2nd Region Week 6 Review

2nd Region Week 6 Review

 

Lyon County continued to get high-scoring performances from Kentucky's second all-time leading scorer Travis Perry and stays at No. 1 while remaining unbeaten against regional competition. With a 2-0 week, Henderson County breaks out of a tie to claim the No. 2 spot alone while dropping previously tied Madisonville-North Hopkins to No. 3. Christian County moves into a tie with University Heights at No. 4. There were some powerful double-doubles around the region including Christian County junior forward Derrell Bateman's fifth in a row. The Travis Perry update will return next week.

 

Regional rankings:

 

1. Lyon County (14-4) The Lyons went 2-0 with a rout of Livingston Central and a 90-83 win against North Laurel at Lexington Catholic's Second Chance Shootout. Brady Shoulders scored his 1,000th career point versus Livingston Central. Travis Perry, offered a scholarship by the University of Kentucky, dropped in a career-high 45 points against North Laurel with 10-for-16 shooting from 3-point range in an epic showdown against North Laurel's Kentucky commit Reed Sheppard (32 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists). The Lyons remained unbeaten at 6-0 against regional foes and 4-0 in Fifth District play. All other regional teams have at least one loss to another regional team.

 

2. Henderson County (10-5): The Colonels went 2-0, beating Hopkinsville by 10 on the road and defeating Apollo by 14 at home. Gerard Thomas had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds against Hopkinsville. Henderson County beat Madisonville-North Hopkins by 21 on the road Dec. 9 and are 3-1 in regional action. Other than Lyon County, both Henderson County and Madisonville-North Hopkins are the only other regional teams with fewer than two regional losses.

 

3. Madisonville-North Hopkins (13-3): The Maroons followed a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 week away from home, smashing Dawson Springs on the road and handling Greenwood at Bowling Green's German American Bank Classic. Madisonville-North Hopkins beat University Heights by just one on Dec. 15 and defeated Hopkins County Central by 11. They have also beaten Christian County. The home loss to Henderson County is their only regional defeat in eight games.

 

4. Christian County (8-7): The Colonels are back over .500 with a 2-0 week featuring home victories against University Heights and Caldwell County, with a fifth straight double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds from Derrell Bateman vs. Caldwell County. Christian County has beaten Hopkinsville and has four Kentucky losses to this group: Madisonville-North Hopkins, Paducah Tilghman, Lyon County and Bowling Green.

 

4. University Heights (6-6): The Blazers split two games, losing at Christian County 57-55 and winning big at Crittenden County. They are 3-5 against quality competition after a 3-1 start that included a 12-point win against Henderson County. For some perspective, the Blazers' first five losses came against Madisonville-North Hopkins, McCracken County, Bowling Green, Owensboro and Ohio County.

 

6. Hopkinsville (5-9): The Tigers lost a couple tough ones against rugged competition, falling to Henderson County by 10 and losing to unbeaten McCracken County by five. Antonio Williams had a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Henderson County. The Tigers beat Owensboro earlier in the season and also beat Webster County.

 

7. Hopkins County Central (7-7): The Storm lost to Paducah Tilghman by 12 and to Marshall County by 15 in two home games. 

 

8. Webster County (6-8): The Trojans lost to Paducah Tilghman by 11 at the Kentucky 2A Championship Sectional Tournaments. Deshawn Murphy led the way with 21 points. They beat Crittenden County by 25 back on Dec. 6.

 

9. Crittenden County (6-8): The Rockets were grounded by University Heights in the lone game of the week. Crittenden County has beaten Trigg County.

 

10. Trigg County (8-7): The Wildcats played once and lost to Union County by two in overtime at a Kentucky 2A Section 1 contest. They were paced by Luke Washer's 20 points and Jhaden Vaughn's double-double of 13 points and 17 rebounds. Trigg County beat Union County by 16 earlier in the season.

 

11. Union County (7-7): The Braves were 1-1 for the week with an OT win over Trigg County and a loss to Calloway County at the Kentucky 2A Championship Sectional Tournaments. Has beaten Livingston Central.

 

12. Livingston Central (5-9): Beat Fort Campbell but routed by Lyon County for a 1-1 week. Beat Dawson Springs by eight earlier in the season.

 

13. Dawson Springs (5-12): The losing streak hit five with an 0-2 week including losses to St. Mary and Madisonville North Hopkins. Beat Caldwell County on the road in early December.

 

14. Caldwell County (3-9): Lost badly to Christian County in the only game. Beat Fort Campbell by one earlier in the season.

 

15. Fort Campbell (3-9): The Falcons went 1-1 for the week, losing to Livingston Central and beating Foundation Christian Academy.