8th Region: Week 9

Musical Chairs is the theme for this year. The top 8 has been a huge game of musical chairs. They have changed seats weekly. They all are beating up on each other.  February got here in a hurry and the season will be over soon with that said, we are a clear leader in the clubhouse. Coach Levitch has his boys from North Oldham are playing some great basketball . To go into South Oldham and get a double digit win is very impressive. Other teams are playing some great basketball but as of Feb 3, it’s North Oldham’s region to lose. Three and a half weeks until district tournaments tourneys begin in the region. I still think they are 8 teams that can cut down the nets at the Roy. The next month is going to be some fun basketball.

1. North Oldham (16-6) - the Mustangs are really good. They can defend , they can shoot, they can’t create shots for their teammates.  They are currently the best team in the region . They dominated South Oldham on Friday on the road. It was impressive to watch.

This Week-  Owen County and North Hardin

2. Simon Kenton (15-6) - they have won 7 out of their last 8 and they totally dominated Walton Verona last week. Holding the Bearcats to 34 points.  Simon Kenton has the experience to win it all.

This week- Campbell County and Mason County

3. South Oldham (18-4)  -  they have been playing great ball. Everyone has a bad game and they had theirs Friday night.  They lost to their county rivals. They could possibly use that lost as fuel to get ready for a strong postseason run.  They could possibly play North two more times.

This week- Evangel Christian and St Henry

4. Spencer County (14-8) - They are up and down but they have proven they can beat some good teams.  Spencer plays really hard and will give any team problems on any given night.  Can they go back to back.  I believe it is possible.

This week- Franklin County

5. Walton Verona (12-10) -  going to keep Walton in the top 5 but I have my doubts they have enough to win it all in the regional tourney.  They could possibly have the player of the year but they need more to advance past the first round of the region

This week-Grant County and Cooper

6. Anderson County (11-8) - even though they have recently lost to Simon, Walton and Spencer I still have Anderson at the 6 spot mainly because of their wins vs Collins and Woodford. Those are 2 huge wins . Anderson is an interesting team . Better watch out for them on any given night.

This week-Pendleton County and Oldham County

7. Collins (13-9) - the Titans dropped solely because of their loss to Oldham County and a couple of teams having big wins.  Just like South Oldham they had a bad night, however they have proven they can beat anyone in the region. 

This week- St X and Madison Central

8. Woodford County (10-8)I think most people who follow the 8th region are perplexed by the Yellowjackets. On paper they are the overwhelming the best team in the region but lately on the court something is not clicking. They have lost games to 3 of the 4 district opponents in the past month.  That is something no one predicted. It will be interesting to see if they can right the ship and get ready for the stretch run 

This week-South Laurel

9. Oldham county (8-13)- I am not a fan of mid season transfers  but the kid OC picked up from North Oldham has instantly made them better. The win against Collins was the biggest win of their season so far because it was against a top 5 region opponent at the time.  Do the Colonels have the weapons to upset somebody in the post season?. We shall see!

This week- CEC, Anderson County and Henry Clay

10. Henry County (13-8)- the Wildcats are on a 4 game winning streak and in the drivers seat in district play. They continue to play some good basketball led by Mr Nolin who is averaging 26ppg.

This week-Emience, Grant and Trimble

11. Gallatin County (13-9)- lost 3 out of their last 5 but the Warsaw boys are still good enough to win the region. I know they excited about the rematch with Henry County coming up in 8 days.

This week: Trimble and Carroll County

12. Owen County (13-7) - they lost the rematch to Gallatin so that is why I dropped them a spot. However, it was a close game . Owen is the third best team in the district in my opinion but they are still good enough to cut the nets down at the Districts

This week: Carroll County, North Oldham and Eminence

13. Grant County (10-10)- the Braves could easily be ranked ahead of Henry , Gallatin and Owen. They will have a chance to jump ahead of all of them if they beat Henry on Thursday. That is a huge region matchup for this team.

This week: Walton-Verona, Henry County and Shelby County

14. Eminence (12-9)-  this is a team that has exceeded expectations for this seasons in a lot of peoples eyes.  They play hard and they play together.  Will be excited to see if they can get a few more wins by the end of the season.

This week: Henry County, Collegiate, Owen County

15. Carroll County (6-12)- I wanted to reward them and let them skip over Shelby based on their number of wins.  Carroll will be thrilled to get a couple more wins by the end of the season.

This week: Owen County, Gallatin County, Columbus Christian

16. Shelby County (1-19)-  winning 1 game so far this year is something that no one expected.  The Rockets are dying to get another win.

This week: North Bullitt, Grant County, Lafayette

17. Williamstown (3-18) -  the lack of talent just makes it hard to get wins.  However, this group plays hard and will compete on a nightly basis.

This week: Heritage Academy, Trimble County,

18. Trimble County (5-17)- no one wants to be in last place but Trimble has had a rough season.  However, they are not going to give.  They will fight to get a couple more wins.

This week: Gallatin County, Williamstown, Henry County