Region 8: Week 4

This is a great time of year.  Region 8 opponents are off playing in Holiday tourneys and playing against new teams.  Even though coaches want to win every game, this is a time of year that coaches play different lineups to get prepared for the second half of the season.  North Oldham had a couple losses in the KOB but they were against top 5 teams. They remain on top.  Woodford County and South Oldham stay put just because their resume and their talent justifies it.  Simon Kenton is one of the hottest teams in region along with Spencer County.  Its almost like those two teams have great coaches and know how to adjust after a few early losses. No surprise on their success.  Oldham County is young so they seem to be a little losing streak but I feel they will be a tough team by February.  Excited about 2026 and to see if who improves over the next few weeks.

1.      North Oldham- The Mustangs beat a good Taylor County yesterday (Dec 27).  Today they play Boyd County, which will be another good test for North Oldham.  I know Ronda missed a game in the KOB tourney.  I hope he is healthy and back on the court.

2.      Woodford County- The Yellow Jackets lost yesterday by 3 to a really good Daviess County team.  Today they will play Collins.  Its always weird to get matched up with a district opponent during a Holiday Tourney.  I think Woodford wins by 20plus.

3.      South Oldham- similar to Woodford County, the Dragons lost yesterday to Waggener and today takes on a Region opponent in Shelby County.  South wins this one by 20plus.

4.      Simon Kenton- the boys from NKY have a 4 game winning streak going.  Today however, they will play a very talented Jeffersontown bunch.  It will be interesting to see if their zone can slow down the kids from Louisville that like to get up and down the floor.

5.      Spencer County-  even though Spencer lost to Oldham County the first game of the year, I am putting them at the 5^th spot.  I just feel they are playing better than OCHS right now.  They are on a 6 game winning streak compared to the Colonels who have lost 3 in a row by double digits.

6.      Oldham County- not sure if Oldham is fully healthy or not but they need a win.  It looks like their competition the last few games are high level so I only dropped them one spot for this. 

7.      Anderson County-  The Bearcats beat Region opponent Trimble County by 40pts to get their 9^th win of the season.  Like I have said before I can't believe this group is winning so many games.  I hope they keep it rolling.

8.      Henry County-  the Wildcats are on a two game winning streak but take on a really good Danville Christian team today at their own Holiday Tourney.  It will be interesting to see how they compete against them

9.      Grant County-  this group seems to be taking a long break if the KHSAA scoreboard is accurate.  No games from Dec 22 to Jan 3.  Can anyone confirm this?

10. Walton Verona-  Looks like they have two games coming up at a The Dave Schabell Classic.  They are setting at 4-4 and I know they would love to finish 2026 off with a winning record

11. Gallatin County- based on their 36 point lost to Bullitt Central I don’t feel great about putting them ahead of Collins but since Collins has had 6 losses in a row I decided to let them jump them.

12. Owen County-  same reasoning for Owen.. They are not winning a lot but their scores look competitive and I just think they are better than Collins.

13. Collins-  after today they will have 6 loses in a row.  Like I have said previously, I am rooting for this group but without their best player and their coach its hard to win games.

14. Shelby County-  the Rockets see that things are not going great across town so they are licking their chops to have another crack at the Titans.  This group lost by 36 to a highly talents Grayson County team yesterday.  Can they be competitive vs South Oldham today?

15. Eminence- three game winning streak at the end of 2025 is something to be excited about for this group.   They have a big All “a” Classic matchup vs Trimble coming up on Jan 6 that they are preparing for currently.

16. Carroll County -  the Panthers are 7-5.  That is a great record for a team with the talent that they have.  This group plays extremely hard each night.

17. Trimble County- 2 game winning streak is a big deal for team that is typically at the bottom of the ranking.  This group have their sites on another win tomorrow vs Pineville.

18. Cornerstown Christian-  they have won 3 games compared to Williamstown 0-8 record so they deserve to jump them

19. Williamstown-  rooting for this group to get their first win of the season.