Super excited to watch Bilton to play!

Rumor is Austin Sears has transferred to Montgomery County. Massive blow for North Oldham and immediately opens up the region.

Not rumor

Confirmed by Coach Levitch per JF.

I don’t think it will change much as far as North being the favorite to win the region. Eli Green is a phenomenal players. He will slide into the starting position now and North will be just as good. 

24 minutes ago, Bballjunkie said:

I don’t think it will change much as far as North being the favorite to win the region. Eli Green is a phenomenal players. He will slide into the starting position now and North will be just as good. 

Just as good feels like a stretch. Maybe they’ll be fine/good, but even if all this did was erode depth, it’s a hard sell that this has no effect at all. 

I think in basketball as crazy as it sounds you can loose a really talent player and be just as good as long as the player filling in for him has a skill set.

north’s junior class went years without losing when they were 4th to 8th graders. They are really really really deep at north.  Their second five could compete for the region this year.

So just because Sears is gone they can still be just as good. Eli Green is probably the best shooter on the team. He gets more shots now, Gregg gets more touches now, Rondo gets to run the show more now. I have heard from a couple of folks connected to the North program and they say that Rondo is the best player on the team as an 8th grader. That is scary!!!!

 

Well it’s here ladies and gentleman. Basketball season officially tips off tonight .The hardwood will heat up right out of the gate. The 8th region had some news over the weekend that might shake up some things but in my opinion will not affect it much. Austin Sears is heading east to play for Montgomery County.  North has a ton of weapons to replace his scoring however. 

Here we go buckle up and let’s enjoy the ride.

 

Highlighted games for the week

Monday night: 

 North Oldham vs Ballard- I am hearing Boogie Cook and Cole Edelen will not be playing. With that news I say North wins this game by 20pts

South Oldham at Eastern- interesting matchup. South will shoot a ton of threes but Eastern is huge. Since it’s at Eastern I will give them a slight edge by 5

Conner vs Simon Kenton- a great NKY game to start the season. Exciting matchup between Bray Bilton and Finn Louden. Two outstanding players. I am a bit bias so I am going to go with a region 8 team and say Simon by 3

 

Tuesday:

Anderson County at Henry County - a great 8th region matchup. Anderson has a great player in Noah Beasley but Henry is at home and they are deep with a lot of talent. I have Henry County by 10 in this one

Larue County at Collins- the boys at Collins have had to deal with some adversity with their coach.  Happy to hear the admin made the right decision and put Gaither back on the sideline. Collins wins this one by 8

 

Wednesday:

Gallatin at Beechwood:  I am hearing a lot about Beechwood football not playing basketball this season. That will be good news for a young Gallatin team. But I think Beechwood will be too much still. Beechwood by 5

Thursday:

Spencer County vs Oldham County: Another great 8th region game to start the season . I am hearing Oldham looked good in their scrimmages scoring a lot of points but Spencer has the coaching and culture as of late that translates into wins.  I like Spencer in a really close game through . Bears by 2

Carroll County vs Cornerstone Chr:

Two teams at the bottom of region will battle it out in the first week of the season. It will be a great game. Give me Carroll by 8

Friday 

Henry County vs Oldham County: back to back nights of tough games for Oldham. Not sure they planned on starting 0-2 but that is my prediction.  Henry by 5

Saturday 

Spencer County vs Butler- be interesting to see if Spencer can hang with Butlers athletes. I have Butler by 12

Collins vs Walton Verona-  Walton lost their best player last year so I will go with the Titans by 8

 

Rankings for opening week: (same as preseason)

1. North Oldham - best team in the region by a wide margin. 
2. Woodford County- never know much about them but they are always talented enough to win in March
3. South Oldham - winning culture is huge for the Dragons. Can they go back to back?
4. Henry County - could be the best Henry team this century. 
5. Spencer County - great winning culture over the last few years. Can they advance in region play this season?
6. Collins - great coach and some young talent and some veteran leadership 
7. Simon Kenton - great culture and a great coach. Anything is possible 
8. Oldham County - a lot of unknowns but a lot of good things I am hearing about this group. 
9. Walton Verona - losing the best player in the region to graduation is tough but they should still get to region come March. 
10. Owen County- they want to get to the region badly and I think they have a shot
11. Anderson County- lost a ton of players to graduation but has one of the top players in the region on their team. 
12. Eminence - goal is to surprise everyone and be a top 10 team in the region. 
13. Shelby County- new coach and some new energy in Shelbyville 
14. Grant County- Tough district makes it hard for them to get to the region.
15. Gallatin County- looking to get in the top 12 this year in the region. 
16. Trimble County- taking strides to be better and goal is to get to the region 
17. Carroll County- working hard to jump Trimble 
18. Williamstown - roster is a good group of guys just low on talent right now. 
19. Cornerstone Christian- each year they are adding more and more games. They will make huge improvements this season. 

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1 hour ago, Bballjunkie said:

Well it’s here ladies and gentleman. Basketball season officially tips off tonight .The hardwood will heat up right out of the gate. The 8th region had some news over the weekend that might shake up some things but in my opinion will not affect it much. Austin Sears is heading east to play for Montgomery County.  North has a ton of weapons to replace his scoring however. 

Here we go buckle up and let’s enjoy the ride.

 

Highlighted games for the week

Monday night: 

 North Oldham vs Ballard- I am hearing Boogie Cook and Cole Edelen will not be playing. With that news I say North wins this game by 20pts

South Oldham at Eastern- interesting matchup. South will shoot a ton of threes but Eastern is huge. Since it’s at Eastern I will give them a slight edge by 5

Conner vs Simon Kenton- a great NKY game to start the season. Exciting matchup between Bray Bilton and Finn Louden. Two outstanding players. I am a bit bias so I am going to go with a region 8 team and say Simon by 3

 

Tuesday:

Anderson County at Henry County - a great 8th region matchup. Anderson has a great player in Noah Beasley but Henry is at home and they are deep with a lot of talent. I have Henry County by 10 in this one

Larue County at Collins- the boys at Collins have had to deal with some adversity with their coach.  Happy to hear the admin made the right decision and put Gaither back on the sideline. Collins wins this one by 8

 

Wednesday:

Gallatin at Beechwood:  I am hearing a lot about Beechwood football not playing basketball this season. That will be good news for a young Gallatin team. But I think Beechwood will be too much still. Beechwood by 5

Thursday:

Spencer County vs Oldham County: Another great 8th region game to start the season . I am hearing Oldham looked good in their scrimmages scoring a lot of points but Spencer has the coaching and culture as of late that translates into wins.  I like Spencer in a really close game through . Bears by 2

Carroll County vs Cornerstone Chr:

Two teams at the bottom of region will battle it out in the first week of the season. It will be a great game. Give me Carroll by 8

Friday 

Henry County vs Oldham County: back to back nights of tough games for Oldham. Not sure they planned on starting 0-2 but that is my prediction.  Henry by 5

Saturday 

Spencer County vs Butler- be interesting to see if Spencer can hang with Butlers athletes. I have Butler by 12

Collins vs Walton Verona-  Walton lost their best player last year so I will go with the Titans by 8

 

Rankings for opening week: (same as preseason)

1. North Oldham - best team in the region by a wide margin. 
2. Woodford County- never know much about them but they are always talented enough to win in March
3. South Oldham - winning culture is huge for the Dragons. Can they go back to back?
4. Henry County - could be the best Henry team this century. 
5. Spencer County - great winning culture over the last few years. Can they advance in region play this season?
6. Collins - great coach and some young talent and some veteran leadership 
7. Simon Kenton - great culture and a great coach. Anything is possible 
8. Oldham County - a lot of unknowns but a lot of good things I am hearing about this group. 
9. Walton Verona - losing the best player in the region to graduation is tough but they should still get to region come March. 
10. Owen County- they want to get to the region badly and I think they have a shot
11. Anderson County- lost a ton of players to graduation but has one of the top players in the region on their team. 
12. Eminence - goal is to surprise everyone and be a top 10 team in the region. 
13. Shelby County- new coach and some new energy in Shelbyville 
14. Grant County- Tough district makes it hard for them to get to the region.
15. Gallatin County- looking to get in the top 12 this year in the region. 
16. Trimble County- taking strides to be better and goal is to get to the region 
17. Carroll County- working hard to jump Trimble 
18. Williamstown - roster is a good group of guys just low on talent right now. 
19. Cornerstone Christian- each year they are adding more and more games. They will make huge improvements this season. 

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Great write-up.

Edited December 1, 2025Dec 1 by theguru

North beats Ballard by 20plus and Pierre Rondo put on a show.

Edited December 4, 2025Dec 4 by theguru

Eastern beats South in OT.

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Connor beats Simon.

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North is really good. Ballard not very good right now without Edelen and Cook but it was obvious North Oldham will be a force. South Oldham will be good. Battled with a good Eastern team with a legit D1 commit 6’11 big. South also played without Wuchterl who was their leading scorer in summer ball by far and only returning starter from last season.

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Anderson County beat Henry County 43-38 last night. Credits to them they did what they wanted to and slow the game all the way down and never let Henry get into a rhythm. Anderson county is going to give a lot of teams fits with the way the play on the defensive end.