BluegrassPreps.com 11th Region Week 2 Review

Well, look who it is. The last remaining unbeaten team in the region are the Henry Clay Blue Devils, who lost a lot of firepower from last season's regional championship squad but didn't let it affect them the first two weeks as they transition to new go-to guys. The Blue Devils are off to a 4-0 start with two more wins last week. Henry Clay, Great Crossing, Lexington Catholic and Paul Laurence Dunbar all escaped the week without losing a game. Great Crossing won the Billy Hicks Classic as the top three in the rankings remained the same. Movement begins at the No. 4 spot and continues through the rest of the top 10. Words of note: The back end of the top 10 is a very fluid situation. Individually, Madison Central's Jaylen Davis and Madison Southern's Jay Rose grabbed the spotlight with big scoring weeks. And there were baskets aplenty at Frankfort Christian where brothers Micah Sowders and Noah Sowders continued to fill it up.

Regional Rankings

1. Great Crossing (5-1): A 3-0 championship week at the Billy Hicks Classic netted victories against Franklin County, Covington Holy Cross and Frederick Douglass in the final. Malachi Moreno's 13 points paced a balanced scoring effort against Franklin County. Moreno had 21 against Holy Cross but Vince Dawson led with 23. Moreno and Junius Bell scored 17 each against Frederick Douglas. Moreno is averaging a team-leading 17.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

2. Lexington Catholic (4-1): The Knights enjoyed a 2-0 week with a home win against Lafayette and a win vs. Doss at the Henry County Invitational Tournament. Reece Potter had team-best totals of 19 points and eight rebounds against Lafayette. Lexington Catholic enters the week riding a four-game winning streak.

3. Madison Central (2-3): The Indians went 1-2 for the week, getting an 86-67 road win against Bryan Station thanks to a 42-point eruption from Jaylen Davis, who hit five of eight 3-pointers and shot 7-for-9 from the free throw line. Davis had 22 points in a loss to Ballard. He's averaging a team-best 23.2 points per game, giving the Indians two 20-point scorers. Hagan Harrison is averaging 20.6 ppg.

4. Frederick Douglass (3-2): The Broncos went 2-1 for the week, all at the Billy Hicks Classic. Kai Simpson had 21 points in a win against Moore. He had 25 in a win against Scott County.

5. Henry Clay (4-0): The Blue Devils enjoyed a second successive 2-0 week with victories over Frankfort and Tates Creek. Mason Hawkins scored a team-high 19 points against Frankfort.

6. Madison Southern (2-3): The Eagles lost both games last week, dropping contests against Danville Christian and Lincoln County. Jay Rose scored 36 points against Danville Christian but everybody else totaled just 28. Rose scored 21 against Lincoln County. He's averaging a team-high 24 points per game. All others have combined for 35 ppg.

7. Paul Laurence Dunbar (2-1): Nick Spalding drilled four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 20 points in a 54-51 victory over Woodford County in the Bulldogs only game of the week.

8. Scott County (3-3):  The Cardinals evened their record with a 1-2 week at the Billy Hicks Classic. They beat Lafayette by 11 but lost to both Frederick Douglass and Covington Holy Cross by wide margins. Nick Mosby led with 18 points and seven rebounds in the win over Lafayette.

9. Bryan Station (2-3): The Defenders split two games, beating Western Hills on the road but losing to Madison Central at home. Amari Owens scored 20 points against Western Hills. Felix De Los Santos scored 18 against Madison Central.

10. Lexington Christian (4-1): The Eagles went 2-1 last week, with wins against Tates Creek and Garrard County. They lost by two to Grant County. Hagan Preston scored 14 points against Tates Creek. Connor Martin had 20 against Garrard County. Anderson Green had 18 against Grant County.

11. Tates Creek (2-3): Tates Creek dropped both contests last week, losing road games at Lexington Christian and Henry Clay.

12. Sayre (3-2): The Spartans enjoyed a winning week, posting a 2-1 record with wins over Atherton and Glasgow. Ian Reesor scored a team-high 17 points against Atherton.

13. Western Hills (0-4): The Wolverines are still looking for their first win after dropping their only contest of the week, a four-point loss at home to Bryan Station.

14. Frankfort (2-2): The Panthers followed up an unbeaten week with a winless week. They lost to Henry Clay at home and Danville on the road. Caleb Hack had 16 points against Henry Clay.

15. Franklin County (3-2): The Flyers beat Nelson County at home and went 1-2 at the Billy Hicks Classic highlighted by a 22-point win over John Hardin. Zac Cox scored 24 points against John Hardin. He had 18 against Nelson County and is averaging 14.2 ppg.

16. Lafayette (2-3): The Generals went 1-2 for the week with a three-point overtime win against Franklin County at the Billy Hicks Classic. DeMarcus Surratt scored 23 points in a loss to Scott County at the Classic.

17. Model (3-3): Model went 2-1 for the week, highlighted by a win over Somerset Christian. Cale Vicars led with 19 points.

18. Frankfort Christian (3-3): The Royals also went 2-1 and enter Week 3 riding a modest two-game winning streak after beating Robertson and Portland Christian. Micah Sowders and Noah Sowders combined for 57 points against Portland Christian (Micah led with 32, Noah had 25). They combined for 53 points against Robertson (Noah led with 27, Micah had 26). Noah is averaging 24 ppg, Micah 20.3.

19. Berea (2-3): Berea went 1-2 for the week, highlighted by a five-point win at Burgin.

Let's flip-flop Lafayette and Franklin County, moving Lafayette ahead one spot to No. 15 due to its razor-thin overtime win over Franklin County, now at No. 16. Thanks.