Holiday tournaments and events are in full swing during Christmas break. Many teams are playing some competition they usually wouldn’t face and living life in the NBA. Wake up and play ball, no school to worry about. 

 

1. Ashland (7-2)

W vs. Huntington Expression 93-70

L at Pikeville 77-65

W vs. St. Mary 90-66

L vs. Henry Clay

• Tomcats started the week at PIT in Pikeville. They made it to finals after a win over Huntington Expression where they fell to the host Panthers in the finals. Drew Smith led the Cats with 27 in the finals. After a little break the Tomcats are hosting the 70th annual AIT. As of this writing, Ashland will play in the 3rd place game vs. Simon Kenton after falling to Henry Clay in the semi-finals on Sunday night. 

 

2. Boyd County (6-3)

W vs. McCracken Co. 90-82

W vs. North Oldham 75-64

• The Lions made their way to Lexington to play in WGM Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic. As of this writing, the Lions are in the Semi-Finals on Monday night vs. host Lexington Catholic. They got to the finals with two impressive wins over McCracken County and North Oldham. Jacob Spurlock is averaging 28.5 PPG in the two wins. 

 

3. Russell (7-2)

W vs. Rockcastle Co. 74-52

L at South Laurel 62-46

W at LCA 74-51

L vs. Conner 71-60

• Coach Cooksey’s Devils continue to make their claim at the top challengers to Ashland and Boyd. They finished off the week at South Laurel with a win over Rockcastle before falling for the first time to South Laurel. From there they headed to LCA and the Jim Rose Classic. As of this writing, they will be playing Ryle for third place on Monday after beating host LCA and falling to Conner. The Devils are very balanced with three players averaging double figures (Burgess, Pridemore, and Cordial). 

 

4. Raceland (8-4)

W vs. Prestonsburg 74-54

W vs. Holmes 76-45

W vs. Bullitt Central 67-64

W vs. Logan Co. 66-53

L vs. Barren Co. 59-53

• Busy week for the Rams who move back up to 4. Four straight wins before falling to an 8-2 Barren County team. Jonah Arnett continues to get into basketball shape and show why he’s one of the most underrated players in the region. 

 

5. West Carter (8-2)

W vs. Holmes 67-47

W vs. Prestonsburg 73-48

W vs. Ludlow 78-52

W vs. Doss 65-47

• A big rise this week for Coach Webb’s Comets. They finished a 4-0 week and will play Monday night for a championship in the Dan Swartz Classic at Bath County. They easily defeated Ludlow and Doss so far in Owingsville. West is going to have a lot to say about the All-A championship coming up soon. Nathan Webb is back after missing last season with injury and averaging 18 PPG. 

 

6. East Carter (4-3)

W vs. Symmes Valley (OH) 69-53

• Raider fall to 6 despite having defeated Raceland previously. This is due to the Rams having a great week and East only having played once. They will remain off until January 5th. 

 

7. Greenup County (4-2)

W at Chesapeake (OH) 75-66

• Musketeers won their only game this week across the border in Ohio. Kasey Gammon has been a rock for the young Musketeers averaging 19 a game. Greenup with play 3 games this week at East Jessamine. 

 

 

8. Elliott County (4-3)

Idle all week

• Lions will head to Belfry for the Mountain Schoolboy Classic where they will open with Betsy Layne. Lake Adkins and Tysen Crabtree pace the Lions at 14 PPG each. 

 

9. Morgan County (3-4)

W vs. Russell Co. 85-82

• The Cougars finished their trip to Berea 2-1 with a victory over Russell County in overtime. This week they travel to Gatlinburg where they will open with Lake Oconee (GA) on Monday. 

 

10. Lewis County (3-6)

L vs. Floyd Central 65-62

W vs. Harrison Co. 80-61

L vs. Marion Co. 68-61

• Just when it looks like the Lions are about to off, something bring them back down. Played Floyd Central close and defeated Harrison County before a loss to Marion County at Bath County. They’ll finish up in Owingsville in the 3rd place game vs. Doss on Monday. 

 

11. Fleming County (3-4)

L vs. South Laurel 72-43

L vs. Knox Central 84-40

• A rebuilding year for Coach Biggs has the Panthers taking some lumps. They are off until January 3rd when they will host Boyd County. 

 

12. Rowan County (4-7)

L vs. Hazard 83-64

W vs. OBI 79-65

L vs. Marion Co. 67-65

W vs. Harrison Co. 61-55

• Inexperience all around for the Vikings has them showing some growth as well as some frustration. The four teams the Vikings have defeated have won a combined 7 games. They are still looking for that signature win. Cam Cross leads the Vikes at 24 PPG. They are playing for 5th place on Monday vs. Ludlow at Bath County. 

 

13. Bath County (4-6)

L vs. Doss 71-41

L vs. Ludlow 57-46

• The Wildcats are another team looking for a signature win this season. So far the four teams they’ve defeated are a combined 2-31 on the season with St. Pat being the only team with a win. They were running clocked in the opening game of their own tournament and lost the second day to Ludlow in a game they were never really in. They will play for 7th place on Monday vs. Harrison County. 

 

14. Menifee County (0-8)

Idle all week

• The Wildcats were scheduled to play in Berea but backed out due to lack of players. They will travel to Russellville this week to take on host Russellville, John Hardin, and Heritage. 

 

15. Fairview (0-9)

Idle all week

• Eagles might get off the last spot if they can defeated Rose Hill on Monday night and gain some momentum going into the All-A the next week. 

10 hours ago, TribeTime said:

5. West Carter (8-2)

W vs. Holmes 67-47

W vs. Prestonsburg 73-48

W vs. Ludlow 78-52

W vs. Doss 65-47

• A big rise this week for Coach Webb’s Comets. They finished a 4-0 week and will play Monday night for a championship in the Dan Swartz Classic at Bath County. They easily defeated Ludlow and Doss so far in Owingsville. West is going to have a lot to say about the All-A championship coming up soon. Nathan Webb is back after missing last season with injury and averaging 18 PPG.  

Nice to see West Carter off to a good start. They won again to today. It's their best eleven game start since 2016.

Webb is stroking from behind the arc, connecting on 54% of his three point attempts.

On 12/29/2025 at 10:43 AM, TribeTime said:

6. East Carter (4-3)

W vs. Symmes Valley (OH) 69-53

• Raider fall to 6 despite having defeated Raceland previously. This is due to the Rams having a great week and East only having played once. They will remain off until January 5th. 

 

East is actually playing in a tournament in South Carolina and have games yesterday and today.