6th Region: Week 3

The 6th is turning into one of the more brutal regions as they teams continue to beat up on each other and, for the ones at the top, seek out stellar teams from across the state to play. The King of the Bluegrass presented a fun challenge for two of the contenders and that event closes out on Monday. 

There is no movement in the rankings at the top and a little movement at the very bottom. However, 6 through 13 saw huge fluctuation. That includes all 3 Bullitt County teams beating up on each other. 

Rankings:

1. Butler - The Bears did not have anyone score above 12 in their 3 point opening round loss to Frederick Douglass in the King of the Bluegrass. That was, and remains, their only loss of the year. They have gone on to get two wins in the event and face Warren Central 3:00 PM on Monday. They travel to Jefferson City, Missouri after Christmas in what I have to consider as one of the more random holiday tournament locations I have seen.

2. Pleasure Ridge Park - The Panthers have one their first two games of the Mac's Holiday Classic on their home court. They finish with Manual today. They travel to Campbellsville the day after Christmas to take on Beechwood. Neyko Jenkins is averaging right at 16 points per game through 6.

3. Jeffersontown - The Chargers had a home blowout win over Moore and a much closer road win at Collins. Dayvonne Harrison went 13 of 14 from the charity stripe against Moore, totaling 21 points. The legendary AIT in Ashland awaits Jeffersontown after Christmas. They will open with Hopkinsville.

4. Fairdale - The Bulldogs have gone below .500 for the moment but they are competing with some of the best in the state. They took Madison Central to overtime in their second game of the King of the Bluegrass, eventually losing by 6. Kamari Roberts had 39 in that game. Their run in the KOB is done. They travel to Tennessee after Christmas for an event out of state.

5. WEB DuBois - The Lions are 8-2 so far and off to a really nice start. They have yet to play a fellow 6th region team and won't do so until January 6th. They won 5 games last week including wins over Manual and Taft (OH). Ja Rye Brown is averaging over 28 points per game and scored 36 against Taft as well as the homeschool team they played the game before. They play in the Cumberland Falls Invitational in Corbin starting Sunday.

6. Evangel Christian - Aristophane "Pablo" Molima highlights this rebuild effort Evangel Christian has undertaken. He scored 26 points in their 88 to 83 win over LCA. He is making noise nationally at the power forward position and is just a junior. His contributing teammates include three 8th graders. It will be fun to watch Evangel this year as the season progresses, but we may be talking about them as a state contender next year. They finish Monday at Whitley County and play in Bellevue's Swauger Classic this weekend.

7. DeSales - The Colts dropped a heartbreaking 2 point overtime loss to North Bullitt before heading to Carrolton for Carroll County's event. There they got a big win over a solid Ryle team out of the 9th region. The difference? Cameron Bischoff had just 15 against North Bullitt and 27 against Ryle. He is certainly the offensive engine for DeSales. They finish up in Carroll County before Christmas and head to Henderson County for an event there this weekend.

8. Bullitt Central - The Cougars are 6-1 and just defeated North Bullitt by 20. Their only loss is to Bullitt East. They play in the Carroll County Christmas Classic this week before Christmas and take on Raceland at Logan County after Christmas.

9. Bullitt East - The Chargers weren't able to compete with Butler and I don't know if they will ever rise past the bottom of the top ten. They play Somerset and Pulaski County in Somerset before Christmas and go back to the 12th region after Christmas to play in East Jessamine's tournament.

10. North Bullitt - A win over DeSales and a blowout loss to Bullitt Central made it quite the yo-yo week for the Eagles. That Bullitt Central loss is their only one on the year but it was ugly. They only managed to score 28. They host Shawnee before the quick holiday break and then head out of state to play three games at Rocky Top Sports World.

11. Fern Creek - The Tigers have Rick Mata who is averaging a double-double and they also have Jeromey Harmon averaging over 12 points a game. What they don't have is any outside shooting. They are 16 of 86 from 3 which equates to right above 18 percent. JD Flippins is 2 of 25 from deep. They play Dixie Heights and Lloyd Memorial in Carroll County before Christmas and then after the holiday travel to Central Hardin for their tournament.

12. Southern - The Trojans got a nice 2 point win over Shelby County. Like Fern Creek, they head to Central Hardin after Christmas.

13. Western - This is where things drop off. Western lost both games last week after the 8 day layoff. They are off until January 6th, so an even longer layoff. Their first two games in January are WEB DuBois and PRP. Those should really gauge if there is any chance of noise this year from the Warriors.

14. Holy Cross - The Cougars were blown out by Evangel Christian and then blew out Newcomer Academy.  They play at Bardstown Tuesday and then in the Henry County Invitational this weekend.

15. Moore - Moore is 1 and 9 and their only win is over Valley. They have been competitive in some games and haven't shied away from top level competition, but the results are the same. Their only game of the week is against Lawrence County.

16. Valley - Valley has 3 wins in a row as they beat Shawnee, Brown and Portland Christian. They play McClean County this week.

17. Doss - The Dragons got win number 1 for the year as they beat Collegiate. They face Bath County on the road this week.

18. Iroquois - The Raiders are still winless. They play Estill County on the road this week.

19. Whitefield Academy - The Wildcats beat Highland Latin. Trinity Christian is their last opponent in December as they host them tonight.