NKY Girls Basketball Top 10 (12/26/23)

[The Double Deuce]

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas, and were able to enjoy some time with friends and family over this past weekend.  

Last week saw action in several Holiday tournaments around the region, highlighted for NKY folks by Cooper winning the prestigious Queen of the Commonwealth Cup at Bullitt East over a loaded field of KY Top 25 opponents.  A truly impressive run of basketball by Coach Holthaus and his Lady Jags, and their impressive play, combined with the Pandas dropping one they likely shouldn't have, means we'll again have a new #1.  Ryle had a solid run in Lexington with 3 wins, and Holy Cross beat the teams they should have, and lost to the ones they likely should have, down at the Queen of the Commonwealth.  Simon Kenton dropped a game to a solid Owensboro Catholic team where they had a double-digit lead, but the Lady Neers also pulled two wins out of that great event at Bullitt East, so all wasn't lost.

This week we see most of the rest of our Top 10 head to Holiday tournaments around the region (+ Charleston, SC...I'm jealous), plus we see Top 15 teams Boyd County and Louisville Butler come to NKY for some games, along with the always tough Ashland Blazer team, so there is no excuse for NKY fans not to get out and see some great games this week out in Union.  

To those many teams, fans, parents, and supporters traveling to various tournaments this week, be safe, play well, stay healthy, and enjoy the time with friends and family around basketball.  To everyone else, enjoy the hoops this week and Happy New Year!  Here is this week's NKY Top 10 (and others):

1.  Cooper 9-3 (last week 4-0)  This week:  vs Ashland Blazer, vs Boyd County, and Dixie.

2.  Notre Dame 8-1 (1-1)  This week:  vs Siegel (TN) at the Zaxby's Christmas Classic in Nasville, plus 2 other games.

3.  Ryle 7-3 (3-1)  This week:  vs Boyd County, vs Ashland Blazer, and vs Butler

4.  Holy Cross 7-4 (2-2) This week:  vs Butler

5.  Simon Kenton 9-3 (2-2)  This week:  OFF

6.  Campbell County 7-1 (2-0) This week:  vs Bryan Station at Giovanni's Pizza Holiday Classic at Berea, plus 2 other games

7.  Highlands 4-4 (1-0)  This week:  vs Russell at Lady Invitational of the South at Allen County-Scottsville, plus 3 other games

8.  Bishop Brossart 7-2 (1-1)  This week:  vs Raceland at Ryan Keaton ExP Realty Ohio River Classic at Raceland, plus 2 other games

9.  Dixie 5-5 (1-2)  This week:  vs Cooper

10. Grant County 6-3 (1-0)  This week:  vs Ashley Ridge at Carolina Invitational in Charleston, SC, plus two other games

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8th:  Walton Verona 4-6

9th:  NewCath 4-3, St. Henry 5-3, Conner 2-8, and Beechwood 4-4

10th:  Scott 7-2

 

Hope 2024 is a great year for all of our teams, their families, and all of our BGP readers who follow along!!