Last week the 5^th Region was highlighted by several district games. The biggest being #2 Green County versus #3 Larue County. The game was back and forth for about 3 quarters but then Green took the lead and never looked back winning by 14. That made Friday night’s game between Larue County and Caverna a must win for Larue County if they were going to have a shot at the #1 seed for the 18^th district. Caverna routed the Hawks, winning by 22 points. That was certainly a statement win for the Colonels.

In other district games, Adair County stayed undefeated in district play beating Campbellsville. North Hardin dominated Elizabethtown, winning by 40. Taylor County secured the #2 seed in the 20^th district defeating Marion County and Campbellsville and Bardstown defeated Bethlehem by 16 in the 19^th district.

Here’s the rankings for Week 9:

1.       Adair County (17-4) Results this Week: Campbellsville 90-52, Bardstown 63-51
Games this Week: Evangel, Monroe County, at Marion County, at Barren County

2.      Green County (16-2) Results this Week: Larue County 76-62, Metcalfe County 87-49
Games this Week: at Larue County, Hart County, at Bullitt East

3.      North Hardin (14-6) Results this Week:  Bowling Green 61-81, Etown 80-40, Washington County 73-43               
Games this Week: at Bullitt East, Manual, North Oldham

4.      Taylor County (17-4) Results this Week: Campbellsville 63-51, Marion County 79-52, Franklin County 78-40          
Games this Week: Campbellsville

5.      Larue County (15-7) Results this Week: Green County 62-76, Caverna 50-72 
Games this Week: Green County, Bethlehem, Evangel Christian

6.      Central Hardin (16-6) Results this Week: Grayson County 61-57, Fort Knox 70-46, Bethlehem 72-65
Games this Week: Campbellsville, Etown, Washington County

7.      Caverna (10-10) Results this Week: Washington County 77-48, Larue County 72-50  
Games this Week:  at Glasgow, Evangel, Bluegrass Blazers

8.      Bardstown (11-7)  Results this Week: Bethlehem 55-39, Etown 51-59, Adair County 51-63 Games this Week: Marion County, at Thomas Nelson, North Bullitt

9.      Bethlehem (11-10) Results this Week: Bardstown 39-55, Hart County 63-53, Central Hardin 65-72    
Games this Week:  at Washington County, at Larue County, Doss

10.  Marion County (14-8) Results this Week: Brown 53-50, Taylor County 52-79, Nelson County 56-50   
Games this Week:  at Bardstown, Adair County

11.  Thomas Nelson (9-12) Results this Week: Collegiate 65-49, Bullitt Central 60-69, Nelson County 43-51               
Games this Week:  Nelson County, Bardstown

12.  Washington County (8-12) Results this Week: Caverna 48-77, North Hardin 43-73,  Burgin 64-43       
Games this Week: at Campbellsville, Bethlehem, at Central Hardin

13.  Hart County (8-13) Results this Week: Monroe County 43-46, North Bullitt 65-66, Bethlehem 53-63  
Games this Week: at Fort Knox, at Green County

14.  Elizabethtown (7-13) Results this Week: John Hardin 62-57, North Hardin 40-80, Bardstown 59-51   
Games this Week: at Meade County, at Central Hardin, Bullitt East

15.  Nelson County (3-17) Results this Week: Meade County 49-72, Thomas Nelson 51-43, Marion County 50-56          
Games this Week: at Thomas Nelson, Casey County

16.  Campbellsville (2-16) Results this Week: Taylor County 51-63, Monroe County 64-75, Adair County 52-90               
Games this Week:  Washington County, at Central Hardin, at Taylor County, at Metcalfe County

17.  John Hardin (2-21) Results this Week: Etown 57-62, Fort Knox 76-50
Games this Week: Grayson County,

18.  Fort Knox (2-15) Results this Week: Central Hardin 46-70, John Hardin 50-76 
Games this Week: Hart County, at Portland Christian

 

District Standings:

17 District:

1.      North Hardin (8-0)*
2.      Central Hardin (5-2)* 1 Game Remaining against Elizabethtown
3.      Elizabethtown (4-3)* 1 Game Remaining against Central Hardin
4.      John Hardin (2-6)*
5.      Fort Knox (0-8)*

-The Central Hardin/Etown game will decide who is the 2/3 seed. Which will just determine who the home team is during the district tournament.

18^th District:

1.      Green County (4-0) 2 Games Remaining against Larue County & Hart County.
2.      Larue County (3-2) 1 Game Remaining against Green County
3.      Caverna (3-3)
4.      Hart County (0-5)* 1 Game Remaining against Green County

-Green County only needs to win 1 of the 2 games against Larue or Hart County to clinch #1 seed.
-Larue must defeat Green County to be the #2 seed. If they lose, Caverna will be the 2 seed and Larue will be the #3 seed.

19^th District

1.      Bardstown (7-0)* 1 Game Remaining against Thomas Nelson
2.      Bethlehem (4-2) 2 Games Remaining against Washington County and Thomas Nelson
3.      Washington County (3-4) 1 Game Remaining against Bethlehem
4.      Thomas Nelson (1-4) 3 Games Remaining against Nelson County, Bardstown, and Bethlehem
5.      Nelson County (1-6) 1 Game Remaining against Thomas Nelson

-Bethlehem needs to only win 1 of their 2 remaining games to clinch #2 seed.
-Washington County needs to win against Bethlehem, and Thomas Nelson to beat Bethlehem to get the #2 seed.
-Thomas Nelson needs to win their game against Nelson County to secure #4 seed. If Thomas Nelson could win their remaining 3 games, they hold the tiebreaker over Washington County and could move into the #3 seed. If Bethlehem beats Washington County, Thomas Nelson would only need to win 2 of their remaining 3 games to be the 3 seed.
-Nelson County needs to defeat Thomas Nelson and Thomas Nelson needs to lose all their remaining games for Nelson to move into the #4 seed.

20^th District

1.      Adair County (5-0)* 1 Game Remaining against Marion County
2.      Taylor County (3-2)* 1 Game Remaining against Campbellsville
3.      Marion County (2-3)* 1 Game Remaining against Adair County
4.      Campbellsville (0-5)* 1 Game Remaining against Taylor County

-20^th District is only district where each seed is clinched.

*-Denotes seed is clinched.

Adair has won 9 straight and look to be starting to click for the stretch run just as they did last year. Loy has been incredible recently. Hes averaging 25 ppg in his last 5 games and is shooting 60% from the field as a point guard, while also leading the state in assists.