article 5th Region Rankings (Final Week) and District Predictions

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5th Region Rankings and District Preview (2-21-16)

 

1. Taylor County (19-8)- Taylor Co. ends the regular season #1 just as they started and will head to the postseason as regional favorites but first they must beat crosstown rival Campbellsville on Wednesday to make region.

 

2. Bardstown (22-7)- Bardstown ends the regular season ranked #2 after beating North Hardin, and winning 5 straight. They will play the Thomas Nelson/Washington Co. winner on Thursday in district tournament action.

 

3. North Hardin (23-7)- North Hardin dropped a spot in the rankings as they lost a nail biter to Bardstown last week. They will look to make region as they play the Etown/Fort Knox winner on Wednesday in district action.

 

4. Central Hardin (20-5)- Central Hardin ended the regular season winning 4 of 5. They get rival John Hardin on Wednesday with a regional tournament birth on the line.

 

5. John Hardin (17-11)- John Hardin has got hot at the right time winning 7 of 8 heading into a district tournament showdown with Central Hardin on Wednesday.

 

6. Green County (20-8)- Green Co. has won 5 straight heading into district tournament play, and will face Hart Co. on Monday with a region tournament birth on the line.

 

7. Adair County (21-7)- Adair Co. ended the regular season winning 3 out of 4, and will look to make a 4th straight region tournament as they play Marion Co. on Thursday.

 

8. Caverna (14-10)- Caverna ended the regular season hot winning 4 straight, and should be very well prepared for district tournament action against Larue Co. on Tuesday.

 

9. Nelson County (14-11)- Nelson Co. lost 3 out of 4 to end the regular season, but get a chance to make region as they play Bethlehem on Thursday in district action.

 

10. Larue County (13-11)- Larue Co. ended the season with 2 straight wins. This should be good momentum for a district tournament showdown with Caverna on Tuesday.

 

11. Campbellsville (11-17)- Campbellsville ended the season with a solid win over Nelson Co. as they head into district tournament play to face region favorite and rival Taylor Co. on Wednesday.

 

12. Hart County (11-14)- Hart Co. won 4 of their last 5 games to end the season and are playing well going into district tournament play as they face Green Co. on Monday night.

 

13. Bethlehem (9-13)- Bethlehem ended the regular season winning 2 out of 3, up next they will meet rival Nelson Co. in the district tournament on Thursday with a region birth on the line.

 

14. Washington County (11-19)- Washington Co. lost 3 in a row to end the regular season, but they have a chance to get a district win over Thomas Nelson on Monday where the winner will face #1 seed Bardstown.

 

15. Marion County (8-21)- Marion ended the regular season on a sour note losing 3 straight all by double digits. They will play Adair Co. on Thursday for a chance to make region.

 

16. Elizabethtown (5-19)- Etown ended the regular season on a 5 game losing streak but will try and beat Fort Knox on Monday night in district tournament action where the winner gets North Hardin.

 

17. Fort Knox (10-18)- Fort Knox had a great regular season for their standards winning 10 games, and 3 in region play. We will see if they can upset Etown on Monday in the district tournament.

 

18. Thomas Nelson (1-29)- Thomas Nelson has only won one game so far and none in region play, they will look to steal one from Washington Co. in the district tournament on Monday.

 

District Predictions

 

17th District: (1) North Hardin vs. (4) Fort Knox/Etown- North will be a heavy favorite in this game and should win by 25.

 

(2) Central Hardin vs (3) John Hardin- Both of these teams have played well this season with John Hardin doing more so down the stretch. Matt Miller will impact this game and John Hardin will win by 4.

 

District Champion Prediction- North Hardin over John Hardin

 

18th District: (1) Green Co. vs (4) Hart Co.- Green Co. has been playing well as of late but so has Hart Co, and these two split the season series. Dom Compton for Green will be too much to handle though as Green Co. wins by 12.

 

(2) Caverna vs (3) Larue Co.- Caverna and Larue split their season series but Caverna led by state leading scorer Mason Faulkner will prove too much as Caverna wins by 6.

 

District Champion Prediction- Green Co. over Caverna

 

19th District: (1) Bardstown vs (4) Thomas Nelson/ Washington Co.- Either team that faces Bardstown will be in for a tough test and i'm taking Bardstown by 20 over Washington.

 

(2) Nelson Co. vs (3) Bethlehem- Nelson won both regular season meetings by double digits and I look for them to win this one but by only 8.

 

District Champion Prediction- Bardstown over Nelson Co.

 

20th District: (1) Taylor Co. vs (4) Campbellsville- Taylor is clicking on all cylinders right now and their crosstown rival will not stop them as Taylor wins by 18.

 

(2) Adair Co. vs (3) Marion Co.- These teams split the season series and will be in a tough battle with one another but the dynamic duo of Cam Lasley and Chance Melton for Adair will prove too much as they win by 4.

 

District Champion Prediction- Taylor over Adair