Johnson Central 67 Lawrence County 60 (15th Region Championship)

[True blue (and gold)]

Final.

 

Johnson Central takes their 4th straight championship.

[gold sunrise]

Final.

 

Johnson Central takes their 4th straight championship.

 

I expected then to win the region.

[15th Region]

Johnson Central wins its 9th Regional Title in school history. They are now tied with Inez, Pikeville, and Paintsville for the most 15th Region Crowns. Head Coach Tommy McKenzie wins his 6th Regional Title at JC (2000 as a player, 2006 as an assistant coach, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 as Head Coach).

 

All Tournament team from JC

Braxton Blair (MVP)

Braxton Blair (4th ordinal)

Kyle Gullett (3rd ordinal)

Dalton Adkins (3rd ordinal)

Patrick Rice (1st ordinal)

Mason Blair (1st ordinal)

 

Congratulations to the Golden Eagles and good luck at RUPP Arena as they will play the champions of the 7th Region!

Full State Tournament write-up on Johnson Central will be out next week prior to the tournament..

[Statstuffer]

What year did Coach McKenzie take over as Head Coach at JC? He has a pretty good resume so far....

BTW, congrats to them - 4 in a row is a tough task in any Region!!!!

[15th Region]

What year did Coach McKenzie take over as Head Coach at JC? He has a pretty good resume so far....

BTW, congrats to them - 4 in a row is a tough task in any Region!!!!

 

Coach McKenzie took over as head coach in 2008 and led JC to the regional championship in his first year of coaching. This is his 8th full season and he is 4-1 in regional championship games, averages over 20 wins a year (6 of his 8 years he has won at least 20), has been head coach of the KY/OH All Star game, won KABC POY and COY while at JC, and holds every coaching record you can think of at the school. You are correct in that he has a very impressive resume and he is only 33!!