I have seen a lot of info and push for Anderson County for next year. What does everyone think about the rest especially the 29th District. I think North Oldham will be a team to keep an eye on with very little graduating last year. If the young 8th grader stays around they will be even stronger. Heard a rumor he may be heading to a private basketball school. South is returning two starters and 2 others that played a lot of minutes and will need some of the JV players to step up and fill in the gaps with point guard being their number one need. OC is always a strong program but lost a lot to graduation.

Rebuilding year for Collins (losing top two scorers) and Shelby County (losing arguably second-best player in region with Manica graduating as well as Ewing and Hatter). Young studs look to shine in Shelbyville. Spencer County might make it back to regionals this year as well.

I know for Collins Jacob Feltner can be a good three shooter given the time. He and Perdue play for HLB AAU that made it to the semi-finals of the 16U State last weekend. I think Pittman from Anderson plays for that team as well. Looking at rosters it seems Simon Kenton was a pretty young team last year.

1. Oldham County

2. Anderson County

3. North Oldham

4. Simon Kenton

5. Collins

1. Anderson

2. South Oldham

3. Simon Kenton/Oldham

4. Shelby County/North Oldham

Lot of parity, and all teams being good teams, not great, really down region, however with the youth in the region has a chance to be really good the following year

1. Anderson

2. South Oldham

3. Simon Kenton/Oldham

4. Shelby County/North Oldham

Lot of parity, and all teams being good teams, not great, really down region, however with the youth in the region has a chance to be really good the following year

 

Shelby's freshmen team won the 30th District tourney this year. Spencer and Collins also showed some good flashes with their frosh. Outside the 30th, Walton-Verona has some good underclassmen as well.

Oldham and North Oldham has some good young kids along with Simon as well

I'm putting the monkey on andersons back. It is theirs to lose. It is along time till start of school year. I would say there will be a transfer or 2 that will change the look of a certain team.

I am not familiar enough the understand the transfer part of 5309's comment. The whole transfer stuff is pretty crazy and coming from a 6A football program community in Alabama we never saw this much movement between schools.

I understand that the 8th might not have a superstar filled region but it seems that some have proven that with buy in to a program and great defense you can go pretty far with a good team. I know that North kids play together with the Louisville Suns and OC with the Futures. South does not seem to follow that thought pattern and I am not sure if other 8th schools have an AAU program they utilize to jump start the next season.

I have seen a lot of info and push for Anderson County for next year. What does everyone think about the rest especially the 29th District. I think North Oldham will be a team to keep an eye on with very little graduating last year. If the young 8th grader stays around they will be even stronger. Heard a rumor he may be heading to a private basketball school. South is returning two starters and 2 others that played a lot of minutes and will need some of the JV players to step up and fill in the gaps with point guard being their number one need. OC is always a strong program but lost a lot to graduation.

The 8th grader at North Oldham will be going to Trinity this coming year. He is playing with probably the top aau team in the nation this summer and is having a great summer. The kid is smooth, smart and a stud.

One of the reasons why it is hard to comment on a region this early is because you never know how the spring and summer will shake out. Coaching changes, players leaving etc,

Shelby's freshmen team won the 30th District tourney this year. Spencer and Collins also showed some good flashes with their frosh. Outside the 30th, Walton-Verona has some good underclassmen as well.

 

Anderson County's freshman swept the regular season teams in the district. They lost on two free throws on a very questionable call at the end of the game against Shelby County in the district tournament.

Bad news for North but I am sure he will be fun to watch next year at Trinity. IS that AAU team playing anywhere close to Louisville the remainder of the season? Nike or Adidas team?

The quickness of the Henry kid to penetrate and kick to the shooters will keep North a threat in the Region even without the prodigy. South should get some help at Point with a plyer returning to the team after a year off. Played point when Grant Williams was injured in 2014/15 season.

I watch a lot of 8th region basketball and from what I have seen these are pretty good rankings. I do know that this is the Gallatin team that has had some hype on them for quite a while. I know they beat Anderson County in triple over time and lost a close to one south by 5 I believe. They just need a leader to step up, preferably In their guard Mason Wilson who is a great offensive player. Does anyone know if Penny has stepped up and taken the leadership role in Anderson? The only thing I disagree with is Collins and Shelby being in the top 5 on some rankings.

On another thread someone had mentioned that Collins was getting a transfer from Seneca that should improve their team. I think the other players around Wilson will need to make some improvements to get better results. The only other scorer they had last year Carlton graduated. Carlton/Wilson had 50% of the points against South last year I a 73-60 loss. Wilson was a nice player to watch just needs some support to push GC now that all the Owen County team as graduated.