Reauna Cleaver and Erin Boley won the Traditional Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic handily then held their own in Naples, FL against some of the best in the Country.

 

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TN/KY HS Top 40 WEEK #6 – 2015

Week 6 Prev Week High School Record The Skinny

1 1 Blackman (TN) 12-2 Went to the Nike TOC and finished 2nd, losing in the Championship to Mater Dei (CA). Beat a good Hamilton Heights and a very good MHEA team. Have a big game with Riverdale coming up soon.

2 3 Elizabethtown (KY) 12-2 Won the Traditional Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic vs. Allen Co-Scottsville, Mercy and East Carter, all 3 good opponnents, then traveled to Naples, FL where they beat a good Homewood-Flossmoor (IL) team. They dropped a game to one of Florida’s top teams, Miami Country Day.

3 4 Dyer Co (TN) 16-0 Won the Go Southern Beach Blowout in Destin, FL over Paducah Tilghman in the final and beat a good Massac Co (IL) team along the way. Also beat a good MLK team in Clarksville before heading south.

4 7 Ridgeway (TN) 12-0 Have destroyed decent competition in their past 3 games….bullied Memphis Overton 63-18 in the SCIAA Anti-Bullying Classic, beat Jackson South Side 62-24, and crushed Olive Branch (MS) 64-44.

5 6 Henderson Co. (KY) 9-1 Went down to Evansville Mater Dei (IN) in a close game but bounced back and won the Owensboro Invitational with wins over Dupont Manual and Mercer Co.

6 5 Oakland (TN) 13-2 Had a slip up in northern Alabama vs. Hazel Green (AL). Otherwise they have been rolling with a big win over Hamilton Heights and Lee (AL) in the 3rd place game at the Huntsville Times Classic.

7 2 Butler (KY) 8-2 Beat So. Warren and St. Joe’s (WV) recently but lost to Ashland Blazer in the Traditional Bank Classic and Lakota East (OH) in the Bragging Rights Classic.

8 21 Riverdale (TN) 8-1 Lost in the finals of the Crescom Bank Campionship in Myrtle Beach, SC to Miami Sr, the defending 8A state champs in Florida. Otherwise have had some key wins over Lee (AL), William Fleming (VA), John Carroll (PA), and MHEA

9 10 Male (KY) 11-0 Won their division at the Carolina Invitational beating Boone Co in the Final. Strength of Schedule is going to keep these gals from moving up too much further.

10 11 Mercer Co. (KY) 12-2 Lost to Henderson Co and Bowling Green in Owensboro but then avenged the loss to BG at home in the Titan Holiday Classic

11 17 Holy Cross Covington (KY) 10-2 3-1 finish at the Traditional Bank Classic including a win in their last game vs Allen Co Scottsville.

12 13 Elizabethton (TN) 13-0 Won their division at the Carolina Invitational beating a good Hoover (AL) team in the championship 73-47. With their schedule and undefeated season is not out of the question.

13 8 Dupont Manual (KY) 11-3 Lost to Butler in OT by 1, Henderson Co. by 2 and Mercer Co by 15. Beat Bowling Green, Danville, and Knox Webb. Big games coming up including a rematch with Henderson Co and a matchup with Mercy.

14 15 Mt. Juliet (TN) 14-2 Won the LandAir Championship in Greeneville, TN, won of the biggest Holiday tournaments in TN or KY, beating good Smith Co and Bearden teams, although they had a slip up prior to the tournament to a good Stewarts Creek team

15 14 Murray (KY) 12-2 Lost to Tilghman in the championship at Calloway Co, but then turned around and won the Championship in the Murray Bank Lady Tiger Classic

16 18 Middleton (TN) 14-0 Have yet to really be challenged their closest games beating MHEA by 16 (Blackman only beat them by 10) and Southhaven (MS) by 12. Have a great chance to go undefeated in TN Class A.

17 12 Memphis Overton (TN) 13-2 Got dropped by Ridgeway in a complete meltdown but have been solid otherwise.

18 28 South Warren (KY) 12-3 Back to back slip ups vs. Mercy and Butler in the Traditional Bank Classic. Played 5 games in 4 days, running out of gas. Won the FNB Championship following the losses and then beating Bowling Green for a their first Regional loss in 6 years.

19 25 Ashland Blazer (KY) 8-2 Finished in 3rd place at the Traditional Bank Classic beating East Carter in the 3rd place game, beating Butler and Warren Central before losing to Mercy.

20 NR Dickson Co (TN) 15-1 Had a slip up to a good Gaitlinburg-Pittman team on their road in their tournament but have a 25 point win over a good White Co (TN) team and 20 point win over a 13-2 Brentwood (TN) team.

21 22 MHEA (TN) 19-4 Lost 2 recent games Blackman by 10 and Riverdale by 4, proving they can compete with the best of the best. Will be the first team in the poll to 20 wins

22 16 Paducah Tilghman (KY) 12-2 Won the Calloway Co Heritage Bank Classic in convincing fashion over Murray then lost in the Championship of the Go Southern Beach Bash to Dyer Co. Dropped a game right as the ranking were to be published to a very good Graves Co. team

23 19 Morristown West (TN) 14-2 Upset by a good Greeneville (TN) team in the LandAir Classic then beat So. Greene (TN) and Spring Valley (WV) for 5th place.

24 23 Bell Co. (KY) 11-2 Have lost 2 games all year by a combined 3points including a recent 2 point loss to Bowling Green.

25 NR Holmes (KY) 12-0 Won their division of the Queen of Palms tournament in Florida and won the Country Music Hwy Classic. They also have a 30 point win over Shelby Valley.

26 NR Mercy (KY) 8-4 After starting the season slow, they have really come on, losing in the Championship of the Traditional Bank Classic then going to California and winning the Southern Cal Prep Classic

27 24 Allen County-Scottsville (KY) 9-3 Won the South Central Bank Classic after dropping 2 games in the Traditional Bank Classic to Elizabethtown and Holy Cross Covington.

28 36 CPA (TN) 11-0 Have big wins over CAK and Rossview, the only 2 games all year that they have been challenged. May not lose a game all season

29 NR White Co (TN) 16-1 Only loss is a 25 point loss to Dickson Co. Recently won the Sonic Shootout with wins over Heritage and Clarkrange.

30 NR Baylor (TN) 10-1 Lost earlier in the year to a good Hamilton Heights (TN) team. Won the Best of Preps Championship and haven’t been challenged much all year.

31 NR Eastern (KY) 8-0 Wins over Mercy and Sacred Heart in close games and haven’t been challenged in any of their other games.

32 NR Simon Kenton (KY) 12-0 Won the South Oldham Lady Dragon Hoopfest and the Rafferty’s/Double Dog Caveland Classic. Could be awhile before they are challenged.

33 31 Knoxville Webb (TN) 14-3 Dropped their last 2 games to Dupont Manual and a good Bowling Green team but still have quality wins over many high quality teams like Southwestern (KY), CAK, Bearden, and Greeneville

34 38 Dyersburg (TN) 12-1 A few wins over decent out of state opponnents and a win over Chester Co.

35 30 Briarcrest Christian (TN) 10-4 Have played a very tough schedule venturing down to Dallas, TX to play Conway (AR). Own a 30 point win over MHEA and win against a good Southwind team.

36 40 West Carroll (TN) 15-0 Continued their winning ways with a big win over regional foe Lexington.

37 26 Murfreesboro Central Magnet (TN) 14-2 Lost to a good Cumberland Co (TN) team in their only game since the last poll.

38 NR Henry Clay (KY) 7-2 Have 2 losses by a combined 4 points, including a 2 point loss to Butler. Other than their losses they haven’t been challenged much this season

39 NR Houston Co. (TN) 16-1 Dropped a game to Collinwood, but otherwise they have demolished their competition.

40 27 University Heights (KY) 11-3 Lost in the Championship of the Murray Bank Lady Tiger Classic and in the Championship of the Lady Storm United Min Workers tournament. Have the potential to win the rest of their regular season games.

Dropped out: #9 Houston (TN), #20 Franklin Co (KY), #29 Marshall Co (KY), #30 White Station (TN), #32 Glasgow (KY),

#33 Gibson Co (TN), #34 Bowling Green (KY), #35 East Carter (KY), #37 Munford (TN)

Others Receiving Consideration (in alphabetical order)

Bearden (TN) 16-3

Brentwood (TN) 14-2

Brentwood Academy (TN) 13-1

Bowling Green (KY) 10-5

Crockett Co. (TN) 15-2

Cumberland Co. (TN) 13-3

Danville (KY) 11-4

East Carter (KY) 9-4

Franklin Co (KY) 8-2

Gaitlinburg Pittman (TN) 8-4

Graves Co (KY) 9-3

Gibson Co. (TN) 19-2

Hamilton Heights (TN) 11-4

Heritage (TN) 14-3

Highlands (KY) 10-1

Houston (TN) 9-4

Jackson South Side (TN) 13-3

Lawrence Co (TN) 14-3

Livingston Aca. (TN) 13-4

Marshall Co (KY) 9-4

Maryville (TN) 11-2

Munford (TN) 12-6

No. Greene (TN) 15-4

Paul Laurence Dunbar (KY) 11-3

Smyrna (TN) 11-3

So. Greene (TN) 14-3

Southwestern (KY) 9-2

White Station (TN) 8-3

I would say UHA is not top 40. They haven't beat a top team and the best team they play is Murray and they got beat.

Had so many teams behind them not lost and dropped out they probably would have dropped out too....if they lose again they will be out. Who from KY do you think deserves to be in front of them that isn't already??? Highlands? Dunbar? Graves Co?

I am very proud of my Holmes Lady Dawgs!!!! But with all do respect they are ranked a little lower than they should be in this. Undefeated and have only played 2 home games with Wins on the road at GRC, Shelby County (NOT VALLEY) and Graves County who is a very good teams that has a win over a Tilghman team that has a win over Murray. Mercer County has split matchups with a 10-5 Bowling Green and IMO as we stand today and I cant speak for the Tennessee portion...Holmes is ahead of at least those three teams in KY rankings! And Holmes , Covington Holy Cross and Male all have wins over Boone County.

It is with all due respect to the person or persons that put this list together, and with only intent of humor, that I will say this. Anyone who attempts to rank and then publish girls high school basketball teams within two states, is either half crazy or stupid brave. Maybe both. My hats of to you guys. It's good to know that someone out there isn't afraid of being proven majorly wrong on a weekly basis. As long as your having fun, keep at it!

We may have missed on Holmes earlier but they are in the poll now...keep winning and you will keep moving up. BG is a very good 10-5 team, a team who has played a much more difficult schedule than many teams, hence their record. 3 of their losses are to Manual, Mercer and South Warren. They have wins over Mercer, Webb (TN), Bell Co (3 ranked teams), so splitting with Mercer Co is not all that detrimental. Mercer Co other loss was a 4 point loss to the #2 team in the state Henderson Co. Hard to penalize them too much for keeping it close with the 2nd best team in the state. Btw the loss to BG was by 1 point....so their 2 losses are by 5 combined points.

 

The reason Holmes is not ranked higher is that they have a very weak SOS. Graves Co who is a good team (but not ranked by us, bcuz even tho they beat Tilghman, they lost to Murray twice) is arguably the best team they have played (and beat) all year. GRC who should be better than they are....are struggling, although GRC has played a very tough schedule.

 

And great point using Boone Co. Both Male and HCC crushed Boone Co, while Holmes only won by 5.

 

Scores, SOS and W-L record factor in to our poll, not just W-L record. Thanks for you feedback....trust me Holmes has caught our attention and we will move them up accordingly. Beat HCC on Jan 22nd and that will be a high quality win.

We cover both states (We are the ONLY NCAA sanctioned recruiting service that covers both states), so we discussed doing two separate Top 25s but in the end, we felt there was enough cross-over, ie Paducah Tilghman vs Dyer Co., Murray vs many west TN opponents. Knox Webb playing in the Mercer Co tournament. Etown vs Blackman....and the list goes on that we would try our best to do a combined poll. It has been very difficult, but it is fun and creates a good amount of discussion...and at the end of day, creating increased discussion of WBB in general is a good thing. So blast away...I have no idea explaining why we put teams where we do in the rankings....we don't expect everyone to agree....the world would be a very boring place if we all agreed on everything.

Just for sake of argument and all in good natured conversation but Henderson, Holmes HAVE roughly same strength of schedule around mid 50's and out of roughly 270 Programs in the state I wouldn't consider it a weak SOS?!?! And the 5 point win over Boone you referenced was without starting point guard Jaynice Stoval in the lineup defensively a game changer and a great facilitator of the Holmes offense. And by the way I think we all appreciate the service provided by these and other rankings!!

While Henderson's SOS on paper (vs only KY teams) maybe similar but they have beaten Mercer Co and Manual as well as playing 2 good Indiana teams. The out of state teams Holmes played in Florida where not particularly strong teams IMO. That being said...it is possible we have Holmes somewhat low, but ultimately keep winning and you will keep moving up.

Just for sake of argument and all in good natured conversation but Henderson, Holmes HAVE roughly same strength of schedule around mid 50's and out of roughly 270 Programs in the state I wouldn't consider it a weak SOS?!?! And the 5 point win over Boone you referenced was without starting point guard Jaynice Stoval in the lineup defensively a game changer and a great facilitator of the Holmes offense. And by the way I think we all appreciate the service provided by these and other rankings!!

 

Henderson has played much tougher schedule then Holmes. Also Holmes beat graves by just 12.

Henderson has played much tougher schedule then Holmes. Also Holmes beat graves by just 12.

 

Okay. My turn. Highlands is just as good as Holy Cross and Holmes. In fact, locally, Highlands has been rated by the coaches higher than Holmes all year and in some weeks equal to Holy Cross (receiving the same amout of 1st place votes.) I think the local coaches know the teams better than folks around the state.

 

Now with all that said...polls mean nothing. But I thought I'd add some commentary to the thread. I'm not sure why statewide, Holmes has ranked higher than Highlands so far. You can say SOS, but I'm not buying it. HHS' schedule is hampered by two district opponents that they have to play that drives that sos way down. Take those two away and the schedules are very similar IMO. Yes, they had a horrible day against Owensboro Cath and Walton, but have beaten everyone else handily. So in a poll after this week, I could see Holmes moving ahead. But not by very much and you won't convince me HHS isn't as good any team in NKy. And everyone up here knows it.

Okay. My turn. Highlands is just as good as Holy Cross and Holmes. In fact, locally, Highlands has been rated by the coaches higher than Holmes all year and in some weeks equal to Holy Cross (receiving the same amout of 1st place votes.) I think the local coaches know the teams better than folks around the state.

 

Now with all that said...polls mean nothing. But I thought I'd add some commentary to the thread. I'm not sure why statewide, Holmes has ranked higher than Highlands so far. You can say SOS, but I'm not buying it. HHS' schedule is hampered by two district opponents that they have to play that drives that sos way down. Take those two away and the schedules are very similar IMO. Yes, they had a horrible day against Owensboro Cath and Walton, but have beaten everyone else handily. So in a poll after this week, I could see Holmes moving ahead. But not by very much and you won't convince me HHS isn't as good any team in NKy. And everyone up here knows it.

 

Ahem 5 Nky coaches have voted

And Holmes and Holy Cross have both traveled outside of the 275 loop for looks at different talent and exposure!

Okay. My turn. Highlands is just as good as Holy Cross and Holmes. In fact, locally, Highlands has been rated by the coaches higher than Holmes all year and in some weeks equal to Holy Cross (receiving the same amout of 1st place votes.) I think the local coaches know the teams better than folks around the state.

 

Now with all that said...polls mean nothing. But I thought I'd add some commentary to the thread. I'm not sure why statewide, Holmes has ranked higher than Highlands so far. You can say SOS, but I'm not buying it. HHS' schedule is hampered by two district opponents that they have to play that drives that sos way down. Take those two away and the schedules are very similar IMO. Yes, they had a horrible day against Owensboro Cath and Walton, but have beaten everyone else handily. So in a poll after this week, I could see Holmes moving ahead. But not by very much and you won't convince me HHS isn't as good any team in NKy. And everyone up here knows it.

 

We will all find out how good Holmes , Highlands and Holy Cross are come regional tournament time. Debate here until you are blue in the face, it will resolve nothing. Just admire your teams and enjoy the ride as long as it lasts.

And Holmes and Holy Cross have both traveled outside of the 275 loop for looks at different talent and exposure!

 

So traveling makes you better? And we have played Sacred Heart, Grant co, S Oldham, Boyle Co, Owensboro Catholic, Shelby Co (scrimmage), Bryan Station (scrimmage). If you add Campbell, Walton and Brossart, we've played more teams outside our region than inside! Traveling doesn't make you better!

 

And those 5 coaches...are still 5 coaches within the region that feel HC and Highlands are very close with Holmes right behind them. It may not be all the coaches, but 5 feel that way. And 5 is about half of the big schools that would have a clue anyway. All the other schools wouldn't have very much insight anyway because they don't play the top teams. Theres only about ten teams that play all three and would know the talent.