Inside the 1st Region (1-19-15)

Teams ranked 2-6 are a jumbled mess. You could move these teams around in different sports. Same could be said for teams 7-10 as well.

Murray has beat Paducah Tilghman and lost to Calloway.

Paducah Tilghman has split wih Marshall, lost to Murray and defeated Graves and McCracken.

Graves has beat Marshall, McCracken but lost to Paducah Tilghman.

McCracken has beat Marshall but lost to Graves and Paducah Tilghman.

Top Teams:

1. Calloway County, 17-1, The Lakers beat Trigg County in a closer than expected 54-41 win. Calloway had a big statement win against Murray 61-37. This game was never close. Calloway beat them every facet of the game.

2. Murray, 13-6, The Tigers beat Hickman County 80-47 to start the week. Murray was hoping to make some noise on Friday Night but all the noise came from Calloway as they beat the Tigers 61-37. The Tigers don’t have time to regroup as they play Fulton County on Monday in the All A Classic. The return of 6'4 Guard James Boone should help the tigers in the All A.

3. Paducah Tilghman, 12-4, Live by the three, die by the three. The tornado had a 17-5 lead against Marshall and eventually lost 56-45 as they went 6-22 from the 3 point line. They had beat Marshall earlier in the year 30+.

The Tornado recovered on Friday with a nice district win 70-66 @ McCracken County.

4. Graves County, 11-7, The Eagles didn’t play until Friday and Saturday. They had a nice home win against Marshall County 52-49 and then Webster County beat the Eagles 68-54 @ Webster. The young Eagles have made nice strides this year. They are getting good work off the bench from 8th grader Ryan Mathis to help there already deep team.

5. McCracken County, 8-10, The Mustangs have played a tough schedule so far and it has shown with their record. They lost to a solid Cape Central, MO team on Tuesday 55-54. They lost to Paducah Tilghman @ home in a big district match-up 70-66.

6. Marshall County, 9-9, Marshall County had a very nice win against Paducah Tilghman. The 1st match-up was a running clock in the favor of the Tornado. What made this win an even bigger surprise is that the Marshalls played without leading scorer Mason Wooten and Dawson Jolley. Tilghman jumped out 17-5 but Marshall climbed their way back in to eventually win 56-45. Marshall then lost to Graves County 52-49 on Friday and finished the week off with a 64-37 win against Crittenden County. The Marshall are a hard team to figure out.

7. Ballard Memorial, 9-9, The Bombers lost to Mayfield on the road 68-63. They played without leading scorer Keagan Cooper in the 1st half but he played in the 2nd. He has been hurt and that was his first action in over a week. Bombers fell behind big but a nice comeback but fell short. They finished the week with a road win over Fulton County 70-56. The Bombers have had nice balanced scoring over the past several games. Read in the All A preview about their matchup next week.

8. Carlisle County, 12-5, The Comets opened the week with an easy win against Livingston Central. The comets lead after the 1st quarter 36-1. They finished the week off with a solid district win against Fulton County 85-58. Since their loss to Hickman County they have outscored their 2 opponents 158-97. Not the greatest of opponents but it was teams like that they had struggled against earlier in the year. They will face Mayfield in the All A on Wednesday. Read the All A preview for a preview to that game.

9. St. Mary, 9-9, The beat CCA 69-28 in their only game this past week. They will play Fulton City in the All A Classic on Wednesday. Read the All A preview for a summary of that game.

10. Mayfield, 7-8, The Cardinals started the week with a nice district win against Ballard 68-63. The Cardinals were led by Marshall Bacon. Webster County came in to town and beat the Cardinals 51-29. Webster has now beat 4 teams from the 1st Region.

Top Games this weekend:

Tuesday:

Hopkinsville @ Graves County: State ranked Tigers visit the 1st Region. It will be a very tough test for the young Eagles.

Wednesday:

Carlisle County @ Mayfield- Both of these games are in the All A preview.

Fulton City vs. St. Mary

Friday:

McCracken County @ Marshall County: The Mustangs won the 1st match-up 54-47. The Marshall without 2 players have been playing better. The Mustangs are on a 2 game losing streak.

All A Semifinals

Saturday:

All A Finals

Seeds for All A Tournament

1. Murray

2. Ballard Memorial

3. St. Mary

4. Carlisle County, tie

5. Mayfield tie

6. Fulton City

7. Hickman County

8. Fulton County

9. CCA

10. CFS

District Standings:

1st District:

Carlisle County 3-1

Fulton City 2-1

Fulton County 1-2

Hickman County 1-3

2nd District:

Paducah Tilghman 3-0

St. Mary 2-1

McCracken County 1-1

CCA 0-4

3rd District:

Graves County 2-0

Mayfield 1-1

Ballard Memorial 0-2

4th District

Calloway County 2-0

Murray 1-1

Marshall County 0-2