article 6th Region Rankings (Week 9) 02/10/16

[GoHardITP]

Including Tuesday games of this week which is a pattern that has this report a day or two later than most region's update.

 

1) Bullitt East (20-4)- A 7 point win over Bryan Station and then comfortable double digit victories over CAL plus a 20 point win over district foe JTown. BE hitting stride and the top spot is theirs as it has been all season. Looking ahead they play rival North Bullitt which lost to the same JTown team that BE beat by 20. I do not expect any losses here on out until post season and then they will enter district/regional as the favorite to advance to Rupp. Sharpe continues to lead, but Rakes is also playing very well and Farris is the most reliable big man in the 6th.

 

2) Doss (20-4)- Doss had 4 wins as they had a few easy games where they took care of business with blow outs and a nice double digit win over Waggener. They are the clear cut #2 team and despite an early loss to Fern Creek in December they now appear to be the most likely threat to overtake BE in Regional play to perhaps return to Rupp. The new additions that transferred in for their senior seasons to Doss have been the difference as they each lead the team in scoring on most nights, Kenyi Bryant & Kelshawn Knight-Goff.

 

3) Fern Creek (14-10)- Fern Creek beat Whitefield Academy by 65, but loss to Scott County the following day by 25 points themselves in what was their worst loss to any KY team. The following game they got their PG, Anthony Wales, back after missing almost a month from an injury and his return was immediately felt when he hit a 3 point shot at the buzzer to defeat Fairdale. They have a rematch coming up with Central from the LIT and then play Valley which should be a great match up of young 6th region teams who are in contention. Tony Washington continues to lead in scoring.

 

4) North Bullitt (21-4)- Despite having the most season wins (21) and region wins (9) they had a week that sort of proves out that their record is built in large part to who they have played. Playing at home they won in overtime in a game versus Moore 64-62 and then loss to JTown 85-77. These are teams with sub .500 records although they each are playing better as of late. Until NB can actually beat the top teams they are likely ranked higher than they may finish in post play in the region. The younger Dunnavan brother has stepped in his brother's role from last season as the most reliable scorer in recent games.

 

5) Valley (17-9)- Valley went 2-1 with a big win over PRP by 3 points and a narrow loss to Butler by 2. Eric George continues to lead this young team who plays Fern Creek on Friday that will be a great match up that will potentially shake the rankings near the top.

 

6) Butler (11-10)- Two wins over both Western and Valley vault the Butler Bears team over several teams. They are a very balanced team that Coach KC Goodin has molded into a very gritty bunch.

 

7) PRP (9-9)- Won easily against two over matched teams, but lost by 3 to Valley to go 2-1. They now are below .500 in the season in region play. They play Fairdale this Friday.

 

8) Western (10-10)- Went 1-1 losing to Butler, but beating Southern to place them in front of Southern who dropped several spots from last week. Western does not play again until next week against Moore.

 

9) Southern (13-10)- Went 1-1 with an easy game over Evangel and a loss to Western. They play Iroquois on Friday.

 

10) Jeffersontown (9-14)- JTown cracks the top 10 for the first time as they go 1-1 losing to North Oldham, but beating North Bullitt which has beaten Moore. That gives the edge to JTown to switch spots with Moore in the rankings. Delvonte McCloud continues to help JTown since he became eligible from his transfer from Doss.

 

11) Moore (8-13)- Two losses to the Bullitt teams, one a close 2 point loss to North and the other a 20 point loss to BE. A good game with JTown will either be canceled or postponed tonight and then they play Butler on Friday.

 

12) Fairdale (9-13)- Easy win over Beth Haven and a close loss to Fern Creek shows they are improving since the first of the year. After Tre Richardson left the team they have regrouped and play PRP on Friday to see if they can continue their improvement.

 

13) Holy Cross (9-15)- 2 losses to two good teams does not move the Holy Cross Cougars down in the rankings.

 

14) Beth Haven (16-9)- A pretty sound defeat to Fairdale but a rebound win over Ft. Knox by 1 leave Beth Haven unchanged.

 

15) DeSales (6-15)- 0-2 last week with losses to respectable teams from other regions, John Hardin and Oldham County.

 

16) Bullitt Central (6-15)- Has not played in the past week.

 

17) Iroquois (7-18)- The losses continue to mount as they go 0-3 last week and now a 12 game losing streak is even more troublesome.

 

18) Evangel Christian (10-10)- Went 1-2 and one of the losses was by over 40 to Southern which is why they are ranked this low even with a .500 overall record.

 

19) Whitefield Academy (2-23)- Three more losses. Watched them play last week and comparing the team from last season when I also watched them made me realize I have never seen a team drop so far off in talent in consecutive seasons as this team has. Last season they beat Fern Creek at home and this season against FC they lost by 65 points.

[Realreason]

Great work as always. Have seen just about all the 6th and 7th play games this year, being in the Louisville area, and I always enjoy your write-ups.

 

Bullitt East is defiantly the team to beat going forward and Doss a clear second. Fern Creek, to me, continues to baffle....nice size and length, good guard play ( love Tony Washington), but man inconsistent doesn't even begin to describe them.