5th Region Review and Rankings Week 10

With just two weeks left in the season, district seeds have all been determined. The top 7 teams remain the same and as you look toward the regional tournament, Bardstown seems to be the only team outside of the top 10 with a chance to advance to the regional tournament. A couple of big games in the region last week, mostly turned out the way one would have thought. Larue County won two district games against Green and Caverna that locked up the #1 seed in the 18^th district. Taylor County also won it’s two district games against Adair County and Campbellsville, locking up the #1 seed in the 20^th district. Bardstown secures the #2 seed in the 19^th district with a win over Bethlehem.

Here's this week’s rankings and team overviews.

1.      Taylor County 20-3 (LW:1)

The Cardinals continue to be the #1 team in the region. They have managed to get to the 20-win benchmark. They were tested in both games this week as they played district foes, Campbellsville, and Adair County. They defeated Campbellsville by 5 and Adair County by 7. Jackson Wise led the Cardinals in scoring with 15 and 22 points respectively. Taylor County has two important games this week. Tuesday night they travel to North Hardin and then on Friday night, they host Warren Central. The Cardinals have won 6 in a row.

2.      Washington County  17-7 (LW: 2)

Washington County played 1 game this week. They had a 21-point win against Bluegrass United. The Commanders have 3 games this week. They finish district play against Thomas Nelson. They have already clinched the #1 seed. Then on Friday, they play Danville Christian and on Saturday, they meet up with Marion County.  

3.      Elizabethtown 16-8 (LW: 3)

 Etown went 2-1 this week. They had a 44-point win against John Hardin. Obian Howard had 22 points in the win. They also defeated Bardstown by 13. JQuan Williams had 22 points against the Tigers. They ended the week with a 3-point loss to 7^th region Manuel. Ayden Evans had a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Panthers travel to #4 Larue County on Tuesday night. The Panthers are the #1 seed in the 17^th district.

4.      Larue County 15-7 (LW: 4)

The Hawks go 2-1 on the week, defeating Green County and then Caverna. The wins against those teams locked up the #1 seed for the Hawks in the 18^th district. The Hawks host Etown and Marion County this week. The big thing for the Hawks is to make sure everyone is healthy. Daniel Allen, top scorer for the Hawks didn’t play on Friday or Saturday with a hamstring injury.

 5.      Adair County 18-6 (LW: 5)

Adair County avenged an early season loss to Campbellsville by defeating them on Friday night with a score of 65-60. The win gives Adair the #2 seed and they’ll face off against Campbellsville again in the 20^th district tournament. Brayton Coomer had 20 points in the win against Campbellsville. Coomer had 19 points in the loss to Taylor County earlier in the week. The Indians dropped the game by 7 points. 

6.      Central Hardin 16-11 (LW: 6)

Central Hardin had one of their best weeks of the season as far as weekly record goes, going 3-0 this past week. They defeated Ft. Knox to end their district season and then they traveled to Knightstown Indiana to play at the historic gym where Hoosiers was filmed. They defeated Newport Central Catholic and Atherton in their two games. The final 3 games of the season will be played on the road for the Bruins. They travel to Meade County and Green County this week. Central Hardin will be the #3 seed in the 17^th district tournament.

7.      Caverna 16-9 (LW: 7)

Caverna has a tough week but stays in the 7 spot as they drop 2 games. They lost to Bethlehem early in the week by 6. Meek Ater had 29 points in that game. Then the Colonels lost to Larue County by 19 points. Caverna has dropped its last 3 games. They should right the ship this week with their only game against Somerset Christian.

8.      Bethlehem 13-10 (LW: 9)

The Eagles move up one spot to number 8 this week. Bethlehem went 2-1 with wins against Caverna and Newport Central Catholic. They dropped an important district game against Bardstown. They’ll be the #3 seed and that will set up a rematch with Bardstown in the 19^th district tournament. The Eagles host a home school group from Lawrenceburg, Campbellsville and Kentucky Country Day.

 9.      North Hardin 12-10 (LW:8)

The Trojans swap places with Bethlehem in the rankings. North goes 1-1 with a 31-point win against John Hardin but had a 29-point loss to Spencer County. They will get to test themselves against the top of the region Taylor County on Tuesday night.

10.  Green County 12-12 (LW:11)

Green County returns to the top 10 this week with two wins, one of which was against Hart County which gives them the #3 seed and keeps them out of the 4 spot and having to play Larue County in the first round of the district. The Dragons also had an overtime win against Casey County. Green will travel to Edmonson and Cumberland counties before hosting Central Hardin on Friday.

11.  Hart County 10-10 (LW: 10)
12.  Bardstown 9-12 (LW: 12)
13.  Campbellsville 9-15 (LW:13)
14.  Nelson County 7-15 (LW: 14)
15.  Fort Knox 6-14 (LW:16)
16.  John Hardin 2-22 (LW:15)
17.  Thomas Nelson 2-21 (LW:17)
18.  Marion County 1-21 (LW:18)

District Standings

17^th District:

1.      Elizabethtown
2.      North Hardin
3.      Central Hardin
4.      John Hardin
5.      Fort Knox

18^th District:

1.      Larue County
2.      Caverna
3.      Green County
4.      Hart County

19^th District:

1.      Washington County
2.      Bardstown
3.      Bethlehem
4.      Nelson County
5.      Thomas Nelson

20^th District:

1.      Taylor County
2.      Adair County
3.      Campbellsville
4.      Marion County