The last month of basketball has been nuts.  The teams in 8th region have been dealing with injuries, kids quitting, [redacted] and coaches getting suspended.  Plus all the snow and cancellations have caused teams to be flexible.  Crazy start….All of this and we are only in the second week of the season. WOW!!!  North Oldham is still on top but they don’t seem to be as dominate as I thought they would be.  Losing Austin Sears has caused other guys to play different roles.  However, they are still the team to beat.  South Oldham and Woodford County seem to be clicking on all cylinders; on the flip side Oldham County has came off of their high of going 2-0 in week one.  Arguably their best all around player left the team.  Then you have the situation that is going on at Collins.  I am not a judge or jury but I know it makes me sad that the players at Collins are having to deal with this.   Now onto to the rankings,  its hard this time of year to move teams around.  Obviously head to head games are the most important but sometimes its hard after one win to have a team skip over other teams they haven’t played yet..  Also, you have to take into count who is hurt or who didn’t play in a certain matchup.  As always I will try my very best to be fair in my rankings . 

 

1.      North Oldham-  the Mustangs will stay number 1 all season until someone proves otherwise.  Its weird to say but they went 2-0 this past week but seem to struggle only scoring 46 points vs CAL and only beating Simon Kenton by 10pt at home.

2.      Woodford County- last week the Yellowjackets only had 1 game per the KHSAA scoreboard and it was against Henry Clay.  They have started the season 3-0.  Huge matchup on Tuesday as they take on George Rogers Clark.

3.      South Oldham-  another year and another fun team to watch in Crestwood.  They are shooting the long ball at an extremely high rate.  Even though they have lost 2 non-region games I still think they are the top 3 in 8^th region.

4.      Simon Kenton-  pretty good week for Simon who beat Oldham County at home by 14 and was tied with the best team in the region in the 3^rd quarter but ran out of gas in the fourth quarter.  This is a good group of young men that seem to step up to the challenges.

5.      Oldham County- this time last week I was really high on this group but after one of their best players quit (not sure the reason), the Colonels will rely on their younger guys even more. 

6.      Spencer County- Two great wins last week vs DuBois and Evangel and losing to a ready good Eastern team by only 7 points.

7.      Collins- this is just a sad situation.  I don’t know the facts but I do know that their best player just transferred, and their coach is suspended again.  I hate to say it but Collins might not win many more games this season in my opinion.  I hope I am wrong.

8.      Grant County-  I am giving them the 8 spot since they beat Anderson and Herny lost to Anderson.  Grant is 4-0 and I did not see this coming.  I am excited for this group of young men.  Hopefully they will keep it rolling

9.      Anderson County-  I would call the lost to Grant as an upset.  This Anderson team has a lot more wins in them this season. 

10. Henry County- not sure if all their guys are healthy and/eligible yet or not but when they are….. Watch out--- they might go on a long winning streak.

11. Walton Verona-this group is going to get better and better as the year goes on.  They blew out Gallatin last week winning by 32points. 

12. Owen County- huge win last week over a hungry Shelby County team.  Heard it was a great game throughout…. Owen might surprise some folks this year.

13. Shelby County- lost by 2 to Owen County.  They have already shown signs of being a lot better than they were last year.  Coach Leslie has the boys believing.

14. Eminence – got them a big District win last week over Carroll.  They have a lot of winnable games coming up in the coming weeks.

15. Gallatin County- this group has had some tough loses by a wide margin so far this year but a 12 point district win over Carroll County has to be a great feeling for them.

16. Trimble County- lost to Henry County by 38 a few days ago.  They have two big district games coming up with Carroll and Gallatin.  They are good enough to compete in both of those games.

17. Carroll County- Have lost 3 straight after starting the year with a win.  Huge game against Trimble with a chance to move up in the polls.

18. Willamstown- still looking for this first win of the season.  There are definitely some wins on their schedule if they keep working hard to improve.

19. Cornerstone Chr- have already won 2 games this season.  They will play Eminence later this week to see if they can compete against stronger competition.

 

Games of the Week: (not a lot of region matchups this week)

 

Eminence at Henry County-  always fun to watch a good county rivalry game.  Eminence is not a push over but Henry just has too many athletes.

BBALLJUNK pic- Henry by 20

Simon Kenton at Anderson County- pretty long bus ride to Lawrenceburg from Independence.  Might take Simon a well to get their legs warmed up.  I think this will be a great game.

BBALLJUNKIE pick—Simon by 6

Gallatin at Trimble-  since both on these teams are right next to each other at the bottom of the rankings I think this will be a great game. I am going to go with the home team in this matchup.

BBALLJUNKIE pick- Trimble by 2

Walton Verona at Spencer-  This will be a good test for Walton to see how good they really are against one of the best in the region the last 4 years.  Winning in Taylorsville is not easy.

BBALLJUNKIE pick- Spencer by 12

Definitely agree on Anderson having more wins in them.  Have you seen their schedule?  Pretty weak at best.

4 hours ago, Bballjunkie said:

The last month of basketball has been nuts.  The teams in 8th region have been dealing with injuries, kids quitting, kids transferring and coaches getting suspended.  Plus all the snow and cancellations have caused teams to be flexible.  Crazy start….All of this and we are only in the second week of the season. WOW!!!  North Oldham is still on top but they don’t seem to be as dominate as I thought they would be.  Losing Austin Sears has caused other guys to play different roles.  However, they are still the team to beat.  South Oldham and Woodford County seem to be clicking on all cylinders; on the flip side Oldham County has came off of their high of going 2-0 in week one.  Arguably their best all around player left the team.  Then you have the situation that is going on at Collins.  I am not a judge or jury but I know it makes me sad that the players at Collins are having to deal with this.   Now onto to the rankings,  its hard this time of year to move teams around.  Obviously head to head games are the most important but sometimes its hard after one win to have a team skip over other teams they haven’t played yet..  Also, you have to take into count who is hurt or who didn’t play in a certain matchup.  As always I will try my very best to be fair in my rankings . 

 

1.      North Oldham-  the Mustangs will stay number 1 all season until someone proves otherwise.  Its weird to say but they went 2-0 this past week but seem to struggle only scoring 46 points vs CAL and only beating Simon Kenton by 10pt at home.

2.      Woodford County- last week the Yellowjackets only had 1 game per the KHSAA scoreboard and it was against Henry Clay.  They have started the season 3-0.  Huge matchup on Tuesday as they take on George Rogers Clark.

3.      South Oldham-  another year and another fun team to watch in Crestwood.  They are shooting the long ball at an extremely high rate.  Even though they have lost 2 non-region games I still think they are the top 3 in 8^th region.

4.      Simon Kenton-  pretty good week for Simon who beat Oldham County at home by 14 and was tied with the best team in the region in the 3^rd quarter but ran out of gas in the fourth quarter.  This is a good group of young men that seem to step up to the challenges.

5.      Oldham County- this time last week I was really high on this group but after one of their best players quit (not sure the reason), the Colonels will rely on their younger guys even more. 

6.      Spencer County- Two great wins last week vs DuBois and Evangel and losing to a ready good Eastern team by only 7 points.

7.      Collins- this is just a sad situation.  I don’t know the facts but I do know that their best player just transferred, and their coach is suspended again.  I hate to say it but Collins might not win many more games this season in my opinion.  I hope I am wrong.

8.      Grant County-  I am giving them the 8 spot since they beat Anderson and Herny lost to Anderson.  Grant is 4-0 and I did not see this coming.  I am excited for this group of young men.  Hopefully they will keep it rolling

9.      Anderson County-  I would call the lost to Grant as an upset.  This Anderson team has a lot more wins in them this season. 

10. Henry County- not sure if all their guys are healthy and/eligible yet or not but when they are….. Watch out--- they might go on a long winning streak.

11. Walton Verona-this group is going to get better and better as the year goes on.  They blew out Gallatin last week winning by 32points. 

12. Owen County- huge win last week over a hungry Shelby County team.  Heard it was a great game throughout…. Owen might surprise some folks this year.

13. Shelby County- lost by 2 to Owen County.  They have already shown signs of being a lot better than they were last year.  Coach Leslie has the boys believing.

14. Eminence – got them a big District win last week over Carroll.  They have a lot of winnable games coming up in the coming weeks.

15. Gallatin County- this group has had some tough loses by a wide margin so far this year but a 12 point district win over Carroll County has to be a great feeling for them.

16. Trimble County- lost to Henry County by 38 a few days ago.  They have two big district games coming up with Carroll and Gallatin.  They are good enough to compete in both of those games.

17. Carroll County- Have lost 3 straight after starting the year with a win.  Huge game against Trimble with a chance to move up in the polls.

18. Willamstown- still looking for this first win of the season.  There are definitely some wins on their schedule if they keep working hard to improve.

19. Cornerstone Chr- have already won 2 games this season.  They will play Eminence later this week to see if they can compete against stronger competition.

 

Games of the Week: (not a lot of region matchups this week)

 

Eminence at Henry County-  always fun to watch a good county rivalry game.  Eminence is not a push over but Henry just has too many athletes.

BBALLJUNK pic- Henry by 20

Simon Kenton at Anderson County- pretty long bus ride to Lawrenceburg from Independence.  Might take Simon a well to get their legs warmed up.  I think this will be a great game.

BBALLJUNKIE pick—Simon by 6

Gallatin at Trimble-  since both on these teams are right next to each other at the bottom of the rankings I think this will be a great game. I am going to go with the home team in this matchup.

BBALLJUNKIE pick- Trimble by 2

Walton Verona at Spencer-  This will be a good test for Walton to see how good they really are against one of the best in the region the last 4 years.  Winning in Taylorsville is not easy.

BBALLJUNKIE pick- Spencer by 12

Great write up .. Oldham has their point guard out with an ankle sprain.. injuries happen to every team but Oldham is sure dealing with it right now. Getting Brooks and Will back will make them a solid team. They can make up for the loss of Jakobi to some extent ( even though its a loss) but they need Will and Brooks back in the rotation to do so. But it will give some of the Jv guys some chances to earn time!!

Spencer was down 20 to DuBois with about 3:00 left in the 3rd. Massive comeback. Held Ja’Rye Brown to 4 2nd half points.

Saw something really cool Friday at Anderson. Coach Bryan Hyatt was presented with a plaque for his 100th win. A bunch of former players were there to share that moment with him. Bryan played at Anderson. 

Coaching in your hometown is a great experience but it is tough. I have not seen many guys getting recognized like that in their hometown. I was impressed. 

Andrew Sparrow & Cooper Welch are going to have big seasons for the Bearcats. Don't be surprised to see the roles of Henry Cooper & Hudson DeGarmo grow as the season progresses. Good luck to the Bearcats!

Glad to see Grant County get a nod. They will still  be a work in progress, but they do play stingy defense. I think they can claw their way out of the 32nd and get in the regional, but they still have their work cut out. 

8 hours ago, Joe LeDuc said:

Definitely agree on Anderson having more wins in them.  Have you seen their schedule?  Pretty weak at best.

Yea they definitely have a schedule that is favorable. They did graduate 7 seniors off of last years team so it kinda makes sense.

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6 hours ago, KY_Wildcats said:

Great write up .. Oldham has their point guard out with an ankle sprain.. injuries happen to every team but Oldham is sure dealing with it right now. Getting Brooks and Will back will make them a solid team. They can make up for the loss of Jakobi to some extent ( even though its a loss) but they need Will and Brooks back in the rotation to do so. But it will give some of the Jv guys some chances to earn time!!

Wow didn’t know all 3 of their seniors are out currently. Their 2 freshman seem to be playing well.

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5 hours ago, ChiefSmoke said:

Saw something really cool Friday at Anderson. Coach Bryan Hyatt was presented with a plaque for his 100th win. A bunch of former players were there to share that moment with him. Bryan played at Anderson. 

Coaching in your hometown is a great experience but it is tough. I have not seen many guys getting recognized like that in their hometown. I was impressed. 

Andrew Sparrow & Cooper Welch are going to have big seasons for the Bearcats. Don't be surprised to see the roles of Henry Cooper & Hudson DeGarmo grow as the season progresses. Good luck to the Bearcats!

Congrats to Coach Hyatt. I could see where coaching in your hometown would be rewarding and really tough at times. He is doing a great job.

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Another loss for South Oldham tonight. This time at Christian Academy. 

14 hours ago, ConverseAllStar said:

Another loss for South Oldham tonight. This time at Christian Academy. 

Souths best player is still very hampered by his ankle injury. Cal has quite abit of talent too now that all their football kids are back in the rotation. 

18 hours ago, Bballjunkie said:

Wow didn’t know all 3 of their seniors are out currently. Their 2 freshman seem to be playing well.

Will Hinkle is out, and he really makes them go. Jakobi (sr) quit and Brooks Knightlinger the other Sr is out with a high ankle sprain, and hasn't practiced in weeks. He should be back in the next few weeks, hopefully both in the next couple of weeks.  Their top three scorers current are two frosh and a soph.

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Bump.