The Top of the Region had a solid week with Daviess County getting 3 very nice wins over very good programs.  They will face off with Male on Friday in Henderson.  Speaking of Male, Butler lost a heartbreaker in overtime to that Male program at the King of the Bluegrass.  They did bounce back with a strong finish, defeating Ashland.  Ty Price showcased his ability well on the King of the Bluegrass stage.  Grayson County were upset by Breck to open the week but also bounced back well with a nice win over LaRue County.  Daviess, Butler and Muhlenberg will play in higher profile tournaments this coming week before turning the page to January basketball.

 

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

3-0 (W 55-48) Evansville Central, IN, (W 65.54) Taylor Co & (W 76-39) East Jessimine

                It was a big week for DeArron Watkins as he put up 20.6 ppg in the 3 wins.  Watkins  taking the next step early is a big indicator that this Daviess County program will also take a step forward this season.  The Panthers have Male and Caverna on the schedule in the Henderson County Holiday Tournament this week.

 

2. Butler County Bears (5-4) - SAME

2-2 (W 72-54) Apollo, (L 87-72) Fairdale, (L75-72 OT) Male & (W 72-57) Ashland

                Ty Price led the Bears into the King of the Bluegrass with high expectations and delivered 26.3 ppg in the 3 contests.  Briar Griffin scored a late bucket to get the Male game into overtime but the Bears could not finish with a win.  They finished well however, with a double digit in over Ashland to close tournament play.  The Bears opened the week with a nice regional win over Apollo.  The win ran their 3^rd Region win streak to 18 straight games.  Butler continues its tough schedule in the Lexington Catholic Holiday tournament.  They open play against North Laurel.

 

3. Grayson County Cougars (8-1) - SAME

3-1 (L 80-78) Breck Co, (W 70-60) LaRue Co, (W 71-45) Henry Co & (W 75-54) Dawson Springs

               The Cougars suffered their first setback of the season at Breck County early in the week but bounced back by winning 3 straight to win the Mclean County Holiday Tournament.  Jack Logsdon continued his impressive start to the season.  The Cougars will look to keep it going at Thomas Nelson this week as they open play with Taylor County.

 

4. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (7-2)  UP 1

3-1 (W 78-70) Owensboro, (W 56-50) Russellville, (L 66-63 ) Union Co & (W 61-33) Todd Central

               Gunnar Revelett bounced back from his tough outing against Mclean last week to put up 24 in the win over Owensboro to open the week.  He is putting up over 22 points and 7 boards to open the year.  The Mustangs went 2-1 at Todd County, suffering a tough loss to Union.  They will head to Taylor County to open with Campbellsville this week.

 

5. Apollo Eagles (7-3)  DOWN 1

2-2 (L 72-54) Butler Co, (L 67-48) Russell Co, (W 66-40) Allen Co Scottsville & (W 67 37 Webster)

               Apollo faced a tough task to open the week at Butler County and could not score enough to keep up with the older experienced Bears.  They let that loss carry over to open their Holiday tournament with a loss to Russell Co.  They did get 2 blowout wins heading into Christmas to close tournament play.  Kelly, Henning, Powers, Williams and Jarboe have all led the Eagles in scoring on different nights.  This week they head to Edmonson County to open tournament play against Trigg County.

 

 6. Meade County Greenwave (5-1)  SAME

2-0 (W 75-63 OT) Atherton & (W 59-57) Shelby County

                Ayden Medley and Cam House are proving that the Waves are a lot more than just a 2 man basketball team.  They have each been in double figures in 2 wins this week.  Hayden Shouse continues to be one of the better players in the region at 20 points and over 8 boards per game.  The Waves look to extend their 5 game win streak at Henry County this week.

 

7. Breckinridge County Tigers (5-2) – UP 3

2-0 (W 80-78) Grayson Co & (W 76-46) Hancock County

               Mercer Rogers led the Tigers with 24 points in their win over Grayson County but the supporting cast of Miller, Carmen, Hardesty and Poole were also excellent.  The Tigers looked sharp in the early season regional win.  They followed that up with a blowout win over Hancock to get to 2-1 in district play.  The Tigers will play Livingston Central and Carlisle County at the Sportscenter this week.

 

8. Mclean County Cougars (6-4) – SAME

3-1 (W 52-30) Ohio Co, (W 66-41) Whitefield Acad, (L 44-35) Dawson Springs & (W 62-57) Henry Co

               Coach Lynam and the Cougars moved to 2-0 in 10^th district play.  One more district win and they would clinch at least a tie first 1^st in the race for the bye into the regional tournament.  Jax Lee and Zane Decker continue their great starts for the Cougars.  Mclean has games against Hart County and Louisville Collegiate at the Sportscenter this week.

 

 9. Owensboro Catholic Aces (1-5) - SAME

1-1 (W 78-45) Caverna & (L 48-45) Marshall County

               The Aces appeared to break out of their offensive slump, scoring 78 in a win over a good Caverna team but could not sustain it as they only put up 45 against Marshall County.  Coach Riley needs someone to step up and take the pressure off Luke Beickman.  He has done the bulk of the scoring in the early season for the Aces.  Catholic opens the Henderson County tournament against Hopkinsville this week.

 

10. Owensboro Red Devils (2-7) – DOWN 3

1-3 (L 78-70) Muhlenberg Co, (L 71-64) South Warren, (W 64-46) Glasgow & (W 84-53) S Oldham

               The Red Devils are in unfamiliar territory to open the season losing 7 of their first 9.  They are  getting solid contributions from Keaton Hughes and Michael Acton but are having trouble finding production elsewhere.  Coach Drake will be looking for improvement as the Devils have Carslie and Hart County at the Sportscenter this week.

 

11. Edmonson County Wildcats (6-4) – UP 2

4-1 (W 83-61)  Nelson Co, (L 82-79) Bluegrass Blazers,  (W 80-71) Allen County Scottsville, (W 69-50) Webster Co & (W 72-57) Morgan Co

               The Cats had a nice week, winning 4 of 5 including sweeping all 3 games in the Apollo holiday tournament this past week.  Kolin Doyle continued his great start with a 26 point performance in the win over Nelson County.  They open their own Holiday Tournament this week against Allen County Scottsville.

 

12. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (4-5) – UP 2

1-2 (W 59-52) Hancock Co, (W 81-55) Carroll Co, (L 91-66) Marrion Co, INC – Casey County

               Will Hernandez has gotten hot and reeled of a couple 20 point games over the past week.  Coach West is again doing a great job of getting improvement out of this group.  The Raiders will look to stay hot with games against Knights Christian and Webster County at the Sportscenter this week.

 

13. Hancock County Hornets (4-2)- DOWN 1

1-2 (L 59-52) Whitesville Trinity, (W 83-6) Cloverport, (L 76-46) Breck Co

                The Hornets suffered their first loss of the season at Trinity this past week.  They split district games with a blowout win over Cloverport before falling to Breck.  Keegan Wilson has been a nice surprise for Hancock, as he is scoring 15 ppg through the first 6 games.  The Hornets play at the Sportscenter this week against Louisville Collegiate and Webster County.

 

14. Ohio County Eagles (3-6) - DOWN 1

1-2 (L 52-30) Mclean Co, (L 59-57) Rock Creek, IN & (L 56-37) Barren Co

               The Eagles struggled a bit this week, dropping all 3 contests including a district loss to Mclean County.  They will head to Edmonson County to open tournament play against Mayfield this week.

 

 15.Cloverport Aces (0-3)  SAME

0-1 (L 83-6) Hancock Co

                The Aces have had a really rough start to the season, falling big to Breck this past week.  They do not have any games scheduled this week.

CORRECTION: Daviess County dropped their game to Taylor County 62-54.  Originally KHSAA had the score flipped but it has since been corrected.  This gives Daviess County a 6-2 record on the season.

There were also a couple late scores from yesterday that came through...  Owensboro Catholic posted a win over Rockcastle County.  That moves them to 2-5 on the season.  Whitesville Trinity closed out the Marion County Christmas Tournament with a win over Casey County.  The Raiders are now 5-5.

 

Bump.