12th Region Review 2/2/15

 

We still have a few weeks of regular season basketball left before the playoffs begin but one thing we can take from the season thus far; this is going to be a very interesting 12th Regional Tournament. This past week proved that anyone in the 12th Region can win on any given night so favorites won’t necessarily have an advantage come tournament time. Both Boyle County and Wayne County avenged their only district losses and gave Lincoln County and Southwestern their first district loss. East Jessamine upsets district leading Mercer County to put the 46th District #1 seed up for grabs if East can beat West Jessamine this Friday night. Pulaski County can lock the #1 seed in the 47th District with a win over cross town rival Somerset this coming Friday night after beating Rockcastle County.

This looks to be another interesting week in the 12th Region with some big regional match-ups as Southwestern travels to Lincoln County and West Jessamine goes to Boyle County tomorrow night. But, Friday night is designated as rivalry night as Boyle County travels to Danville, West Jessamine travels to East Jessamine, and Somerset goes to Pulaski County. Plus there are some good out of region match-ups on the schedule with Wayne County traveling to Clay County and Lincoln County playing Taylor County in the Jock Sutherland Classic at Lafayette.

 

12th Region Rankings 2/2/15:

 

1) Boyle County (17-5) - Beat Mercer County 72-67 and Lincoln County 65-42. Plays West Jessamine 2/3 and Danville 2/6.

 

2) Wayne County (16-5) – Beat Knox Central 84-80 and Southwestern 81-65. Plays at Clay County 2/3 and McCreary Central 2/6.

 

3) Lincoln County (17-3) – Lost to Boyle County 42-65. Plays Southwestern 2/2, Garrard County 2/6 and Taylor County 2/7 (at Lafayette).

 

4) Southwestern (17-6) – Beat West Jessamine 76-62 and lost to Wayne County 65-81. Plays Lincoln County 2/2 and Casey County 2/3.

 

5) West Jessamine (17-6) – Lost to Southwestern 62-76 and beat Madison Southern 63-54. Plays Boyle County 2/3 and East Jessamine 2/6

 

6) Mercer County (16-7) – Lost to Boyle County 67-72 and East Jessamine 81-86. Plays Pulaski County 2/3 and Burgin 2/6

 

7) Danville (15-10) – Beat Williamsburg 68-65 and lost to Monroe County 53-55. Plays Garrard County 2/3 and Boyle County 2/6.

 

8) Pulaski County (15-9) – Beat Rockcastle County 63-46 and Hazard 71-53. Plays Mercer County 2/3 and Somerset 2/6.

 

9) Somerset (12-10) – Beat Beth Haven 61-53. Plays Madison Southern 2/2 and Pulaski County 2/6.

 

10) Rockcastle County (9-13) – Lost to Madison Southern 68-72 and Pulaski County 46-63. Plays McCreary Central 2/3.

 

11) Casey County (10-16) – Lost to Elizabethtown 41-70. Plays Southwestern 2/3 and Russell County 2/5.

 

12) East Jessamine (7-16) – Lost to Bracken County 64-74 and beat Mercer County 86-81. Plays Burgin 2/3 and West Jessamine 2/6.

 

13) McCreary Central (10-12) – Beat Middlesboro 65-51. Plays Rockcastle County 2/3, Wayne County 2/6, and Middlesboro 2/7.

 

14) Garrard County (3-17) – Did not play last week. Plays Danville 2/3, Lincoln County 2/6, and Brown 2/7.

 

15) Burgin (3-17) – Beat Kentucky School f/t Deaf 55-37. Plays East Jessamine 2/3 and Mercer County 2/6.

 

16) Kentucky School f/t Deaf (12-12) – Lost to Burgin 37-55 and Berea 26-52. Plays Michigan School f/t Deaf 2/6, Georgia School f/t Deaf 2/7, and N. Carolina School f/t Deaf 2/7.

 

 

12th Region Notes from the past week:

 

-Hagen Tyler score over half of Boyle County’s points with 34 in their big district win over Lincoln County. He also pulled down 10 rebounds giving him a double-double for the night. Teammate Jeremiah Bell also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and added 6 assists in the win.

 

-Congratulations to Danville’s Cody Woolridge for making the 2015 Touchstone Energy All A All-Tournament team.

 

-Freshman Hunter Jones scored 24 points while hitting 5 3-point shots in McCreary Central’s win over Middlesboro.

 

-Freshman Trevon Faulkner scored a game high 35 points in Mercer County’s loss to East Jessamine. Will Hagar added 25 points in the loss.

 

-Freshman Jakson Baker score 20 points to help Wayne County beat Knox Central this past Tuesday. Payton Woods led the way with 26 points.

 

-Freshman Steven Fitzgerald scored 15 points and led Southwestern in scoring in the loss to Wayne County.

 

-Cody Woolridge had 19 points and 13 rebounds in the Admirals quarterfinal loss to Monroe County in the All A Classic. He also scored 22 points in their opening round win over Williamsburg.

 

-Payton Woods had a game high 30 points in Wayne County’s win over Southwestern. Teammate Corey Stearns wasn’t far behind with 29 points and 9 rebounds.

 

-Siah Holifield scored 18 points in West Jessamine’s win over Madison Southern. Brooks Ely added 10 points and 8 rebounds.

 

-Sean Ross led Pulaski County with 17 points in their win over Hazard. Cam Ellington added 14 points in the win.

 

-Ryan Mayes scored 26 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in KSD’s win over Ohio School f/t Deaf.

 

-Wayne County’s Payton Woods leads the 12th Region in scoring averaging 23.7 points per game. Teammates Corey Stearns and Trey Blevins are ranked 7th and 8th averaging 19.2 and 18.9 respectively.

 

-Boyle County’s Hagen Tyler is the second highest scorer in the region averaging 21.5 points per game. His teammate Jeremiah Bell comes in at 4th in scoring averaging 20.7 points per game.

 

 

District Seeding as of this week:

 

45th District:

 

1) Lincoln County (3-1): Plays Garrard County 2/6 and Danville 2/13

2) Boyle County (4-1): Plays Danville 2/6

3) Danville (1-2): Plays Garrard County 2/3, Boyle County 2/6, and Lincoln County 2/13

4) Garrard County (0-4): Plays Danville 2/3 and Lincoln County 2/6

 

46th District:

 

1) West Jessamine (4-1): Plays East Jessamine 2/6

2) Mercer County (3-2): Plays Burgin 2/6

3) East Jessamine (2-2): Plays Burgin 2/3 and West Jessamine 2/6

4) Burgin (0-4): Plays East Jessamine 2/3 and Mercer County 2/6

 

47th District:

 

1) Pulaski County (4-1): Plays Somerset 2/6

2) Somerset (3-2): Plays Pulaski County 2/6

3) Rockcastle County (2-4): Finished district play tied for 3rd

3) Casey County (2-4): Finished district play tied for 3rd

 

48th District:

 

1) Southwestern (3-1): Finished district play

2) Wayne County (2-1): Plays McCreary Central 2/6

3) McCreary Central (0-3): Plays Wayne County 2/6

I still think the 12th Region breaks down into four groups:

 

Group 1: Region Favorites

-Boyle County

-Wayne County

-Lincoln County

-Southwestern

 

Any of these four can win three games in March and get to Rupp

 

Group 2: Sleepers

-West Jessamine

-Mercer County

-Pulaski County

 

Each of these three can win a game in the region and could even make the finals with a perfect draw and a perfect game. Can't see them winning it all, though.

 

Group 3: Good Teams, But...

-Danville

-Somerset

-East Jessamine

-Casey County

 

All four of these teams have shown themselves capable of winning and losing games within the region. All will have difficult district tournament matchups, however, just to get to the region.

 

Group 4: Not This Year

-Rockcastle County

-McCreary Central

-Garrard County

-Burgin

-KSD

How do the tie breakers work?

How do the tie breakers work?

 

Coin flip in the 45th.

Coin flip in the 45th.

 

Is that first? I thought it was common opponents/common sites, then coin flip?

Is that first? I thought it was common opponents/common sites, then coin flip?

 

I was told coin flip last night.

If East beats Burgin tonight and West on Friday, and Mercer beats Burgin on Friday, we'll have a three-way tie for 1st in the 46th.

 

At that point, it's a blind draw between the three teams. If only two teams tie, it's a coin flip, from what I've been told.

In the 48th wayne and SW are tied but in a 3 team district where you play both teams twice the winner of the 2nd game is district champ. Wayne wins the district.