There were some flat out amazing games this past week and more than one upset. We are entering the last week of the regular season. There will be less action this week and obviously most of the hotly contested rivalry games don't occur now as regular season district play is over for the most part. However, this is the week when teams start preparations in earnest for district tournament play. It is also a time that the year as a whole starts to get evaluated. The first version of an all-region team has already hit the newswire. 

Let's take a look at all the exciting action that took place last week and the light schedule we have ahead this week as we break down this week's rankings.

Rankings

1. Danville Christian Academy - 16 wins in a row. Undefeated in calendar year 2025. Undefeated in regional and district play. 2 losses on the year. District 1 seed clinched. All A State Title in the books. It has been a storybook year for DCA and they hope to continue adding accolades. They defeated Lincoln County and Boyle County on back to back nights this weekend. If that isn't a statement about being prepared for the postseason, I don't know what is. They face Lexington Catholic and McCreary Central this week.

2. Mercer County - The Titans defeated Madison Central before falling to mighty George Rogers Clark. They have an insanely tight schedule this week as they play four games in five days - Ballard, Trinity Christian, Southwestern and and Adair County, first one on Monday, last one on Friday, Tuesday off. And although that's a crammed schedule, those are four games they should win. 

3. Boyle County - The Rebels defeated Somerset  by 4 before losing to DCA by 5. They are going to be squaring off with Lincoln County for a regional tournament berth. That'll be the rubbermatch of a split series. But before we get there, they face Taylor County, Henry Clay and Bardstown this week.

4. Lincoln County - In district play, the Patriots defeated Garrard County but lost to DCA. That DCA game was on Saturday, the day after the game of the week. In double overtime, Lincoln took down Pulaski 64-62. Cash Baird had 20 and Sawyer Robbins had 18 points and 8 rebounds. It is slightly concerning for postseason play that the Patriots were not competitive the following day but at least it is a good simulation to prepare for when it really matters. They face Wayne County and Lexington Catholic this week.

5. Pulaski County - The Maroons are on an 0-3 streak for the second time this season, the first occurrence happening in the first three games of the year. This past week they lost the double overtime game to Lincoln and came back the next day to come up two points short again, this time to Southwestern. Hopefully they are able to build from that challenging two day stretch and turn it into post-season success. They face North Laurel and Russell County this week. 

6. West Jessamine - The Colts started out the year in good shape and are ending the regular season in good shape, though they've had their struggles in between. Last week they blew out Paris and East Jessamine. This week they face Danville and Trinity Christian at home. Both should be lopsided victories. 

7. Somerset - The Briar Jumpers got major quality wins over Southwestern and Wayne and also a blowout win over Frankfort Christian. They fell to Boyle in a very competitive match. Somerset is really clicking at the right time. They face Campbellsville, Metcalfe County, and Southwestern (again) this week. 

8. McCreary Central - The Raiders had a 2 point win over Scott (TN) and a blowout win over Garrard. They face Casey County and DCA this week. They are locked in now to face off with Southwestern in the district tournament, a team they split the series with.

9. Wayne County - The Cardinals fell to Somerset in their sole game last week. They face East Jessamine and Lincoln County this week. They are locked in to play the Somerset Christian School Cougars in the district tournament.

10. Southwestern - The Warriors fell just shy of a win against Somerset but were able to pull off the awesome upset over Pulaski, even in spite of a 1 from 8 performance from three point range. They face Garrard, Mercer and Somerset this week.

11. Rockcastle County - The Rockets scored a major win over Somerset Christian. They face Franklin County this week.

12. Somerset Christian - The Cougars fell twice this past week and look to return to winning form against Pineville.

13. Garrard County - The Golden Lions fell to Lincoln and Mercer. They face Southwestern and Model this week.

14. East Jessamine - The Jaguars have Wayne County, Bath County and Western Hills this week.

15. Danville - The Ads got a nice win over Nelson County last week with Trevarion Paige scoring 32.

16. Trinity Christian - The Titans have four games this week including road trips to Mercer County and West Jessamine.

17. Burgin - The Bulldogs have Casey County and Thomas Nelson this week.

18. Casey County - Casey got another win over North Hardin Classical, their second against them and third overall.

19. Kentucky School for the Deaf - The Colonels have two games in Georgia this coming weekend.

Mercer is not beating Ballard or Adair County. 

Pretty solid ranking. I’ll say it again. Boyle’s athleticism is unmatched in the region and is a huge advantage. Brown at times is as good as any player in the region (it’s a shame he wasn’t on the all region team) and Driver is a game changer as a rim protector and rebounder. And they have a lot more athleticism beyond those two. IF they make threes like they did against DCA, they can play with anyone in the region. The numbers say they won’t on a nightly basis but when they do, look out.

I do have a question. Why would you say that Mercer should win all 4 games this week? Ballard and Adair are very good, top 20 level teams.

38 minutes ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

Pretty solid ranking. I’ll say it again. Boyle’s athleticism is unmatched in the region and is a huge advantage. Brown at times is as good as any player in the region (it’s a shame he wasn’t on the all region team) and Driver is a game changer as a rim protector and rebounder. And they have a lot more athleticism beyond those two. IF they make threes like they did against DCA, they can play with anyone in the region. The numbers say they won’t on a nightly basis but when they do, look out.

I do have a question. Why would you say that Mercer should win all 4 games this week? Ballard and Adair are very good, top 20 level teams.

Usually things revert to the mean.  Webb shoots 33% and Brown 24% from three.  It’s not impossible that they’d hit like they did against DCA but it’s not too likely.  And, the chances they’d both be well above their average on the same night is even less likely.

Massey has Mercer at #60 this week and Ballard and Adair are in the #20 + or - range.  By this time of the year Massey is pretty good at ranking teams.  

25 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

Usually things revert to the mean.  Webb shoots 33% and Brown 24% from three.  It’s not impossible that they’d hit like they did against DCA but it’s not too likely.  And, the chances they’d both be well above their average on the same night is even less likely.

Massey has Mercer at #60 this week and Ballard and Adair are in the #20 + or - range.  By this time of the year Massey is pretty good at ranking teams.  

Agreed.

7 hours ago, Statsdontlie said:

Mercer is not beating Ballard or Adair County. 

In my mind’s eye, I read it as Ballard Memorial, not Ballard. So yes, I tend to agree they won’t win that one and Adair will also be a challenge. Overshot myself on that one.

Mercer had a starter injured on Saturday night and would be shocked if he played any this week with the tournament around the corner. Mercer only plays 5 to 6 guys on a consistent basis, so it will be interesting to see how they look this week.

SW is hot right now.  Hammered Garrard last night, and backed it up with a road win @ Mercer Co.  tonight.  Somerset comes to town Friday night to close the season out.  Should be a whale of a ballgame!

DCA gets knocked off by Lexington Catholic at the buzzer. 

1 hour ago, Statsdontlie said:

DCA gets knocked off by Lexington Catholic at the buzzer. 

Catholic has been red hot. They've won 12 out of their last 13.  

2 hours ago, Statsdontlie said:

DCA gets knocked off by Lexington Catholic at the buzzer. 

Crazy sequence to end that one. 

SW looked really good last night. Big, physical team peaking at the right time. Will be in a dogfight just to make it out of the district though.

I have to shoutout Josh Lewis.  Kid has been on a heater shooting the rock.  6 made 3s @ Boyle Friday, 5 Mon. @ Cville and 4 last night vs Metcalfe Co.  Extremely happy because the rehab process was grueling for him to get back.  Him and Absher will be a fun backcourt to follow next season!