11th Region Week 9 Review

January 30, 20233 yr

11th Region Week 9 Review

Lexington Catholic is the new No. 1 after defeating Great Crossing by nine at the Gary Moore Classic at Franklin County. LexCath has won three straight games since losing to Mason County and is the last remaining unbeaten team against regional competition. Among teams with at least one district game played, the four remaining unbeatens against district opponents are Lexington Catholic, Great Crossing, Frederick Douglass and Madison Central. Other changes in the rankings include a shuffling of the order Nos. 7-11. The bottom eight is the same. This week, we focus on important regional results and highlight district race leaders.

Regional Rankings:

1. Lexington Catholic (22-2): The Knights started the week with a 70-52 win over Tates Creek with a team-high 18 points from Reece Potter. Then they took down Great Crossing, 61-52. It was 10-10 after one quarter against Great Crossing. LexCath led 25-23 at halftime but the Knights outscored the Warhawks 36-29 in the second half. LexCath shot 58 percent from the field after the break compared to 31 percent in the first half. They had a crucial effort from John Reinhart who drilled four of six 3-point shots and led the way with 16 points. Everybody else on the team was 1-for-13 from 3-point range. A big difference in the game was long-range shooting. LexCath outscored the Warhawks 15-6 on 3-pointers, a margin of nine. LexCath won by nine, underscoring Reinhart's importance. Tyler Doyle and Reece Potter added 14 points each for the Knights. Rowan Williams led the team with nine rebounds. Potter corralled seven boards and had three steals and two blocked shots. The Knights' only losses have come against North Laurel and Mason County. They remain unbeaten at 8-0 against regional opponents and against the 43rd District (6-0). The list of nice wins is getting longer. They have also beaten Frederick Douglass, Bowling Green, Lyon County, North Oldham, Male, Harrison County and Calloway County.

2. Great Crossing (20-4): The Warhawks went 2-1 while suffering their first regional loss at the hands of the Knights. Malachi Moreno paced the Warhawks with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Lexington Catholic. But Vince Dawson was the only other double-figure scorer with 10, more than five below his season average. The Warhawks played just six players and shot 2-for-13 from behind the arc. In an oddity, they outscored LexCath 17-5 on second-chance points. The loss stopped a seven-game winning streak. The Warhawks warmed up for LexCath with a pair of wins against Frankfort. Great Crossing's losses have come against LexCath, Covington Catholic, Warren Central and George Rogers Clark. But they have a win against George Rogers Clark and have also beaten Ashland Blazer, Lyon County, Covington Holy Cross, Frederick Douglass and Spencer County. They are now 9-1 against the region and 6-0 versus the 41st District.

3. Frederick Douglass (18-2): The Broncos won their only game, beating Henry Clay for the second time this season, 65-57, running their winning streak to 15. Melo Boone scored 19 points. They also have regional wins against Madison Central and Paul Laurence Dunbar. They are now 9-2 against the region and 5-0 against the 42nd District. The Broncos' only regional losses are to rankings leaders Great Crossing and Lexington Catholic, but they have beaten just three Kentucky teams with winning records (Letcher County Central, Montgomery County, Harlan).

4. Madison Central (11-11): The Indians mauled a 17-4 Harlan County squad by a score of 70-46 at the Rocket Classic at Rockcastle County. Robby Todd scored 22 points and joined the school's 1,000-point club. That put the brakes on a three-game skid, all of them tough losses against quality competition (Frederick Douglass, Lincoln County, Trinity). Handed Warren Central its only loss but that came with point guard Hagan Harrison in the lineup. He has since left the team. The Indians are 6-5 following his departure. They are 6-2 against the region, 1-0 vs. the 44th District. Central beat Madison Southern by 20 with Harrison.

5. Madison Southern (15-7): The Eagles went 1-1, losing to North Laurel and beating Boyle County with 33 points from Zach Hudson. They haven't played a lot locally. They are 2-1 in region with wins against Dunbar and Model but have won seven of their last nine games overall. Handed Pulaski County one of its three losses.

6. Lexington Christian (15-6): The Eagles went 1-1 for the week, beating Oldham County by 25 and falling to Washington County in the first round of the All "A" Classic state tournament. Saxton Howard and Tyler Hall scored 21 apiece vs. Oldham County. They are 7-2 against the region with losses to LexCath and Lafayette. They have beaten Sayre.

7. Henry Clay (10-11): The Blue Devils dropped their only game last week, losing to Frederick Douglass by eight. They seem to play 'em close. Thirteen of their last 15 games have been decided by nine points or fewer. Henry Clay's first six losses came against Eastern, Harrison County, Simon Kenton, Lincoln County, Sayre and McCracken County. They have beaten Conner, Highlands and Butler. They fell to 6-6 in the region.

8. Bryan Station (7-13): The Defenders won their only game, beating Sayre, improving to 5-4 against regional foes. Daeveon Adams had a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds. They have also defeated Western Hills and Scott County.

9. Western Hills (12-9): The Wolverines enjoyed a 4-0 week, beating Tates Creek, Frankfort Christian, Franklin County and Louisville Collegiate. Walter Campbell scored 20 vs. Tates Creek. Elijah Thompson had 24 against Frankfort Christian. They are now 7-5 in the region with a win against Sayre.

10. Sayre (16-6): The Spartans had a 2-1 week, losing to Bryan Station and beating Scott County and Franklin County. They are 9-3 against regional foes including two wins each against Henry Clay, Scott County and Frankfort. They've got just two wins against Kentucky teams that have winning records (Estill County and East Carter).

11. Paul Laurence Dunbar (8-14): The Bulldogs stopped a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 week. Both wins came against Lafayette, doubling their regional win total in three days. They are 4-8 against regional opponents with the other wins coming against Bryan Station and Tates Creek.

12. Scott County (8-16): The Cardinals suffered another winless week at 0-2, running the losing streak to five. Their two regional wins came against Henry Clay and Lafayette.

13. Tates Creek (6-15): Went 0-3 for the second straight week. Lost six straight and 10 of 11. Has beaten Lafayette twice among three regional wins.

14. Lafayette (7-15): The Generals lost twice last week. They are 2-12 in the region with wins against Lexington Christian and Franklin County.

15. Franklin County (9-10): The Flyers lost both games last week. Their only regional wins are against Frankfort and Frankfort Christian.

16. Frankfort (11-10): The Panthers went 1-2 on the week. Their four regional wins have come against Model, Lafayette and Frankfort Christian twice.

17. Model (8-12): The Patriots were 1-2 last week. They have no regional wins.

18. Frankfort Christian (10-14): The Royals finished the week with a 2-2 record, including a 12-point win over Berea, its first against a regional opponent.

19. Berea (8-15): The Pirates went 1-1 for the week. No regional wins.

11th Region Week 9 Review

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