11th Region Week 10 Review

 

Lexington Catholic solidified its spot at No. 1 with an unbeaten week as No. 2 Great Crossing absorbed a second loss in eight days. LexCath is the only unbeaten team against the region. They are one of four unbeatens against district opponents along with Great Crossing, Frederick Douglass and Madison Central. Changes in the rankings include a Lexington Christian leap over Madison Central and Madison Southern to No. 4. The top three remain the same as No. 3 Frederick Douglass stayed red hot. Teams ranked No. 7 through 13 can be viewed as mostly interchangeable as parity has overtaken that portion of the rankings. The bottom six seem to be entrenched there.

 

Regional Rankings:

 

1. Lexington Catholic (24-2): The Knights went 2-0 last week, beating Lafayette, 76-48 and Trinity, 52-47. Reece Potter had a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds versus Lafayette. Their only losses have come against North Laurel and Mason County. They are 9-0 against regional opponents and they are in control of the 43rd District (7-0). The list of quality wins includes Frederick Douglass, Bowling Green, Lyon County, North Oldham, Male, Harrison County and Calloway County.

 

2. Great Crossing (21-5): The Warhawks responded to the loss against Lexington Catholic with a 108-45 rout of Frankfort Christian featuring 34 points from Vince Dawson but then they lost to Grant County, 61-55, while Dawson was held to 11. Great Crossing's other losses have come against 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 10-1 against the region and in control of the 41st District (7-0).

 

3. Frederick Douglass (21-2): The beat goes on for the Broncos with another 3-0 week. They took down Sayre, Scott County and Woodford County, running their winning streak to 18. Kai Simpson scored 17 points against Sayre. They are 11-2 against the region and in control of the 42nd District (7-0). The Broncos' only losses are to rankings leaders Great Crossing and Lexington Catholic. Outside of this week's wins against Sayre and Woodford County, they have beaten just three other Kentucky teams with winning records (Letcher County Central, Montgomery County, Harlan).

 

4. Lexington Christian (18-6): The Eagles enjoyed a 3-0 week with wins against Madison Central, Lafayette and Mercer County. Tyler Hall and Anderson Green scored 15 points each against Madison Central. They are 9-2 against the region with losses to LexCath and inexplicably to Lafayette.

 

5. Madison Central (13-12): The Indians lost by four to Lexington Christian despite 25 points from Jaylen Davis, and beat Evangel Christian, 63-46, and North Laurel, 74-58, for a 2-1 week. Davis scored 23 against Evangel Christian and Jayden West added 22. Davis erupted for 36 against North Laurel and averaged 28 points on the week. The Indians handed Warren Central its only loss but that came with point guard Hagan Harrison who has since left the team. The Indians are 8-6 following his departure (they were 5-6 with him). They are 6-3 overall against the region, 1-0 vs. the 44th District. Central beat Madison Southern by 20 with Harrison.

 

6. Madison Southern (16-9): The Eagles went 1-2, beating Paul Laurence Dunbar for the second time this season but losing to Rockcastle County and Pikeville. Zach Hudson scored 20 against Dunbar and Jay Rose added 19. They are lightly played locally with a 3-1 record in the region, the other win coming against Model. Handed Pulaski County one of its four losses.

 

7. Henry Clay (11-13): The Blue Devils went 1-2 last week with an 11-point win against East Jessamine that stopped a five-game losing streak. They also had a five-point loss to Scott County and a nine-point loss to Woodford County. Fifteen of their last 18 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. But they are now 6-7 in the region and 1-6 against the 42nd District. Have also beaten Bryan Station and Western Hills.

 

8. Bryan Station (9-14): The Defenders went 2-1, beating Sayre for the second time this season and Garrard County, and losing to Tates Creek in overtime despite 17 points and 22 rebounds from Jaden Biggers. They are 6-5 against regional opponents with a win against Western Hills.

 

9. Western Hills (14-9): The Wolverines went 2-0, defeating Scott County and Anderson County. Walter Campbell was the man against Sayre, scoring 38 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in a monster double-double. They are 8-5 in the region with a win against Sayre.

 

10. Sayre (16-9): The Spartans dropped all three games last week, losing to Frederick Douglass by 10, to Bryan Station by four and to Williamstown by four. They are 9-5 against regional opponents including two wins each against Henry Clay, Scott County and Frankfort. They have just two wins against Kentucky teams with winning records (Estill County and East Carter).

 

11. Paul Laurence Dunbar (8-16): The Bulldogs went 0-2. They have lost 10 of 14. Have beaten Lafayette twice and defeated Bryan Station and Tates Creek among their four regional wins.

 

12. Scott County (9-18): The Cardinals went 1-2 with a second win of the season against Henry Clay as Nick Mosby poured in 27 points. Their only other regional win came against Lafayette.

 

13. Tates Creek (9-15): The Commodores stopped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-0 week including wins over Bryan Station and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Before that, they had just three regional wins, two against Lafayette.

 

14. Lafayette (8-17): The Generals were 1-2 last week. They are 2-13 in the region with wins against Lexington Christian and Franklin County.

 

15. Franklin County (10-12): The Flyers finished the week 1-2. Their only regional wins are against Frankfort and Frankfort Christian.

 

16. Frankfort (12-11): The Panthers went 1-1 with a six-point win over Franklin County. Their other four regional wins have come against Model, Lafayette and Frankfort Christian twice.

 

17. Model (8-12): The Patriots were 1-2 last week.

 

18. Frankfort Christian (10-17): The Royals finished the week 0-3.

 

19. Berea (8-17): The Pirates went 0-2 for the week.

A correction here. Model went 2-1 last week to improve to 10-13 on the season. Thanks, Klay!