January 9, 20233 yr Right now, the Owensboro Catholic Aces are the class of the Region. They have shown the most consistency through the first 6 weeks of the season. Ohio County and Owensboro have both shown that they can compete with anyone in the state on a given night. As we get into the back half of the season, any matchup between these 3 teams will be worth the price of admission. That starts this Friday, as the Aces travel to the Devils Den. 1.Owensboro Catholic Aces (13-1) – SAME Wins – Hancock County, Mclean County & Meade County The Aces captured the All-A 3rd Region Crown this week, as Brian Griffith led the Aces to the crown. Owensboro Catholic was able to overcome upset minded Hancock County who were just a regulation free throw away from the upset. Griffith leads the team with 23.6 points per game. It’s a big district week for the Aces, as they take on Owensboro on Friday. They also have Evansville Memorial and Cane Ridge, TN scheduled this week. 2.Ohio County Eagles (13-4) – UP 1 Wins – Franklin Simpson & Daviess Co, Losses – West Creek, TN The Eagles are looking to get on a run of consistency in the back half of the season. They got a nice blowout win over Daviess County on Friday but followed it up with a tough loss to West Creek. Elijah Decker continues to lead the way with 18.1 ppg. The Eagles have John Hardin and Muhlenberg County at home this week. 3.Owensboro Red Devils (10-5) – DOWN 1 Losses – Breck County and McCracken County The Devils had a tough week. They were upset by the Fighting Tigers on Tuesday and had a late lead before falling at McCracken County on a last second shot on Saturday. They are off until their big showdown with Catholic this Friday. 4.Mclean County Cougars (12-5) - SAME Wins – Cloverport, Losses – Owensboro Catholic & Oldham County The Cougars are struggling to find wins against good competition. They have lost their last 3 games against teams with winning records. They will look to get on track this week at Grayson County. 5.Whitesville Trinity Raiders (7-5) – SAME Wins –Muhlenberg County, Losses – Breck County The Raiders have lost 3 of their last 5 and are looking for more consistency as they enter into the back half of the season. Landon Huff and Nathan Hernandez both have been consistent double digit scorers but production from elsewhere has been a bit inconsistent. They are at Evansville Christian and host Edmonson in a district tilt this week. 6.Butler County Bears (10-5) – SAME Wins – Apollo & Herritage Christian The Bears continue to gain wins over lesser competition but have struggled against upper level teams at times. Ty Price continues to lead the region at 28.8 ppg while Lawson Rice is sitting at 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per contest. The Bears have Greenwood and Grayson County this week. 7.Edmonson County Wildcats (7-6) – UP 2 Wins – Hancock County The Wildcats ended their 5 game losing streak with an impressive 69-62 win over Hancock County this week. Braxton Highbaugh, Braden Wall and Will Alexander were all over 20 points in the win. Highbaugh also added 10 boards for the double double. The Wildcats have 4 games scheduled this week against Central Hardin, Metcalfe County, Whitesville Trinity and Apollo. 8.Hancock County Hornets (8-7) – DOWN 1 Losses – Owensboro Catholic & Edmonson County The Hornets had some momentum going into this week and were a regulation free throw away from being All-A regional champions. Unfortunately, they could not keep that momentum as they followed that up with a loss to Edmonson County. The Hornets travel to Muhlenberg County tonight and Tell City tomorrow. 9.Breckinridge County Tigers (6-8) – UP 2 Wins – Owensboro & Whitesville Trinity, Losses – Nelson County It was an up and down week for the Tigers as they sandwiched wins against Owensboro and Trinity with a loss to Nelson County. Hunter Barr led the Tigers over the Devils with a 15 point 14 rebound performance. Mercer Rogers scored 21 against Owensboro as well. The Tigers have Daviess County and Bethlehem this week.
