Bluegrasspreps.com 3rd Region Week 1 Review

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1.Owensboro Red Devils (2-0) - SAME

Wins – Hancock Co (76-71) & Evansville Christian (71-53)

The Devils have to be excited about the balanced scoring to start the season.  While the football kids are still transitioning to basketball shape, young stars like Jonathan Moss and Dayshawn Sanders carried the load in the season opening win over Hancock County.  It is good to see Ethan Pendelton and Jeremiah Goodwin back in the lineup for Owensboro.  They will face a gauntlet of a schedule this week with games against Warren Central, Daviess County and Herritage Hills with Indiana commit Trent Sisley.

 

2.Owensboro Catholic Aces (2-0) – UP 1

Wins – Greenwood (72-53) & Butler Co (75-67)

As expected, Brian Griffith is off to a big start with 28 and 18 points in each of Catholic’s wins.  Coach Riley will use several players to try to replace the loss of Ji Webb.  Parker Gray, Tutt Carrico, Luke Bieckman, Noah Johnson and other have already shown they are going to be very capable in their roles.  There was a lot of buzz around the area about the Butler County matchup and the Aces were able to use their physicality and depth to defeat the Bears.  The Aces have Hancock County and Apollo on the schedule this week.

 

3.Ohio County Eagles (2-1) – DOWN 1

Loss – Lyon County (81-52), Wins – Breck Co (68-42) & Thomas Nelson (63-29)

Ohio County has to be encouraged by the start from their two big time players, Elijah Decker and Parker Culbertson.  Both players have been over 20 points in the Eagles wins.  Carter Young, Cooper Allen and Carson Kennedy have all contributed as well.  The Eagles have Grayson County, Mclean County and Hoptown on the schedule this week. 

 

4.Butler County Bears (3-1) - SAME

Wins – Bluegrass Blazers (78-48), Russellville (79-55) & Metcalfe County (87-57), Losses – Owensboro Catholic (75-67)

Ty Price and Lawson Rice have certainly lived up to the hype to start the season.  Price is putting up 33 points per game while Rice is at 26 points and 14 boards per contest.  In the loss to Catholic, the Bears struggled with turning the ball over and depth.  They have proven to have the superstars to compete at the highest levels of the region.  Now they just need to find the role players to give solid minutes.  Daviess County, Whitesville Trinity and Russell County are on the schedule this week for the Bears.

 

5.Mclean County Cougars (3-0) UP 2

Wins – Cloverport (63-31), Meade County (56-36) & WEB DuBois (63-45)

Sophomore Gunnar Revelett has been a pleasant surprise so far for the Cougars.  Mclean has shown off its depth early with Cruz Lee, Jaxon Floyd and Brodie Cline playing very well.  They will look to continue their hot start with games against Crittenden, Ohio County and Heritage Christian.  All district games will be key in the 3 team district.  They will travel to Ohio County on Friday.

 

6.Whitesville Trinity Raiders (1-0) - SAME

Win – Daviess County (66-61)

The Raiders showed off their senior leadership on Friday, holding off a tough Daviess County team on the road.  Landon Huff led the way in the scoring column, as he will through the season but Nathan Hernandez, Landon Smith and Nolan Mills made big plays to keep the Panthers at bay.  The Raiders have Breck County, Todd County Central and Butler County, in a district matchup, this week.

 

7.Hancock County Hornets (1-1) – DOWN 2

Losses – Owensboro (76-71), Wins – Perry Central, IN (74-54)

The Hornets battled Owensboro right until the end in their season opener and bounced back with a solid road win over in Perry Central to open the season.  Kaleb Keown is off to a great start with back to back double doubles.  He scored 29 against the Devils and followed that up with 25 more against Perry.  Hancock hosts Catholic on Tuesday as their only game this week.

 

 

8.Muhlenberg County Mustangs (1-1) – DOWN 2

Losses – Christian Co (51-46), Wins – Caldwell Co (51-49)

The Mustangs are likely better than the 8^th team in the region but there are more unknowns on this team than the ones ranked above them.  Madox Jernigan is not one of those unknowns as he averaged 20 points per game in the first 2.  Kadin Ray and Kanyon Johnson have given key minutes through the first week.  They will continue their tough schedule this week as they play Edmonson County, Murray and Evansville Bosse. 

 

9.Daviess County Panthers (1-1) - SAME

Wins – Edmonson Co (63-60), Losses – Whitesville Trinity (66-61)

The Panthers are fighting injury and eligibility issues to open the season but the lineup they are putting on the floor has shown a lot of fight thus far.  Gage Phelps has put up 20 points per game in the first two while Jack Payne is right at 15 points per game.  Cole Burch continues to be sidelined in a walking boot, while Denver Dickens should be ready to go soon.  The Panthers are awaiting word on transfer swing man Dylon Talbott as well.  They have Butler County and Warren East this week. 

 

10.Grayson County Cougars (2-1) - SAME

Wins – Breck Co (72-62), Bullitt Central (60-47), Losses – Campbellsville (61-46)

The Cougars have opened the season getting huge contributions from a pair of 8^th graders in Jack Logsdon and Kadin Hanshaw.  River Blanton leads the team in scoring at 16 per game.  Ohio County and Edmonson County are on the schedule this week. 

 

11.Edmonson County Wildcats (2-1) – UP 2

Losses – Daviess Co (63-60), Wins – Nelson Co (57-41) & Cumberland Co (56-48)

The Wildcats are a rough finish against Daviess County away from being off to a 3-0 start this year.  Braxton Highbaugh has led the way to start the year with 15 points and 9 boards against the Panthers.  They have pair of road games this week at Muhlenberg and Grayson.

 

12.Breckinridge County Tigers (0-2) – DOWN 1

Losses – Grayson Co (72-62) & Ohio Co (68-42)

The Tigers are off to a slow start but will look to get jump started this week with games against Whitesville Trinity, Cloverport and Meade County. 

 

13.Meade County Greenwave (0-2) – DOWN 1

Losses – Floyd Central, IN (61-21) & Mclean Co (56-36)

Scoring has been tough early on for the inexperienced Waves.  They will look to get their first win of the season this week against Hart County, Cloverport and Breck County. 

 

14.Apollo Eagles (0-2) - SAME

Losses – Evansville Christian, IN (55-44) & Webster Co (69-34)

Scoring the basketball consistenly has been a problem for the Eagles the past few seasons and looks to have carried over into this year as well.  They have Owensboro Catholic and Bethlehem on the schedule this week. 

 

15.Cloverport Aces (0-3) - SAME

Losses – Mclean Co (63-31), Beth Haven (90-29) & Christian Educational (90-49)

The Aces have Breck County and Meade County in district play this week.