6th Region Tournament Recap and Finals Preview

1st round

71 DeSales Fern Creek 50

DeSales Leading Scorers- Cummins 18, King 17, Gibson 10

Fern Creek Leading Scorers- Glover 16, Bunton 11

87 Fairdale Moore 72 

Fairdale Leading Scorers- Croney 22, Tucker 21, Hicks 18, Hurt 11

Moore Leading Scorers- Hall 20, Thomas 15

75 Evangel Christian Holy Cross 60

Evangel Christian Leading Scorers- Tilley 28, Doerr 17, White 16

Holy Cross Leading Scorers- Loftis 27, Woods 11

51 Jeffersontown Butler 45

Jeffersontown Leading Scorers- Cameron McDaniels 26, Clark 10

Butler Leading Scorers- Williams 17, Anderson 16

Semifinals

87 Fairdale DeSales 69

Fairdale Leading Scorers- Hicks 18, Croney 17, Hurt 14, Tucker 14, Smith 13

DeSales Leading Scorers- Tharp 21, Gibson 17, Kahnplaye 13

Damone King 6th region first team all-region player for DeSales did not play due to injury.

73 Evangel Christian Jeffersontown 45

Evangel Christian Leading Scorers- Doerr 29, Tilley 19

Jeffersontown Leading Scorers- Cruz 9, Miles 9

Finals Preview

We are down to 2. Evangel Christian has been my #1 ranked team all year and Fairdale has been my #3 ranked team pretty much all year so the fact that these two teams are playing for a spot to go to Rupp Arena Comes as no surprise. Evangel Christian (28-6) comes in winners of 11 of last 12 and are led by two exceptional senior guards in Kyran Tilley 17.9 ppg and Christian Doerr 17.1 ppg. Fairdale is on a 6-game winning streak and is playing their best basketball of the year ever since they had some issues where the coach was temporarily suspended and then reinstated it seems the Bulldogs have come together as 1 and as a family and are playing very good together and unselfish. They are led by two seniors Dalton Hicks 16.1 ppg, Jacob Tucker 14.6 ppg, and junior Joseph Hurt 14.8 ppg. These two teams did not meet in the regular season. Both these two teams average scoring in the 70's so I look for it to be a fast-paced high scoring game. I have been on Evangel Christian since beginning of season to win the region so I cannot change now.

Prediction

77 Evangel Christian Fairdale 72