3rd Region Week 2 Review and Rankings

Outside Butler County, it has been a bit of a disappointing start for the top of the 3rd Region.  Early season favorites Daviess County and Ohio County have both suffered tough setbacks early on.  The Eagles need to get healthy and Daviess County needs some time to gel with their new pieces.  Muhlenberg County has positioned themselves in the top 5 with a solid start, led my Madox Jernigan.  The Apollo Eagles have shown some early season flashes with a very young group and will look to eclipse their highest win total in 5 years with 2 more victories.  There are still a lot of questions about the middle of the pack teams that should sort itself out over the next few weeks.

1. Butler County Bears (3-0) – SAME – No games this week

                Butler County had to both games that were scheduled this week canceled.  They will host Breck Co and Russellville before traveling to Evansville Bosse to take on North in the Bosse Winter Classic.

2. Daviess County Panthers (3-3) – UP 1 – Wins (73-60 Owensboro), Losses (72-68 Ev Central & 79-72 Caverna in OT)

                Daviess County erased a long losing streak to Owensboro on Friday behind 20 from Gage Phelps.  The Panthers put 4 players in double figures in the win.  They struggled to bounce back on Saturday with an overtime loss to Caverna.  Jaxon Brown put up 33 in defeat.  They will host Hancock County and Owensboro Catholic this week.

3. Ohio County Eagles (2-2) – DOWN 1 – Wins (57-34 Franklin Simpson), Losses (72-57 Grayson Co)

                The Eagles have opened the season a little slower than most expected.  They have been battling some nagging injuries out of the gate that have slowed them down.  They were without Carson Kennedy against Grayson County but they also did not play up to par.  They got a nice bounce back in over Franklin Simpson behind a big game from Elijah Decker.  They host Greenwood before opening district play against Muhlenberg on Friday.

4. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (3-1) – UP 3 – Wins (61-54 McLean Co)

                The Mustangs scored a big district win over Mclean County in their lone game this week.  Madox Jernigan led the way with 18 while Madix Brannon added 16.  Jace Sommers was also in double figures with 10.  Muhlenberg hosts Owensboro before traveling to Ohio County on Friday for another big district game.

5. Mclean County Cougars (4-1) – SAME – Wins (63-53 Evansville Day), Losses (61-54 Muhlenberg Co)

                The Cougars fell to Muhlenberg to open district play but bounced back with a win over Evansville Day on Saturday.  Gunnar Revelett is off to a big start, putting up close to 23 points per game.  Mclean hosts Apollo on Tuesday before playing Franklin Classical out of Tennessee on Friday.

 6. Grayson County Cougars (3-2) – UP 3 – Wins (72-57 Ohio Co & 77-64 Edmonson Co), Losses (91-69 Adair Co)

                Grayson County opened the week with an impressive win over Ohio Co.  Spencer Langdon led the way with 17.  Brody Armstrong added 15 while Jack Logsdon and Kadin Hanshaw were also in double figures.  Friday, they opened district play with a win over Edmonson County before falling to Adair to close the week on Saturday.  The Cougars have Bethlehem and Thomas Nelson scheduled this week.

7. Owensboro Red Devils (1-2) – UP 1 – Wins (64-50 Warren Central), Losses (73-60 Daviess County)

                It was a bit of an uneven week for the Devils.  They scored a nice win over Warren Central to start the week but were beat by double digits by district rival Daviess County.  Dayshawn Sanders has been a big bright spot for the Devils as he is scoring right at 25 points per game.  OHS travels to Muhlenberg on Tuesday before hosting Apollo in district action on Friday.

8. Apollo Eagles (4-1) – UP 2 – Wins (55-49 Owensboro Catholic & 44-36 Marion Co), Losses (65-61 Dawson Springs)

                It was a great week for the Apollo Eagles.  On Friday they honored all of the past regional championship teams and followed that up by beating Owensboro Catholic to erase a nearly 3 year 9^th district losing streak.  On Saturday, they defeated Marion County.  The Eagles are getting big contributions from the freshman class, led by Tate Powers at 14 points per game.  Luke Jarboe leads the team in scoring at 15.5 ppg.  The Eagles have a tough week, traveling to Mclean on Tuesday, Owensboro on Friday and Allen County on Saturday.

9. Owensboro Catholic Aces (0-1)  - DOWN 5 – Losses (55-49 Apollo)

                The Aces were expectedly slow out of the gate against Apollo.  Luke Beickman led the way with 14 in the loss.  The Aces travel to Daviess County on Friday before hosting Meade County on Saturday.

10. Breckinridge County Tigers (3-2) – UP 2 – Wins (70-55 Whitesville Trinity & 59-44 Meade Co)

                The Fighting Tigers scored a big district in over Meade County on Friday.  They got balanced production with 4 in double figures.  Chase Hardesty led the way with 13.  Lance Poole, Jonah Miller and Mercer Rodgers all chipped in.  They also scored a win to open the week against Trinity.  They will look to keep it going this week at Butler County on Tuesday before returning home for another district game against Hancock County.

11. Meade County Greenwave (2-2) – DOWN 5 – Wins (78-37 Cloverport), Losses (59-44 Breck Co)

                Meade opened district play with a win over Cloverport but could not make it 2-0 against Breck Co.  Peyton Johnson scored 21 in the win over the Aces.  The Waves will look to bounce back with road games at Hart County and Owensboro Catholic this week.

12. Edmonson County Wildcats (2-3) – DOWN 1 – Losses (54-50 Franklin Simpson, 77-64 Grayson Co)

                The Wildcats have lost 3 straight after starting the season 2-0.  Josh Decker has been a real bright spot, putting up 14.2 points per game and 11 rebounds per game.  The Cats have the Bluegrass Blazers, Cloverport and Barren County scheduled this week.

13. Hancock County Hornets (2-4) – SAME – Wins (52-41 John Hardin & 47-36 Whitesville Trinity), Losses (Knights Christian 56-49)

                The Hornets got their first wins of the season over John Hardin and Whitesville Trinity.  Dylan Morris and Alex Madden have both been in double figures through the first 6 games.  They are at Cloverport tonight, Daviess County tomorrow and Breck County on Friday.

14. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (0-5) – SAME – Losses (70-55 Breck Co & 47-36 Hancock Co)

                It’s been a tough start to the season for the young Raiders.  Hayden Aull lead the team in scoring at 15 per game. They will play in the Portland Classic this weekend.

15. Cloverport Aces (0-6) – SAME – Losses (78-37 Meade Co, 38-36 Foundation Christian & 68-39 FT Campbell)

                It’s been a slow start for the Aces who are still looking for their first win of the season.  Cole Weatherholt leads the way for Cloverport at 13.5 points per game. They have Hancock County, Edmonson County and Francis Parker scheduled this week.