Nothing too surprising happened in week 7. Congratulations to Larue County, who had a nice run at the 2A state tournament. They lost in the semifinals to eventual 2A state champion Calloway County. The district seedings are starting to take shape and we will know even more after this week. I’m including district standings below the rankings this week.

Green County travels to Owensboro for the All-A state tournament this week. They drew Hazard in the first round. I think the winner of that game has a great chance to advance to the finals. Could setup a semi-final game with Danville Christian Academy.

Adair & Taylor Counties continue to win. Central Hardin, North Hardin and Bardstown all had good district wins this past week. Speaking of Bardstown, they were defeated by Ashland on Saturday night. The final score ended up being about 19 points, but that game was much closer than that. It was a 4-point game going into the final quarter and even with about 5 minutes to go, the game was only a 6- or 7-point game. Bardstown seems to be playing at a little bit higher than expectations right now.

 

1.      Green County (14-1) Results This Week: Bethlehem 79-69
Upcoming Games: Hazard (All Al State)

2.      Larue County    (13-5) Results this Week: John Hardin 76-59, Pike County Central 79-58, Calloway County 44-52     
Upcoming Games at Campbellsville, Hart County

3.      Adair County (12-4) Results this Week: Southwestern 63-58, Marion County 89-64, George Rogers Clark 62-61     
Upcoming Games: Bluegrass Blazers, Taylor County, Metcalfe County

4.      Taylor County (14-3) Results this Week: Mad. North Hopkinsville 78-64, Caverna 58-55, Burgin 86-52
Upcoming Games: at Adair County

5.      Central Hardin (12-5) Results this Week: Meade County 77-76, Fort Knox 76-49            
Upcoming Games: John Hardin, North Hardin

6.      North Hardin (9-5)  Results this Week: Fort Knox 76-20, John Hardin 83-49, Bell County 72-82
Upcoming Games: at Elizabethtown, at Central Hardin, East Jessamine

7.      Bardstown (9-3) Results this Week: Washington County 64-57, Thomas Nelson 74-51, Ashland 58-77 
Upcoming Games: at Breckinridge County, Nelson County, Butler (at John Hardin)

8.      Caverna (8-10) Results this Week: Fort Campbell 80-48, Taylor County 55-58, Pulaski County 66-73   
Upcoming Games: at Rockcastle County

9.      Bethlehem (9-7) Results this Week: Campbellsville 64-52, Green County 69-79, North Bullitt 62-73
Upcoming Games: Bullitt Central, Breckinridge County

10.  Marion County (10-7) Results this Week: Hart County 60-68, Adair County 64-89
Upcoming Games: at Washington County, at Campbellsville

11.  Hart County (7-8) Results this Week: Marion County 68-60, Elizabethtown 61-59, Trinity Whitesville 60-49
Upcoming Games: at Washington County, Bluegrass Blazers, at Larue County

12.  Washington County (6-8) Results this Week: Bardstown 57-64, Nelson County 55-53
Upcoming Games: Hart County, Marion County, Thomas Nelson

13.  Thomas Nelson (6-9) Results this Week: Bardstown 51-74, Cornerstone Christian ?? 
Upcoming Games: at Whitefield Academy, at Southern, at Washington County

14.  Elizabethtown (4-11) Results this Week: South Oldham 38-77, Fort Knox 68-34, Hart County 59-61    
Upcoming Games: North Hardin, Southern (at John Hardin)

15.  Campbellsville (2-10) Results this Week: Russell County 63-85, WEB DuBois 52-43    
Upcoming Games: at Barren County, Larue County, Marion County

16.  Nelson County (2-14) Results this Week: Model 56-67, Central 52-65, Washington County 53-55, Bullitt Central 56-41    
Upcoming Games: at Bardstown

17.  John Hardin (1-17) Results this Week: Larue County 59-76, North Hardin 49-83, Central 45-60              
Upcoming Games: at Central Hardin, Apollo, Allen County-Scottsville

18.  Fort Knox (0-13) Results this Week: North Hardin 20-76, Elizabethtown 34-68, Central Hardin 49-76   
Upcoming Games: at Eminence, at Collegiate

 

District Standings as of 1/20/25

17^th District

1.      North Hardin, 5-0, 3 Games Remaining
2.      Central Hardin, 3-1, 4 Games Remaining
3.      Elizabethtown, 3-1, 4 Games Remaining
4.      John Hardin, 1-4, 3 Games Remaining
5.      Fort Knox, 0-6, 2 Games Remaining

18^th District

1.      Green County, 3-0, 3 Games Remaining
2.      Larue County, 2-0, 4 Games Remaining
3.      Caverna, 2-3, 1 Game Remaining
4.      Hart County, 0-4, 2 Games Remaining

19^th District

1.      Bardstown, 5-0, 3 Game Remaining
2.      Bethlehem, 4-1, 3 Game Remaining
3.      Washington County, 3-3 Game Remaining
4.      Thomas Nelson, 0-3, 5 Game Remaining
5.      Nelson County, 0-5, 3 Game Remaining

20^th District

1.      Adair County, 3-0, 3 Game Remaining
2.      Taylor County, 1-1, 4 Game Remaining
3.      Marion County, 1-2, 3 Game Remaining
4.      Campbellsville, 0-2, 4 Game Remaining

Nothing really surprising here I guess. I would consider maybe an Adair/Larue switch but could also live with it as is. Interestingly enough Adair and Larue will now not meet head to head so it will all be opinion for a while. Green may be rewarded in rankings with 14 wins over a much less difficult schedule than Larue or Adair. That will change this week when they play Hazard.  5th Region tournament is going to be a great one!