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6th Region Week 4 Review
 
The region is getting top-heavy. Western is ranked sixth in the state with the only loss against top-ranked Warren Central. Pleasure Ridge Park is the region's only team still unbeaten against Kentucky competition. Butler and Holy Cross have received votes in the state poll. Western, Butler, Pleasure Ridge Park, Evangel Christian and Fern Creek have yet to lose to a regional team. DeSales has toughened up against a brutal schedule before playing a single regional contest. Just three points separate Butler, Pleasure Ridge Park and Evangel Christian in the KHSAA's RPI rankings behind region leader Western. Iroquois has won four straight games. I'm flip-flopping Butler and DeSales, for now, but keeping the top three the same.
 
Regional Rankings
 
1. Western (10-1): The Warriors have won five games in a row for the second time this season following a 2-0 week at the Lemon Street Classic in Marietta, Georgia. They defeated two Georgia teams, Alexander (61-49) and Etowah (55-51), completing a 3-0 stay at the tournament. Trent Hinkle scored 15 points against Alexander. Jayden Miles (13 points, 12 rebounds) and Julius Edmonds (11 points, 13 rebounds) recorded double-doubles. Miles (15 points, 16 rebounds) and Edmonds (17 points, 11 rebounds) also posted double-doubles against Etowah. Hinkle leads the team with 14.1 ppg. Edmonds is next at 11.5 ppg. Miles leads with 9.8 rebounds per game, followed by Edmonds (7.6).
 
2. Pleasure Ridge Park (8-1): The Panthers, still unbeaten against Kentucky competition, won their only game of the week, wrapping up a 2-1 record at their own MAC's Holiday Classic. They beat St. Xavier by 10 with a team leading 17 points and six rebounds from Malachi Hamilton. Gregory Cole and Keith Robinson each scored 15. Robinson leads the team with 18.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. The Panthers' lone loss was against Cincinnati Taft. Evangel Christian beat Taft. However, I'm keeping PRP ahead of Evangel Christian.
 
3. Evangel Christian (8-2): The Eagles won their only game of the week, taking care of Cincinnati Taft, 66-57, at MAC's Holiday Classic at Pleasure Ridge Park, ending a 3-0 stay at the event. Top scorers were Kyran Tilley (23 points), Christian Doerr (19 points) and Cyr Malonga (14 points, nine rebounds.). Taft had been beating up on Kentucky schools here in the early going. The Eagles' two losses have come by a combined six points to a pair of teams with a 15-6 combined record. Doerr leads the team with 18.4 ppg. Tilley (17.7 ppg) and Malonga (16.9 ppg) are next. Malonga leads with 8.6 rebounds.
 
4. Butler (8-3): The Bears went 1-2 at the Mason County Invitational Tournament, smashing Fleming County but losing to unbeaten Mason County by 14 and Henry Clay by five. Dayton Williams had 26 points in the win. He leads the team with 15.5 ppg, followed by Terry Walker (13.9). Williams has corralled a team-high 6.4 rebounds. Butler is 3-3 following the season-opening five-game winning streak, which included a win over state-ranked Ballard. The Bears have the second-best KHSAA RPI at .617, just ahead of Pleasure Ridge Park (.616) and Evangel Christian (.614) but their opponents' record outside of Ballard is 26-41.
 
5. DeSales (5-5): Lost to Trinity for the second time this season by single digits, wrapping up a 1-2 stay at the King of the Bluegrass. Crew Gibson had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Will Gibson scored 10. The season's top three scorers are Brady Cummins (15.4 ppg), Crew Gibson (15.1) and Will Gibson (14.1), who leads with 9.7 rebounds. DeSales' four in-state losses have come against teams ranked in the top 11 of the Associated Press state poll: Ballard, Warren Central and Trinity. Desales Lost to Butler twice last season and hasn't beaten Butler since January of 2020 but DeSales has played the much tougher schedule so far this season. DeSales and Butler play Jan. 26 at Butler.
 
6. Holy Cross (7-2): The Cougars pushed their winning streak to seven with a win in their only game of the week against Portland Christian. Mike Loftis (21 points) and Jacob Hand (20) led the scorers.
 
7. Fern Creek (4-4): The Tigers have been off since Dec. 17. Noah Glover leads the team with 12.6 ppg. Fern Creek has a win against state-ranked Trinity.
 
8. Iroquois (7-3): The Raiders have won four in a row after a 3-0 week at their own Iroquois Invitational. They beat WEB DuBois, Shawnee and Louisville Collegiate, all by wide margins. Jamir Ford averaged 21.3 ppg with 31 against WEB DuBois. He leads the team with 19.8 ppg.
 
9. Fairdale (4-4): The Bulldogs won their only game of the week, beating Spencer County in their final game at the King of the Bluegrass. Dalton Hicks (33 points, 10 rebounds) and Jacob Tucker (30 points) did most of the damage. Fairdale has beaten Jeffersontown and Beth Haven.
 
10. Jeffersontown (3-5): The Chargers beat Summit Country Day (OH) by 14 at the Queen City Holiday Classic but they lack a quality win against a Kentucky team. Jeffersontown's lone common opponent with Beth Haven is Fairdale. Fairdale beat Jeffersontown by four in overtime. Fairdale beat Beth Haven by 14.
 
11. Beth Haven (9-1): The Bearcats won a pair of games at their own Holiday Classic, pushing the winning streak to five. They defeated Christian Educational Consortium and Indianapolis Horizon Christian. Jordan Harris scored 30 points vs. CEC. I can't see Beth Haven beating Jeffersontown head-to-head despite the better RPI. The two teams do not meet this season, so I'm using common opponent Fairdale as the litmus test. The last time Jeffersontown and Beth Haven played was 2021 and JTown won by 17. JTown was 14-3 versus the region last season and regional champion. Beth Haven was 2-5 vs. the region with a lot of competition against smaller schools outside the region.
 
12. Bullitt East (3-6): The Chargers went 1-2 at the More Than Basketball event in Nashville, Tennessee. The win came in the opener against Franklin Grace Christian Academy (TN).
 
13. Southern (3-6): Lost two to a pair of out-of-state teams at the Wide World of Sports KSA Events Holiday Classic in Orlando, Florida.
 
14. Doss (1-10): The Dragons got their first win against Oldham County by five at Pleasure Ridge Park's MAC's Holiday Classic. Marcus Barker dropped in 34 points and LeeTwon Bray scored 24. Barker leads the team with 24.7 ppg. Bray averages 16.4. Barker is shooting 41.4 percent from 3-point range.
 
15. Bullitt Central (1-7): The Cougars lost the only game of the week to Adair County, extending their losing streak to five. Bullitt Central won by 15 at North Bullitt Dec. 9 but it will be difficult to rank Central ahead of North if Central keeps losing and North keeps winning.
 
16. North Bullitt (6-4): The Eagles split two games at the Beth Haven Holiday Classic, losing to Christian Educational Consortium and beating Indianapolis Horizon Christian. Conner Boley scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. The Eagles have won four of their last five games.
 
17. Moore (3-7): Lost two at the Rumble on the River including one to host Paducah Tilghman.
 
18. Valley (0-8): The Vikings haven't played since Dec. 17.
 
19. Whitefield Academy (1-9): The losing streak hit nine after an 0-3 showing against out-of-state teams at the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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