2nd Region Week 5 Review

2nd Region Week 5 Review

 

Travis Perry, Lyon County's unbelievably prolific junior guard, moved into second place on Kentucky's all-time scoring list with another high-performance week against quality competition. A 31-point effort in a scintillating overtime win against Mason County moved Perry into second place and past Flat Gap’s Charlie Osborne. Perry's 3,669 career points trail Wayland's "King" Kelly Coleman by 668. Coleman scored 4,337 from 1953-56, which means he started his scoring run more than 70 years ago! Perry's full season update as he pursues the 67-year-old scoring mark appears below the regional rankings, which feature no changes in the top 10 as much as I want to break this ridiculous three-way tie for second.

 

Regional rankings:

 

1. Lyon County (12-4) The Lyons had a busy week, finishing 3-1 for third place at Lexington Catholic's White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic. They opened with a 95-79 win against Covington Holy Cross and defeated Ballard, 86-80 with 25 and 37 points from Travis Perry. They lost to Lexington Catholic, 73-53, despite 27 points from Perry, but rebounded to beat Mason County, 92-85 in double overtime, avenging a three-point loss to Mason County in the third game of the season. Perry had 31 against Mason County, helping erase a 16-point deficit. The Lyons are 3-3 following a 9-1 start but their four losses have come against teams with a 46-10 combined record (Mason County, Great Crossing, North Oldham, LexCath). They remained unbeaten at 5-0 against regional opponents and are already 3-0 in district play. Every other team in the Second Region has at least one loss to another regional team.

 

2. Henderson County (8-5): The Colonels went 2-1 at their own Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Classic. They defeated Dawson Springs and Ohio County and lost to Evansville Reitz (IN). Gerard Thomas scored a team-high 27 points and grabbed a team-best nine rebounds against Dawson Springs. Thomas (22 points), Jake Rideout (20) and Cooper Davenport (19) led the way against Ohio County as the Colonels shot 43.8 percent from 3-point range. Henderson County beat Madisonville-North Hopkins by 21 on the road Dec. 9 and that's what keeps them even in this week's rankings despite the Maroons' better overall record, better regional record and better record in district play.

 

2. Madisonville-North Hopkins (11-3): The Maroons were 1-2 at the Panama City Beach Marlin Christmas Classic. They opened with a win against White County (TN), extending their winning streak to eight. They lost to University (FL) and Lambert (GA). Remember, Madisonville-North Hopkins beat University Heights by one on Dec. 15 and defeated Hopkins County Central by 11. They have also beaten Christian County and Hopkinsville. Their home loss to Henderson County is their only regional defeat.

 

2. University Heights (5-5): The Blazers went 1-1 at the Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Classic, losing to Ohio County and beating Muhlenberg County. The Blazers are 2-4 against tough competition after a 3-1 start that included a 12-point win against Henderson County, a head-to-head result which keeps them in this tie for now despite a lackluster overall record. For some perspective, the Blazers' five losses have come against teams with a record of 65-12 (Madisonville-North Hopkins, McCracken County, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Ohio County).

 

5. Hopkins County Central (7-5): The Storm went 2-1 at the Battle at the Border at Todd County Central. They lost to Central Magnet School (TN) in the opener but bounced back with wins over Heritage Christian and Trigg County. At this point, they are barely edging out Christian County for this spot.

 

6. Christian County (6-7): The Colonels went 2-1 against Tennessee competition at the Overton Christmas Tournament. They defeated Knowledge Academies and Maplewood and lost to Pearl-Cohn. Derrell Bateman dropped some knowledge on Maplewood with a game-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. Christian County has beaten Hopkinsville and has four Kentucky losses to this group: Madisonville-North Hopkins, 9-4 Paducah Tilghman, 12-4 Lyon County, 11-3 Bowling Green. Not too shabby.

 

7. Hopkinsville (5-7): The Tigers finished 2-1 at the City of Middletown Holiday Classic at Eastern, beating Atherton and Bardstown but losing to DeSales. Antonio Williams scored 26, 19 and 32 points, respectively, for a 25.6 ppg weekly average. He's averaging a team-best 21.1 ppg on the season. The Tigers beat 10-3 Owensboro earlier in the season and also beat Webster County.

 

8. Webster County (6-7): The Trojans went 1-2 at the Murray Bank Hardwood Classic, beating Dyer County (TN) in the opener and losing to host Calloway County and Taylor County. Michah Austin led six scorers in double figures with 16 points. Beat Crittenden County by 25 back on Dec. 6.

 

9. Crittenden County (5-7): The Rockets lost both games last week, dropping decisions against Elizabethtown and Danville Christian at the Campbellsville High School Holiday Classic. Crittenden County has beaten Trigg County.

 

10. Trigg County (8-6): The Wildcats finished 1-2 at Todd County Central's Battle at the Border, beating Gordonsville (TN) and losing to West Creek (TN) and Hopkins County Central. Jhaden Vaughn put up a huge double-double in the victory with 28 points and 19 rebounds. Trigg County has beaten Union County.

 

11. Union County (6-6): The Braves went 2-1 at the Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Classic with victories against Muhlenberg County and Dawson Springs and a loss to Ohio County. Izaiah Manuel scored 17 against Muhlenberg County. Kristopher Hughes had 24 against Dawson Springs.

 

12. Dawson Springs (5-10): Finished 0-3 at the Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Classic with losses to host Henderson County, Union County and McLean County. Montgomery Johnston scored a team-high 29 points against Union County.

 

13. Livingston Central (4-8): Out of action since Dec. 20. The leading scorer is Logan Wring (17.4 ppg).

 

14. Caldwell County (3-8): Hasn't played since Dec. 22. Xavier Bumphus is the leading scorer with 14.8 ppg.

 

15. Fort Campbell (2-8): The Falcons haven't played since Dec. 20. Their top scorer is Eric Blaszkowski (17.4 ppg).

 

TRAVIS PERRY'S PURSUIT OF KENTUCKY'S ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD

 

2022-23 game-by-game results:

 

Game number/Opponent/Points/Career total

1. Ohio County......................24     3,213

2. South Warren...................36     3,249

3. Mason County..................28     3,277

4. Livingston Central............24     3,301

5. Crittenden County............27     3,328

6. Christian County...............41     3,369

7. Trigg County......................38     3,407

8. Hopkins County Central...26     3,433

9. Harlan County...................29     3,462

10. Larue County...................34     3,496

11. Great Crossing.................25     3,521

12. North Oldham..................28     3,549

13. Cov. Holy Cross...............25     3,574

14. Ballard...............................37     3,611

15. Lexington Catholic...........27     3,638

16. Mason County..................31      3,669

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Season total: 480 (30 ppg)

 

Career total: 3,669 (No. 2 all-time)

 

Points needed to pass King Kelly: 669

Regular season games remaining: 15 minimum

Possible post-season games: 9 (2 district, 3 regional, 4 state)

Total possible games: approximately 24

Scoring average required in 24 games to break the record this season: 27.8 ppg

 

Next up on Kentucky's all-time scoring list:

1. 4,337 "King" Kelly Coleman (Wayland) 1953-56

 

Already passed this season:

3. 3,647 Charlie Osborne (Flat Gap) 1953-57

4. 3,587 Cameron Justice (Knott County Central) 2010-15

5. 3,567 Harry Todd (Earlington) 1955-58

6. 3,542 Chris Harrison (Tollesboro) 1987-91

7. 3,377 Jonathan Ferguson (Elliott County) 2003-09

8. 3,365 Charles Thomas (Harlan) 1990-95

9. 3,325 Clem Haskins (Taylor County)

10. 3,300 Ty Rogers (Lyon County) 1998-04

11. 3,255 Dontaie Allen (Pendleton County) 2014-19

12. 3,233 Fred Hale (Williamstown) 1969-73

13. 3,228 Ervin Stepp (Phelps) 1977-80

14. 3,226 Manual Forrest (Moore) 1977-81

15. 3,202 Todd Conley (Elkhorn City) 1991-94

16. 3,219 Nelson White (Powell County) 1951-55

17. 3,211 Tim Stephens (McCreary County) 1973-76

18. 3,192 Austin Crawford (Bracken County) 2013-17

 

*All names and numbers from the KHSAA.

 

https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kybbk22/?I'd=88752

 

https://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-recordbook_indivteams.pdf