Week 5 saw Boyle County reassert their dominance in the region, several overtime thrillers, and a monumental win against a state power by a potential darkhorse come regional tournament time. The region has three teams continuously swapping the top spot, the next three teams all trying to establish consistency, the next three teams all trying to prove themselves as postseason threats, and everyone else trying to claw out some decent wins.

Team Rankings

1. Boyle County – The Rebels remain with only one blemish on their record as they defeated Lincoln County, Southwestern, and Pulaski County. Jagger Gillis dropped 19 points against Lincoln County in the victory. They face off against Wayne County, Clay County, and Danville this week.

2. Somerset – The Briar Jumpers dropped a thriller to Henry Clay but also picked up wins against Wayne County and Somerset Christian. Kade Grundy averaged nearly 22 points per game across those three games. They play Garrard County, Danville (in a rematch of the All A regional championship), and Bardstown this week as they are nearing their journey to the All A state tournament.

3. Lincoln County - The Patriots cooled off majorly this past week, dropping three straight, albeit all games to quality competition. They fell to Boyle County, Danville, and North Laurel. Baylor Mattingly scored 21 against North Laurel with all of his field goals coming from three point range. They square off this week against Lexington Catholic, Casey County, and West Jessamine.

4. West Jessamine - The Colts had an undefeated week, besting Woodford County in overtime before dispatching Wayne County and Model with ease. DeAjuan Stepp recorded 29 points in the overtime victory over the Yellow Jackets from Versailles. West hosts Mercer County and Garrard County this week before traveling to Stanford for a Saturday night showdown against the Lincoln County Patriots.

5. East Jessamine –East did something this past week that no other team in the state has done yet this year – beat the Cardinals of George Rogers Clark. Ben McNew scored 23 points, going 8 of 13 from the field and 5 of 8 from three point range. They also defeated Mercer County and Tates Creek. They travel to Rockcastle County and Pulaski County this week and don’t return home until February 26.

6. Danville - The Admirals have had a pretty solid year all things considered, however, they still are struggling to find their way to their full potential. They lost to Western Hills at home after defeating the Wolverines on the road by 15 earlier in the season, but came back and beat Danville Christian and Lincoln County to finish out the week. Dante Hayden scored 25 in the win over the Patriots. They play Russell County, Somerset, Boyle County and Danville Christian this week.

7. Pulaski County - The Maroons had a week completely on the road and haven’t played at home since January 19^th. They fell to Barren County and Boyle County but got the win over rival Southwestern. They travel to Clay County before returning home to play East Jessamine. They finish the week off against Bell County in the Whitaker Bank Classic at Mercer County.  

8. McCreary County Central - The Raiders fell to Lynn Camp in their only game last week, a makeup of a January 26^th postponement. Kyle Stephens and Trey Davis recorded 10 a piece in the loss. They travel to Casey County and Southwestern this week but there is a monster of an opponent looming after this week in North Laurel.

9. Southwestern – The Warriors lost to Boyle County and Pulaski County. Lukas Maybrier scored 25 points against the Rebels, going 10 of 16 from the field and 5 of 10 from three point range. They play Bryan Station, Somerset Christian, and McCreary Central this week.

10. Mercer County - The Titans fell to East Jessamine and Washington County last week. They face West Jessamine and Burgin in a pair of district games on the road before hosting Nelson County in the Whitaker Bank Classic.

11. Rockcastle County - The Rockets were off last week but return to play this week against East Jessamine, Casey County, and Russell County.

12. Wayne County - The Cardinals fell to Somerset and West Jessamine last week. They host Lynn Camp and Boyle County this week before road matchups against both Lexington Catholic and Metcalfe County.

13. Casey County – The Rebels won on the road twice, defeating Garrard County and Model. They host McCreary Central, Rockcastle County, and Lincoln County this week.

14. Garrard County – The Golden Lions lost to Casey County by 5 before picking up wins against Estill County and Adair County. Ethan Cooper scored 24 in the overtime victory against Adair. They travel to Somerset and West Jessamine this week before returning home to face the Rebels of Boyle County.

15. Somerset Christian – Somerset Christian fell to Trinity Christian, Jackson County, and Somerset last week. The face Southwestern and Danville Christian this week.

16. Danville Christian - The Warriors fell to Danville before recording wins against Christian Fellowship and the Christian Academy of Madison, Indiana. They host Burgin, Somerset Christian, and Danville this week.

17. Burgin - The Bulldogs lost to Bath County by 6 and also fell to Pineville. John Boursaw recorded 26 against Bath County. They play Danville Christian, Mercer County and Powell County this week.

 

Dante Hayden's game against Lincoln is one of his best performances.  He played under control, and seems to be finding his way as a PG.  

I agree when Hayden plays under control and not forcing bad shots it takes Danville up another notch. He's already a good player but when he's diving on the floor on the defensive end, getting him teammates involved, playing team basketball, Danville is very good. I think he's the key to Danville's success going forward. 

3 hours ago, LethalPG said:

Dante Hayden's game against Lincoln is one of his best performances.  He played under control, and seems to be finding his way as a PG.  

 

29 minutes ago, Statsdontlie said:

I agree when Hayden plays under control and not forcing bad shots it takes Danville up another notch. He's already a good player but when he's diving on the floor on the defensive end, getting him teammates involved, playing team basketball, Danville is very good. I think he's the key to Danville's success going forward. 

 

Agree.  It's not an easy shift from being a volume shooter to a lead guard.  I was really impressed with his balance of hunting shots and getting his teammates look Friday night.

There are some very talented Guards in the 12th region. It would be difficult tasks to rank them. They all bring some specific skill sets and its not only the junior and senior classes there are some very good freshman and sophomore guards on these teams. 

22 minutes ago, RimRacker said:

There are some very talented Guards in the 12th region. It would be difficult tasks to rank them. They all bring some specific skill sets and its not only the junior and senior classes there are some very good freshman and sophomore guards on these teams. 

I'll take a stab for fun...

1. Dejuan Stepp SR. (West Jessamine)
2. Luke Imfeld JR. (Boyle County)
3. Jaxson Smith JR. (Lincoln County)
4. Kade Grundy SR. (Somserset)
5. Ben Mcnew SR. (East Jessamine)
6. Dante Hayden SR. (Danville)
7. Jackson Greene SR. (West Jessamine)
8. Spencer Baird SR. (Casey County)
9. Tavey Quisenberry FR. (Garrard County)
10. Zack Travis JR. (Pulaski County)

Very tough to make a list... Many more that you could throw in instead.

 

 

Yes its a tough task. The field is so wide but your list shows just how much talent is in the region. Any of these kids can get hot and have huge night which makes region tourney so much fun. 

Kade Grundy  joined the 2000 point club a couple of games ago. He is the first player in Somerset history to do so.