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16th Region Week 4 Review

Basketball Jones
in KY Boys Basketball (High School)

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16th Region Week 4 Review
 
A clear top eight has emerged in the rankings after the first month, bolstered by a rock-solid top six. The top two remain the same as top-ranked and defending regional champion Ashland Blazer and fellow regional finalist Boyd County hold down their spots. Bath County has the second-highest KHSAA RPI in the region at .639, but I'm not comfortable putting the Wildcats ahead of Ashland Blazer (.632) until they beat the Tomcats. I feel similarly about Ashland Blazer and Boyd County, which has the highest regional RPI at .695 but lost to the Tomcats earlier in the schedule. In fact, I still have Bath County locked in a three-way tie for third because of the loss to Russell, Russell's loss to Fleming County and Fleming County's absolutely brutal schedule that includes losses to Mason County, Bath County, Ashland Blazer, Butler and Highlands.
 
1. Ashland Blazer (6-4): The Tomcats went 2-1 for the second week in a row, all at the Pikeville Invitational. They opened with an 80-63 loss to once-beaten Harlan and beat Paul Laurence Dunbar, 74-70, and Pike County Central, 68-45. Zander Carter (26 points) and Rheyce Deboard (20) paced the scoring against Harlan. Carter (23), Tucker Conway (18) and Deboard (17) were the scoring leaders versus Dunbar. On the season, the scoring leaders are Carter (23.6 ppg), Deboard (14.7 ppg) and Conway (11.6 ppg). Carter leads with 6.9 rebounds per game and 50.3 percent FG shooting. Conway is shooting a team-best 48.3 percent (29 for 60) from 3-point range. The Tomcats beat Boyd County by nine on the road Dec. 13 and are one of two teams still unbeaten in regional action at 3-0 (Morgan County is 1-0).
 
2. Boyd County (9-1): The high-scoring Lions (86.3 ppg) won a pair of road contests by averaging 96 points, beating Johnson Central, 83-67, and Prestonsburg, 109-79, to run their winning streak to five. Jacob Spurlock (24 points, eight rebounds), Cole Hicks (16 points, eight rebounds) and Jason Ellis (15 points) led the way against Johnson Central. Against Prestonsburg, the Lions shot 60.8 percent from the field and hit all eight free throws as Hicks led with 27 points. Griffin Taylor scored 20, Spurlock added 17, Alex Martin had 16 and Ellis notched a double-double with 15 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Spurlock leads the team with 20.2 ppg. Hicks averages 17.3. Ellis is averaging 15 ppg and a team-best 9.5 rebounds.
 
3. Bath County (7-1): The Wildcats won their only game, beating host Marion County by nine at the Autism Holiday Classic. Zack Otis scored 25 points and leads the team with 30.3 ppg. Lost to Russell by nine earlier in the schedule.
 
3. Fleming County (7-5): The Panthers went 1-2 at the Mason County Invitational Tournament with a close win over Greenwood and lopsided losses to Butler and Highlands. Seth Hickerson (31 points) and Adam Hargett (21) paced the win. Hickerson leads the team with 19.2 ppg. Beat Russell by 21 Dec. 16.
 
3. Russell (8-3): The Red Devils went 3-0 with a pair of wins at the Derby Classic over West Carter and host Raceland and a win at Ironton (OH). Damon Charles had 20 points against West Carter and 18 vs. Ironton. Russell beat Bath County by nine Dec. 8.
 
6. Morgan County (8-2): A 3-1 week at the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic propelled the Cougars to an early Christmas present, the gift of success. They defeated Monterey (TN) by one in overtime, beat Clinton County by two and downed Glasgow by 11 to run their winning streak to eight before losing to Rockcastle County by nine. Cameron Adams paced five scorers in double figures with 22 in the OT win.
 
7. Rowan County (5-4): The Vikings lost at Martin County by 21 in their only game of the week. Jayson Ingles led the Vikes with 17 points. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt over Raceland at the moment because of that 46-20 Rowan County win over Raceland in last year's first round of the 16th Region tournament and a better RPI.
 
8. Raceland (7-4): The Rams went 1-1 at their own Derby Classic, beating Paris and losing to Russell by 22. Christian Large scored a team-high 29 in the win.
 
9. East Carter (4-4): The Raiders went 0-2, dropping a pair of close games at the Sayre School-Jim Lankster Classic with losses by three to Bourbon County and by two to host Sayre.
 
10. Fairview (2-5): The Eagles did not play last week. Tanner Johnson leads the team with 20.1 ppg.
 
11. Lewis County (2-6): The Lions also did not play. Drew Noble leads with 15.4 ppg.
 
12. Menifee County (4-6): The Wildcats split two games, losing to Buckhorn and beating Lee County with 36 points from Brevon Ricker, who leads the team with 24.7 ppg.
 
13. Greenup County (3-6): The Musketeers went 2-0 with a pair of close home wins against Ohio teams, beating Franklin Furnace Green by three and Chesapeake by four.
 
14. West Carter (2-7): Went 1-1 at the Derby Classic at Raceland with a four-point loss to Russell and a four-point win against Paris. Nathan Webb scored 30 points against Paris and Jordan Fuston had a double-double of 10 points and 16 rebounds.
 
15. Elliott County (2-6): The Lions won their only game of the week, edging Jackson City at the Hyden Citizens Bank Classic at Leslie County.
 
16. Rose Hill Christian (1-8): The Royals finished the week 0-3, running their losing streak to seven. They lost to Jackson County, Berea and Heritage Academy at the Berea Holiday Classic.
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