January 8, 20242 yr There is finally a change at the top of the rankings this week with Daviess County taking the top spot. It is a tough move, because Butler County has played a much tougher schedule. 4 of the Bears 5 losses has come against top 25 level competition. Owensboro Catholic is starting to come together and are one of the hottest teams in the region. They will face Mclean County in the All-A Regional Championship tonight. Even with their regular season struggles with injury, the Ohio County Eagles still should factor into tournament time but are struggling to find consistency in the lineup and on the floor. Owensboro remains a team to watch as they get more varsity experience under their belts. 1. Daviess County Panthers (12-3) – UP 1 – Wins (74-68 Ohio Co) The Panthers have won 9 straight games including a big regional win over Ohio County on Thursday. Jonathan Moss stayed red hot, scoring 25. Jaxon Brown, DaArron Watkins and Aydan Ayer were all in double figures. DC looks to keep it rolling this week as they travel to Breck County on Tuesday before hosting Apollo on Friday. 2. Butler County Bears (6-5) – DOWN 1 – Losses (82-79 St X) The Bears challenged St X before falling short on Saturday. It was a great showing against one of the best teams in the state. Ty Price led the way with 27 while Rice chipped in 22. Justin Castlen and Briar Griffin were both in double figures. Butler hosts Greenwood on Tuesday before traveling to Grayson County Friday for district action. The Bears close the week with Christ Presbyterian out of Nashville. 3. Owensboro Catholic Aces (8-3) - UP 1 – Wins (51-28 Hancock Co, 95-39 Cloverport & 67-49 Madisonville) Owensboro Catholic has reeled off 6 straight wins and have now won 8 of their last 9 games. They defeated Hancock and Cloverport to move to the finals of the All-A regional tonight. On Saturday they avenged an overtime loss to Madisonville in a big way, winning by 18. Luke Beickman led the way with 25. Solly Smith had 15. The Aces challenge McLean for the All-A regional title tonight before traveling to Owensboro on Friday. They wrap up their week against Station Camp, TN on Saturday. 4. Mclean County Cougars (12-2) – DOWN 1 – Wins (59-45 Whitesville Trinity) The Cougars got a semifinal win in the All-A classic over Trinity in their lone game this week. They will challenge the red hot Owensboro Catholic Aces in the championship before finishing the week at Union County this week. 5. Owensboro Red Devils (7-6) – UP 2 – Wins (81-65 Breck Co & 67-50 Greenwood) The young Red Devils are showing some flashes of turning the corner with 2 nice wins this week. Dayshaun Sanders has been the leader all season, putting up 18 ppg but it is players like Will Hume, Michael Acton and Marcus Holden who have flashed more consistency lately. The Devils host Webster County tomorrow before a big district contest against Owensboro Catholic on Friday. 6. Grayson County Cougars (8-6) – DOWN 1 – Wins (70-66 Holmes), Losses (79-71 OT Muhlenberg) The Cougars up and down season continued this week as they lost a tough overtime game to Muhlenberg County before bouncing back with a nice win over Holmes on Friday. Spencer Langdon continued his hot scoring streak with 19. Brody Armstrong and Jack Logsdon scored 18 and 17 respectively. Grayson hosts Butler County in district action on Friday. 7. Ohio County Eagles (6-9) – DOWN 1 – Wins (67-64 Glasgow), Losses (74-68 Daviess Co) Through the first half of the season, the Eagles biggest opponent has been their own health. Carson Kennedy and Caleb Manning both missed games this week but the Eagles bounced back from a loss to Daviess County with a close win over Glasgow. The Eagles look to get to 2-0 in 10th district play on Friday as travel to Muhlenberg County. They will host Meade County on Saturday. 8. Apollo Eagles (9-6) – SAME – Losses (69-64 OT Cumberland Co)
