooper, Buttry) just play ball!