Bluegrasspreps.com 3rd Region Week 2 Review

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Through the first 2 weeks of the season, it’s easy to see that the 3^rd Region is very top heavy.  Owensboro Catholic, Muhlenberg and Meade all had strong weeks, while Owensboro has been in quarantine.  After the top 4 however, there is a massive drop off when it comes to good basketball thus far.  It remains to be seen if any of those teams can emerge as true region contenders.

1.Owensboro Catholic Aces (5-0) – SAME

Owensboro Catholic added 2 more wins this week, including an All-A 3^rd Region Championship.  They defeated Mclean 58-38 to win the title.  Friday, Brian Griffith scored 38 in the 12 point win over Central Kentucky Home School.  They Aces have Central Hardin, Daviess County and Union County scheduled this week.

 

2. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (2-0) UP 1

The Mustangs broke quickly out of the gates this week with big double digit wins over Crittenden County and Ohio County.  The win over Ohio County puts them in the drivers seat for the #1 seed in the 10^th district and a bye into the 3^rd Region Tournament.  They can clinch that with a win over Mclean County next week.  Coach Eades has to be pleased with the balanced scoring and team effort thus far.  They are scheduled to play Butler County, University Heights and Logan County this week.

 

3. Owensboro Red Devils (1-0) – DOWN 1

The Devils were out this week due to Covid.  They are set to return to action tonight against Daviess County and have a game scheduled against Evansville Bosse later this week.

 

4. Meade County Greenwave (2-0) – UP 1

Meade County is off to an impressive 2-0 start.  They got a blowout win over Daviess County to open the season and followed that up with a nice road win at Scott County.  Casey Turner has led the Waves in both games with 17 and 16 points scored in each.  Meade has Whitesville Trinity and Breckenridge County scheduled this week.

 

5. Ohio County Eagles (2-2) – DOWN 1

The Eagles dropped both games this past week to Barren County and Muhlenberg County.  The biggest loss of the week however, is do it all sophomore Elijah Decker who may be out for the season with wrist injuries.  The Eagles look to bounce back this week with games against Mclean and Henderson.

 

6. Daviess County Panthers (2-2) - SAME

Daviess County lost both games this past week to Meade County and Henderson County.  The Panthers showed a lot of heart in the loss to Henderson, battling back from a big 4^th quarter deficit to nearly steal the win.  They have a tough schedule to bounce back this week in Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic and Hopkinsville.

 

7. Mclean County Cougars (4-2) – SAME

The Cougars went 1-2 this week, losing to Catholic in the All-A Championship and Union County before bouncing back with a win over Foundation Christian Academy.  They have a big district game against Ohio County on Tuesday and Breckenridge County scheduled this weekend.

 

8. Edmonson County Wildcats (3-0) – UP 3

The Wildcats came out of quarantine swinging with 3 blowout wins this past week.  They defeated Trinity, Cloverport and Bethlehem with an average margin of victory of 37 points.  They look to stay hot with games against Grayson County, Metcalfe County and Butler County this week.

 

9. Grayson County Cougars (2-1) – DOWN 1

After a rough season opener against Ohio County, the Cougars have responded well.  They defeated Metcalfe County to open the week behind a big 19 point game from River Blanton.  They followed that up by battling Bullet East on the road to a 1 point defeat.  They have Edmonson County, Apollo and Whitesville Trinity scheduled this week.

 

10. Hancock County Hornets (1-3) – DOWN 1

The Hornets dropped their lone game this week and 3^rd straight overall to Tell City Indiana, 58-32.  They are now in Covid protocol.

 

11. Butler County Bears (0-2) – DOWN 1

The Bears came out of quarantine with a tough 4 point loss to Central Kentucky Homeschool this past weekend.  They have games against Muhlenberg County and Edmonson County scheduled this week.

 

12. Apollo Eagles (1-4) – SAME

Apollo got their first win of the season to start the week, behind a monster 29 points from Landon Hamilton.  The Eagles dropped their next 2 games against South Warren and Webster County.  They will look to get things going this week with games against Grayson County, Union County and South Warren.

 

13. Breckenridge County Tigers (1-3) – SAME

The Tigers got their first win of the season in overtime against Nelson County this week.Eamon ODonoghue and Cason Morris went for over 20 each in the win.  Breck also dropped a game to Apollo to open the week.  They have games against Cloverport, Meade and Mclean this week.

 

14. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (1-1) – SAME

The Raiders opened the season by splitting games this week.  They lost to Edmonson County to open the season but bounced back with a big win over Cloverport.  Trinity has games against Meade County, Grayson County and Crittenden this week.

 

15. Cloverport Aces (0-5) – SAME

The Aces dropped their games against Edmonson County, Whitesville Trinity and Cannelton Indiana this past week.  They look for their first win of the season this week with games against Breckenridge County, Trigg County and Todd County Central.