16th Region Week 8 Review

[Basketball Jones]

16th Region Week 8 Review

 

There are no changes to the top five in the regional rankings. Ashland Blazer stays on top. Boyd County remains No. 2 on the heels of a 110-107 double-overtime win against Campbell County. Third-ranked Russell has won 12 consecutive games. Other hot teams: Greenup County has won five in a row, and Rowan County has won three straight. Russell remains tied at No. 3 with Fleming County. Rowan County, now sixth, and Bath County trade places after Rowan beat Bath by 13 this week. The top three is closer than you think, according to the KHSAA web site. At last check, the KHSAA RPI has the top five in the region looking this way: 1. Boyd County .62944, 2. Russell .62147, 3. Ashland Blazer .61196, 4. Morgan County .57283, 5. Fleming County .56790. Even so, there are not a lot of teams in the region that have had a lot of success against successful teams.

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1. Ashland Blazer (13-7): The Tomcats finished the week 1-1, losing at Huntington (WV), 58-55, snapping a five-game winning streak, and beating Danville Christian, 84-55. The four-time defending regional champs are 5-0 against regional teams, including a nine-point win at Boyd County and a 22-point win versus Fleming County. They are 2-0 versus 64th District opponents.

 

2. Boyd County (13-4): The Lions went 2-0 for the week with an 83-55 victory at home versus 12-8 Lawrence County and the epic three-point win against 12-9 Campbell County at the Auto Owners/GCH Insurance Classic at Nicholas County. Cole Hicks scored 24 against Lawrence County and Jacob Spurlock added 21. The Lions also have previous wins against 11-5 Pikeville and 13-6 Eastern. They are 3-1 against the region and 1-1 vs. the 64th District.

 

3. Fleming County (13-8): The Panthers went 2-1 with wins against Bath County and Raceland, giving them just four wins against Kentucky teams with winning records. Adam Hargett with 28 points and Seth Hickerson with 20 led the way against Bath County. The Panthers lost to 12-9 Bracken County by three. They are now 8-2 vs. the region and 3-1 vs. 61st District foes. They don't have a loss to a bad team. Other previous results: Two losses to Mason County, one of them by five, and losses to Owensboro Catholic, Butler, Highlands, Ashland Blazer and Bath County. They beat Russell by 21 at home earlier this season.

 

3. Russell (17-3): A fifth straight unbeaten week for the Red Devils, who went 2-0 with victories against Menifee County and Raceland. Damon Charles scored 25 points against Menifee. They are 13-1 vs. the region, the loss to Fleming County. Three of those regional wins have come against West Carter. Beat Bath County by nine in December and has also beaten Raceland and East Carter but has not played as tough a schedule as Fleming County. They are 4-0 vs. 63rd District opponents.

 

5. Morgan County (13-5): The Cougars stopped a three-game skid with a 100-68 win against Lee County. Gatlin Griffith led six scorers in double figures with 22 points. They lost to Magoffin County by four in overtime earlier in the week for a 1-1 showing. They beat Magoffin County by 26 in the third game of the season. They are 3-2 against the region including a 27-point win against Bath County, one of three wins against state teams with a winning record (also Magoffin County and Estill County).

 

6. Rowan County (10-9): The streaky Vikings won three in a row last week. They waxed West Carter by 41. They defeated Bath County, 69-56, and beat Montgomery County by three for their second and third wins against state teams with winning records. Dashawn Watson (18 points), Jayson Ingles (18) and Colby Wilburn (17) scored 53 of the 69 points vs. Bath County. The Vikings won their first three games of the season, then lost five straight, and lost four in a row around the turn of the new year. Moved to 6-3 vs. the region. Beat Menifee County by 21 earlier in the season and beat East Carter by seven.

 

7. Bath County (10-5): Finished the week 0-2 with losses to Fleming County and Rowan County. Beat Fleming County by one in overtime earlier in the season. The Wildcats also lost to Russell by nine earlier. They are 2-6 since the 8-1 start. They are now 6-5 against the region. They played Estill County Saturday night while looking for their fourth win of the season against winning Kentucky teams.

 

8. East Carter (11-7): A 2-0 week for the Raiders, who downed Elliott County and Fairview, which marked just their third win against a Kentucky team with a winning record. Blake Hall had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Elliott County. They have won five of their last six and are 8-4 vs. the region, 3-0 against the 62nd District.

 

9. Raceland (10-9): The Rams went 0-3. Ouch. They fell to Lewis County, Russell and Fleming County, dropping their record to 6-6 against the region. They have just three wins against state teams with winning records: Fairview twice and Johnson Central. They've played three games against district teams and lost all three. They did beat Menifee County.

 

10. Menifee County (7-12): The Wildcats finished 0-2 with losses to Russell and Greenup County. Their only victory against a Kentucky team with a winning record is against Raceland. They are 4-6 against the region.

 

11. Fairview (10-9): The Eagles went 2-1, beating Elliott County and Grace Christian (WV) but losing to East Carter. No wins against a KY team with a winning record but they are 8-4 since a 2-5 start. They have beaten West Carter.

 

12. Greenup County (7-12): The suddenly streaky Musketeers have won four straight games after losing six straight thanks to a rare 3-0 week. They beat West Carter, Lewis County and Menifee County.

 

13. West Carter (4-13): The Comets went 1-2, losing to Greenup County and Rowan County, and defeating Elliott County.

 

14. Lewis County (4-14): The Lions stopped a five-game losing streak with a win over Raceland but lost to Greenup County in the next game. The only win against a state team with a winning record is against Raceland.

 

15. Elliott County (2-17): The Lions finished 0-3 for the week, losing to Fairview, East Carter and West Carter. They have lost 11 games in a row. They lost six straight to begin the season. They have an 0-11 record against the region.

 

16. Rose Hill Christian (4-13): The Royals went 0-2, losing to Covenant (WV home) and Jenkins. They are 0-7 vs. the region.

[All State Baseball]

Estill/Bath Score? I’ve looked everywhere. Seen an Estill player for Player of the game I’m guessing Estill won?

[Basketball Jones]

Saturday night's late final score from the Bill Smallwood Classic at Berea: 

Bath County 67, Estill County 59.

Player of the game: Montana Brasher. He had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

This score still has not posted at KHSAA. Info comes from the Bath County Basketball Twitter page.

Bath County is now 10-6.

[Basketball Jones]

31 minutes ago, Basketball Jones said:

Saturday night's late final score from the Bill Smallwood Classic at Berea: 

Bath County 67, Estill County 59.

Player of the game: Montana Brasher. He had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

This score still has not posted at KHSAA. Info comes from the Bath County Basketball Twitter page.

Bath County is now 10-6.

Check that. Bath County is now 11-5!