16th Region Week 3 Review

Top Four A Perfect 10/10… Morgan's Hoskins Shoots The Lights Out… And Bath County Continues Its Downward Spiral...

It was a clean sweep for our top four, as Boyd County, Ashland, Morgan County, and Fleming County combined to go 10-0 for the week.

Boyd dealt another blow to any idea of parity within the 16th by demolishing Rowan County in the second half to win going away. They supplemented that performance with consecutive wins over West Virginians Capital and George Washington, the latter of which is one of the top teams in the mountain state. Senior post anchor Jason Ellis became Boyd's all-time leader in blocked shots against Capital.

 

Ashland matched its rival, winning all three of its games last week. The Tomcats put it on Pikeville by 25, with help from Zander Carter's 24 points before dispatching Fairview and Chapmanville (WV). Junior Tyson Lalonde has emerged as a reliable complimentary scorer behind Carter.

Morgan County shook off its loss to Boyd County by throttling Elliott County and Pike County Central by a combined 63 points. Preston Hoskins averaged 27.5 ppg while sinking 15 of 23 shots from behind the arc. The Cougars will be the envy of many this coming week, as they travel to the picturesque Great Smoky Mountains for the annual Christmas Classic in Gatlinburg.

Fleming County had a ”Jolly” good time at Russell's Marv Meredith Gymnasium. The Panthers extended their record to 7-0 as Lucas Jolly fell three rebounds shy of a triple-double (23pts/10 assists/7 rebs) to help propel the visiting Panthers past the Red Devils by a comfortable margin of 14. Their seven game run to start the season is the best Flemingsburg has witnessed since 2012-2013, when the Panthers won their first of back-to-back region titles.

Lucas Jolly. Photo by Matt Jones for the Daily Independent.

Bath County was labeled as trending down last week, and yet managed to drop the temperature a few more degrees. Beating undefeated Fleming County was beyond their reach, but one win Menifee County wasn't far fetched. Bath kept it close, but ultimately came up short in search of win #1. If the thermometer is going to trend back in the other direction this week, winless Bracken County on Monday is the game to watch. One way or another, someone will get off the schneid in Brooksville.

Mild Upset Of The Week: It's known throughout the region that you don't sleep on Lewis County. The Lions have proven a tough out for anyone on a given night. They lost to a solid East Carter club by eleven on Dec. 5th, but traveled to Grayson a week later to avenge that loss behind a breakout performance from Drew Noble (25 pts/8 rebs). It's wise to pay zero attention to Lewis County's record, as there's seldom anything glamorous about it. It likely won't be again this season, but they'll be positioned for multiple wins come tournament time.

 

As you'll see, there's very little movement in the rankings again. It's Boyd, followed closely by Ashland, then a gap back to the tightly bunched trio of Fleming, Morgan, and Rowan. The 63rd District occupies the middle of the region, with little to no evidence to separate those four at this point. 

 

Sixteen For the 16th (Rankings)

1. Boyd County Lions

Record: 7-0

Weekly Results: beat Rowan County (88-63) | beat Capital (WV) (109-74) | beat George Washington (WV) (68-66)

 

2. Ashland Tomcats

Record: 5-1

Weekly Results : beat Pikeville (72-47) | beat Fairview (66-53) | beat Chapmanville (WV) (64-52)

 

3. Fleming County Panthers

Record: 7-0

Weekly Results: beat Bath County (71-48) | beat Russell (72-58)

 

4. Morgan County Cougars

Record: 6-1

Weekly Results: beat Elliott County (71-32) | beat Pike County Central (79-54)

 

5. Rowan County Vikings

Record: 5-3

Weekly Results: beat Menifee County (67-53) | lost to Boyd County (63-88) 

 

6. East Carter Raiders

Record: 4-4

Weekly Results: lost to Lewis County (56-59) | beat Elliott County (74-45) | lost to Cov. Holy Cross (61-68)

 

7. Greenup County Musketeers

Record: 6-6

Weekly Results: lost to Wheelersburg (OH) (50-52) | lost to Chillicothe (OH) (47-68) | beat Estill County (50-47) | beat Rock Hill (OH) (40-37)

 

8. Raceland Rams

Record: 3-2

Weekly Results: beat Dayton (68-50) | lost to Simon Kenton (43-80)

 

9. Lewis County Lions

Record: 3-4

Weekly Results: beat Elliott County (52-51) | beat East Carter (59-56) | lost to Paintsville (41-65) | lost to Beth Haven (67-92)

 

10. Russell Red Devils

Record: 2-3

Weekly Results: beat Eastern Pike (OH) (90-64) | lost to Fleming County (58-72)
 

11. West Carter Comets

Record: 2-3

Weekly Results: Idle last week

 

12. Fairview Eagles

Record: 3-6

Weekly Results: lost to Lawrence County (60-70) | lost to Ashland (53-66)

 

13. Menifee County Wildcats

Record: 2-5

Weekly Results: lost to Rowan County (53-67) | beat Bath County (53-47) | lost to Berea (57-75)

 

14. Bath County Wildcats

Record: 0-7

Weekly Results: lost to Fleming County (48-71) | lost to Menifee County (47-53)

 

15. Elliott County Lions

Record: 0-7

Weekly Results: lost to Lewis County (51-52) | lost to Morgan County (32-71) | lost to East Carter (45-74)

 

16. Rose Hill Royals

Record: 2-3

Weekly Results: beat Adams County Christian (OH) (66-48) 

 

Get To The Point (High Scorers For The Week)

Jacob Spurlock (Boyd County) - 29 against Capital & 28 against George Washington 

Preston Hoskins (Morgan County) - 29 against Pike County Central & 26 against Elliott County 

Brevon Ricker (Menifee County) - 27 against Rowan County 

Adam Hargett (Fleming County) - 26 against Bath County 

Steven Day (Fairview) - 25 against Lawrence County 

Drew Noble (Lewis County) - 25 against East Carter 

Zander Carter (Ashland) - 24 against Pikeville 

Gabe Pridemore (Russell) - 24 against Eastern Pike (OH)