14th Region: Week 12 and District Tournaments Preview

Well we are at the end of the regular season as the post season/district tournaments kick off next week. This was a short week for most teams as the snow swept across the regions and Eastern Kentucky which in turn caused teams to cancel games they had scheduled. 

- Hazard remains #1 this week as they picked up two big wins this week, defeating Breathitt County for the fourth time this season, 68-59. The Bulldogs would welcome in the Engineers of Estill County on Friday, in what would be a thrilling game, the Bulldogs were able to escape the train on the tracks, derailing the Engineers 71-57.

- Breathitt County split two games last week, dropping another game to Hazard 68-59 for the fourth time this season but bouncing back and defeating Knott County Central 59-57 in double overtime.

 

- Perry County Central went out with a bang on senior night as the Commodores would edge out the Knox Central Panthers 61-55. 

- Knott County Central dropped they're lone game of the week, falling to Breathitt County in a thriller, 59-57 in double overtime.

- The Pirates sent the seniors home with a win on senior night, defeating Menifee County in an overtime thriller, 84-79.

- Jenkins closed the regular season out picking up three huge wins. The Cavaliers now stand at 24-4 which has to be one of the best if not the best seasons in school history.

 

1. Hazard (25-2): 68-59 W Breathitt County, 71-57 W Estill County.

Previous Rank: 1.

 

2. Breathitt County (20-8): 68-59 L Hazard, 59-57 W Knott County Central (Overtime).

Previous Rank: 2.

 

3. Perry County Central (16-10): 61-55 W Knox Central.

Previous Rank: 3.

 

4. Powell County (15-10): 84-79 W Menifee County (Overtime).

Previous Rank: 4.

 

5. Knott County Central (18-10): 59-57 L Breathitt County (Overtime).

Previous Rank: 5.

 

6. Jenkins (24-4): 86-38 W June Buchanan, 59-54 W ACTS VA, 81-48 W Buckhorn.

Previous Rank: 6.

 

7. Wolfe County (11-15): 81-62 W Lee County.

Previous Rank: 7.

 

8. Letcher County Central (13-14): 75-44 W Jackson City, 74-60 L Prestonsburg.

Previous Rank: 8.

 

9. Leslie County (14-14): 70-33 W Cordia, 75-57 W Lee County.

Previous Rank: 9.

 

10. Estill County (12-15): 71-57 L Hazard.

Previous Rank: 10.

 

11. Buckhorn (8-20): 68-61 L Jackson County, 81-48 L Jenkins.

Previous Rank: 11. 

 

12. Owsley County (9-18): 67-47 L OBI.

Previous Rank: 12.

 

13. Lee County (9-20): 81-62 L Wolfe County, 75-57 L Leslie County.

Previous Rank: 13.

 

14. Jackson City (6-21): 75-44 L Letcher County Central.

Previous Rank: 14.

 

15. Cordia (5-22): 70-33 L Leslie County, 75-34 W June Buchanan.

Previous Rank: 15.

 

16. June Buchanan (1-22): 86-38 L Jenkins, 75-34 L Cordia.

Previous Rank: 16.

 

DISTRICT TOURNAMETS:

- 53rd District at Letcher County Central.

Monday Feb. 24th - Friday February 28th.

 

Play In-Game:  (4) Cordia vs. (5) June Buchanan -- Cordia has defeated JBS once twice this season, 58-30 (Buckhorn Christmas Tournament, doesn't count towards district seedings), 68-33 Jan. 31st.

Cordia and JBS are playing on Monday, Feb. 17th but it doesn't matter who wins that game because these two are meeting in the play in game to open up the 53rd District.

 

(1) Knott County Central vs. (4) Cordia/JBS.

(2) Jenkins vs. (3) Letcher County Central.

 

Knott County Central is 8-0 against these district opponents and will likely face Jenkins in the championship game. 

Jenkins has defeated every team twice except for Knott County Central.

Letcher County Central has yet to defeat Jenkins or Knott County Central this season.

Cordia has cruised past June Buchanan fairly easy this season and this shouldn't be different.

 

- 54th District at Perry County Central John C. Combs Arena.

Tuesday February 25th - Thursday February 27th.

(1) Hazard vs. (4) Buckhorn.

(2) Perry County Central vs. (3) Leslie County.

 

Hazard is head and shoulders above everyone else in this district. Only team to keep them close was Perry County Central in a 64-61 contest back earlier in the season but the second game was all Bulldogs.

Perry County Central has defeated both Leslie County and Buckhorn this season in both games against both teams fairly easy.

Buckhorn has yet to get a district win this season.

 

 

- 55th District at Wolfe County's Wolf Den.

Monday Feb. 24th & Thursday Feb. 27th.

 

(1) Breathitt County vs. TBD. -- Bobcats automatically advance to the 55th district championship game and 14th regional tournament.

(2) Wolfe County vs. (3) Jackson City.

 

The Bobcats ran through this district, defeating both Wolfe County and Jackson City in both games against both teams by 20+ points. Breathitt County plays this same way in the district tournament, they'll win it by 20+ too.

Wolfe County defeated the Tigers twice this season, by 17 and by 30. 

 

- 56th District at Estill County.

Tuesday February 25th - Thursday February 27th.

 

(1) Powell County vs. (4) Owsley County.

(2) Estill County vs. (3) Lee County.

 

Powell County won the regular season district crown and will be the 1 seed heading into the district tournament. They're loss to Estill County back on Jan. 3rd was part of the KY 2A State Tournament which didn't count towards district standings.

Estill County comes in 3-3 with two losses to Powell County and a loss to Lee County.

Owsley County only has wins over Lee County. Played Estill to within 9 back on Jan. 28th but then got blown out by the Engineers back on Feb. 15th by 45.

Lee County has two district wins, 70-67 over Owsley County and 60-57 over Estill County, on the same court where the district tournament is being held at.