11th Region Week 4 Review

**Basketball Jones** · December 26, 2022

Great Crossing rose to No. 4 in the state rankings last week and Lexington Catholic received votes. Great Crossing, Lexington Catholic, Lexington Christian, Henry Clay and Madison Central have yet to lose to a regional team. LexCath has won nine games in a row. Great Crossing put together an eight-game winning streak. LexCath, Frederick Douglass, Madison Southern and Sayre enjoyed 3-0 weeks. Two players, Paul Laurence Dunbar's Nick Spalding and Frankfort's Caleb Hack, put up 40-point performances last week. The top two teams remain the same in the rankings. There are some small changes after that but nothing major.

Regional Rankings:

1. Great Crossing (9-2): The Warhawks played elite competition and had their eight-game winning streak snapped with a loss to the state's top-ranked team Warren Central, 89-56, ending their stay at the King of the Bluegrass. They defeated third-ranked George Rogers Clark, 64-62, in overtime and 10th-ranked Lyon County, 69-61, earlier in tournament action. Malachi Moreno (21 points) and Junius Burrell (20) sparked the Warkhawks against GRC. Vince Dawson led with 16 versus Lyon County. Gage Richarson had a team-high 13 vs. Warren Central. Moreno paces all players with averages of 16.8 points and 11.0 rebounds. Dawson averages 15.4 ppg.

2. Lexington Catholic (9-1): The Knights are on a roll, extending their winning streak to nine with a 3-0 week against Florida teams at the First Academy Invitational in Orlando. They defeated Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal by 21, beat Orlando Victory Christian Academy by 23 and host First Academy by 23. Reece Potter scored 17 against Holy Trinity and Hudson Sparks had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Potter led with 26 points vs. Victory Christian and Hudson scored 24. Potter leads the team with 22 ppg and 9.3 rebounds.

3. Henry Clay (6-3): The Blue Devils had a very respectable 2-1 showing at the Mason County Invitational Tournament, beating Highlands by nine, losing to McCracken County by six and beating Butler by five.

4. Frederick Douglass (6-2): The Broncos went 3-0 at the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County. They defeated Knott County Central , host Montgomery County and Garrard County.

5. Madison Central (4-4): The Indians lost their only game of the week to once-beaten Collins by 11, despite 17 points from Hagan Harrison and a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds from Robby Todd. The combined record of the four teams that have beaten Madison Central (Pulaski County, George Rogers Clark, Ballard, Collins) is 32-5 and none of those four losses came by more than 11 points. They are 4-0 against the region.

6. Madison Southern (6-4): The Eagles went 3-0 at their own Lee's Famous Recipe Holiday Classic with victories against Dixie Heights, Danville Christian and Pulaski County. They had three 20-point scorers against Dixie with 23 from Jay Rose, 22 from Casen Nobbe and 21 from Zach Hudson. Rose led with 23 against Danville Christian. He is averaging a team-high 23.3 ppg.

7. Lexington Christian (7-2): The Eagles finished 2-1 at their own Central Bank Jim Rose Classic, beating Waggener and Lincoln County and losing to West Jessamine. Saxton Howard scored 16 against Waggener and Brayden Mirus had 22 vs. Lincoln County.

8. Paul Laurence Dunbar (3-5): Went 1-2 at the Pikeville Invitational, losing to Bracken County by six and Ashland Blazer by four and taking out Teays Valley Christian. Nick Spalding went off for 42 points in the win. He averaged 29 ppg for the week and carries a 21.4 average for the season.

9. Bryan Station (4-6): The Defenders finished 1-2 at the Lee's Famous Recipe Holiday Classic at Madison Southern. They routed Richmond Wellspring Guardians (home school) and lost to Pulaski County and Danville Christian. Matthew Golinski had 22 points in the win.

10. Sayre (6-3): The Spartans enjoyed a 3-0 week, beating Tates Creek, and knocking off Lexington Bluegrass United (home school) and East Carter at their own Sayre School-Jim Lankster Classic. Jaxson Howard led the way against LBU with 15 points.

10. Western Hills (3-7): The streaky Wolverines lost their first five games, won three straight and have now lost two in a row after an 0-2 week. They lost to Harrison County and Atherton in separate tournament games. Javeon Campbell recorded a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds vs. Harrison County. Western Hills has beaten Sayre.

12. Tates Creek (4-5): Lost to Sayre in the only game of the week. Jacobi Commodore had team-high totals of 12 points and 10 rebounds.

13. Scott County (4-7): The Cardinals went 1-2 at the Central Bank Jim Rose Classic at Lexington Christian. They lost to Vestavia Hills (AL) and Henderson County and smashed Waggener.

14. Frankfort (6-2): The Panthers went 2-0 for the second week in a row, pushing their winning streak to four. They beat Frankfort Christian and Lafayette at home. Caleb Hack scored 30 points against Frankfort Christian and Jordan Blythe added 26. Hack erupted for 44 against Lafayette. Hack is averaging a team-best 27.7 ppg. Blythe is averaging 20.1.

15. Lafayette (4-6): The Generals were 0-2 for the week, losing to Taylor County while wrapping up their stay at Pleasure Ridge Park's MAC's Holiday Classic, and dropping an overtime contest against Frankfort. Lafayette has beaten Franklin County.

16. Franklin County (5-3): The Flyers won their only game, routing East Jessamine by 21 at the Capital City Classic Holiday Tournament. Zach Claudio scored 14 points.

17. Model (5-6): The Patriots went 1-2 for the week, all at the Berea Holiday Classic. They beat Heritage Academy with a team-high 16 points from Shalin Kutty-Poffenberger but lost to Pineville and Jackson County.

18. Frankfort Christian (4-6): The Royals finished 1-1 for the week with a win against Burgin and a loss to Frankfort. Weston Jones had 24 points in the win.

19. Berea (4-7): The Pirates went 2-1 for the week at their own Holiday Classic, stopping a five-game losing streak. They beat Rose Hill Christian and East Ridge.