6th Region: Week 1

The 6th Region gave us drama right from the start. Reports of Jayden Johnson to Jeffersontown appear to be erroneous as there pictures of him suited up for Wasatch Academy prep school yesterday. Jeffersontown also fell twice right out of the gate. This presumed 2 team race that almost looked like a chase after JTown may very well be a four team race. 

Rankings:

1. Pleasure Ridge Park - When you take down the champ, you get to be number 1. After a tune-up win over MHG Academy, PRP took down the mighty Chargers of Jeffersontown 72 to 71. This a huge statement win and shows everyone that this is not a Jeffersontown cakewalk. I don't think PRP can claim "favorite" status yet by any means, but they deserve their flowers for this win and no one has a better claim to the top spot in these early stages. PRP has a relatively soft schedule but certainly but they have one of their more challenging opponents this week in Manual. They then play Letcher County Central.

2. Butler - The Bears are 3-0 with wins over Moore, Seneca, and and Spencer County. Santana Anderson had 19 against Seneca and Brayden Wilkins had 22 against Moore. They host Central and Male this week before traveling to Bardstown Saturday.

3. Jeffersontown - The Chargers are 0-2 and no stats are reported yet. There is a cloud of mystery hanging over this team, specifically what their identity will be. When that smoke clears, they will certainly still be a contender but will they be 1 of 1, 1 of 2, 1 of 3, etc...? They have two games against really inferior opponents this week in Evangel Christian and Whitefield Academy but in the middle is the game of the week in the region against WEB DuBois.

4. WEB DuBois - The Lions are 2-1. All games were on the road with wins over Danville and Shawnee and an 8 point loss at Great Crossing. Ja Rye Brown had 33 against Shawnee. Brown, JTown, and Spencer County are on the schedule this week. That Jeffersontown matchup looms large and may be an early bellwether about how good this team is.

5. Fairdale - Fairdale is 0-2 but had two incredibly tough road games. They fell to both Danville Christian and Marshall County on the road. They host Moore and Valley this week before going back out on the road to play Franklin County. Kamari Roberts had 29 in the loss to DCA.

6. DeSales - This is where the line appears right now between the early contenders and the rest of the field. DeSales still has significant work to do not only prove they are the "best of the rest," but if they have any chance at all at contender status. They have dominant wins over Central and John Hardin and a loss to LaRue County. Cameron Bischoff is averaging 24.3 through those 3. They face an Australian team, Iroquois, and Cooper this week.

7. Fern Creek - Fern Creek split the week, falling to Waggener but getting the win over Doss. Khaheem Bryant scored 19 in that opening loss. They have a weird setup this week with games only on Monday and Tuesday as they face Southern and Male.

8. Holy Cross - The Cougars fell to Shawnee but defeated Collegiate. Chris Rumbaugh had 31 in the opening loss. They face Kentucky Country Day, Francis Parker and Portland Christian.

9. Moore - Moore is 0-3 though all 3 losses were to incredibly talented teams in St. Xavier, Butler and Douglass. That Butler game was only a 15 point loss so signs are there that Moore can compete in this region. They just have to go show it. Fairdale, Valley, North Bullitt, and Lewis County makeup the opponents for Moore in what is a busy week ahead.

10. North Bullitt - There is a logjam of teams from Bullitt County next, starting with the 2-0 Eagles. They have defeated Iroquois and Washington County. Nolan Bott and Jordan McKinney are both averaging 16 or more points through the two games. They face the Christian Educational Consortium and Moore this week.

11. Bullitt East - The Chargers are 1-2 with a win over Thomas Nelson. They face Henry County and Bullitt Central this week. 

12. Bullitt Central - The Cougars are 2-0 with wins over John Hardin and Valley. Jayden Kearney is averaging 19 through two games. They face Washington County and Bullitt East this week.

13. Southern - The Trojans defeated Gallatin County but fell to Atherton. Fern Creek, Shawnee, and Newcomer Academy are on the schedule this week.

14. Western - The Warriors are 1-0 with a blowout win over Newcomer Academy. They face Shawnee and MHG Prep Academy this week.

15. Evangel Christian - Golden Dotson, Jr. scored 19 in an 8 point win over Cumberland County. JTown, Spencer County, and Christian County now await the 1-0 Eagles this week.

16. Iroquois - The Raiders have lost convincingly to LKY (homeschool team) and North Bullitt. They face Waggener and DeSales this week.

17. Doss - It's an 0-3 start for the Dragons. They face Atherton, Frankfort and Nelson County this week.

18. Whitefield Academy - The Wildcats picked up a win over Portland Christian and are now 1-2. They face Jeffersontown this week.

19. Valley - The Vikings defeated the River City Jags from Indiana and fell to Bullitt Central.

18. Whitefield

19. Valley