3rd Region: Week 10

Things got tighter in the 3^rd Region this week.  Everyone is beating up on each other, and teams like Grayson County and Breck County have proven they can beat anyone on a given night.  Owensboro Catholic slipped up against rival Owensboro while Daviess County fell on the road at Breck Saturday.  Butler County snapped their 3 game skid with perhaps the region’s most impressive win of the season against Warren Central.  They followed that up by avenging their loss to Grayson County on Saturday.  With only 2 weeks left in the regular season, things may be a bit more wide open than most anticipated.  Instead of weighing head to head wins, this week the teams are ranked on the eye ball test and overall resume.

 

1.Daviess County Panthers (17-5) – UP 1

2-1 (W 92-52) Greenwood, (W 72-38) Apollo & (L 70-61) Breck County

               Daviess was rolling along with 3 straight double digit wins to follow their loss to Catholic last week but were unable to maintain that momentum with a regional road loss at Breck County on Saturday.  DeAaron Watkins posted a double double to lead the Panthers against district rival Apollo.  On Tuesday, they hit 15 3’s to blowout Greenwood.  Watkins and Moss each scored 19 in that win.  The Panthers host Ohio County on Tuesday before playing Owensboro Catholic for the district 1 seed on Friday.  They close the week with a home game against Logan County.

 

 

2. Owensboro Catholic Aces (15-8) – DOWN 1

1-1 (W 82-70) Muhlenberg County & (L 60-45) Owensboro

               The Aces opened the week with a huge 2^nd half effort to take down Muhlenberg County.  Luke Beickman led the way with 25 in the win.  On Friday, the Aces fell to Owensboro.  Catholic will still have a shot at the 1 seed in district however, as they will go for a season sweep of Daviess County on Friday.  They travel to red hot Breck County on Tuesday and Meade County on Saturday.

 

 

 3. Breckinridge County Tigers (15-6) – UP 1

2-1 (L 67-63) Apollo, (W 66-58) Muhlenberg County & (W 70-61) Daviess County

               The Tigers had their 5 game win streak snaped at Apollo on Friday but bounced back in a big way with wins on Friday and Saturday over Muhlenberg and Daviess County.  Mercer Rogers is emerging as a first team player, scoring over 20 in the 2 wins.  Rogers is maintaining a 21 points per game average on the season.  The Tigers look to keep it going against Owensboro Catholic on Tuesday.  They host Hancock on Friday before traveling to Butler County to face Heritage Chrisitan on Saturday.

 

 

4. Butler County Bears (13-12) – UP 1

2-0 (W 60-47) Warren Central & (W 78-62) Grayson County

               The Bears have officially stopped their slide, as they broke a 3 game losing streak to defeat Warren Central on Tuesday.  On Saturday, they avenged a 50 point loss to Grayson County with a 16 point win of their own.  Ty Price led the way in each game, going over 20 in each.  Butler will look to build on that momentum at Madisonville on Monday, before hosting Edmonson County in district play on Friday.  They close the week with a home game against Lou Butler.

 

 

5. Grayson County Cougars (18-6) – DOWN  2

2-1 (W 68-51) Meade County, (W 53-46) Whitesville Trinity & (L 78-62) Butler County

               Grayson County had won 7 of 8 until falling at Butler County on Saturday.  They were without Spencer Langdon in the loss.  Earlier in the week, Jack Logsdon scored 23 to lead Grayson past Meade County.  The Cougars are still in good shape to win the 1 seed in the 12^th district based on the RPI gap between them and Butler County.  They have a pair of home games this week against Greenwood and South Warren.

 

 

6. Owensboro Red Devils (10-12) – UP 41

1-2 (L 96-54) Bowling Green, (W 60-45) Owensboro Catholic & (L 90-80) Lyon County

               It was an up and down week for the Devils as they sandwiched a win over district rival Owensboro Catholic between a loss to Bowling Green and Lyon County.  Acton, Hume and Hughes all scored in double figures in a balanced effort to defeat Catholic.  The Devils travel to Ohio County on Thursday before hosting Evansville Harrison on Saturday.

 

 

7. Apollo Eagles (14-10)  - UP 1

1-1 (W 67-63) Breck County & (L 72-38) Daviess County

               The Eagles started the week with an impressive win over Breck County.  It was the Tigers only loss over the last 8 games.  Kobe Kelly was big with 27 points while Landon Henning logged a double double.  The Eagles took one on the chin Friday against district rival Daviess County.  The Eagles have shown great improvement in the region, going 6-2 against teams outside the 9^th district.  They will look to improve on that on Tuesday at Hancock County before hosting Bowling Green on Thursday.

 

 

8. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (14-9) – DOWN 2

0-2 (L 82-70) Owensboro Catholic & (L 66-58) Breck County

               The Mustangs slide continued this week, with losses to Owensboro Catholic and Breck County.  They have now lost 5 of their last 7 games but will look to get back on track as they host Whitesville Trinity on Monday.

 

 

9. Meade County Greenwave (13-8) – UP 1

2-1 (L 68-51) Grayson County, (W 64-5) Cloverport & (W 64-60) Hancock County

               The Waves dropped a regional contest to Grayson County before bouncing back with 2 11^th district wins.  Meade has at least earned a tie in district but have a ways to go to catch Breck County in RPI.  Hayden Shouse remains one of the the regions top scorers and top rebounders.  They have road games to open the week at John Hardin and Bethlehem before hosting Owensboro Catholic on Saturday.

 

 

10. Mclean County Cougars (13-10) – DOWN 1

0-1 (L 63-57) Hopkins Central

               The Cougars have dropped 4 straight games, including their 2^nd loss of the season to Hopkins Central on Tuesday.  They are still shooting it 47% from the field but too many defensive lapses have been costly.  Mclean has Dawson Springs and Allen County this week.

 

 

11. Edmonson County Wildcats (12-8) – DOWN 1

NO GAMES THIS WEEK

               The Wildcats are coming off a hiatus with a home game against Hart on Tuesday before 3 straight days of games against Butler County, Borden, Indiana and Knights Christian.

 

 

12. Ohio County Eagles (9-16) – SAME

2-1 (W 73-43) Whitesville Trinity, (W 62-56) Webster County & (L 64-40) St Mary

               The Eagles scored a pair of wins over Trinity and Webster County before falling to St Mary.  Ryan Durham is still a top 10 scorer in the region at 17.2 ppg.  The Eagles play a pair of 9^th district opponents this week in Daviess County on Tuesday and Owensboro on Thursday.

 

 

13. Hancock County Hornets (11-11) – SAME

0-2 (L 70-50) Hopkins Central & (L 64-60) Meade County

               The Hornets dropped a pair of games this week but competed well against Meade on Friday.  The Wave will most likely be the district tournament opponent.  The performance should give Hancock confidence heading into the postseason.  They host Apollo on Friday before traveling to Breck County on Friday.

 

 

14. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (7-19) – SAME

0-3 (L 73-43) Ohio County, (L 53-46) Grayson County & (L 66-51) Webster County

               The Raiders dropped 3 more games this week but competed well against Grayson County on Friday.  The Cougars will more than likely be the 1^st round district opponent for Trinity.  Coach West and company will look to end their 8 game losing streak with games against Muhlenberg Monday and Herritage Christian on Tuesday.

 

 

15. Cloverport Aces (0-13) - SAME

0-2 () Meade County & (L 45-27) North Hardin Classical

               The Aces dropped 2 more games this week.  They will look for their first victory of the season with games against Foundation Christian and Louisville Colligate.