article 10th Region Week 8 Review: Colonels or Cardinals? Take Your Pick

[teeroy]

1. Bourbon County (18-4) - The Colonels, who lost at George Rogers Clark 77-65, still maintain the region's top spot, due to their strong resume that includes 4 wins over top 25 caliber teams, while George Rogers Clark only has one. Bourbon's big wins came earlier in the season against Henry Clay, Collins, Tates Creek, and Lexington Catholic. In the loss to George Rogers Clark, Bourbon County struggled without their top player, Amirion Joyce. Joyce was not allowed to play because he had been ejected in the 2A State finals game. Nakyir Joyce scored 28 points in the loss. The Colonels bounced back with a blowout win over Richmond Model.

 

2. George Rogers Clark (17-4) - The Cardinals knocked off Bourbon County 77-65 and Scott 69-56 to remain unblemished against 10th region competition. The Cardinals have 4 key players this season and all four had big games in the win over the Colonels. Jerone Morton, Jared Wellman, Lincoln Bush, and KJ Rucker each scored in double figures in both games. Bush had 21 rebounds in the big win over Bourbon County. The Cardinals have 4 tough games coming up (at Tates Creek, Montgomery County, at Bourbon County, and at Mason County.)

 

3. Bishop Brossart (15-3) - The Mustangs suffered a disappointing first round defeat in the first round of the All "A" Classic State Tournament, falling to Frankfort 57-52. Stephen Verst posted 23 points and 7 rebounds. The Mustangs appeared to be one of the favorites to come out of the top bracket, but didn't shoot well in the loss and instead it was Frankfort who went all the way to the championship game. This was the Mustangs first loss since December 5 at Ft. Thomas Highlands. This week they host district foe Scott and travel to All "A" State champion St. Henry. The Mustangs are undefeated against 10th region competition, with all 3 of their loss coming against good 9th region teams.

 

4. Mason County (10-8) - The Royals knocked off Pendleton County 53-45 but lost to Holmes 50-49. This loss continues a trend of puzzling losses, going back to the Lewis County and Scott losses earlier in the season. The Royals continue to play through big man Alex Schalch, but need someone else to step up to give him some help.

 

5. Robertson County (14-5) - The Black Devils blew out Nicholas County for the second time in as many weeks in their only game last week. Justin Becker who continues to put up big numbers, scored 26 points in the win. Robertson County started out the season on fire, stumbled for a few games, and is now gaining some momentum. We should find out where they stand after home games this week against Montgomery County and Paris.

 

6. Campbell County (10-10) - The Camels were competitive in an 85-83 overtime loss to a good Covington Holy Cross team. Then they picked up expected wins over Harrison County (62-37) and Walton-Verona (77-34). Keep an eye on freshman Aydan Hamilton, he is averaging 13 points and 5 rebounds per game.

 

7. Montgomery County (12-9) - The schedule got a little bit easier last week and the Indians took advantage, picking up wins over Madison Southern (73-66), Bath County (70-67) and Franklin County (64-55). The biggest win of the three was probably the home win over a solid Madison Southern team. Hagan Harrision played well in all three games. Rickey Lovette had 19 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Bath County. Harrison and Brandon Dyer are each shooting over 40% from 3-point range for the season.

 

8. Paris (7-10) - Paris was playing some of their best ball of the season going in to last week, and that continued with wins over Fleming County (69-53) and Bracken County (64-52). However, they ended the week with a listless 58-43 loss to Sayre, despite 28 points from Ricqiece Washington.

 

9.Augusta (10-10) - The Panthers had a rough week, losing district games to Mason County (60-54) and Bracken County (66-58). This means they split the season series vs the Polar Bears. Kason Hinson is averaging 21 points per game.

 

10. Calvary Christian (9-8) - The Cougars move up 2 spots after knocking off Scott 55-51, picking up their first region win in the process. They also defeated Villa Madonna 70-50 and lost to Grant County 87-59. Noah Herald finished with 20 points and 18 rebounds in the nice win over Scott.

 

11. Pendleton County (8-11) - The Wildcats defeated St. Patrick (63-50) and lost to Mason County (53-45). The loss to the Royals ended Pendleton's 4 game winning streak. The Wildcats are the 2nd best team in the district, behind Robertson County

 

12. Scott (4-14) - The Eagles are going in the wrong direction after losing games to Calvary Christian (55-51), George Rogers Clark (69-56) and Lewis County (70-53). They have now lost 7 in a row. They need to turn it around with tough district games at Bishop Brossart and Campbell County coming up this week.

 

13. Bracken County (7-14) - The Polar Bears finished the week strong with a nice 66-58 victory over district rival Augusta, turning the tables from the season's earlier meeting. Jhace Cummins poured in 24 points. Earlier in the week they picked up a 79-74 win over Dayton and lost to Paris 64-52.

 

14. Harrison County (2-16) - Their losing streak continues after suffering defeats to Campbell County (62-37) and Adair County (54-52).

 

15. Nicholas County(3-15) - The Bluejackets continue to struggle. The dropped games to Robertson County (93-65) and Fleming County (73-62).

 

16. St. Patrick (5-13) - The Saints lost to Pendleton County (63-50) and a team from Ripley, OH (78-54).

 

Games of the Week:

George Rogers Clark at Tates Creek 1/28 at 7:30 p.m. -

Montgomery County at George Rogers Clark 1/31 at 7:30 p.m.

Bishop Brossart at St. Henry 1/30 at 7:30 p.m. - St. Henry is the All "A" Champion

[TouchTheLine]

Not trying to bash anyone, but the 10th region I feel like at this point is Bourbon Co/GRC 1a and 1b (can interchange any day) and then you have everyone else......

[gold sunrise]

I believe MoCo is to low. They are coming together at right time. Big games coming up in 40th district for that #1 seed.

[kybred]

The 10th is a two team race between BoCo and GRC. I could see one win the district and the other win the region the following week.

[teeroy]

Good point!

[gold sunrise]

The 10th is a two team race between BoCo and GRC. I could see one win the district and the other win the region the following week.

 

And one could not even make the region with MoCo pulling the upset.