3rd Region: Week 11

If the forecast holds early this week, we may not see many more regular season games in the 3^rd.  The second round of bad news for the region would be the Sweet 16 draw which pits them against the 11^th region.  The region has not won a game at Rupp since Owensboro cut down the nets in 2015.  If that streak is going to end this year, it will come in the form of an upset.

 

1.Daviess County Panthers (19-5) – SAME

2-0 (W 65-42) Ohio County & (W 60-43) Owensboro Catholic

               The Panthers are back on track with 2 regional wins this week, including clinching the #1 seed in the 9^th district with a win over Owensboro Catholic.  Jonathan Moss scored 26 in the big win.  If the RPI holds through Tuesday, DC is set to face off with Owensboro in next weeks 9^th District Tournament.  They are scheduled to finish the season at Grayson on Tuesday before traveling to Madisonville on Thursday.

 

 

2. Breckinridge County Tigers (16-6) – UP 1

1-0 (W 80-71) Hancock County

               The Tigers have all but locked up the 1 seed in the 11^th district by defeating Hancock County this week.  They have won 9 of their last 10 and will be the overwhelming favorite over Cloverport in the 11^th district tournament.  No one is playing better than Mercer Rogers as he has upped his season average to 21.5 points per game.  The Tigers are set to finish the season with games against Whitesville Trinity, Owensboro Catholic and Edmonson County.

 

 

3. Butler County Bears (15-13) – UP 1

2-1 (W 85-69) Madisonville, (W 88-68) Edmonson County & (L 82-75) Lou Butler

              Ty Price became the all-time 3^rd Region scoring leader with his 31 point performance in the Bears win over Edmonson on Thursday.  Price upped his point total to 3,161 taking down Central City’s Corky Withrow’s mark of 3,136 points.  The Bears seem to be back on track as they had won 4 straight before falling to Butler on Saturday.  Justin Castlen surpassed 1,000 points for his career last week and is playing his best basketball of the season.  The Bears have one last game scheduled, as they host Mclean on Tuesday.

 

 

4. Grayson County Cougars (20-6) – UP 1

2-0 (W 67-65) Greenwood & (W 59-53) South Warren

               Grayson County got 2 nice 4^th region wins this week and it looks like they will secure the #1 seed in the 12^th district.  Senior Zak Bratcher knocked down 8 3 pointers in route to 26 points to lead Grayson past Greenwood.  They finished strong to secure the win over South Warren.  Grayson has won 9 of their last 11 and are scheduled to finish the season with games against Daviess County and Hancock County.

 

5. Owensboro Catholic Aces (16-9) – DOWN 3

1-1 (L 60-43) Daviess County & (W 52-51) Meade County

               The Aces have started to slide a little over the last few weeks, losing 3 of their last 5 games.  They were able to avoid a 3 game losing streak, pulling off a late win on the road at Meade County on Saturday.  They are set to close the season with Madisonville on Monday, at Breck on Wednesday before hosting UHA to close the regular season on Friday.

 

 

6. Owensboro Red Devils (11-13) – SAME

1-1 (W 79-53) Ohio County & (L 78-63) Evansville Harrison, IN

               The Devils maintain their spot in the top 6 this week despite their overall record being a little worse than teams behind them.  Owensboro has played a tough schedule with their last 6 losses coming against stout competition.  They are beating the teams they are supposed to and are a threat to challenge Daviess County, if that ends up being the district matchup.  Keaton Hughes is a top 5 scorer and rebounder in the region while Sophomore Michael Acton is also a top 10 scorer.  The Devils finish the regular season with games against Christian County on Monday and Henderson on Friday.

 

 

7. Apollo Eagles (15-11)  - SAME

1-1 (W 66-54) Hancock County & (L 77-55) Bowling Green

               The Eagles got another region win against Hancock to open the week. Tate Powers led the way with 22 points while Landon Henning logged another double double with 15 points and 13 boards.  As of now, the Eagles RPI has the Eagles facing Owensboro Catholic in the first round of district.  They are scheduled to face Dawson Springs and Union County this week.

 

 

8. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (15-9) – SAME

1-0 (W 73-54) Whitesville Trinity

               The Mustangs ended their 2 game slide with a win over Whitesville on Saturday.  Gunnar Revelett scored 23 to lead the way.  The Mustangs have already punched their ticket to the 3^rd Region Tournament with a bye in district but they will close their regular season with away games at Logan County & Bowling Green.

 

 

9. Meade County Greenwave (14-9) – SAME

1-1 (W 68-62) John Hardin & (L 52-51) Owensboro Catholic

               The Waves ran their win streak to 3 games with an opening week win over John Hardin.  Hayden Shouse led the way with 26 points while Carter Pike scored 16.  They dropped a heartbreaker to Owensboro Catholic on Saturday.  Meade closes their season against North Bullitt and Campbellsville this week.

 

 

10. Mclean County Cougars (14-10) – SAME

1-0 (W 70-61) Dawson Springs

               The Cougars ended their 4 game losing streak by avenging an early season loss to Dawson Springs.  They are scheduled to finish the season with games against Webster, Butler County and Whitesville Trinity this week.

 

 

11. Edmonson County Wildcats (13-10) – SAME

1-2 (W 72-47) Hart County, (L 88-68) Butler County & (L 58-56) Borden, IN

               The Wildcats defeated Hart to open the week.  Ben Sanders led the way with 15.  As of now, RPI matches up Edmonson against Butler County in the 12^th district tournament next week.  Before then, they have games scheduled at Campbellsville on Tuesday and Breck on Thursday.

 

 

12. Hancock County Hornets (11-13) – UP 1

0-2 (L 66-54) Apollo & (L 80-71) Breck County

               Even in defeat the past few weeks, you can see the improvement in this Hancock County team.  They competed well in losses to Meade, Apollo and Breck County.  They are scheduled to rematch with Meade County in next weeks 11^th district tournament.  They will travel to Ohio County on Monday before closing the season with Lanesville, IN and Grayson County on Thursday and Friday.

 

 

13. Ohio County Eagles (9-19) – DOWN 1

0-3 (L 41-33) South Spencer, IN, (L 65-42) Daviess County & (L 79-53) Owensboro

               The Eagles have been hit by the injury bug late in the season which has effected the growth of this young team.  Ryan Durham continues to be a fringe top 10 scorer in the region at 17.3 points per game.  They are scheduled to face Hancock and Russellville to close the regular season.

 

 

 

 14. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (7-20) – SAME

0-1 (L 73-54) Muhlenberg County

               The Raiders have now dropped 9 straight games.  They will look to end that streak with road games at Breck County and Mclean County this week.  RPI has them facing off against Grayson County next week in the 12^th district tournament.

 

 

15. Cloverport Aces (0-15) - SAME

0-2 (L 47-21) Cannelton, IN & (L 86-6) Louisville Collegiate

              The Aces close their season with North Hardin Classical and Francis Parker this week.  They are set to face Breck County in the 11^th district tournament next week.