NKY Girls Basketball Top 10 (2/13)

[The Double Deuce]

We have reached the final week of the regular season, and what a regular season it has been!  The top of the 9th Region is absolutely loaded, and there are a couple of teams in the 8th and the 10th that have some opportunities to make a little noise in their regional tournaments as well.  Has been a blast covering all of these teams this year, and especially all of the impressive young ladies that work so hard to represent themselves, their schools, and their families the right way -- kudos to all of you!!!  Also, tip of the hat to the terrific group of Girls' Basketball Coaches we have in this area.  The 9th's girls' coaches are as impressive, top to bottom, as I can remember.  The 8th and 10th region coaches in NKY underwent some turnover and the first year coaches are all doing an outstanding job.  The future is bright for the programs, leaders, and young ladies in NKY Girls' Basketball!!  Now, onto the final regular season Top 10 of the 2022-23 season:

1.  Cooper (23-3) -- Went 3-0 last week!!  

2.  Holy Cross (23-5) -- Went 1-0 last week, and face KY Top 5 Louisville Mercy tonight at The Finn, should be a great one!!

3.  Ryle (20-7) -- Went 2-0 last week, an impressive road trip down to Laurel County, with impressive wins over North and South Laurel.  Not easy.

4.  Conner (16-7) -- Went 1-1 last week, beat #5 Dixie on the road rather easily than dropped a home game vs CAL by a fairly wide margin.

5.  Dixie (21-7) -- Went 1-1 last week, losing at home to #4 Conner by 19.  

6.  Highlands (19-8) -- Went 2-0 last week, should easily win the 36th, and will look to make noise at NKU with a young and improving team.

7.  Notre Dame (16-8) -- Went 3-0 last week, should make the 35th District Finals very interesting vs HC, and then will be onto the 9th at NKU.

8.  Bishop Brossart (19-10) -- Went 1-2 last week, with losses vs #6 Highlands and at #2 Holy Cross.

9.  Pendleton County (19-6) -- Went 3-0 last week; Coach Kelsch has done yeoman's work with the Lady Cats in his first year.

10. NewCath (15-9) -- Went 0-1 last week, losing at home to #1 Cooper.  Will have their hands full as 36th Runner-up (I assume) at NKU, regardless of draw.

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*  St. Henry (15-11) -- Went 2-2 last week, with losses vs #1 Cooper and vs #7 Notre Dame.  Should make first trip back to the 9th Region Tourney in several years.  

*  Grant County (16-10) -- Went 1-1 last week, with a home loss to 8th Region power Anderson County.

*  Simon Kenton (15-11) -- Went 2-0 last week.  Get to host #2 Holy Cross on Wednesday night, should be a good one.

*  Scott (13-12) -- Went 1-2 last week, with losses at #8 Bishop Brossart and at Nicholas County.

Good luck to everyone this week, finish out the regular season well (and healthy), and then enjoy the second season -- several of our area teams certainly have designs on playing for a while in the post-season.

 

[UCME]

9 hours ago, The Double Deuce said:

We have reached the final week of the regular season, and what a regular season it has been!  The top of the 9th Region is absolutely loaded, and there are a couple of teams in the 8th and the 10th that have some opportunities to make a little noise in their regional tournaments as well.  Has been a blast covering all of these teams this year, and especially all of the impressive young ladies that work so hard to represent themselves, their schools, and their families the right way -- kudos to all of you!!!  Also, tip of the hat to the terrific group of Girls' Basketball Coaches we have in this area.  The 9th's girls' coaches are as impressive, top to bottom, as I can remember.  The 8th and 10th region coaches in NKY underwent some turnover and the first year coaches are all doing an outstanding job.  The future is bright for the programs, leaders, and young ladies in NKY Girls' Basketball!!  Now, onto the final regular season Top 10 of the 2022-23 season:

1.  Cooper (23-3) -- Went 3-0 last week!!  

2.  Holy Cross (23-5) -- Went 1-0 last week, and face KY Top 5 Louisville Mercy tonight at The Finn, should be a great one!!

3.  Ryle (20-7) -- Went 2-0 last week, an impressive road trip down to Laurel County, with impressive wins over North and South Laurel.  Not easy.

4.  Conner (16-7) -- Went 1-1 last week, beat #5 Dixie on the road rather easily than dropped a home game vs CAL by a fairly wide margin.

5.  Dixie (21-7) -- Went 1-1 last week, losing at home to #4 Conner by 19.  

6.  Highlands (19-8) -- Went 2-0 last week, should easily win the 36th, and will look to make noise at NKU with a young and improving team.

7.  Notre Dame (16-8) -- Went 3-0 last week, should make the 35th District Finals very interesting vs HC, and then will be onto the 9th at NKU.

8.  Bishop Brossart (19-10) -- Went 1-2 last week, with losses vs #6 Highlands and at #2 Holy Cross.

9.  Pendleton County (19-6) -- Went 3-0 last week; Coach Kelsch has done yeoman's work with the Lady Cats in his first year.

10. NewCath (15-9) -- Went 0-1 last week, losing at home to #1 Cooper.  Will have their hands full as 36th Runner-up (I assume) at NKU, regardless of draw.

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*  St. Henry (15-11) -- Went 2-2 last week, with losses vs #1 Cooper and vs #7 Notre Dame.  Should make first trip back to the 9th Region Tourney in several years.  

*  Grant County (16-10) -- Went 1-1 last week, with a home loss to 8th Region power Anderson County.

*  Simon Kenton (15-11) -- Went 2-0 last week.  Get to host #2 Holy Cross on Wednesday night, should be a good one.

*  Scott (13-12) -- Went 1-2 last week, with losses at #8 Bishop Brossart and at Nicholas County.

Good luck to everyone this week, finish out the regular season well (and healthy), and then enjoy the second season -- several of our area teams certainly have designs on playing for a while in the post-season.

 

Terrific job as always @The Double Deuce