BluegrassPreps.com 11th Region Tournament Review and Finals Preview

[KlayThompson]

 11^th Region Tournament / Finals Preview

        The 11^th Region Tournament tipped off Tuesday night with 3 great games.  Frederick Douglass kept rolling as they blitzed Western Hills from the beginning and ended the night with a 43 point win.  When this score was posted, it definitely made a statement to the other 3 teams remaining for the semifinals.  In perhaps the most surprising win of the night, Henry Clay went into Lexington Catholic and picked up a huge win.  The Blue Devils used a great 3^rd quarter to pull away from the Knights.  In the best game of the night, Great Crossing picked up a great win at home against Madison Central.  As I mentioned last week, Madison Central’s point guard was injured in the last play of the district championship and did not play against Great Crossing.  Vince Dawson was huge for Great Crossing in this first round match-up.  In Richmond, Madison Southern defeated Dunbar in a very physical game with a lot of fouls in the second half.  Madison Southern made their free throws and executed down the stretch to knock off the Bulldogs.  On Friday night, Henry Clay defeated Great Crossing in a hard fought 4 point victory.  The Blue Devils stretched their lead to 10 points in the 4^th quarter, but Great Crossing was able to cut in the lead and had a chance to tie the game with under a minute to play but could not pull it off.  In the second semifinal, Douglass jumped out to an 11 point lead in the first half before Madison Southern chipped away and eventually took the lead at halftime.  The Eagles were in control of the game heading to the 4^th quarter, but Frederick Douglass turned up the defensive intensity and finally got some points in transition to take the lead.  That made it 7 victories in a row for Frederick Douglass, including their victory over the Blue Devils in the district championship.  Monday’s night game should be a great game at EKU.  I’ll take the Blue Devils to win by 6, 53-47.  I’ll be there Monday night, hope to see you there!

 

11^th Region Results

Tuesday 1^st Round:

Henry Clay at Lexington Catholic  - Henry Clay Won 70-58

Madison Central at Great Crossing – Great Crossing Won 61-55 (OT)

Western Hills at Frederick Douglass – Frederick Douglass Won 92-39

Dunbar At Madison Southern – Madison Southern Won 54-46

 

Friday Semi-finals at EKU       

6:15  - Henry Clay vs. Great Crossing – Henry Clay Won 47-43

8:15  - Frederick Douglass vs. Madison Southern- Frederick Douglass Won 60-54

 

Monday March 7^th 11^th Region Finals at EKU – 7:00

Henry Clay vs. Frederick Douglass

 

11^th Region Rankings

1.    Henry Clay - 26-8

2.    Frederick Douglass - 19-14

3.    Madison Southern 21-12

4.    Great Crossing 27-7

5.    Lexington Catholic – 26-6

6.    Madison Central – 20-12

7.    Dunbar – 14-13

8.    Western Hills – 15-15

[LethalPG]

I'm hoping Daniel Brown and the Blue Devils break through.  Coach Brown is a great guy!