3rd Region : Week 2

Daviess County climbs to the top of the poll this week, as Butler County dropped a couple tough games this week to Warren East and Jeffersontown.  Daviess County helped its resume with that opening season win over Henderson County.  The Panthers also played Newport very tough and kept it rolling this week with wins over Mclean and Owensboro.  Grayson County continues to roll through the early part of their schedule.  While they haven’t played the schedule Daviess or Butler has, they will be tested this week with a game against LaRue County.  Apollo is 2-0 in district play for the first time since 2017 and have been tough out of the gate.  Can the 3^rd Region score some big out of region wins in the upcoming holiday tournament season?  That is the big question over the next few weeks.

1.Daviess County Panthers (4-1) – UP 1

2-0 (W 50-48) Mclean County & (W 74-71) Owensboro

                The Panthers were tested this week by 2 3^rd region teams but finished strong to secure 2 wins.  DeAaron Watkins continued his great start with 2 big double doubles in the wins.  He is averaging 18 points and 10 boards.  Jonathan Moss is averaging 19 ppg as well.  Jaxon Brown has been in double figures scoring all season long.  Daviess has 2 tough games scheduled this week against Evansville Central, IN and Taylor County.

2. Butler County Bears (3-2) - DOWN 1

2-2 (L 71-66) Warren East, (W 91-81) Owensboro, (W 99-56) Whitesville Trinity & (L 81-72) JTown

                The Bears split games this week, with tough losses to Warren East and Jeffersontown.  They struggled from beyond the arc in the 2 losses.  Ty Price continues to be a scoring machine though the first 5 games.  He scored 50 against Trinity and 36 against the Red Devils.  Price is averaging 35 per game thus far.  Justin Castlen is scoring right at 14 points per contest.  Deweese and Castlen lead the team in rebounding with both guys pulling a 8 or more a game.  Butler has games against Apollo and Fairdale scheduled this week.

3. Grayson County Cougars (5-0) - SAME

3-0 (W 75-37) Ohio County, (W 77-45) Edmonson County & (W 60-56) Bethlehem

                Grayson County continued its perfect start to the season with comfortable wins this week.  Brody Armstrong has been a real bright spot early on.  He scored a career-high 25 in the win over Edmonson.  Jack Logsdon has been playing at player of the year level through the first 2 weeks, scoring right at 20 ppg.  Spencer Langdon is also in double figures for the season.  The Cougars play Breck County and LaRue this week.

4. Apollo Eagles (5-1)  UP 2

3-0 (W 64-56) Whitesville Trinity, (W 49-47) Owensboro Catholic & (W 82-29) Crittenden County

                Apollo is off to its best start since the 2017 season, as they have now won 5 straight games, including 2-0 in district play.  Landon Henning had a monster game in the opening week win over Trinity.  Henning scored 27, pulled 22 boards and had 5 blocks.  Senior Kobe Kelly led the Eagles in back to back wins over Owensboro Catholic and Crittenden County.  Tate Powers leads the team in scoring, with 13.4 ppg.  The Eagles will have a tough test tonight, at Butler County.  They close the week with games against Russell County and Allen County Scottsville.

5. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (4-1)  DOWN 1

1-1 (W 59-56) Hopkinsville & (L 66-56) McLean County

                The Mustangs had been off to a great start until they ran into a buzzsaw at Mclean County on Friday.  Jace Sommers and Kason Morris combined for 43 points but it was not enough to overcome the Cougars.  Gunnar Revelett and Kason Morris led the way in the win over Hopkinsville earlier in the week.  Muhlenberg will try to get back on track with games at Owensboro and Russellville this week.

6. Meade County Greenwave (3-1)  UP 3

(W 73-65) Bullitt Central, (W 79-5) Cloverport & (W 71-67) Breck County

                Hayden Shouse continued his great start on Friday as he led the Waves to a big district road win.  Shouse scored 23 points and pulled 12 boards.  Shouse is putting up 20 points and pulling right at 9 boards through the first 4 games of the season.  Cam House has been played well to start the year as well, scoring double figures against Breck.  The Wave look to stay hot with against Atherton and Shelby County this week.

7. Owensboro Red Devils (1-4) - SAME

1-2 (L 91-81) Butler County, (L 74-71) Daviess County & (W 88-82) University Heights

                The Red Devils opened the season in unfamiliar territory, looking for their first win after 2 weeks of play.   They finally broke through with a win over University Heights on Saturday.  Michael Acton has been off to a great start to the season, scoring 34 in the loss to Butler County.  Keaton Hughes has taken a few games to get going, but played much better this week.  The Devils continue their difficult schedule with games against Muhlenberg and South Warren this week.

8. Mclean County Cougars (3-3) – UP 4

3-1 (W 72-50) FT Campbell, (L 63-51) Daviess County, (W 66-56) Muhlenberg Co & (W 68-56) Evansville Day

                Coach Lynam and the Cougars responded to their tough start but winning 3 of 4 games.  They were even impressive in defeat to Daviess County, hanging in until the very end.  Jax Lee is off to a great start.  He led the Cougars to a double digit district win over Muhlenberg on Friday, scoring 26.  Zane Decker and Layden Bozarth were both in double figures scoring in the big win.  Lee also had 21, with Decker and Groves in double figures in the win over Ft Campbell.  Mclean looks to get to 2-0 in district play at Ohio County on Tuesday.  They host Whitefield Academy on Friday.

 9. Owensboro Catholic Aces (0-4)  DOWN 4

0-3 (L 56-34) Evansville Memorial, IN, (L 49-47) Apollo & (L 68-52) Marshall County

                The Aces are still trying to get their basketball legs under them after the football program made another run to the state title game.  Catholic has really struggled to score to start the year, averaging only 44 ppg.  Luke Beickman leads the team with 14.3 ppg.  You can expect them to find their footing once guys like Dre Carothers and Waryn Ebelhar get in basketball shape.  The Aces only have one game scheduled this week against Caverna on Saturday. 

10.Breckinridge County Tigers (3-2) – DOWN 2

1-1 (W 70-55) Nelson County & (L 71-67) Meade County

                The Tigers had built a 3 game win streak before falling to district rival Meade County on Friday.  The good news is Mercer Rogers returned to the lineup and scored 17 in his first game of the year.  In the win over Nelson County, Braden Carmen scored 15 points and pulled 16 boards.  The Tigers have featured a balanced attack over the first few weeks of the season.  They host a 3^rd Region showdown on Tuesday against Grayson County before traveling to Hancock on Friday for a big district game.

11. Hancock County Hornets (3-0)- SAME

1-0 (W 65-62) John Hardin

                The Hornets won their lone game of the week against John Hardin.  Alex Madden had 21 points and pulled 12 boards.  Dylan Morris also logged a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.  Keegan Wilson had 20 points.  Hancock gets back in action tonight at Whitesville Trinity before opening district play with Cloverport tomorrow and Breck County on Friday.

12.Ohio County Eagles (3-3) - DOWN 2

1-2 (L 75-37) Grayson County, (L 50-45) Franklin Simpson & (W 66-43) Caldwell County

                You can expect some uneven games from the young inexperienced Ohio County Eagles early in the season.  With only returning a small group of players with varsity experience, inconsistency is to be expected.  One of those returnees, Alex Quisenberry knocked down 6 3 pointers in the win over Caldwell.  He finished with 20 points.  Ryan Durham leads the team with 17.3 points per game.  The Eagles open district play Tuesday, as they host Mclean County.  They also have games at Rock Creek Academy, IN and Barren County this week.

13. Edmonson County Wildcats (2-3)  SAME

0-2 (L 54-44) Thomas Nelson & (L 77-45) Grayson County

                Since starting 2-0, the Cats have dropped 3 straight.  Up and downs are expected from a group that lost a bulk of their varsity experience from last year.  Kolin Doyle has led the way through the first 5 games, scoring 16.4 ppg.  The Cats have a busy schedule this week with games against Nelson County, Bluegrass Blazers, Allen County and Webster County.

14.Whitesville Trinity Raiders (2-4)  SAME

1-2 (L 77-58) Apollo, (W 77-69) FT Campbell & (L 99-56) Butler County

                The Raiders got their 2^nd win of the season over Ft Campbell on Thursday.  Ian Roby has been a bright spot early in the season, scoring 20 in the win.   Connor Hatfield, Bransen Howard and Cale Boarman were all in double figures.  The Raiders host Hancock County tonight before traveling to Marion County for their holiday tournament this weekend.

15.Cloverport Aces (0-2)  SAME

0-1 (L 79-5) Meade County

                The Aces struggled in the loss to Meade County this past week.  They have a district game against Hancock this week.