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8th Region: Week 4

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This is one example of why this region is so fun and is up for grabs:  Spencer County beat DeSales by 20 points.  The next day DeSales Beats North Oldham by 2.  WOW!!!!  Its really hard to start moving the rankings around too much until they start playing each other within the region.  The new year is upon us and there is going to be some great matchups coming in the near future.  2025 is gonna be FUN!!!!

1.      Woodford County (7-5)  Even with 5 losses , I am keeping Woodford at first in the region.  They beat a really good Cooper team and a really really good George Roger Clark team.  I heard Green County played a box 1 on Mr Boone and took them out of their game.  Green County got a huge 73 to 63 win vs the Yellowjackets.

It will be interesting to see Friday night when they travel to Taylorsville to take on Spencer County.  Two of the better teams in the Region.  Gonna be a great game.  Woodford finishes the week off vs Bowling Green.

2.      North Oldham (8-4) Keeping the boys from Goshen at the 2 spot.  They went 2-1 in the Henry County tourney.  The lone loss was a surprise vs DeSales.  This week they play two Jefferson County teams Butler and Waggener.  With the way they spread the floor and shoot the 3 ball, I believe they will win both of those matchups. 

3.      Simon Kenton (7-4)  The Pioneers ended 2024 with a bang.  They went 3-0 in the Central Bank Rose Classic.  They are playing good team ball.  They beat a good Seven Hills School out of Ohio by 22 points.  SK only game this week is vs Oldham County.  They travel to Buckner on Friday night to play a team that is really struggling.  Should be an easy win for them.

4.      South Oldham (10-3)  Maybe the hottest team in the region.  The Dragons absolutely dominated the Campbellsburg holiday tourney.  They went 3-0 and won each game by double digits. South can flat out score and they can score in waves before you see it coming.  They play the same teams as North Oldham this week just flip it, Waggener on Friday then Butler on Saturday

5.      Walton Verona (7-5)  The Bearcats went 1-2 in the Ashland Invitational playing against some high level competition.  Still keeping them at the 5 spot because of the way they started the season.  The Walton boys have only one game this week and it will be an easy one.  They travel to Carrollton on Thursday to ring in the new year with a win

6.      Spencer County (8-5)  Spencer went 2-1 in the Campbellsville holiday tourney.  They lost to South Oldham by 15.  They got down early and never could catch up.  They however came back the next day and beat a good Mercer County team.  The Bears are a team that is good enough to beat anyone.  I feel they are a team that is going to get much better between now and March.  They have a pretty huge test on Friday when Woodford comes to town.

7.      Collins- (8-5) The Titans went 2-1 in the Henry County invitational beating Graves County and Meade County.  Their loss came to a good and athletic Butler team.  It was a competitive game though.  Coach Gaither is taking off this week from playing games..  They are in the gym getting ready for the grind of January. 

8.      Anderson County- (5-5)  The Bearcats of Lawrenceburg went 2-0 last week.  Beating Danville and John Hardin was a big confidence booster for the boys and put them at a .500 record.  I know they want to have a winning record and get to the region.  Neither will be easy but I think they are up for the task.  Anderson should get two wins this week if they come to play they host Trimble and Shelby, both of which are struggling this season.

9.      Grant County (5-3)- The Braves are soaking up the sun in Florida as we speak.  They finish up today with a game vs Lennard, FL.  They are 1-1 in Florida with a win over St Pius X out of Houston TX.   They get a week off when they get back.  Their first game back will be Jan 6 vs Oldham County.

10.  Oldham County- (2-8)  Their record indicates they shouldn’t be in the top 10 of the region.  I guess I am keeping them there for now because of their name and tradition. In the coming weeks I see them dropping in the rankings.  They have lost 5 in a row and only 1 of them was a close game.  They got their big man back, Marcum, for a few games but my sources say he is out again with an injury.  The Colonels will be tested this week when they host Simon Kenton.  Then they go to Sayre on Saturday.

11.  Gallatin County (8-4) Went 1-1 in the BSN Borderline Classic in Whitley County.  They got a good win over Barbourville. Matthew Griffin has really been scoring the ball well.  He is avg 21 ppg but more impressively he is shooting 42% behind the arc.  WOW! The Wildcats have a week to prepare for the All A Tournament.  They open up with Cornerstone Christian at Owen County on Jan 6.

12.  Owen County (8-2)-  The Rebels went 2-0 in the Mason County Invitational with big wins vs Menifee County and Bracken County.  Owen is also taking a week off like Gallatin county to prepare for the ALL A Tournament.  They host Williamstown on Jan 6. 

13.  Henry County- (8-6) The Wildcats went 1-2 in their own tourney.  After beating Meade County 61-55, they lose to Butler by 30 and to North Oldham by 20.  Baylor Nolin can score with the best of them and is a Super Sophomore.  He needs some help if they want to get to the regionals in March. They have 1 game this week vs Bourbon County.

14.  Eminence (6-5) Ending 2024 with a winning record is a huge accomplishment for this group.  They are playing some great team basketball.  They take on Fort Knot and Dayton to start the new year this week

15.  Shelby County (1-9)  Even though they have only 1 win , I am keeping them at 15th spot over a few teams.  They had a close loss to DeSales who beat North Oldham.  Shelby County just needs to correct a few things and they will start to get in the wins column more.  They have a tough game to start the new year off with traveling to Anderson on Friday.

16.  Carroll County (3-8)  The Panthers ended 2024 with a win over Columbus Christian School. They have two games this week vs Walton-Verona and Ludlow.

17.  Williamstown (1-8) The Demons had a close loss to Eminence.  That was a game they could have definitely won if the ball would have bounced their way.  They play Harrison County and Dayton this week

18.  Trimble (3-8)  Even though they have more wins than Williamstown , the Raiders lost to them a couple weeks ago.  They have 2 games this week vs Anderson and Valley.

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Bballjunkie

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Possibly the biggest game so far this season in the region. Can Spencer compete with Woodford ? The game is at Spencer County so I think it’s a game that can go either way.  I am going to say Woodford County pulls it out late.

anyone else have a prediction ? 

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10 hours ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

SK plays Huntington Prep January 10th at Griffin Elite.

This seems like it’s going to be a cool event. Would love to see it. 
Anyone know if it will be streamed? 

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2 hours ago, Bballjunkie said:

This seems like it’s going to be a cool event. Would love to see it. 
Anyone know if it will be streamed? 

SK plays at 9pm not sure.

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1 hour ago, Bballjunkie said:

Any idea how long Jointer is out?

From what I heard last week at Catholic tourney may have torn his MCL but nobody could confirm it. 

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On 1/3/2025 at 10:13 PM, Bballjunkie said:

This seems like it’s going to be a cool event. Would love to see it. 
Anyone know if it will be streamed? 

HP roster is scary!

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