12th Region Review 1/21/15

 

What a great week of basketball this past week was in the 12th Region. Lincoln County remains unbeaten in 12th Region play after a big win over rival Boyle County. Pulaski County knocks off Southwestern in a big cross-town rivalry match, and both Wayne County and Mercer County continue to get better as the season progresses with both having the regions longest winning streak at seven. This current week brings the All A classic which will have Somerset facing Danville for a chance to go to Frankfort to represent the 12th Region plus more district match-ups. Also, there are some good showcase games in the Toyota Classic and Joe B. Hall Classic that have 12th Region teams participating. Another good week in 12th Region basketball is expected.

 

 

12th Region Rankings for the week of 1/18/15:

 

1)Lincoln County (15-2) Beat Pulaski at PC 57-47, beat Boyle 66-55, and beat Rowan Co. 87-73 Hall Of Fame Classic. Plays Garrard Co. 1/20, at Madison Central 1/23, and Campbell Co. in the Joe B. Hall Classic at Montgomery Co. 1/24

 

2)Boyle County (14-4) Beat Danville 73-45, lost at Lincoln 55-66. Play at Paul Laurence Dunbar 1/20 and Garrard Co. 1/23

 

3)Wayne County (11-4) has won seven in a row. Beat McCreary Central 92-48, Beat East Jessamine 102-64, and beat Paul Laurence Dunbar 85-84 in the Hall Of Fame Classic. Plays Rockcastle Co. 1/19 and Elizabethtown in the Toyota Classic in Scott Co. 1/22.

 

4)Southwestern (14-5) Beat Somerset 83-66, lost at Pulaski Co. 49-53, and lost to Madison Central 68-77 Hall Of Fame Classic. Plays at Russell Co. 1/20, at McCreary Central 1/22

 

5)Mercer Co. (15-4) Has won seven in a row. Beat Thomas Nelson 65-24 and Anderson Co. 71-66. Plays at South Oldham 1/20 and West Jessamine 1/23

 

6)Pulaski County (12-7) lost to Lincoln Co. 47-57 and beat Southwestern 53-49. Plays Casey Co. 1/20 and Jackson Co. 1/22

 

7)West Jessamine (14-5) lost to LCA 62-65, Beat Burgin 79-32, and lost to Cordia 56-66 in the Hall Of Fame Classic. Plays Madison Central 1/20 and Mercer Co. 1/23

 

8)Danville (12-9) lost to Boyle 45-73 and beat Garrard Co. 68-58. Played Burgin in the first round of the 12th region All A Classic on 1/20.

 

9)Somerset (10-9) lost at SW 66-83 and beat Campbellsville 71-47 the Hall Of Fame Classic. Played Washington Co. in the first round of the All A Classic 1/19

 

10)Rockcastle County (8-10) beat East Jessamine 74-52 and Casey Co. 65-52. Plays at Wayne Co 1/19 and Burgin 1/23

 

11)Casey County (8-13) lost at Danville 64-84 and at Rockcastle Co. 52-65. Plays Pulaski Co. 1/20 and Shelby Valley in the Toyota Classic in Scott Co. 1/22

 

 

12)East Jessamine (6-13) lost at Rockcastle 52-74, lost at Wayne Co. 64-102, and beat Grant Co. 90-82 in the Hall Of Fame Classic. Plays Madison Southern 1/19 and Bourbon Co. 1/24

 

13)McCreary Central (9-10) lost to Wayne Co. 48-92. Plays Southwestern 1/22 and Oneida Baptist Institute 1/24

 

14)Garrard County (3-15) lost to Whitley Co. 70-75 and Danville 58-68. Play Lincoln Co. 1/20 and Boyle Co. 1/23

 

15)Burgin (1-15) lost to Berea 57-63, lost to W. Jessamine 32-79, lost to St. Patrick 51-59. Plays Danville in the All A 1/20

 

16)Kentucky School f/t Deaf (10-6) Beat St. Rita School f/t Deaf 59-23 and lost to Red Bird 54-60. Play in the 63rd Annual Mason-Dixon Tournament at the Tennessee School f/t/ Deaf.

 

 

 

12th Region Notes:

 

 

Jacob Conway had a big week for the Patriots. He had 19 points and 15 rebounds versus Pulaski, and scored 29 points and 10 rebounds versus Boyle County.

 

Payton Woods scored 33, 31, and 26 in Wayne County’s 3 victories last week.

 

Jeremiah Bell scored 35 points in Boyle County’s loss to Lincoln County.

 

Rashawn Jackson for East Jessamine is currently #8 in the state in free throw percentage shooting 86.0% from the line. Riley Hall for Pulaski County is not far behind shooting 84.2% from the line and currently #20.

 

Payton Woods and Trey Blevins are two of the state leaders in 3 point goals and both from Wayne County. Woods is #3 making 3.6 per game and Blevins is #10 making 3.2 per game. Hayden Smith from east Jessamine is also on the list at #5 making 3.5 three pointers per game.

 

Southwestern is currently #7 in the state in team scoring averaging 75.3 points per game. Fellow 48th district rival Wayne County is right behind them at #9 averaging 73.8 points per game.

 

Mercer County sits at #8 in the state in field goal percentage averaging 52.6% from the field.

 

Try not to foul Rockcastle County or Lincoln County because as a team they are #11 and #14 respectively in the state in free throw percentage. Rockcastle is shooting 72.8% from the line while Lincoln is shooting 72.2%.

 

Somerset sits at #13 in the state in team rebounding averaging 35.3 rebounds per game. Wayne County is #18 averaging 34.2.

I'd put West Jessamine above Pulaski, but other than that, solid ranks. West at Mercer on the 23rd is going to be a good one, probably will decide the winner of the 46th.

 

Also, East Jessamine's Hayden Smith set a career-high with 40 points vs. Madison Southern on Monday. He's averaging 30 points a game in the last nine games (since Cam Jones left the team).

The next 3 weeks could tell the tale for SW. They have next 5 on the road at McCreary Central Jan 22, at West Jessamine Jan 27th, at Wayne Jan 30, at Lincoln Feb 2, at Casey Feb 3. Sw finally back home Feb 10th vs Boyle Co. SW finishes it off with Pulaski at home, Somerset on the road and Mercer at home.

Tough call on who to put 2nd - Boyle or Wayne? Also, as was mentioned, I expect Mercer and West to be a dog fight on Friday. Both teams seem to be playing better and better as the season progresses.

 

I would definitely put West above Pulaski, even before Pulaski's loss to Casey last night. They are considerably better than most give them credit for.