BluegrassPreps.com 16th Region Review Week 9

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Bluegrasspreps.com 16^th Region Week 9

 

Week 9 is in the books. A few teams finished up their regular season schedule this week.  As week are looking towards the district tournaments, we will have a district preview as the seedings get more solid. The 62^nd district due to the small number of district games played will be doing a blind draw.  63^rd is still up in the air awaiting a game this week.  63th has Ashland as #1 and Boyd County as #2.  In the 62^nd it looks like Rowan and Fleming will be the top 2.  More to come on the district tournaments.

 

1)      Ashland (Week 4-0   Season 14-4)                            Last week #1

Ashland had their biggest week of the season.  They played 4 games this week including at the time #2 and undefeated North Laurel and then a Paul Lawrence Dunbar team that had just beat #1 Lex Cath. The Tomcats stepped up and went 4-0 on the week.  They also had wins at Boyd County and at Fleming County.  In these 3 games, the Tomcats had 3 different 30-point scorers with Sellars, Porter, and Villers each crossing the mark.  Ashland’s RPI is .67873

 

2)      Rowan County (Week 3-0    Season 11-3)                              Last week #2

Rowan County finished the last of their scheduled regular season games, going 3-0.  The Vikings went on the road to Robertson County. Robertson County is usually a very active offense, scoring 80+ points in a game 9 times this season. The Vikings dialed up the defense allowing Robertson only 51 points.  The Vikings also had wins against Boyd County and 15^th region contender Johnson Central.  The Vikings are #2 in the region on RPI at .62347

 

3)      Boyd County (Week 0-4    Season  12-8)                 Last week #3

Boyd County also played 4 games this week.  There were no cupcakes this week as well as the strength of schedule was difficult this week.  The Lions went 0-4 this week with losses to Ashland, Rowan County, Montgomery County, and Russell.  The Lions are generally balanced on their scoring attack with multiple players putting up double-digit scoring.  Usually among those scorer is Rheyce Deboard.  Deboard also recorded 30 points against Montgomery.  The Lions have the 3^rd best RPI in the region at .57374

 

4)      Russell (Week 2-1  Season 11-7)                               Last week #5

Russell had an up and down week this week. That seems to be a consistent thing for the Devils.  With the loss of their senior PG Charlie Jachimczuk to a sprained ankle, the Devils went 2-1 on the season.  The one loss was a big loss, losing to district rival Raceland.  That loss moved the Devils into a possible 3-way tie to determine the district.  In their other games, Russell have 2 quality wins over East Carter and Boyd County.  Russell is #5 in region RPI at .53614

 

5)      Raceland (Week 3-0   Season 10-6)                          Last week #7

Raceland played 3 games this week to finish up their regular season scheduled games.  The Rams beat Fairview and Huntington St Joe with a huge win at Russell sandwiched in between.  With that win, the Rams could find themselves in a 3-way tie for the top seed in the district tournament.  Kirk “Mr 30-Point Man” Pence eclipsed the mark not once but twice this week.  Raceland is #7 in the region in RPI at .51173

 

6)      Lewis County (Week  2-0    Season 11-8)                                Last week #8

Lewis County had 2 games this week.  The Lions hosted Elliott County, treating their fans to a win over another pride of Lions.  Lewis then went on the road to West Carter again capturing the win.  The 63^rd district is awaiting the Lewis County and Greenup County game this week to determine the seedings.  Lewis County is #6 in the region in RPI at .52353

 

7)      West Carter (Week 0-2    Season 9-5)                      Last week #4

The Comets played 2 games this week. They started in the State Sectional of the All-A with a hard-fought loss to eventual all-a Champion St Henry’s.  Next they hosted Lewis County and came up short to the Lions. The Comets are #4 in the region in RPI at .56253

 

😎      East Carter (Week 0-2    Season 5-3)                        Last week #6

East Carter was on the road this week with games at Russell and at Greenup County.  The Raiders came up short in both of the games.  The biggest thing hurting the Raiders this week was a lack of efficiency on the offensive end.  In their two games, the Raiders shot 33% from the field against Russell and 28% from the field against Greenup County. They will certainly look to improve that. East Carter is Region #8 in RPI at .49870

 

9)      Fleming County (Week  1-3       Season 5-11)        Last week #10

Fleming County was 1-2 on the week.  After winning a road game at Bath County, the Panthers lost at home to Ashland and on the road at Scott.  In their games, Fleming had 3 different leading scorers.  Harget, Lutz, and Jolly each took a turn at the top of the points scored category.  Fleming County is #11 in region RPI at .42682

 

10)  Morgan County (Week  2-1     Season 6-4)            Last week #11

Morgan County went 2-1 on the week.  The Cougars had home wins against Lee County and Rose Hill.  They lost their only away game on the road at Fairview.  Morgan County is currently # 9 in region RPI at .46162

 

11)  Elliott County (Week  2-1    Season 6-8)                 Last week #12

Elliott County played three games this week.  The Lions had a home win against Greenup County.  They then went on the road coming up short at Lewis County but then righting the ship against Menifee County. Elliott County is currently #10 in region RPI at .45059

 

12)  Bath County (Week 0-3    Season 4-13)                   Last week #9

Bath County had 3 games this week.  The Lions lost in away games to Trinity Christian and Prestonsburg.  They also lost their only home game of the week to Fleming County. Zach Otis had quite the week scoring 40 against Fleming County, 35 against Trinity Christian and 20 against Prestonsburg. Bath County is #14 in region RPI at .37705

 

13)  Greenup County (Week 0-2    Season 5-14)           Last week #13

Greenup County went 1-1 for the week.  They started by dropping a road game at Elliott County.  The Musketeers then rebounded with a good win against East Carter at home.  Greenup County will go into the district tournament as the #4 seed. Who they will play is yet to be determined.  Greenup County is currently #13 in region RPI at .39534

 

14)  Fairview (Week  2-2    Season 6-17)                         Last week #14

Fairview went 2-2 on the week.  The Eagles has home wins against Morgan County and Teays Valley Christian (WV). They lost at home to Raceland.  Their sole road game was a loss to Nicholas County. Jaxon Manning lead the Eagles in scoring each game including a 30-point performance against Teays Valley.  The Eagles are currently #12 in region RPI at .39727

 

15)  Rose Hill (Week   1-3    Season 5-18)                        Last week #16

Rose Hill went 1-3 for the week. The Royals won at home against St Patrick.  They then lost in games against Morgan County, Tolsia, and Boyd County.  The Royals are currently #15 in region RPI at .37358

 

16)  Menifee County (Week  0-2    Season 1-19)          Last week #15

Menifee County has 2 games this week. They first got a loss at Fleming County.  They then hosted Elliott County and came up short there as well. The Wildcats are currently #16 in region RPI at .28184