Bluegrasspreps.com 10th Region, Regional Tournament Preview

10^th Region Tournament Preview

The field has been cut in half. Let’s look at who remains, and who should make it to next week. The semifinals and finals will be next week , so I am going to hold off previewing any games past the first round of region until next time…

Ranking the Field

1.      George Rogers Clark

2.      Mason County

3.      Bracken

4.      Campbell

5.      Harrison

6.      Bishop Brossart

7.      Robertson County

8.      Paris

Who won the draw?

I mean obviously Mason didn’t get the best of draws, as they end up with probably the best possible first round team, along with having GRC on their side of the bracket. In the end the Royals know, if they want to win this region, they’re going to have to go through Clark County to do it. Bracken County & Campbell Co end up with probably the best possible draws they could have since bracken will play what is probably the weakest possible district winner and Campbell gets the worst team remaining. They both also have GRC on the opposite side of the bracket, who will surely have to battle it out with Mason Co before reaching the championship. GRC and Harrison both sort of got an average draw, as Clark co gets to play one of the weaker opponents left in the tournament, but they also end up with the possibility of having to play both Mason and Campbell, which is probably the opponents the cardinals are most worried about. Harrison ends up with a terrible first round opponent, but if they win, they still don’t have to face the number one team in the state. I don’t think the draw will matter all that much, when it comes down to it, the best teams figure out how to win the biggest games. Goodluck to everyone remaining.

First Round Matchups @ Homes

Wednesday March 2^nd

6:00 PM

Mason Co vs Bishop Brossart

Mason Co (-12)

The Royals are the obvious pick here, but I don’t think this Bishop Brossart team has no chance at all. Bishop Brossart doesn’t play very fast and really tries the limit the total possessions of the game. IF, and it’s a big IF, they can control the pace of the game, they should have a fighting chance. The Mustangs have already played this mason team fairly closely earlier on in the year. If they can find an answer for Terrell Henry, they be able to win. With all that being said, this Mason County team just needs to make sure their shooting makes the trip up and they should win this one with some breathing room.

7:45 PM

George Rogers Clark vs Robertson Co

GRC (-32)

Around 10:00 am this past Saturday, the Robertson County Basketball team’s season got the death penalty. In all seriousness, Justin Becker has had a great career, and is a strong candidate for Mr. Basketball, although I don’t think he will win it. We have been lucky to have him in our region for so long. The talent on this GRC roster is too much to overcome. Their defense alone should allow them to jump out early and hold a big lead until the end.

Thursday March 3rd

6:00 PM

Campbell Co vs Paris

Campbell (-22)

Campbell Co is rolling with 11 straight wins. I might favor them over their next opponent, no matter who it is next week. They should take this one easy. Paris, ended their season with a big comeback win over Montgomery County, which will probably be the last positive they have to look back on at the end of the year.

7:45 PM

Harrison Co vs Bracken Co

Bracken (-2)

I’m favoring Bracken slightly, but this is basically a pick em game for me. Bracken won the first matchup by 4, but they won’t have home court advantage this time. Bracken was figuring out how to win games a couple weeks ago, but once their competition took a step up, its been a bit of a struggle for this team. I still think they win this one, but will not, at all be surprised by even a double-digit win from Harrison Co. This one could literally go anyway possible. This should clearly be the most competitive game this week from the matchups we ended up with.