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16th Region Week 14 Review and Tournament Semifinals Preview

Basketball Jones
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16th Region Week 14 Review and Tournament Semifinals Preview
 
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
 
FIRST ROUND
Ashland Blazer def. Morgan County, 77-54
Russell def. Fleming County, 71-60
Lewis County def. Bath County, 56-44
Boyd County def. East Carter, 60-51
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Lewis Co. upset Bath Co. with 21 points from Trey Gerike and 12 from Xavier Prater. Bath Co. had just 24 points as a team after three quarters. The Lions took an 11-2 lead and never looked back although neither team shot very well in the opening half. That changed for the Lions, who shot 70 percent from the field in the third quarter to take a 14-point lead heading into the fourth and 67 percent in the second half. Bath Co. shot 30 percent in the third but eventually got the lead under 10 for the first time since the start of the second half before Lewis Co. sealed it with free throws in the fourth. Zack Otis led Bath County with 20 points in his final game. Otis, the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches' 16th Region Player of the Year, finishes as the school's all-time leading scorer with more than 2,500 points.
 
Elsewhere in the quarterfinals, Zander Carter led Ashland Blazer over Morgan Co. with 30 points and teammate Rheyce Deboard added 16. Russell beat Fleming Co. with 25 points from Caleb Rimmer and 13 points and 15 rebounds from Damon Charles. Boyd County advanced past East Carter with 19 points from Jacob Spurlock and 17 from Cole Hicks. Jason Ellis added seven points and 17 rebounds, but it was the Lions' second-lowest scoring game of the season.
 
MONDAY SEMIFINALS
 
Ashland Blazer (20-11) vs. Russell (26-6), 6:30 pm
Boyd County (26-5) vs. Lewis County (12-18), 8 pm
 
TUESDAY FINAL
 
Ashland Blazer-Russell winner vs. Boyd County-Lewis County winner, 7 pm
 
OUTLOOK: Four-time defending regional champion Ashland Blazer and Russell did not meet this season. Russell, ranked fourth in the region, beat top-ranked Ashland Blazer in the last meeting in 2022. Surprisingly, it's been more than two years since Ashland beat Russell, which ended Fleming County's 10-game winning streak in the regional quarterfinals. Russell is now 5-3 since its 16-game winning streak.
 
Rankings co-leader Boyd Co. cannot peek past No. 13 Lewis Co. and look ahead to a possible rematch with Ashland. Boyd has emerged victorious the last two times out against Ashland after losing the season's first meeting. Boyd has won 15 of its last 16 games but it won't matter if Boyd falls prey to an upset or Ashland falls to Russell. Lewis County upset No. 4 Russell in the 63rd District championship game with a 16-point waxing so Boyd best be ready. 
 
Ashland won last year's final over Boyd and also beat Boyd in the 2019 championship. The Tomcats defeated Lewis Co. in the 2020 final and downed Rowan Co. in 2021. Boyd last won the region in 2018. Russell hasn't won since 2006. I couldn't find any record of Lewis Co. winning the regional tournament.
 
 
FINAL REGULAR SEASON REGIONAL RANKINGS (unchanged)
 
1. Ashland Blazer
 
1. Boyd County
 
3. Fleming County
 
4. Russell
 
5. Morgan County
 
6. Rowan County
 
7. Bath County
 
8. East Carter
 
9. Greenup County
 
10. Raceland
 
11. Menifee County
 
12. Fairview
 
13. Lewis County
 
14. West Carter
 
15. Elliott County
 
16. Rose Hill Christian
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