3rd Region Week 5 Review and Rankings

Owensboro Catholic remains in the top spot this week with a couple of double digit wins for Coach Riley and the Aces.  Owensboro stays right on the heels of the Aces this week and have a tough matchup against McCracken County coming up this week.  The Devils and Aces will face off for the first time next Friday.  Ohio County stays in the mix in the top 3 but need to find more consistency as we head to the 2nd half of the season.  Outside of those three teams, there is a big drop off heading into the heart of the schedule.  

1.Owensboro Catholic Aces (10-1) – SAME

Wins – Fleming Co & Edmonson Co

The Aces pick up 2 more wins this week, as Brian Griffith continues to be a scoring machine.  He is putting up 22.7 per game so far this season.  Parker Gray and Tutt Carrico are also averaging double figures.  Catholic is off until Saturday at Meade.

2.Owensboro Red Devils (10-3) - SAME

Wins – Whitesville Trinity & Mclean Co

The Devils picked up 2 top 5 3^rd Region wins this week.  Kenyatta Carbon is starting to hit his stride at 22.2 points per contest.  Ethan Pendleton has been a welcome addition back to the team as he also averages double figures.  Jonathan Moss, Talas Taylor, Cayman Powell and Jalen Rogers have shined in moments for Coach Drake thus far.  The Devils are at Breck Co and at McCracken Co this week.

3.Ohio County Eagles (11-3) – SAME

Wins – UHA & Union Co, Losses – Henderson Co

It was an up and down week for the Eagles as they scored a nice win over UHA but followed it up with a double digit defeat to Henderson.  They closed the holiday tournament season with a win over Union.  Elijah Decker is putting up 18.4 ppg while Parker Culbertson is at 14.9 ppg.  The Eagles have Franklin Simpson, Daviess County and West Creek, TN this week.

4.Mclean County Cougars (11-3) - SAME

Wins – Shoals, IN & Dawson Springs, Losses – Owensboro

The Cougars had wins against lesser competition in Shoals, IN and Dawson Springs but faded against Owensboro, losing by double digits.  Jaxon Floyd leads the Cougars with 17 ppg.  Gunnar Revelett and Brodie Cline are also scoring in double figures.  They have Cloverport and Oldham County this week.

5.Whitesville Trinity Raiders (6-4) – SAME

Wins –Carlisle Co, Losses – Owensboro

The Raiders split a pair of games this week and continue to play a tough schedule.  Landon Huff and Nathan Hernandez lead a tough bunch of seniors, both scoring in double figures.  They have Muhlenberg County and Breck County this week.

6.Butler County Bears (8-5) – SAME

Wins – Hart Co, Losses - Cooper

Ty Price led the way with 27 against Hart County.  As of last week, Price led the state in scoring at 29 ppg.  The Bears have Apollo and Herritage Christian this week.

7.Hancock County Hornets (8-5) – UP 2

Wins & Losses not reported…

The Hornets went 2-1 in St Petersburg Florida this week.  Their stats and results were not reported.  Senior Devyn Powers scored his 1000^th career point on the trip.  The Hornets have the All-A Classic this week.

8.Daviess County Panthers (4-8) – DOWN 1

Wins – Bullitt Central, Losses – Clinton County & South Warren

Gage Phelps had 26 in the Panthers lone win in Grayson County last week.  Phelps is right at 20 ppg on the season.  The Panthers host Ohio County in their lone game this week.

9.Edmonson County Wildcats (6-6) – DOWN 1

Losses – Meade County and Owensboro Catholic

Edmonson has lost 5 straight games.  Braden Wall and Braxton Highbaugh lead the team with 12.4 ppg.  They are at Central Hardin in their lone game this week.

10.Grayson County Cougars (5-8) – UP 1

Wins – Glasgow & Nicholas County, Losses – South Warren

The Cougars got some better results as they hosted their own Holiday Classic.  8^th Grader Jack Logsdon had a big week with 18 and 30 in the 2 Cougar wins.  Grayson has Todd Central, Muhlenberg County and Franklin County this week.

11.Breckinridge County Tigers (4-7) – DOWN 1

Wins – Warren East, Losses – Chattanooga School of the Arts & Caverna

The Tigers dropped their lone game this week to Cooper.  Hunter Barr leads the team with 16.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. They have games against Owensboro, Nelson County and Whitesville Trinity this week.

12.Meade County Greenwave (3-7) – UP 1

Wins – Edmonson County & Losses – Fleming County

Peyton Johnson led the Waves to a big win over Edmonson this week.  Johnson scored 22 in the win.  He leads the team with 14 ppg.  The Waves have Elizabethtown and Owensboro Catholic this week.

13.Muhlenberg County Mustangs (2-10) – DOWN 1

Losses – Union County, Greenwood and UHA

The Mustangs are still trying to find their way after a rough start to the season.  They dropped 3 more games this week.  They will try to get on track against Whitesville Trinity, Grayson County and Barren County this week.

14.Apollo Eagles (1-9) - SAME

Wins – Allen County Scottsville, Losses – Greenwood

Apollo was much more competitive this week.  Zjhan Tutt has been a bright spot for the Eagles putting up 25 in their first win of the season.  They have Butler County, Henderson Co and Garrard County this week.

15.Cloverport Aces (2-12) – SAME

Wins – Cornerstone Christian, Losses – Whitefield Academy & Francis Parker

Cole Weatherholt and Dorcey Emery led the Aces to their 2^nd win of the season this week over Cornerstone Christian.  Weatherholt scored 15 and Emery had a double double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.  The Aces have Mclean County and Francis Parker this week.