silo11 Posted December 17, 2018 Posted December 17, 2018 While things at the top of Region 2 haven’t changed a whole lot, there was quite a bit of activity in the middle and lower rankings of the region. Caldwell County is looking stronger as the season moves on and Dawson Springs, Livingston Central, and Lyon County have been so inconsistent. Here are the rankings for Week 3. 1. University Heights Academy – Coach Grant Shouse BGP#3 2018-19 record: 7-0 Week’s Record: 3-0 The Blazers had to work very hard to stay unbeaten this past week. It was the toughest scheduled week they have had this year, and Tandy shined once again leading his team to victory against Hopkinsville 62-56, Madisonville 80-79, and Evansville Reitz 86-80. Tandy had 33 against Hoptown, 37 against Madisonville, and 44 against Evansville. McGowan is a great compliment to Tandy and he is averaging 17 ppg himself this season. UHA will have another tough week of games at the King of the Bluegrass Tournament, especially if they keep winning. They open play in the most exciting first round match with BGP#7 Lexington Christian. If they win that they most likely will play BGP#2 Trinity. We will get to see if the Heights deserves their BGP#3 ranking by next weeks review. 2. Madisonville North Hopkins – Coach Matt Beshear 2018-19 record: 4-2 Week’s Record: 1-1 Madisonville played a heck of a game against University Heights. They took the loss by one point, but they looked very good in the game. Ksuan Casey led the Maroons with 25 points and 25 rebounds..yes you read that right, 25 points and 25 rebounds. Cade Cunningham had 17 pts, Kenny White 16, and JD Gilbert 15. Great balanced scoring that will cause problems for teams. Free Throw shooting hurt the Maroons this game going 16-30 (53.3%). Just making two of those would have been huge. Madisonville will also play in the King of the Bluegrass tournament. They open play against Fairdale. It a chance to showcase they are a top 20 team in the state. 3. Hopkinsville – Coach Larry Miller 2018-19 record: 5-2 Week’s Record: 1-1 Hopkinsville continues to improve their play. The defense looks to be coming around, but the offense still needs help, especially with the loss of Watts. The Tigers took UHA down to the wire, and had the lead much of the game before falling in the 4th quarter. Free Throw shooting is an issue as the Tigers only shot 40% from the line, you can’t win games shooting like that. Nicholas led Hopkinsville with 16 points. They were able to take out some frustration on Hopkins Central has they won by 37 points. Next up for the Tigers is the Owensboro Invitational Tournament. They have a good chance of winning all 3 games if they play up to their talent level. 4. Caldwell County – Coach Daniel Kukahiko 2018-19 record: 4-2 Week’s Record: 1-0 The Tigers only had one game this week, but it was a big upset. Caldwell hosted Paducah Tilghman and kept it close down to the wire before pulling away and defeating the Tornados. Derrin Boyd was clutch going 9 for his last 9 and led the Tigers with 28 points, including 15 in the final quarter. Tripp Branch added 18 points. Caldwell will look to continue their win streak this week as they play Carlisle County, Logan County, Franklin-Simpson, and Butler County. They can win all four games. 5. Christian County – Coach Kerry Stovall 2018-19 record: 3-3 Week’s Record: 2-1 The Colonels had their best week of the season so far winning two games, but still dropping one. They were able to defeat Henderson County 79-71 and Owensboro 75-66. Eric Brody led CCHS with 28 in the Owensboro win. He is averaging close to 22 ppg on the season. Madison Central reminded the Colonels that there is still a lot to improve on (72-48). Christian County will play in the Pop’s Chevy Classic over the weekend. 6. Webster County – Coach Jon Newton 2018-19 record: 6-2 Week’s Record: 2-1 The Trojans lost a close game to Lyon County 67-65, however they rebounded nicely against Calloway County (62-57) and McLean County (61-50). Douglas Malachi is leading Webster with 17.5 ppg this season, and Tyler Camplin had added 15.5 ppg. They will play Livingston Central and Franklin-Simpson and Logan County this week at the Limestone Bank Christmas Classic. 7. Henderson County – Coach Tyler Smithhart 2018-19 record: 5-1 Week’s Record: 1-1 Henderson County defeated Ohio County 67-59 while being led by Corey Stewart’s 23 points. It was the Colonels 5 straight win. They had that win streak snapped however by the other Colonel team in the region, Christian County, 79-71. Henderson ran into the best game Christian County has played all season. The game was close and at times sloppy, but entertaining. They play Crittenden County and then travel to the Warren East Holiday Classic to open with Bardstown. 8. Lyon County – Coach Jeff Embrey 2018-19 record: 6-4 Week’s Record: 3-1 The Lyons are starting to look impressive after a slow start to the year. They played 3 region games this week and won all 3. They defeated Union County, Webster County (OT), and Trigg County. This significantly moves them up in the rankings as they beat all 3 teams that were ranked above them. The only region loss the Lyons have this year is to Dawson Springs by one point last week. They have a very tough game against McCracken County before heading to the Limestone Bank Christmas Classic. 9. Hopkins County Central – Coach Lee James 2018-19 record: 2-3 Week’s Record: 0-2 Hopkins County played a really good game at Madisonville on Tuesday. Tylan Mann led the Storm with 23 points and 7 boards, however they came up short 79-68. Three days later they went to Hopkinsville and struggled against Hopkinsville’s size. They only managed to score 40 points while giving up 77. It was a tale of two different games. The Storm seemed to match up much better with Madisonville than they did with Hopkinsville. Rivalry games tend to bring out the best in both teams and it should be exciting to see how these team play each other in their future meetings. HCC has a busy schedule this week as they play 4 games. 10. Livingston Central – Coach Chris Green 2018-19 record: 5-5 Week’s Record: 1-2 The Cardinals have had the biggest up and down season so far in region 1. They are hard to judge. They lose 2 then win 2, then lose 2, and win 2. This week was the two loss week. Carlisle County and Dawson Springs both defeated LC, however they were able to pull out a win against Crittenden County. The Cardinals now only play one game over a two week period before the Murray Bank Tipoff Classic. 11. Union County – Coach Shane Smith 2018-19 record: 3-3 Week’s Record: 2-1 Union played three games this week, winning two of those and losing one. Union lost to an improving Lyon County by 16, while defeating Trinity Whitesville by 35 and Dawson Springs by 40. Kale Gaither is still getting his while averaging almost 26 ppg so far in the season. The Braves really need some pieces to compliment his scoring in order for them to make noise in the region. Right now it’s just a one dimensional team. They will play Hopkins County Central before heading to the Duster Thomas Hoops Classic. 12. Trigg County – Coach Payton Croft 2018-19 record: 4-4 Week’s Record: 1-2 Trigg County won a close game against Community Christian 47-40. They dropped their next two games 55-50 to Lyon County, and 79-54 to Warren East. They will play Hickman County next to open the KME Christmas Classic. 13. Fort Campbell – Coach Robbie Townsend 2018-19 record: 4-2 Week’s Record: 2-0 The Falcons defeated Dawson Springs and Christian Fellowship in their two wins this week. They next play in the Zaxby’s Holiday Tournament. 14. Dawson Springs – Coach Chad Burgett 2018-19 record: 4-4 Week’s Record: 1-1 The Panthers are another team that is so difficult to figure out. They defeat Lyon County and Livingston Central, two teams they shouldn’t have beat, but then lose by 15 to Ft. Campbell, a team they should have beat, and by 40 to Union County, a team that has no business beating them that bad. The Panthers play McLean County this week. 15. Crittenden County – Coach Denis Hodge 2018-19 record: 2-5 Week’s Record: 2-1 The Rockets finally found the win column as they defeated Christian Fellowship by 17 points. They were led by Gabe Mott who had 26. They also defeated Hardin County, IL by 2. Player of the Week Ksuan Casey, Madisonville-North Hopkins. Casey was huge against University Heights scoring 25 points and hauling down 25 rebounds. He is now averaging 15 ppg and 9 rpg on the season.
Region2 Hype Man Posted December 18, 2018 Posted December 18, 2018 This week was all about proving that it is not a UHA invitational tournament. UHA showed why they are the top team, but they aren't running away with it at all. Madisonville showed they are as good as UHA and that it's a tossup if they play in the regional finals. They aren't going away folks. Hoptown went wire to wire with UHA, just did not hit their shots down the stretch. This team is probably the best coached in the region and I would not doubt them getting better every game they play. Caldwell County has entered the ring as a legitimate tough out for any team that plays them on any given day. Christian County is finding an identity and Kerry Stovall will have them playing their best basketball come February. They still have a long way to go to be considered a contender, but they are showing signs of life. Can Henderson, Lyon, or Webster take the next step?
Hoptown Tigers Posted December 18, 2018 Posted December 18, 2018 What a great week of basketball in region 2. I'm proud of Hoptown with the adversity that we've faced. We've got some talent and the ability to defend. I just worry about our ability to score. But Coach Miller has done a great job. He's a breath of fresh air around the program. I'm of the opinion that we haven't gotten close to seeing the best basketball from Heights yet. I think this stretch over Christmas where they play some great competition will really for them to buckle down on the defensive end. I think they'll take their lumps at the KOB. I think they'll do pretty well at the Lex Cath tournament. But when they get back to region 2 i think they'll be very much improved. Madisonville is a very good team too. They played great against UHA, except from the line. But I don't think they'll get much better there. White and Casey aren't very good from the line and they take most of the shots. I look forward to seeing them play Hoptown. That will be a war. I think it's it's UHA, then Madisonville and Hoptown and then a big step down to the rest of the region. My top 10 right now would be. 1. UHA 2. Hopkinsville 3. Madisonville 4. Christian County 5. Henderson County 6. Webster 7. Caldwell 8. Central Hopkins 9. Union 10. Lyon
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