Last season's results around the region...

DISTRICT 53
Cordia (15-12), Knott County Central (8-17), Letcher County Central (13-16)

DISTRICT 54
Buckhorn (12-19), Hazard (18-11), Leslie County (3-24), Perry County Central (29-5)

DISTRICT 55
Breathitt County (26-8), Jackson City (4-21), Wolfe County (17-12)

DISTRICT 56
Estill County (18-13), Lee County (14-14), Owsley County (6-23), Powell County (10-21)

(Regional qualifiers in Italics.)

REGION 14 SEMIFINALS
Estill County 93 Cordia 87
Perry County Central 57 Breathitt County 48

REGION 14 FINALS
Perry County Central 64 Estill County 46

KHSAA SWEET 16
Perry County Central - Sweet 16 First Round

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Do you think Perry Central repeats this year and takes home the 14th Region title?

Which teams do you forecast making it to the 14th Region tournament this season?

Who are some upcoming players around the region that we haven't gotten to see yet?

Which players will be competing to be the Mr. Basketball finalist from Region 14?

Are there any surprises you think we could see coming out of the 14th Region this upcoming season?

Should be no surprise here, Breathitt Co. has by far the best talent and best player in the region in Sperry.

I think the 2023 regional title is between Breathitt County and Perry County Central, with Breathitt winning their first regional championship in 27 years when all is said and done. Breathitt has size and good guard play. Sophomore guard Austin Sperry, who already has a D1 college offer, has the experience and talent to lead this team in a potent attack under new coach B.B. King, former Knott County Central coach. Senior Luke Bellamy will help with the guard duties and is one of the team’s best long range shooter. Senior Andrew Combs will move into the starting lineup this season. He was a dependable sub last year and is another good shooter. The Bobcats have size with 6’5 Bryce Hoskins and 6’7 Christian Collins. They also have junior Isaac Bellamy, a great defensive player, and several more good bench players. 
Perry County Central lost quite a lot of talent to graduation but the defending regional champs will still be a formidable foe. The Commodores are led by super talented sophomore guard Rydge Beverly. The interior will be held down by two senior bigs in Dylan Knight and Tyler Day. They also have Kiser Sloan who transferred from Knott, and a solid freshman guard in Dalton Combs.  So the Commodores won’t be a pushover by any means but I believe Breathitt has enough experience to prevail over them and make it to Rupp. 
Other teams that could make some noise in the region are Hazard (always a factor due to being led by one of the state’s top coaches, Al Holland) Letcher County Central, Estill County, Wolfe County, and Leslie County. Perennial power Knott County Central is in a rebuilding phase and will be competitive as usual but not a factor in the regional race.