1. Breckenridge County Tigers (16-5) UP 1

The Tigers make the jump to the top spot after winning 3 straight games this week. They opened the week with a 3 point win vs CAL. Kaveon Mitchell was huge in the win, scoring 30. Friday, they got an overtime district road win over Meade County. They closed the week with a hard fought win against Mclean County in a tournament warm up game at the Owensboro Sportscenter. Mitchell remains one of the top scorers in the region at 22 points per game. Breck has a tough week with a road game at Owensboro before returning home against Ohio County.

 

2. Ohio County Eagles (17-5) UP 1

Ohio County bounced back after losing both games last week with wins over Central Hardin and South Warren. The returning Trey Lewis knocked down a 3 at the buzzer to beat the Spartans on the road. The Eagles have tough region games against Apollo, Butler County and Breck County this week.

 

3. Owensboro Red Devils (13-9) DOWN 2

The Devils fall from the top spot this week after losses to Madisonville North Hopkins and Evansville Bosse this week. There is no shame in those defeats, as there isn't a team in the region that would likely compete against either of those programs. Gavin Wimsatt is a player to watch for Owensboro. He came to life in the 2nd half vs the Maroons, scoring 23. Owensboro has games against Breckenridge County and Apollo this week.

 

4. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (13-10) UP 1

The Mustangs are the hottest team in the region right now. They have won 5 straight games and 8 of their last 10. They picked up wins over Butler County, Apollo and Hancock County this week. Nash Divine has really came on strong over the past few weeks and has upped his season average to 15 points per game. They have road games this week against Daviess County and Mclean County. The Mclean game will decide the #1 seed in the 10th district tournament.

 

5. Owensboro Catholic Aces (15-7) DOWN 1

The Aces have won 7 of 8 and went 2-0 in close games this past week. They opened the week with a close win against Christian County and closed the week with an overtime win against Daviess County. They really struggled on offense against Daviess, but found a way to pull out the win. The Aces travel to Madisonville and Daviess County this week.

 

6. Butler County Bears (17-5) UP 1

The Bears spit a pair of games this past week, losing a tight game to Muhleberg before bouncing back with a nice district win against Edmonson. The win against the Wildcats clinches the #1 seed in the 12th district which means the Bears will face off against Whitesville Trinity in the district tournament. They have games against Adair and Ohio County this week.

 

7. Mclean County Cougars (14-8) DOWN 1

Mclean County had a tough week this past week with losses to Hopkins Central and Breckenridge County. The Cougars can bounce back fast if they can find a way to win at home on Friday night against Muhlenberg County. A win would give Mclean the 1 seed in the 10th district tournament. They open the week with a home game against Logan County.

 

8. Edmonson County Wildcats (9-11) SAME

Edmonson opened the week by running their win streak to 7 with a win over Hancock County. Dalton Decker led all scorers in the win. They dropped a district game to Butler County Friday, which means the Cats will face Grayson County in the 12th district tournament. They will have a preview of that match-up in their lone game this week.

 

9. Hancock County Hornets (8-11) SAME

The Hornets went 1-2 this week, dropping tough games to Edmonson and Muhlenberg. They were able to pick up a 28 point home win over Cloverport. The Hornets have games this week against South Spencer, Indiana and Trigg County.

 

10. Daviess County Panthers (6-15) UP 1

The Panthers suffered 2 tough setbacks this week against Henderson and Owensboro Catholic. The loss against Catholic was an overtime heart breaker. The Panthers were in position to win late, but couldnt hold off the Aces. They will look to get back on the winning side of things this week with games against Muhlenberg, Owensboro Catholic and North Bullitt.

 

11. Meade County Greenwave (6-12) UP 1

The Waves split the week this week with a win over Whitesville Trinity before suffering a tough overtime district loss to Breck County. Mitchell Dozier had 20 in the win over the Raiders. Meade has games against Grayson and Cloverport this week.

 

12. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (7-17) UP 1

The Raiders were able to end their 9 game losing streak this week with a big district win over Grayson County. They have a lone game against Hopkins Central at the Sportscenter on Saturday.

 

13. Grayson County Cougars (5-16) DOWN 3

The Cougars went 0-2 this past week and have lost 10 of their last 11. Nolan Shartzer continues to be a bright spot however, as he scored his 1,000th point in a loss to Trinity on Friday. Grayson has Meade, Edmonson and Henderson this week.

 

14. Apollo Eagles (3-17) SAME

Apollo continues to come up short in competitive games, as they lost to Muhlenberg by 7. The Eagles have another tough stretch this week with games against Ohio County, Owensboro and Union County this week.

 

15. Cloverport Aces (2-17) SAME

The Aces got their 2nd win of the season this weekend, a 23 point win over Burgin. This week they have games against Brown, Meade and Dawson Springs.

Let’s call the Apollo/Muhlenberg game for what it was: outcome determined by three officials intimidated by the “legendary” Steve Sparks.

 

Apollo takes the lead in the fourth quarter, has the momentum going in their favor, and draws an obvious charge on the other end. Ryan Ash had been waiting for the offensive player for 2 full steps before contact and never moved. Muhlenberg calls a timeout and the “legendary” Steve Sparks spends the full 45 seconds before the first horn sounding off to one of the officials. Never mind the fact that Mr. Sparks is an assistant coach and, by the rules, should not have been speaking to an officials. Coming out of the timeout, these guys call fouls on Apollo on six consecutive Muhlenberg possessions. They allowed the “legendary” Steve Sparks to determine the outcome of the game because they lacked the character to do their job.

 

Edited to add:

 

I totally get it. Apollo did not do themselves any favors by starting the season 0-11, but they’ve. changed the outcome in more than just Apollo games all season.

Bump.