14th Region Week 6 Review

[All State Baseball]

This week, the 14th region seen several top teams pick up losses. Did that effect their ranking this week? Did any of the bottom teams make any movement? Let's take a look and see. Two coaches picked up career wins,

 

1) Hazard (10-2): Coach Al Holland reached a huge milestone this past week, picking up career win #700 as his Bulldogs rolled past district rival, Leslie County 69-51. Bulldogs have won 7 straight games.

2) Perry County Central (7-10): The Commodores have now dropped 6 of they're last 7 games including another defeat at the hands of George Rogers Clark, the team that eliminated them from the state tournament last season, 69-48. The Commodores, did however, pick up a huge road win at Breathitt County on a game winning three by sophomore guard, Trayten Woods.

3) Breathitt County (8-6): The Bobcats have dropped 4 of they're last 6 games including a heart breaking loss to Perry County Central as they're come back efforts from 14 down, on a three at the buzzer. Breathitt had the ball and a 2 point lead in the closing seconds but took an ill-advised shot that allowed Perry to come down, take a three as the buzzer sounded that would go in, propelling Perry to the 56-55 win. Breathitt County would take they're frustrations out on district rival, Jackson City, defeating the Tigers 84-58.

4) Letcher County Central (10-5): Letcher County Central has won 8 of they're last 10 games, including a three game win streak including a 62-48 win over Clay County last week. This week gets a little tougher for the Cougars.

5) Estill County (8-6): Engineers split all four games last week, picking up wins over Powell County 68-51 and a road win at Greenup County 64-55 both in the KY 2A Section 6 tournament. The Engineers would fall on the road in a big district game at Lee County 60-58 after a coast-to-coast layup by Lee County. Engineers would face former 10th region foe Mason County on Saturday at Greenup County in the KY 2A Section 6 Championship 78-58. That's two straight losses for Estill.

6) Wolfe County (9-7): Wolves starting to get hot, winning 5 of they're last 6 games. Wolfe split two games last week, falling 65-46 on the road at Magoffin County. Wolfe County would bounce back and pick up a 86-70 win over Menifee County. In the win over Menifee County, Coach Creech picked up his career win #300.

7) Lee County (8-7): The Bobcats made a big surprise this past week, when they picked up a 60-58 win over district rival Estill County. The Bobcats also picked up a win over Buckhorn 88-83. With the wins, Lee County has now won 3 straight .

8 ) Knott County Central (5-9): Knott County Central split two games this past week, falling 67-59 on the road at Betsy Layne but picking up a much needed district win over Cordia 68-12. 

9) Powell County (5-8): The Pirates improved two 2-0 in district play this past week when they defeated Owsley County 85-61. The Pirates fell to district foe Estill County 68-51 last week but that game does not count towards district standings as it was a tournament game.

10) Leslie County (9-8): The Eagles split two games last week, falling 69-51 to district foe Hazard. Leslie County would bounce back and pick up a 63-38 win over Owsley County. The Eagles have now won 6 of they're last 8 games.

11) Buckhorn (7-6)

12) Owsley County (3-12) 

13) Jackson City (3-11)

14) Cordia (0-15)

 

Notable Games This Week 1/9-1-14:

Monday: Hazard at Lee County (14th Region All "A")

Tuesday: Perry County Central at Letcher County Central 

Wednesday: Owsley County at Cordia (14th Region "A" Classic)

Friday: Letcher County Central at Buckhorn, Powell County at Estill County.

Saturday: Perry County Central vs. Pulaski County (at Southwestern Warrior Classic).

[The Professor]

Looks good ASB. 

[nikeman49]

PCC has lost 6 of 7 and still #2? That’s a head scratcher. And Wolfe Co. should be ahead of Estill Co. IMO

[The Professor]

On 1/9/2023 at 1:34 PM, nikeman49 said:

PCC has lost 6 of 7 and still #2? That’s a head scratcher. And Wolfe Co. should be ahead of Estill Co. IMO

Estill County beat Wolfe County 82-50 in December. 
Perry Central’s best player,  guard Braxton Beverly, has been out of the lineup with an ankle injury for about 2 weeks when a lot of those losses occurred. 

[nikeman49]

Estill Co loses to Lee Co, PCC losses without Beverly still counts until his return.