3rd Region: Week 4

All eyes are on the Daviess County Panthers this week as they enter the semifinals of the Lexington Catholic Holiday Tournament.  The state is getting eyes on Jonathan Moss as he makes his bid for Mr. Basketball.  He will be playing opposite of another great candidate in Reece Davidson from North Laurel today.

1. Daviess County Panthers (9-2) – SAME - Wins (Woodford Co 53-50 & Caverna 54-47)
                Daviess County is playing in the Lexington Catholic Holiday Tournament this week and has scored weekend wins over Woodford and Caverna.  Mr. Basketball candidate Jonathan Moss is showcasing his talent for the state to see, scoring 24 in both wins.  They will face North Laurel I the semifinals today.

2. Grayson County Cougars (5-4) – SAME -  Wins (Shelby Co 80-44 & Waggner 82-75)
                The Cougars have bounced back from their 3 losses in the King of the Bluegrass with 2 wins in the Henry County Holiday Tournament.  They will face Danville Christian for the championship today.  WKU commit Jack Logdson had 30 against Waggner and is averaging 23.3 per game on the season.  Spencer Langdon led the team in scoring in the win over Shelby County.
    

 
3. Ohio County Eagles (7-1) – UP 1 – No Games last week
        Ohio County hosts the DQ Classic this week with games against Hancock County, Hart County and Whitesville Trinity before traveling to Union County on Saturday.

4. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (8-3) – DOWN 1 - Losses (Adair Co 78-56 & Somerset Christian 80-66)
        The Mustangs dropped a pair of games to Adair and Somerset Christian in the Bethlehem Holiday Classic this weekend.  Gavin Groves leads the team in scoring at 17.1 ppg on the season.  Muhlenberg will travel to Grayson County on Friday.

5. Apollo Eagles (8-1) – SAME - Wins (Hialeah FL 72-43)
    Apollo traveled to Florida for the Hileah Holiday Tournament.  Big man Landon Henning had a monster showing, scoring 32 points and pulling 23 boards.  The Eagles will have a big test today in Erie PA, who is highly ranked in 6A Pennsylvania basketball.

6.Meade County Greenwave (5-3) – SAME - Wins (Fayette Academy, TN 87-39) & Losses (Beech Senior TN 88-70 & Muhlenberg Co 66-60)
                The Waves went 1-2 in the South Warren Holiday Classic.  Hayden Shouse and Ayden Medley are both off to big starts for Meade.  Medley poured in 37 against Fayette and had 34 last week against LKY.  Shouse is scoring 25 per game though the first 8 while Medley is at 23.5 per game.  The Wave hosts Eastern on Saturday.

7. Owensboro Catholic Aces (6-3) – SAME - Wins (Mayfield 51-49 & Graves Co 57-39)
                The Aces have won 2 games in the Henderson Holiday Tournament without explosive guard Solly Smith.  Dremail Carothers led the way with 16 against Mayfield while Jake Murphy scored 16 against Graves.  The Aces have one more game in Henderson before opening All-A play on Friday against Whitesville Trinity.

8. Mclean County Cougars (8-3) – UP 2 - Wins (Valley 57-49, Whitesville Trinity 67-51 & Webster Co 58-52)
                The Cougars have reeled off 5 straight wins, including an impressive one over previously unbeaten Webster County.  Camden Baird led the team with 21 in the win.  Layden Bozarth has been impressive through the month of December, averaging 17.4 per game.  Mclean looks to keep it going at home Tuesday against 7-2 Murray.

9. Breckinridge County Tigers (5-6) – DOWN 1 - Wins (Ballard Memorial 58-49 & Valley 46-34), Losses (Webster Co 61-50)
    The Tigers closed the week with a pair of wins over Valley and Ballard Memorial.  Jake Flood led the way with 15 against Ballard while sophomore Hawk Amstutz had 17 against Valley.  The Tigers travel to Edmonson for their Holiday tournament today against Clinton County.
    

 
10. Edmonson County Wildcats (4-3) – DOWN 1 – No games this week
               The Wildcats host their own Holiday Classic this week with games against Kipp Collegiate, TN, Breck County and Clinton County.

11. Hancock County Hornets (7-2) – SAME - Wins (Tecumseh IN 72-49) & Losses (Tecumseh, IN 78-41)
    The Hornets split a pair of games against Tecumseh, IN last week.  Seth Hunt scored 14 in the win.  Hancock travels to Ohio County this week for the DQ Classic with games against Ohio, Whitesville Trinity and Hart County.

12. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (7-6) – SAME – Wins (Mayfield 53-49, Ballard Memorial 38-34 & New Washington, IN 69-52), Losses (Mclean Co 67-51 & Tecumseh, IN 65-60)
                The Raiders had an active Christmas week, going 3-2.  Junior Harrison Barnett led the team in wins over Mayfield and Ballard Memorial with 21 and 13.  Trinity travels to Ohio County for games against Hart, Hancock and Ohio County.

13. Owensboro Red Devils (0-8) – SAME - Losses (Carlisle Co 60-58, Springfield, TN 65-57 and Northeast, TN 78-68)
                The Devils are still seeking their first win of the season.  Kade Arnold leads the team with 13.4 ppg while Demarcus Ganaway Jr has entered the lineup, scoring 12 per game in only 4 outings.  Owensboro does not have another game scheduled until next Tuesday against Hopkinsville.

14. Butler County Bears (1-11) – SAME – Wins (Ballard Memorial 59-47), Losses (Webster Co 74-45, Mayfield 71-42 & Nelson Co 93-66)
                The Bears scored their first win of the season over Ballard Memorial last week.  Curtis Murphy led the way with 23 while Juniors Cooper Embry and Carson Davis each scored 14.  Butler does not have a game scheduled this week.

15. Cloverport Aces (0-3) - SAME – No games this week
        The Aces did not play this week but are scheduled to open All-A play against Mclean on Saturday.