6th Region Boys week 1 review

6th Region after week 1

While the JCPS teams haven't started yet (fingers crossed and say your Hail Mary's), some teams have gotten going - let's look at what's happening in the 6th Region!

1. Fern Creek (Last Seasons Champion) (0-0) Season still on hold, but with the return of D. Washington back to the team, they must be considered the favorite until proven otherwise.

2. DeSales (1-1)   Akron signee Sekou Kalle has averaged a double double for the Colts in their first two games, a nail biting 73-70 loss vs. consensus state top 10 E-town, and a blow out victory over B-town Bethlehem.  Transfer Devin Perry has definitely made an impact and as DeSales gets more floor time than their 6th region competition, they should stay in this spot for the long haul.

3. Jeffersontown (0-0) Big news came out of the J-Town camp last week as returning PG and all-region talent Jalen Fairmen has left the school and is reported to have transferred to Jeff in IN.  This would be a BIG blow to the Chargers region title hopes.  However, until they play, I will keep them in this spot, as they will still be athletic and well coached.

4. PRP (0-0)  PRP returns two starters from last season's team - Uber-talented So. PG Zee McCown and Sr. SG Nevin White, both of whom averaged around 10ppg.  However, unlike 2020, this team has some underneath presence.  Jr.’s Victor Lado and Lavonte Harris are both 6’6” and have matured drastically from last season.  PRP will be a deeper team than last season and should make some noise in the Region.

5. Doss (0-0)  The Dragons return the bulk of their squad back from last season, where they went 17-12 while playing a tough schedule.  Their top duo of jr. Inslee Carroll (17ppg) and sr. big man Tony Moss (13p/10rpg) both return and are surrounded by speed and length.  If Doss can find their outside shooting touch, they could be a very dangerous team in the region.

6. Butler (0-0) They return some solid players in sr.’s Mershon Dickerson and Taevon Dozier, but lost their top 4 scorers from last year and have a new coach in Brent Jameson.

7. Western (0-0) Western’s top 3 scorers graduated (including double/double machine Jaheim Foreman) but will be long, athletic and physical.

8. Bullitt East (0-0)  Bullitt East will have to cope with the loss of sr. PG Zak Perdue.  Coach Couch will have his boys prepared however when they start their season Tuesday night @ CAL

9. Evangel (0-3) The Eagles received a lot of preseason hype, but have gotten off to a rough start on the court.  Evangel had a tough opener, losing big @ O-boro Catholic, but that would be a tough opener for many squads.  They also lost at Campbellsville and Simon Kenton.   6’11’ Cyr Malonga, who has multiple high D1 offers, has NOT yet been ruled eligible by the KHSAA.  While by tournament time the Eagles could look a lot different, for now they slip in the rankings

10. Southern (0-0)  Sr. Camden Pfeister is a player to keep an eye on.

11. Moore (0-0)

12. Fairdale (0-0)  Sr. Isaac Tedford is a player to watch.

13. Holy Cross (2-0) The Cougars of HC start the season with two tight W's.  They defeated KCD 68-64 and Bluegrass United 67-66.  Jr. Alonzo Coleman put up a team high 21 in the KCD game and sr. Chaz Geraghty, a Morehead St football signee, had 17 and 9 boards.  HC takes on Evangel in an All "A" region game on Thursday.

14. North Bullitt (0-0)  North Bullitt graduated all 5 starters from last season's district championship team.  They open up with the Walden school on Thursday.

15. Beth Haven (1-1)  The Bears are an interesting team.  Once again coached by the well respected Michael Stinnett, they lost a heartbreaker in their opener @ Thomas Nelson 72-69, and then rebounded to defeat CEC 88-52.  Sr. Luke Easley has picked up where he left off last season with a 25 pt. effort vs. CEC, but transfer big Luka Mateski has made a huge impact, avg. 28 pts. and 11 reb. through their first two games.

16.  Iroquois (0-0)

17. Bullitt Central (0-1)  BC lost their home opener to Anderson Co 42-37.  The Cougars were hit fairly hard by graduation and may be in rebuilding mode

18. Valley (0-0)

19. Whitefield Academy (0-2)  The Wildcats lost their first two games by a combined score of 129-54