We had the 1st Region ranked like this near the end of the season last year.  What does this year look like?

1. Marshall County (22-7) - this is a well-balanced team that is simply finding ways to win right now.

2. McCracken County (24-7) - the one/two punch of Senior Connor Miller and Sophomore Jackson Klope may be enough to lead them to Rupp Arena.

3. Murray (23-9) - a very narrow loss to the Marshals, and I think they led most of the way.  This is a senior-led team that has a very good chance.

4 (tie). Mayfield (19-8) - this team just keeps getting better.  They are capable of a big upset this week.

4 (tie). Paducah Tilghman (14-15) - they have some guys who are really playing well right now.  My question for them is are they capable of strining together three wins in a row?

6. Graves County (20-10) - the Eagles have been on a slide the last part of the season, but this team also has several seniors who don't want their high school career to end.

7. Carlisle County (21-10) - Coach Oneil is crafty and he will have them ready to play this week.

8. Fulton County (6-23) - their mascot is the Pilots.

D Wolf’s Top 10 would be:

1. Calloway Co (can they get over the hump?)

2. Marshall Co. (don’t lose much from the Region 1 title team)

3. McCracken Co. (always towards the top of Region 1)

4. Tilghman (guards, guards and more guards. Do they have any size?)

5. St. Mary (return quite a trio but not much else)

6. Murray (lose 4 key seniors but lots of young talent)

7a. Graves Co (watch out for Waller)

7b. Mayfield (also has a lot of young talent)

9. Carlisle Co. (should win District 1 again)

10. Ballard Co (Jace Birney!)

What would y’all change?

Your rankings look very accurate to me. I think there will be a slight gap between 3.McCracken and 4. Tilghman and a bigger gap between 5. St. Mary and everybody else. 

Klope being out will be tough for McCracken. 

 

I think it is Calloway and then Marshall and then everyone else. 

I had not heard anything about Klope.  He would easily be a Top 5 player in 1st Region. Did he have a significant injury?

14 hours ago, D Wolf said:

I had not heard anything about Klope.  He would easily be a Top 5 player in 1st Region. Did he have a significant injury?

ACL tear, confirmed last week. 

Man I really hate that for him.  He’s a great player - really good size and handles the ball well for his size too!  If he won’t be available next year then I still expect Klope to have a big senior year.  

I’m not sure if the loss of Klope flip flops PT and McCracken?  PT has really struggled to beat the Mustangs over the past 5+ years.  With Woodfork, Wilkins, Campbell, and I guess the Vikings transfer - Tilghman should be able to score the basketball.  I still obviously think Calloway and Marshall are 1/2.  
Any other news out there from Region 1?

Bump.

Marshall seems to be the top dog in the region right now. They looked good from what I saw of them a year ago, which admittedly wasn't a great deal of a lot and mostly late in the year. And quite a bit returning from that squad.

Marshall, Calloway, McCracken, and Paducah Tilghman look to be the teams to beat out of the region.

13 hours ago, St. Matthews Boy said:

Marshall seems to be the top dog in the region right now. They looked good from what I saw of them a year ago, which admittedly wasn't a great deal of a lot and mostly late in the year. And quite a bit returning from that squad.

Marshall, Calloway, McCracken, and Paducah Tilghman look to be the teams to beat out of the region.

Marshall lost their best player Langhi if I'm not mistaken to transfer? Not positive, any west Ky people confirm that?

On 9/25/2024 at 9:24 AM, Waterboy70 said:

Marshall lost their best player Langhi if I'm not mistaken to transfer? Not positive, any west Ky people confirm that?

He is the reason I had them as the team to beat going into the season. He's a big prospect and they return all 3 of their top scorers. 

I haven't been able to find out anything about his possible transfer, but would be huge if true. 

11 hours ago, TilghmanPride said:

He is the reason I had them as the team to beat going into the season. He's a big prospect and they return all 3 of their top scorers. 

I haven't been able to find out anything about his possible transfer, but would be huge if true. 

Everything I see says he is still at Marshall but I thought I red online that he was transferring. I have zero confirmation etc. Was just wondering if any West Ky guys knew.

Bump.

Has anyone heard anything about the status of Klope at McCracken?  I assume he’s out for a while but I’m not sure if he’ll miss the entire season.  A great player!