With three weeks left, the Sixth Region is shaping up to have a terrific post-season. Fern Creek and Butler appear to be the favorites, but several teams have a shot at the regional championship. The rest of the regular season, and the post-season, will be filled with good teams playing quality basketball. What more could you ask for?

 

TEAM RANKINGS

 

1. Fern Creek Tigers (17-6)

 

Fern Creek went 2-0 for the week, beating Bryan Station 75-44 and PRP 80-70. The Tigers have now won 10 of their last 11, with the sole loss being to Ballard in the LIT. And remember, all of the Tigers’ major contributors are underclassmen. Fern Creek has games against Central, Southern, and Great Crossing in the upcoming week.

 

2. Butler Bears (13-6)

 

The Bears played just once this week, easily dispatching the Central Yellowjackets by a 61-24 margin. Winners of four in a row, Butler plays Manual and Valley during the week, and then will face Madisonville-North Hopkins on Saturday in the Wes Strader Schoolboy Shootout at Warren Central. That should be a good one.

 

3. Jeffersontown Chargers (13-5)

 

The Chargers move back into the number 3 spot in the rankings this week with nice wins against Manual (69-55) and Seneca (75-60). The Seneca win was particularly impressive for J’Town, which has won 4 games in a row. Up this week for the Chargers are games with Bullitt East and Moore.

 

4. Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers (14-7)

 

PRP went 1-2 this week. The week started with a close 61-60 win over Desales, but the Panthers then fell to two good teams, losing to Oldham County 79-73 and to Fern Creek 80-70. The Panthers continue their streak of playing quality opponents with games this week against Eastern and Male.

 

5. DeSales Colts (11-7)

 

DeSales continues to play well, but sometimes falls on the wrong side of the scoring column. This week is a good example: it started with a tough 61-60 home loss to PRP, but ended with a 71-46 win over Holy Cross. The Colts play Western, Collins, and St. X this week.

 

6. Doss Dragons (13-8)

 

The Dragons continued their good season this week, going 2-0 with wins over Fairdale (78-54) and Atherton (61-55). Doss will look to extend its winning ways in the upcoming week with games against Iroquois and Valley.

 

7. North Bullitt Eagles (17-6)

 

The Eagles had a good week, going 2-0 with wins against Grayson County (60-47) and Valley (64-59). North Bullitt, which now has a 3-game winning streak, plays Spencer County and Bullitt East this week.

 

8. Holy Cross Cougars (12-8)

 

Despite Sam Bearden’s 22 points and 13 rebounds, Holy Cross fell to Christian Academy 65-61 early in the week before falling to the DeSales Colts 71-46 on Saturday. The Cougars will look to end their 3-game skid with games this week against Atherton, Owen County, and Bullitt Central.

 

9. Bullitt East Chargers (9-13)

 

After losing six games in a row, Bullitt East has now won six in a row and moves up in the rankings. This week brought wins against Moore (80-65), Fairdale (59-53), and Kentucky Country Day (81-52). Bullitt East has games scheduled this week with Jeffersontown and North Bullitt.

 

10. Fairdale Bulldogs (9-10)

 

Fairdale had a tough week, losing to Doss 78-54 and to Bullitt East 59-53. The Bulldogs, who now have lost 4 in a row, play Shawnee and Iroquois this week.

 

11. Iroquois Raiders (13-10)

 

Quintel Walter’s 21 points were not enough in Iroquois’ 55-52 loss to Bullitt Central. But the Raiders bounced back and easily took care of Brown, beating the Bears 68-19. On Iroquois’ schedule this week are games against Doss and Fairdale.

 

12. Western Warriors (11-10)

 

The Warriors had two good wins this week. The first was a 58-40 defeat of Bullitt Central, which allowed the Warriors to move up in the rankings. The other win was a nice 70-49 defeat of Shawnee. Western takes on DeSales and Waggener this week.

 

13. Bullitt Central Cougars (7-15)

 

The Cougars went 1-1 this week, losing to Western 58-40 but bouncing back with a nice 55-52 win against Iroquois. This week Bullitt Central will take on Whitefield Academy and Holy Cross.

 

14. Moore Mustangs (7-13)

 

Moore’s losing streak was extended to four this week with a 80-65 loss to Bullitt East. Darius Carver led the Mustangs in scoring in that one with 21 points. On the Mustangs’ schedule this week are games against Southern and Jeffersontown.

 

15. Valley Vikings (4-13)

 

The Vikings earned their fourth win of the season early in the week, beating Fort Knox 58-44. Javon Warren (17 points) and Richard Gabriel (15 points) led the Vikings in that one. Valley played well but lost the other two games it played, falling to North Bullitt 64-59 and to Manual 64-59. The Vikings face Waggener, Butler, and Doss in the upcoming week.

 

16. Southern Trojans (4-13)

 

Southern had a good 83-68 win over Whitefield Academy this week, which ended the Trojans’ 6-game losing streak. It also had a 66-57 loss to North Hardin. On the schedule for the Trojans this week are games against Moore and Fern Creek.

 

17. Whitefield Academy Wildcats (10-9)

 

The Wildcats extended their win streak to 4 with wins over Bardstown Bethlehem (64-59) and St. Francis (83-75), but then saw that streak come to an end with a 83-68 loss to Southern. This week Whitefield will take on Beth Haven, Bullitt Central, and Carroll County.

 

18. Beth Haven Bearcats (7-12)

 

The Bearcats started the week with a 85-73 win over Heritage Academy but then lost to Kentucky Country Day (78-50) and Fort Knox (79-69). Beth Haven has three games this week, taking on Whitefield Academy, Frankfort Christian, and Evangel Christian.

 

19. Evangel Christian Eagles (2-12)

 

The Eagles lost to Shawnee 68-31 early in the week. Evangel Christian had a game against Covington Latin on its schedule for Saturday, but no score has been reported to the KHSAA for that one. The Eagles will look to increase their win total this week with games against Walden, Brown, and Beth Haven.

Bump.