2nd Region Week 9 Review

[Basketball Jones]

2nd Region Week 9 Review

 

The region continues to solidify its order. There are no changes to the rankings but there could be a big change this week as co-leaders Lyon County and University Heights face off in a rematch Tuesday at Lyon County. The rankings hierarchy has distinct tiers: A clear top two within a clear top five within a pretty solid top seven. There seems to be a chasm between No. 7 Webster County and No. 8 Hopkins County Central. Teams ranked 8-11 are closely bunched. The bottom four seem pretty entrenched although it surely hasn't been pretty.

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1. Lyon County (17-5) The defending regional tournament champion won its only game last week, beating Hopkinsville, 77-66. The Lyons have won eight of their last 10 games. They are 9-1 versus regional competition and 5-0 against the Fifth District. Boast wins over Mason County, Ballard, Ohio County, South Warren, Harlan County, Covington Holy Cross, LaRue County and North Laurel. They have been tested.

 

1. University Heights (12-8): The 2021 regional champions went 1-2 for the week. They began the week with their second loss of the season to McCracken County. They beat Raceland, 69-35, in the first round of the All "A" Classic state tournament but were eliminated by Owensboro Catholic, 61-60, in triple-overtime. They have wins against Lyon County, Henderson County and Murray. Their two regional losses have come by one at Madisonville-North Hopkins and by two at Christian County. Other losses came against Bowling Green, Owensboro and Ohio County.

 

3. Henderson County (15-7): The Colonels went 1-1 for the week, losing to Webster County and beating Union County with 26 points from Cooper Davenport. Henderson County beat Madisonville-North Hopkins by 21 on the road in December and are 5-2 in regional action, with a win against Christian County and losses to Webster and University Heights. They beat Calloway County and Ohio County outside the region.

 

4. Madisonville-North Hopkins (16-7): The Maroons got back on the winning track with a 2-0 week, beating Owensboro 64-63 with 32 points from TaMarcus Eaves, and routing Caldwell County, 86-35. They boast wins over University Heights, Christian County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville and Webster County. They are 9-3 against the region.

 

5. Christian County (12-9): The Colonels won their only game, beating Fort Campbell. They are 5-3 against regional opponents. They have a nice win against University Heights and they have beaten Oldham County. Their in-state losses have come against the likes of Lyon County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Paducah Tilghman and Bowling Green. They have beaten Hopkinsville twice.

 

6. Hopkinsville (8-14): The Tigers went 1-2 with a win against Fort Campbell and losses to Lyon County and Owensboro. Antonio Williams scored 23 points against Lyon County. Beat Owensboro earlier in the season. Also beat Webster County by 10. Beat Madisonville-North Hopkins in a season split by 15. The record is somewhat deceiving. They have a lot of tough losses with defeats of 11 points or fewer against Lyon County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Ohio County, Henderson County and McCracken County. They also lost to Murray, Warren Central, DeSales and Bowling Green twice. Just 4-5 against the region though.

 

7. Webster County (12-9): A 3-0 week for the Trojans with wins over Henderson County, Hopkins County Central and Daviess County. Micah Austin scored 27 against Hopkins County Central. They beat Crittenden County and Trigg County earlier in the season as well. They are 7-4 against regional foes.

 

8. Hopkins County Central (11-11): The Storm had a 2-2 week with victories against Livingston Central and Dawson Springs and losses to Webster County and McCracken County. They are 6-4 against the region including wins against Trigg County and Union County.

 

9. Crittenden County (11-11): The Rockets went 1-1, losing by 13 to Union County and beating Hickman County. Travis Champion scored 35 points against Union County They have a previous win over Union County. They are 6-5 vs. the region.

 

10. Trigg County (9-12): The Wildcats went 0-2 with losses to Apollo and Carlisle. Beat Union County by 16 earlier in the season. They are 3-7 vs. the region.

 

11. Union County (10-10): The Braves finished 2-1 for the week, beating Crittenden County and Graves County and losing to Henderson County. Kristopher Hughes had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds against Crittendon. In a statistical oddity, they beat Livington Central by 16 points twice this season. They are 7-6 vs. the region.

 

12. Livingston Central (5-15): The Cardinals went 0-2 with losses to Hopkins County Central and St. Mary, extending their losing streak to seven. They have defeated Dawson Springs, Caldwell County and Fort Campbell. They are 4-10 vs. the region.

 

13. Dawson Springs (8-15): Lost its only game to Hopkins County Central. Beat Caldwell County by two in an earlier meeting and has beaten Fort Campbell three times. They are 5-10 vs. the region.

 

14. Caldwell County (4-14): The Tigers lost their only game vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins. They beat Fort Campbell by one earlier in the season. They are 3-10 vs. the region.

 

15. Fort Campbell (4-14): The Falcons went 0-2 last week. They are 0-8 vs. the region.