Congrats to the Murray Tigers who won the 1st Region All A Classic this week.

You might look down and say - "D Wolf is off his rocker!  How did he put the Calloway County Lakers at #2 with a 5-7 record?"  Well, I think it's important to now evaluate this team with Eli Finley, and the big win over the Mustangs on Tuesday is most likely a sign of what's to come for the Lakers.

Key games this week:

Mon - Christian Co. at McCracken Co.

Tues - Graves Co. at Paducah Tilghman, Carlisle Co. at McCracken Co.

Thurs - Graves Co. at Henderson Co.

Fri - Calloway Co. at Marshall Co. (BG Preps 1st Region Game of the Week), McCracken Co. at Paducah Tilghman

Here are my rankings:

1. Murray (15-5) - W 89-47 vs CFS, W 72-61 St. Mary, W 64-52 Carlisle Co. (All A Championship)

This is a very balanced scoring team - they had five players in double figures against Carlisle in the All A Classic finals.  I haven't looked into their draw, but I think they can make some noise in the All A State Tourney.  Unless they play Lyon Co. - they can't beat them, and not many teams can.

2. Calloway Co. (5-7) - W 78-63 vs McCracken Co.

The win over the Mustangs was not close at all, and this shows the importance of Eli Finley to this team.  Finley scored 32 points, and the Lakers were up by 22 (58-36) after three quarters.  I'm already starting to think about February 2nd when the Lakers travel to play the Murray Tigers.  I still think there is a very good chance that these two teams meet in the Regional Finals - these two teams have the most talent in the 1st Region.

3. McCracken Co. (13-4) - L 63-78 at Calloway Co., W 79-49 vs Madisonville

I still get surprised when I see how young this Mustangs team is.  Out of the top five scorers only two of those are Juniors/Seniors (Connor Miller, 18 ppg and Dylan Jackson, 8 ppg).  But don't get me wrong - there is a ton of talent on this team, and I think there always will be.  They have several tough games this week and it will be interesting to see if they can run the table this week or not.

4. Marshall Co. (12-4) - W 56-52 at Graves Co., W 75-25 vs CFS

A very impressive win at the Eagles Nest, and this avenged a home loss that the Marshals had to Graves earlier in the year.  It feels like this team keeps getting better!  They have a chance to move up these rankings if they can beat the Lakers at home on Friday night.  A very interesting game - that's why it's our Region 1 Game of the Week.

5. Graves Co. (13-4) - W 56-51 vs Tilghman, L 52-56 vs Marshall Co., W 58-41 vs Muhlenberg Co.

A solid win over Tilghman but followed up by a tough home loss to the Marshals.  I will admit it - there is not much that separates teams three through eight on these rankings.  The Eagles will have plenty of chances coming up to climb back up these rankings.

6. Paducah Tilghman (8-6) - L 51-56 at Graves Co.

The Tornado was very close with the Eagles down the stretch but missed some free throws down the stretch.  Can PT pull the upset this Friday at Otis Dinning when hosting the Mustangs?  They obviously have a much better chance at home versus at the Mustangs arena.  A non-basketball note - will you please pray for Coach Overstreet and his family.  His son was in a bad automobile accident, and he needs your prayers.  Thank you.

7. Carlisle Co. (9-6) - W 81-45 vs Fulton City, W 69-51 Mayfield, L 52-64 Murray

I didn't see the game, but the 18-point win over Mayfield surprised me quite a bit.  Freshman Wyatt Rickard has been playing very well as of late!  That Freshman class that the Comets have is very impressive.

8. St. Mary (9-7) - W 57-48 at Ballard Mem., L 61-72 Murray

Junior Palmer Sims scored 21 points in the win at Ballard.  This win avenged an overtime loss at Ballard from earlier in the season.

9. Mayfield (8-6) -  W 80-28 vs Fulton Co., L 51-69 Carlilse Co. 

This team shoots the three very well - they are averaging better than 39% from long range.

10. Ballard Mem. (3-11) - L 48-57 vs St. Mary

Jace Birney is scoring 26 points per game.  He needs some help from the rest of the Bombers.

11. Christian Fellowship (6-9)

12. Fulton Co. (2-12)

13. Community Christian Acad. (4-10)

14. Fulton City (1-13)

15. Hickman Co. (1-9)

Appreciate the work @D Wolf! Some people may not realize it, but this isn't something that's put together in 10 minutes. It requires time and effort to put out a quality product, and you along with many others on BGP deserve some recognition. Thank you!

Thank you TilghmanPride!  I really appreciate your work during the football season too!!!