The week that was for Region 1. I still have Calloway as #1 even after their loss to Caldwell. I still got Murray locked in at #2. Their loss last week was to a solid Monroe County team in the All A. After that it is a jumbled mess. On Tuesday, McCracken County lost @ Carlisle County so I was ready to drop them way down in the rankings but they rebounded and beat Graves County on the road. Graves who I was ready to move up to #3 lost to a struggling McCracken County team. Paducah Tilghman lost to Marshall County for the 2nd time. Tilghman had beat Marshall by 36 during December and have lost to them 2 times now while Marshall was short handed in each game. Carlisle County has started to play better ball beating McCracken County at home 79-71 and had a 20+ lead at one time. So ranking 3-7 is a crapshoot right now.

 

Top Teams:

 

 

1. Calloway County, 20-3, The Lakers defeated Henry County, TN 55-52. They lost to 2nd Region Caldwell County is an upset, 56-55. It is Calloway’s 2nd loss in 3 games.

 

 

2. Murray, 16-7, The Tigers played in the All A Classic State Tournament this past week. They lost in the 1st round to Monroe County 63-55. Murray had a chance to cut it to 2 with 40 seconds but a missed layup and then a transition layup for Monroe put the game out of reach for the Tigers. They return back to Region 1 action with a busy week. They will play St. Mary on Tuesday and then finish up with 2 district games. Then they travel to Calloway County on Thursday and then @ home against Marshall County on Saturday. If Murray wants a chance at the #1 seed they will need to win both games.

 

 

3. Marshall County, 12-10, Marshall County had a good week defeating 2nd region Lyon county 67-50 and then went on the road to defeat Paducah Tilghman in OT. This is the 2nd time the Marshalls have beaten Tilghman since they lost 74-38 in December to them. What is remarkable about the two wins is the 1st win they played without leading scorer Mason Wooten and the second time without 2nd leading Collin Travis.

 

 

4. Paducah Tilghman, 15-6, The Tornado rolled in their 1st game off the week beating Mayfield 72-30. The Tornados were never threatened. They lost on Friday @ home to Marshall County. This is the 2nd time this month they have lost to Marshall after beating them by 36 during their Christmas Tournament.

 

 

5. Graves County, 13-10, The Eagles beat an out-matched Dresden, TN team 76-40 on Thursday. The Eagles then lost at home on Saturday to McCracken 62-55. The Eagles had an 11 point lead in the 2nd quarter but could not hold on to it.

 

 

6. Carlisle County, 14-6, The Comet surprised McCracken County on Tuesday with a 79-71. The win may not have been as big of a surprise in how they handled the Mustangs. The Comets had a 20+ lead in the 4th quarter. The Comets finished the week @ Union County on Saturday with a 62-55 victory.

 

 

7. McCracken County, 11-12, The Mustangs traveled to Carlisle County on Tuesday and didn’t fare to well. The final score was 79-71 but the Comets held a 21 point lead during the 4th quarter. The Mustangs played St. Mary on Friday and defeated them 55-43 to keep hope for the #1 seed. The Mustangs had a big road win @ Graves County 62-55 on Saturday. They played without Telfair on Friday and Saturday. The Mustangs have been on a roller coaster over the past couple of weeks.

 

 

8. Ballard Memorial, 13-10, The Bombers beat Hickman County 53-45 on Tuesday and Fulton County on Thursday 68-61. Both games were a little closer than anticipated. However the Bombers have found ways this year to win some close games where last year this was a struggle for them. They finished the week

 

 

9. St. Mary, 11-11, The Vikings didn’t play until Friday night when they traveled to McCracken County. They lost the district game 55-43. The Vikings will have to beat PT and McCracken to have a chance at the #1 seed. The Vikings easily defeated Livingston Central 57-26.

 

 

10. Mayfield, 8-10, The Cardinals got blitzed on Tuesday by Paducah Tilghman 72-30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Games this week:

Tuesday:

 

Fulton County @ Carlisle County: a 1st district battle. The comets are still fighting for that #1 seed.

 

Graves County @ Paducah Tilghman: The Tornadoes won the 1st match-up by 2. The Eagles have been playing better and this should be a good one.

 

Murray @ St. Mary: I put this game on here to see how Murray will respond on the 1st game back after the All A state.

 

 

Thursday:

 

Murray @ Calloway County: this is a huge 4th District game. A win by Calloway guarantees the #1 seed and an automatic berth in the District finals.

 

 

Friday:

 

Fulton City @ Carlisle County: this game could be for the #1 seed for the district tournament. The 1st time they played the Comets won 52-47. The Bulldogs are playing much better than they were in December.

 

Fulton County @ Hickman County: this game could decide the #3/#4 seeds in the tournament. The Pilots won the 1st game.

 

Graves County @ Marshall County: they may not be district opponents but this is a big rivalry. The 1st game was nip and tuck all the way through. The game ended with a Marshall turnover and the Marshalls thought there should have been a foul. This will be a battle.

 

Mayfield @ Ballard Memorial: A 3rd District battle. This teams have split this year. Ballard beat Mayfield in the Paducah Tilghman Christmas tournament and Mayfield won in their district match-up.

 

Padcuah Tilghman @ St. Mary: a 2nd district battle. If St. Mary wants any chance of the #1 seed they need a win here.

 

 

Saturday:

 

Marshall County @ Murray: Depending on what happens Thursday with the Murray/Calloway game this match-up could be for the #1 seed for Murray.

 

 

 

 

District Standings:

 

1st District:

Carlisle County 3-1

Fulton City 3-1

Fulton County 1-2

Hickman County 1-4

 

 

2nd District:

Paducah Tilghman 3-0

McCracken County 2-1

St. Mary 2-2

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

10. Mayfield, 8-10, The Cardinals got blitzed on Tuesday by Paducah Tilghman 72-30.

That's funny using a football reference in a Mayfield and Tilghman game. Bet Tilghman wish the football games could end that way.

10. Mayfield, 8-10, The Cardinals got blitzed on Tuesday by Paducah Tilghman 72-30.

That's funny using a football reference in a Mayfield and Tilghman game. Bet Tilghman wish the football games could end that way.

 

You caught me. LOL

So what's up with Graves? Up 11 on McCracken in the 2nd quarter and lose, up 13 on Tilghman at the half and lose.

Vogt had 11 points at the half and was dominating the game, then only managed 4 points the entire 2nd half.

Did they get away from what was working?

What I heard from someone there is that PT had their frosh center, JJ Reed, playing behind Chris Vogt in the first half. Chris Vogt was exceptional either scoring or passing out for open shots once he got the entry pass. He was really unstoppable playing him from behind. From what I was told JJ's Dad got in his ear coming out of half and was on the front row the entire 2nd half encouraging him to get more physical and try to deny the entry pass to the post by getting in front of Chris Vogt causing a much more difficult entry pass from the wing. Again, just what I was told. Not sure if the PT coaches intended to play behind Chris Vogt the 1st half or made the change themselves at halftime.

 

I just heard it was lucky the adjustment was made because Chris Vogt is going to hurt you if the ball gets inside to him as it was in the first half.