Larue County and Elizabethtown face off tonight for the 5th Region Championship. Larue enters tonight's game with a record of 23-7. Etown has a record of 22-9. They played one time this season, with Larue County winning 55-46 on February 7th. 

Since 1998, Etown has dominated the series. The regular season games have favored Etown 18-6. In regional tournament games, Etown has not lost to Larue since 1998. (Don't have access to records past that) Etown is 6-0 against Larue in regional tournaments. (98, 00, 02, 14, 20, 22.) 

Larue County hasn't appeared in a regional final from 1998 until now. In that same time span, Etown has a 4-8 record in regional finals. They defeated Marion County in 2000, went on to win the state championship. Defeated John Hardin in 2005, lost in 2nd round of state tournament. Defeated Bardstown in 2020, state was not played that year due to COVID-19, and then Etown defeated John Hardin in 2021 and lost in the state championship game.

Daniel Allen has had a big regional tournament so far for Larue County. He's had 29 points and 30 points respectively in the first 2 games. Ayden Evans had 14 and 24 points in his first 2 games of the region.

Who you got? Should be a fun one!

I really respect Paul Childress, and he is a class act.  Hoping the Hawks pull this one off!

2 hours ago, 5thregionbasketball said:

Larue County and Elizabethtown face off tonight for the 5th Region Championship. Larue enters tonight's game with a record of 23-7. Etown has a record of 22-9. They played one time this season, with Larue County winning 55-46 on February 7th. 

Since 1998, Etown has dominated the series. The regular season games have favored Etown 18-6. In regional tournament games, Etown has not lost to Larue since 1998. (Don't have access to records past that) Etown is 6-0 against Larue in regional tournaments. (98, 00, 02, 14, 20, 22.) 

Larue County hasn't appeared in a regional final from 1998 until now. In that same time span, Etown has a 4-8 record in regional finals. They defeated Marion County in 2000, went on to win the state championship. Defeated John Hardin in 2005, lost in 2nd round of state tournament. Defeated Bardstown in 2020, state was not played that year due to COVID-19, and then Etown defeated John Hardin in 2021 and lost in the state championship game.

Daniel Allen has had a big regional tournament so far for Larue County. He's had 29 points and 30 points respectively in the first 2 games. Ayden Evans had 14 and 24 points in his first 2 games of the region.

Who you got? Should be a fun one!

LaRue County lost in the 2018 regional finals to John Hardin by a score of 48-46.

I'm rooting for E'town, but I see Larue winning.

20 hours ago, FlyPattern said:

LaRue County lost in the 2018 regional finals to John Hardin by a score of 48-46.

You are correct, when I was doing my research, I mistakenly wrote that game down as Etown/John