3rd Region Week 9 Review and Rankings

1. Butler County Bears (9-6) – SAME – Wins (81-47 Muhlenberg, 85-28 Whitesville Trinity & 86-38 Whitesville Trinity)

                The Bears got back inside the region this week and got 3 blowout wins.  Ty Price upped his season average to 28 ppg and took an unofficial visit to Notre Dame to celebrate.  Lawson Rice is putting up 19.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg to compliment Price.  The Bears host Edmonson County on Monday, Franklin Simpson on Tuesday and Grayson on Friday before playing Barren County at the Sportscenter on Saturday.

2. Daviess County Panthers (16-4) – SAME – Wins (68-51 Meade & 85-27 Ft Campbell)

                Daviess County continues to win against teams with lesser talent.  They handled Meade County and Ft Campbell this week.  DeAaron Watkins averaged 17ppg in the wins.  The Panthers host Muhlenberg Tuesday before traveling to Owensboro Catholic on Friday.  Saturday they will take on Evansville North, IN.

3. Owensboro Catholic Aces (13-4)  - SAME – Wins (69-54 Grayson), Losses (72-54 Lyon)

                The Aces got a nice 3^rd Region win over Grayson County on Tuesday before falling to Lyon Co on Thursday in the All-A State Tournament.  Luke Beickman scored 26 in the win over Grayson.  The Aces look to get back on track at Webster Monday before hosting Daviess County in a big 9^th district showdown on Friday.  They will travel to Warren Central to take on St X on Saturday.

4. Ohio County Eagles (10-10) – UP 1 – Wins (70-55 Mclean & 82-63 Green Co), Losses (64-63 Warren East)

                The Eagles are the first team to punch their ticket to the regional tournament after beating Mclean County on Tuesday.  They bounced back from a 1 point loss to Warren East with a blowout win over Green County on Saturday.  They travel to Bowling Green on Tuesday before playing Louisville Butler at the Sportscenter on Saturday.

5. Owensboro Red Devils (9-8) – SAME – Losses(78-66 Evansville Bosse, IN)

                The Devils came up short in their tough test against Evansville Bosse this week but the Devils continue to test themselves with a tough schedule.  Keaton Hughes had a monster game in defeat with 23 points and 17 boards.  They travel to Whitesville Trinity on Tuesday before Apollo on Friday.

6.Grayson County Cougars (10-7) – UP 1 – Wins (61-52 Apollo & 65-50 Edmonson Co), Losses (69-54 Owensboro Catholic)

                Grayson County opened the week with a tough loss to Catholic before bouncing back with 2 nice wins against Apollo and Edmonson County.  Tayden Logsdon has entered the lineup and given a big lift to the young Cougars.  The Cougars are at Meade on Tuesday and Trinity on Friday before traveling to Butler County for a big district showdown on Saturday.

7. Mclean County Cougars (13-6) – DOWN 1 – Wins (79-42 Crittenden Co), Losses (70-55 Ohio Co & 56-54 Muhlenberg Co)

                The Cougars had a tough week inside the 10^th district, falling to Ohio County on Tuesday before losing a heartbreaker against Muhlenberg on Friday.  Mclean is now 0-3 in district play.  They did bounce back with a win over Crittenden on Saturday.  Gunnar Revelett is still averaging 20 ppg.  Mclean travels to Hopkins Central on Thursday before playing Hancock at the Sportscenter on Saturday.

8. Apollo Eagles (11-10) – SAME – Wins (61-32), Losses (61-51 Grayson & 67-54 Trigg)

                Apollo had lost 7 of 8 before scoring a win over Allen County on Saturday.  Luke Jarboe leads the team with 11ppg.  They will host Owensboro in their lone game this week.

9. Breckinridge County Tigers (7-10) – UP 1 – Wins (65-55 Meade), Losses (80-48 Central Hardin)

                The Fighting Tigers moved to 4-0 in the 11^th district and have the #1 seed for the district tournament after defeating Meade on Friday.  Mercer Rogers, Devin Spaulding and Jonah Miller all scored in double figures in the win.  They host Nelson County Monday before traveling to Cloverport Wednesday.  They return home to host Muhlenberg on Friday,

10. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (6-12)- UP 2 – Losses (55-36 Owensboro & 71-63 Ohio Co)

                The Mustangs had a tough week against good competition.  They fell to the Red Devils early in the week in the Heritage game at Central City gym before falling in district action to Ohio Co.  Madox Jernigan continued his nice start, putting 18 ppg on average in the two defeats.  The Eagles head to the Smokey Mountains this week to play in their Christmas Classic.

11. Edmonson County Wildcats (9-10) – DOWN 2 – Losses (52-41 Hart & 65-50 Grayson)

                The Wildcats suffered a couple of setbacks this week.  Joshua Decker put up a double double in the loss to Grayson County with 14 points and 10 boards.  The Cats are at Butler County on Monday before traveling to Whitesville Trinity on Friday.

12. Meade County Greenwave (7-11) – SAME – Wins (71-35 Hancock), Losses (68-51 Daviess Co & 65-55 Breck Co)

                The Waves got a nice district win over Hancock to open their week before falling to Daviess and Breck.  Garrett Hardesty led the way with 19 points against Hancock.  Hayden Shouse had a double double with 18 points and 10 boards.  The Waves host North Hardin Monday and Grayson County Tuesday before traveling to Hancock on Friday.

13. Hancock County Hornets (7-12) – SAME – Wins (60-44 Whitefield Academy), Losses (71-35 Meade & 73-65 Knights Christian)

                The Hornets closed the week with a win over Whitefield Academy.  Alex Madden led the way with 15 points and 14 boards.  They host Cloverport on Monday and Meade on Friday before taking on Mclean at the Sportscenter Saturday.

14. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (1-16) – SAME – Losses (85-28 & 86-38 Butler Co)

                The Raiders host Owensboro on Tuesday, Grayson Co on Thursday and Edmonson County on Friday.  They travel to the Sportscenter to take on Evansville Day on Saturday.

15. Cloverport Aces (2-14) – SAME – Wins (55-50 Cannelton, IN)

                The Aces got their 2^nd win of the season this week!  Cole Weatherholt leads the team with 17 ppg.  They are at Hancock on Monday, host Breck on Wednesday and travel to Ft Campbell on Saturday.