BluegrassPreps.com 6th Region Boys week 12 review (District Preview Edition)

Now that the regular season has ended, lets look at the District Tournaments in the 6th Region:

District 21

This District is all about PRP (#2 in last weeks rankings).  While the Panthers lost to district 22 Top seed Western in Double OT last week, they have had a great season (20-6) and should be poised to make a Regional Run.  PRP has an impressive 3-man attack with jr. PG Zee McCown (19.3ppg), jr. F Keith Robinson (17.2ppg), and sr. C Vic Lado (15ppg).  PRP will face the Holy Cross(14-15)/ Valley(5-23) winner in the semis.  

The other semi-final should have some intrigue.  Fairdale (13-16) has So.'s Dalton Hicks(18.8ppg) and Jacob Tucker (18.2ppg), who give Fairdale a solid 1-2 punch.  They will be facing Beth Haven (22-6) where Sr. F Luka Mateski is averaging a team high 24.1ppg (leads the region.)  Fairdale won the regular season contest by 5, but that was played back in December.  Will Fairdale get back to the region (where they are usually a mainstay), or will Beth Haven reach their 2nd Regional in a row?

Prediction: PRP beats Fairdale in final

District 22

Unlike D21 above, this Region is CRAZY.  Any of the 5 teams could win.

The play in game alone is a great game.  Butler (16-12) made the LIT final, has beaten both Male and J-town, but find themselves only the 4th seed in the district and have to play DeSales (14-13) AT DeSales.  Butler is led by the trio of Mershon Dickerson (16.7ppg), Chavez Woods (12.9ppg) and Julion Beard (11.6ppg).  DeSales has a more balanced attack, with 4 players averaging double figures, and definitely has the size advantage.  A Toss-up game for sure.

Waiting in the wings for the winner of this game is Western (23-4)  Fresh off a 2OT win @ PRP, you could easily say they have had the most impressive regular season of any 6th Region team.  Jr. G Trent Hinkle leads the team in scoring at 15.2ppg, but they also have tremendous size and when fr. G Kaden Magwood is hitting from outside (had 23 in the PRP win), this team will be a very tough out the rest of the season.

The other semi is Doss (20-7) vs Iroquois (22-5).  Doss is lead by the strong duo of sr.'s Inslee Carroll (18.0ppg), Tony Moss (16.2ppg).  Iroquois, on the other hand, has four starters averaging 10p + a game.  Doss won at home recently in the regular season match up, can the Q turn the tables at a neutral court??

Prediction:  Western beats Doss in final (but truly all 5 teams have a chance)

District 23

Will the real Evangel (19-10) please stand up?  After a slow start, the Eagles have started to gel and look to be the heavy favorite to advance.  Evangel is led by Guards Christian Spalding (13.7ppg) and G. Kyran Tilley (11ppg) w/ jr. C Cyr Malonga controlling the middle.  They will face the winner of North Bullitt(9-19) /Southern (12-13) in one semi-final.  Southern started their 21-22 campaign strong, and are led by the underrated sr. G Cam Pfiester (17.6ppg).  I really don't anticipate an upset, but Southern does have the talent and size to somewhat match Evangel.

The other semi is Bullitt Central (18-10), who is led by player of the region candidate Hunter Coleman (22.0ppg), and Moore(6-21).  BC is the favorite here, but only won the regular season match-up by 3.  Don't let the record fool you, Moore is an athletic bunch, and if they can clean up some self-inflicted mistakes, they can beat the Cougars.

Prediction:  Evangel over Bullitt Central in the final

District 24

J-Town (19-8) is the favorite to win this District. Their depth and athleticism is a tough combo.  The Vasser brothers (sr. Will 13.7ppg and so. Dre 12.8ppg) have been leading the way for the Chargers, but F Lavonte Harris, G Terrall Cleaves and W Xavier Price all chip-in, averaging around 10ppg.  They will face Whitefield Academy (8-19) in the first semifinal.

The other semi will be a battle.  Fern Creek (11-15) will face Bullitt East (16-12).  Fern Creek has the athletes and scoring ability to give any team issues. Sr. Darian Lewis (possible POY in 6th region) is pacing FC at 15.9ppg.  BE is also lead by a POT candidate, Tucker Blandford, who also avg. 15.9ppg.  Fern Creek won the regular season match-up, but J. Schooler might miss this game for FC.  

Prediction - J-town over Bullitt East in the final

Next week we will preview and attempt to predict the 6th Region tournament!!