1) Lincoln County (4-0) – The Patriots remain undefeated through week two, winning a thrilling 56-55 game at Wayne County by rallying behind the performances of Riley Bodner (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Elijah Frye (14 points, 6/10 from the field) and defeating South Laurel 54-40 at Madison Central in the Brent Ray Classic. They face the West Jessamine Colts in Nicholasville on Tuesday and face both Marion County and East Jessamine this weekend.

2) Pulaski County (4-1) – Coach Fraley’s group had a light week, as they did not play until Friday and then notched back to back wins over Casey County and Harlan County. This week they host Wayne County on Tuesday and the M&W Shootout on Saturday, matching up against Campbellsville.

3) Somerset (3-1) – Somerset picked up their first loss of the year against Boyle County but picked up back to back wins against Rockcastle County and Madison Central to end the week. The Madison Central win in the Brent Ray Classic was an overtime thriller, ending in favor of the Briar Jumpers 71-66 with Jase Bruner leading the way with 21 points. Before heading to Berea this weekend for the Berea All A Holiday Classic, Somerset will play Casey County and Bluegrass United.

4) Southwestern (5-0) – The Warriors remained undefeated by defeating Wayne County in overtime in Monticello behind a twenty point performance by Cole Dysinger and crushing Thomas Nelson 82 -43 the next day. Dysinger is averaging 19.8 points per game through the five wins. Southwestern travels to Casey County this week before hosting Harvest Prep out of Ohio and traveling across town to Pulaski County High on Saturday to play Middlesboro in their first game of the M&W Shootout. They get the rare Sunday game, hosting regional foe Danville in their second game of the M&W Shootout.

5) Boyle County (2-1) – Coach Webb’s Rebels earned a hard-fought win over Somerset but dropped a close, fast paced affair to Frederick Douglass 76-74. Junior Luke Sheperson led Boyle County with 31 points in their Friday night loss. They host Rockcastle County and East Jessamine this week before heading up the road to Lexington Christian in their last game before the Christmas break.

6) Danville (3-3) – Danville opened their play this week with a devastating road loss to West Jessamine 67-49. However, they recovered the next day for a 72-48 victory at Frankfort and an extremely solid win against Mercer County 83-71. They have only one scheduled game this week, participating in the M&W Shootout Sunday against Southwestern.

7) Wayne County (1-3) – Wayne County dropped two hotly contested games at home this week to regional contenders Lincoln County and Southwestern. There is definitely a wealth of potential in Monticello and Coach Woods will continue to work to turn that talent and effort into wins. Thomas Spencer has continued his hot start as he leads the Cardinals at 18 points per game.

8) West Jessamine (3-3) – The Colts failed to go undefeated this week by 2 points, dropping an overtime loss 69-68 against visiting Montgomery County. DeAjuan Stepp is averaging 19 through the opening six games. West Jessamine faces a tough road this week with games against regional #1 Lincoln County, district foe Mercer County, and Bullitt Central in the M&W Shootout.

9) Mercer County (2-2) – Kaelin Drakeford is averaging 26.8 points through four games, however, it was Jamisen Lewis who paced the Titans with 25 in a win against Butler. Mercer hosts Model, West Jessamine, and Central Kentucky HomeSchool this week.

10) East Jessamine (3-2) – The Jaguars gave Great Crossing their first ever win to open the week but posted solid wins over Garrard County and Franklin County to end it. Ben McNew (16 points per game), Keegan Lockhart (10.8 points per game), Zion Thomas (10.6 points per game), and Michael Powell (9 points per game) present a very even scoring attack for East.

11) Garrard County (1-3) – Garrard dropped its only game of the week against visiting East Jessamine. Brayden Sebastian did not play. Before going to McCreary Central for the Arbys/KFC Holiday Classic this weekend, the Golden Lions will host McCreary Central on Tuesday.

12) Rockcastle County (1-4) – The Rockets took three losses this week to tough competition and face a possibly tougher week this week and they are slated against Southwestern, Boyle County, and Casey County.

13) Casey County (0-4) – Casey County is still searching for win one after a blowout loss to the Maroons of Pulaski County but hope to find it this week they play Somerset and Rockcastle County before heading to McCreary County for the Arbys/KFC Holiday Classic.

14) McCreary County Central (1-4) – The Raiders put one in the win column agsinst the Cumberland Homeschool group. They travel to Garrard County before hosting the Arbys/KFC Holiday Classic.

15) Danville Christian (3-2) – The Warriors earned a pair of wins over the Cumberland Homeschool group and Beth Haven. Channing Ford leads Danville Christian averaging 23.4 points through five games. They face regional opponent Kentucky School for the Deaf Tuesday and L.I.G.H.T. Thursday before participating in the Portland Christian School Holiday Classic this weekend.

16) Burgin (0 – 7) – Burgin fell twice by three points this past week, losing to Walden 63-60 and Frederick Fraize 71 – 68 in overtime. They play only once more before Christmas, hosting Evangel Christian Tuesday.

17) Kentucky School for the Deaf (0-1) – The Colonels were off last week from gameplay and return to action Tuesday against Danville Christian.

Bump.