With a record of 12-21 and the loser of 20 of their last 24 games, Meade County advances to the 3rd Region Championship game to face 21-12 Daviess County on Tuesday night.

 

Meade Co and Daviess Co faced off on Feb 4th with Meade winning that one 60-58.

 

 

The winner of the 9th Region will face the 3rd Region champ in the 1st Round of the Sweet 16.

Who was the favorite in the region?

 

It appears Meade County had beat Owensboro Catholic earlier in the season too.

Who was the favorite in the region?

 

It appears Meade County had beat Owensboro Catholic earlier in the season too.

 

Looks like the top 5 of Region 3 were:

 

Hancock Co - 27-5

Apollo - 22-7

Owensboro Cath - 22-11

Daviess Co. 21-12

Edmonson Co. - 19-11

 

And you're right, back on Dec. 3 Meade Co. beat Owensboro Cath 72-63

Daviess was #4 seed in their district

Baker was out most of the season. So Meades record is misleading. However I think the 3rd might be the weakest region champ in Rupp

Meade County was 9-1 before losing James Baker to a hand injury. One of those 9 wins was against Catholic. Baker did not return until the 1st round district game against Breck, where he dropped 28 in his first game back. He is the most athletic player in the region by far. This result still came as a surprise to me, as I have grown accustomed to wins from Tim Riley in tournament play. He was 8-0 as Catholic coach before tonight. The Aces had 5 wide open looks on multiple offensive rebounds to tie the game in the final seconds. The shots simply wouldn't go down.

 

Daviess County has been steady all year long, but they have taken their game to a new level in the postseason. Knocking off Apollo in district seems to have given them a ton of confidence. If you just watch them warm up, you would never think they are as athletic as they are. They have a solid core of scoring guards, some serviceable players inside and are very well coached. Should be a great final!