16th Region: Week 3

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Holiday tournaments and events. Most of the region played some games then are jumping into these events while out of school. You get matchups you usually would see in some near empty gyms. Time to see where you are after almost a month of the marathon of a season. 

 

1. Ashland (5-0)

W vs. OBI 99-50

• Tomcats took the week off until the PIT kicked off on Saturday in Pikeville and they came out dominant with a 49 point drubbing of Oneida. They will finish up the PIT Sunday and Monday before hosting their own AIT next weekend. 

 

2. Boyd County (4-3)

L vs. Maryville (TN) 66-61

W vs. Lincoln Co. 85-64

L vs. GRC 75-74

• Lions had a tough week against some good competition. They travelled to Tennessee and played a Maryville team that is currently 11-1 in Tennessee and had a good showing. They finished in Winchester by defeating Lincoln County easily before losing a 19 point halftime lead to fall to the host GRC Cardinals. 

 

3 Russell (5-0)

W vs. Corbin 65-55

• Coach Cooksey’s Devils just keep getting better and keep winning. They only played one game this week and it was an impressive win over Corbin at South Laurel. They will finish up at South with games against Rockcastle and the host Cardinals before playing at LCA next Saturday. 

 

4 East Carter (1-2)

W at Raceland 52-49

W vs. Fairview 89-52

L vs. Floyd Central 71-64

• Basketball is a results driven game and it seems nobody wants to step up and be #4 in our rankings so the biggest risers this week are the Raiders. These defeated our previous #4 Raceland. They finished 2-1 this week with a close loss to currently 5-2 Floyd Central. 

 

5 Raceland (4-3)

L vs. East Carter 52-49

W vs. West Carter 58-42

• The previously mentioned Rams falls a spot after falling at home to East Carter. The football guys seem to be getting their basketball legs under them as they followed with a decisive win over West Carter in their Derby Classic on Saturday. 

 

6 Greenup County (4-2)

W at Fleming Co. 71-50

W vs. Bath Co. 89-56

• Another results based mover. The Musketeers are a fun group to watch and got great results this week by beating up on the 61st District divisive wins over Fleming and Bath. They’ve already beaten Rowan this year as well. Maybe Greenup can petition a district move? 

 

7 Elliott County (3-1)

Idle all week

• The Lions are taking 16 days between games according to KHSAA. Their best game isn’t until 12/29 at Belfry. 

 

8 Lewis County (2-4)

W vs. Morgan Co. 76-68

L vs. Wheelersburg (OH) 84-72

• Another head to head mover. This was Morgan County last week but Lewis defeated them head to head so it is only right they jump them. A 1-1 week for the Lions with their victory over Morgan and loss vs. Wheelersburg at East Carter. 

 

9 Morgan County (3-4)

L at Lewis Co. 76-68

L vs. Boyle Co. 61-54

W vs. Mercer Co. 65-37

• The Cougars are still waiting on their first big win of the season. So far their 3 wins has been against teams with a combined 3 wins. Some big chances await them before the calendar flips to 2026. 

 

10 West Carter (4-2) 

L at Raceland 58-42

• As of this writing, the Comets only game this week was a loss at Raceland in the Derby Classic. The Comets started off hot at 4-0 but have dropped two straight. Some winnable games remain at Raceland and next week in Bath County. 

 

11 Fleming County (3-2)

L vs. Greenup Co. 71-50

W vs. Augusta 84-53

L vs. Dunbar 75-56

• Coach Biggs seems to be in rebuild mode and looked to be starting hot but cooled off this week with two disappointing losses to Greenup and Dunbar. They did find their way in a win against an always well coached Augusta team. Some tough games against South Laurel and Knox Central await them Sunday and Monday. 

 

12 Rowan County (2-5)

W vs. Menifee Co. 87-37

L at Lawrence Co. 81-51

L at Pikeville 102-51

• Hard times have fallen up the mighty Vikings.  Started the week off with a dominant 50 point win over Menifee only to get running clocked in the next two games. The Vikings are young with inexperienced and have a coach who is still gaining experience. It will get better. 

 

13 Bath County (4-4)

W vs. Trinity Christian 66-40

L vs. Estill Co. 74-61

W at St. Pat 67-63

L at Greenup Co. 89-56

• So far it has been up and down for first year coach Jared Gambrel. They are 4-4 but their four wins have come against teams with a combined 1-28 record. 

 

14 Menifee County (0-8)

L at Rowan Co. 87-37

L at Lee Co. 81-54

• Wildcats still searching for that first win. They were scheduled to play in Berea this weekend but cancelled due to lack of players so they will be off 12 days between games. 

 

15 Fairview (0-9)

L vs. Notre Dame (OH) 76-36

L at East Carter 89-52

• The race for #15 in the region will come down to who can crack the win column. The Eagles are off until 12/29 when they have a good chance to get that win against Rose Hill.