article 6th Region Rankings (Week 5) 1/3/2016

[GoHardITP]

6th Region Rankings (1/3/16)

 

1) Bullitt East (11-2)- BE did well out in a Holiday Tourney in CA finishing 2-1 after losing their first game in overtime. They play back to back games at the end of the week against District foes, Fern Creek & Whitefield.

 

2) Pleasure Ridge Park (8-3)- PRP also went 2-1 at their out of state Holiday tourney in FL. PRP has 3 regional games this week including an interesting match up versus North Bullitt on Saturday.

 

3) Fern Creek (8-4)- The Tigers went 2-0 with easy victories down in Mayfield, KY. The Tigers have 3 games this week including 2 regional games against Butler and district favorite BE. They also play out of state foe Lawrence Central.

 

4) North Bullitt (13-1)- North Bullitt went 3-0 at the LaRue County Holiday event. NB has only one game this week, but it is a big one. They play PRP on Saturday which will give a great opportunity for NB to prove they really are one of the better 6th region teams.

 

5) Doss (9-3)- Doss went 2-1 down at the Holiday event in Bowling Green and their only loss was to Bowling Green HS. Valley & DeSales are scheduled for this week.

 

6) Valley (11-5)- Valley has already played more than half of their regular season games and to date they have performed very well. They were 2-2 at the Lake Cumberland event after Christmas. They have a big regional game versus Doss and a non region game against North Oldham.

 

7) Southern (7-5)- Southern went 2-1 falling in the championship game at the Wes Unseld Classic. They have a really big game against PRP next week on Tuesday.

 

8) Iroquois (7-7)- Iroquois has had a rough stretch, but they still have a very respectable record against decent opponents. They have a big region game against Butler this week.

 

9) Western (6-6)- Western went 2-1 at the Wes Unseld Classic only losing to Southern. They have a big region game against Jeffersontown this week.

 

10)Jeffersontown (6-7)- JTown has quietly rose from way back in the pack to a Top 10 ranking this week after winning 4 of their last 5. They play a big region game against Western this week.

 

11) DeSales (5-6)- DeSales went 1-2 at the South Oldham tourney and now faces Doss & Fairdale this week.

 

12) Butler (5-6)- 1-2 during the Eastern HS Holiday event. They play Fern Creek and Iroquois this coming week so they have a chance to move up with good showings.

 

13) Fairdale (4-8)- After losing 5 in a row, Fairdale bounced back to finish 2-1 down at the Holiday event in FL. Big region games against Moore and DeSales this week.

 

14) Moore (3-8)- Moore went 1-2 at the Wes Unseld Classic with a win over Bardstown. Moore plays Fairdale and Bullitt Central this week.

 

15) Beth Haven (9-5)- Lost 3 in a row at the Belfry Classic

 

16) Bullitt Central (3-8)- Lost 3 in a row at the Lexington Catholic event running their losing streak to 7

 

17) Evangel Christian (8-3)- They have won all their games they should including five in a row, but when they see tougher teams they struggle

 

18) Holy Cross (4-9)- Went 1-2 at South Oldham event.

 

19) Whitefield Academy (1-12)- May not win again for a while and especially so when they Bullitt East this week.

[BigDuke6]

Looks good to me, with maybe the exception of PRP over FC. Even though I have not seen the Panthers to this point.

[MBKT]

I am curious to see how FC, Doss and PRP hold up in the LIT next week. On a given night they can compete with anyone, but, can they string 3 or 4 good games together within a four or five day stretch against good teams. I think BE can do that.

[GoHardITP]

I am curious to see how FC, Doss and PRP hold up in the LIT next week. On a given night they can compete with anyone, but, can they string 3 or 4 good games together within a four or five day stretch against good teams. I think BE can do that.

 

Agree about BE being able to string wins, they have proven that. The tough part about the LIT is the single elimination format. You win you advance and you lose you go home. The draw becomes a big part and even though it is seeded, the luck of the draw helps.

For instance Doss & PRP play each other so one of the two will advance to the quarterfinals. They play the winner of Male and likely KCD. Fern Creek did not fare so well having to face Central in the first round who was oddly seeded as the 10th ranked team. The winner of Fern Creek/Central likely plays Ballard. Bullitt East as the 3rd seed has a pretty nice set up to the semi-finals where they will face Fern Creek/Central/ or Ballard.

[Griffster]

Doss is really good when they shoot it well. Coach Williams has his kids buying in. Last year was another story- I really like the motivating coaches in the 6th. Schooler and Williams get the most out of their teams.

[HoopDreamsCoachQ]

Trey Hill (formerly of Fern Creek) is now at PRP.

 

Will he get eligible?

[HoopJunkie]

Trey Hill (formerly of Fern Creek) is now at PRP.

 

Will he get eligible?

 

My understanding is that PRP is his home school. If that's true, he should be eligible

[HoopDreamsCoachQ]

My understanding is that PRP is his home school. If that's true, he should be eligible

 

So Fern Creek is a magnet school?

[6thregionguy]

In Jefferson Co. there is open enrollment and kids can go where every they want. It is not hard at all to get them in most schools. With few exceptions Male and Butler which are traditional and take directly from their feeder middle schools. Manual and Brown being the most difficult as they are application and take the brightest and best from 100s and 1000s of applicants.

 

So a kid can go any where else they want if there is not a bus they just have to provide there own transportation.

 

When a kid transfers he needs the principal to release them 1st. They need to have a change of address into new schools resided or home school.

[HoopDreamsCoachQ]

In Jefferson Co. there is open enrollment and kids can go where every they want. It is not hard at all to get them in most schools. With few exceptions Male and Butler which are traditional and take directly from their feeder middle schools. Manual and Brown being the most difficult as they are application and take the brightest and best from 100s and 1000s of applicants.

 

So a kid can go any where else they want if there is not a bus they just have to provide there own transportation.

 

When a kid transfers he needs the principal to release them 1st. They need to have a change of address into new schools resided or home school.

 

But Open Enrollment doesn't extend to sports eligibility does it? If so, Louisville kids would transfer every week.

[HoopJunkie]

But Open Enrollment doesn't extend to sports eligibility does it? If so, Louisville kids would transfer every week.

 

It sort of does extend to sports. It does however limit your options. You can use open enrollment to go anywhere. But if you transfer and don't want to sit out, you can only transfer to your home school.

[HoopDreamsCoachQ]

It sort of does extend to sports. It does however limit your options. You can use open enrollment to go anywhere. But if you transfer and don't want to sit out, you can only transfer to your home school.

 

That makes sense.

 

Thanks for the insight.