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12th Region: Week 4

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It was absolute chaos in the 12th region this week as it seemed every team in the region took at least some lumps in a holiday tournament or classic. It is becoming quite clear that the region is still down when compared to the rest of the state. 

There were wild fluctuations in the rankings this week with Somerset as the only team in the top ten that stayed in the same spot. DCA and Mercer seem to be the clear contenders with Lincoln having the potential to be very dangerous as well. Pulaski is still Pulaski and cannot be counted out. Beyond those four it is a mess. That tier of teams have accumulated losses, sometimes ugly losses, but have also shown potential to be quite successful. It will be fun, albeit sometimes confusing, to watch how the region continues to play out.

Rankings

1. Danville Christian Academy -  The Warriors went to Ashland and made it to the finals of the legendary AIT. They fell to the host Tomcats 54 to 43. No shame in that. They will get to face Ashland again later in the year at home in a game that was postponed from this week to February. Their sole game this week is a district matchup against rival Danville.

2. Mercer County - The Titans went to Campbellsville for a holiday tournament and things started out well with a win over Bethlehem. Trevor Ellis, Hagan Preston and Kaleb Murray all scored 20 or more. However two differently troublesome offensive performances prevented the Titans from winning again. They went 4 for 21 from 3 point range in a seven point loss to Muhlenberg. They then lost to Spencer County by 6 with Trevor Ellis being held below his scoring average. Mercer faces Harlan County at South Laurel this week.

3. Lincoln County - The Patriots went 1-2 in a holiday tournament at Madison Central, picking up a win over Dunbar in blowout fashion. Cash Baird is averaging 17 points per game. Lincoln travels to LaRue County for their sole contest of the week.

4. Pulaski County - The Maroons have not reported any games this past week. However, that could be wrong as they could have played more in Florida. They are in Daytona Beach now and have a game scheduled today against South Laurel. They are off the rest of the week. 

5. Wayne County - The Cardinals have been hovering around .500 all December. However, they have been competitive in all but a couple games and have put the brakes on a bunch of teams with their gritty defense. Last week they picked up a win over West Jessamine. Kendall Phillips had 23. If he can keep putting up the numbers he is and the Cardinal defense stays stout, they have a chance to be real dangerous come postseason time.

6. West Jessamine - The Colts only game last week was the loss to Wayne County. They have two road games this week, trips to Scott County and Southwestern on back to back nights. This will be a huge test to see if the Colts are contenders or pretenders.

7. Somerset - The Jumpers finish up the Cumberland Falls Invitational tonight against Corbin after splitting the first two games. Aedyn Absher had 18 in the opening win over Model. They travel to Rockcastle at the end of the week.

8. Southwestern - The Warriors were able to get a blowout win over Bethel-Tate (OH) but picked up another blowout loss to Madison Central. They then finished up their time in Madison Central's tournament with a close loss to Montgomery County. They host West Jessamine this week.

9. Garrard County - The Golden Lions are up to six wins in a row, though the competition level hasn't be high. They are off this week.

10. Boyle County - The Rebels got wins over Knott Central and Estill but were throttled by Dixie Heights in their last game in Estill County. This is a bad loss and demonstrates the inconsistency that has plagued the program the past couple of seasons, this one included. They travel to Wayne County this week with the hope of a big bounce-back win. 

11. McCreary Central - The Raiders won three games in Pineville at the Chain Rock Classic. They host Casey County this week before heading to Tennessee to face the Knoxville Ambassadors.

12. East Jessamine - The Jaguars got nice wins over Lafayette and Harlan while falling to Tates Creek as they hosted the State Farm Holiday Tournament. They travel to Trinity Christian this week.

13. Danville - The Ads went 1-2 at Thomas Nelson's tournament. They now turn their attention to a district game at rival DCA.

14. Somerset Christian School - The Cougars went 1-1 in their trip to Whitley County. They host Jackson County this week.

15. Trinity Christian - The Titans face East Jessamine and Paris this week as they hope to get break out of their current slump.

16. Rockcastle County - It has been a brutal stretch for the Rockets as they went winless at LCA for the Jim Rose Classic. They host Somerset before going up to GRC to play Scott County Saturday.

17. Burgin - The Bulldogs play at Frankfort this week after going winless in their holiday tournament.

18. Casey County - The Rebels are still seeking their first win as they host Cumberland Christian Home tonight and play McCreary Central on the road Friday.

19. Kentucky School for the Deaf - The Colonels were and remain on break.

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2 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

Update:  DCA’s game against Ashland Blazer has been postponed until early February.

Edited my post to reflect that update. Thank you. 

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I noticed that Sawyer Robbins for Lincoln hadn't played in their last 3 games.  Was he injured?  He's a big part of their success.

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10 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

I noticed that Sawyer Robbins for Lincoln hadn't played in their last 3 games.  Was he injured?  He's a big part of their success.

He’s been sick.

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I would agree with you some on the Rebels but what hurt them was not have all of their players against Dixie Heights.  Plus, when you turn it over 22 times, and they score 32 points off of them that hurts, and they got beat by 30.  I think if they can start to play together and not having player miss game, they will be a hard team to play.  This Rebel team is young but has some good athletes.  

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1 hour ago, Rebelstat said:

I would agree with you some on the Rebels but what hurt them was not have all of their players against Dixie Heights.  Plus, when you turn it over 22 times, and they score 32 points off of them that hurts, and they got beat by 30.  I think if they can start to play together and not having player miss game, they will be a hard team to play.  This Rebel team is young but has some good athletes.  

Brown is everything to this team. With a healthy Brown, Boyle should be able to play with (and beat anyone) in the region. If he’s not full strength, they will struggle mightily. He creates offense from his defense, and creates plays/manufactures offense on the other end. They do have athletes and he helps them to score. Because of that, they can win a lot in the 12th.

If he isn’t on the floor or isn’t full strength, not sure how they score enough to beat many teams. Here’s hoping he stays healthy!

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2 hours ago, Rebelstat said:

I would agree with you some on the Rebels but what hurt them was not have all of their players against Dixie Heights.  Plus, when you turn it over 22 times, and they score 32 points off of them that hurts, and they got beat by 30.  I think if they can start to play together and not having player miss game, they will be a hard team to play.  This Rebel team is young but has some good athletes.  

Sounds like a copy and paste from the past 2 seasons.  For all they hype about how talented Boyle County has been, and how much potential they have had, they are 35-34 over the last 69 games going back to 22-23.  Maybe that's just what the Rebels are: A team full of athletes that can beat anyone in the region on any given night, but that don't have the intangibles to be consistent.  

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2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Sounds like a copy and paste from the past 2 seasons.  For all they hype about how talented Boyle County has been, and how much potential they have had, they are 35-34 over the last 69 games going back to 22-23.  Maybe that's just what the Rebels are: A team full of athletes that can beat anyone in the region on any given night, but that don't have the intangibles to be consistent.  

Can’t deny your comment about the results. The results are what they are. But it doesn’t change the fact that, again this year, they have the players to compete for the regional title.

Also I will say that, having  watched many of their games over this period, it has not been due to lack of talent or intangibles on the players’ part.  They’ve had the pieces to win it each of the last 2 years and, given the talent level in the region this year, that’s true yet again.

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1 hour ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

I heard he was playing.

He played tonight.  He hit some big shots but he doesn’t have a lot of help other than the big guy in the middle.  DCA 61-Danville 46

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I've been hearing about the Boyle County athletes for a long time now and I'm not sure I buy it this year.  Driver and Brown are definitely excellent athletes.  Other than those two I just don't see it.  The rest of the players aren't better athletically than a lot of the other players in the region.  If you put Quisenberry, Turner, Hager, and Brock Driver on that team then I'd say you have the athletes.  

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