Not a whole lot shaken up in the 6th this week as the post-Christmas events wrapped up and a few standalone games happened Saturday. Several of the public schools had weeks off leading into the first week back to class. Butler is still riding high with Pleasure Ridge Park, Jeffersontown and red hot Evangel Christian right below them. Evangel Christian may have the best player in the region and he is only a junior. With them and WEB DuBois being competitive, this region is more open than one could have imagined at the start of the season.

Rankings:

1. Butler - Henrich Barjolo and Adrian Wilder both scored 15 as the Bears left Missouri with a win over Capital City (MO). They host Ballard and Doss this week.

2. Pleasure Ridge Park - PRP beat Atherton by 3 as Neyko Jenkins scored 21. They have 3 games against regional foes this week as they play Valley, Bullitt East, and Western.

3. Jeffersontown - The Chargers beat Henry Clay to take home the presitigious Ashland Invitational title. Dayvonne Harrison had 21 in the win. They play Seneca and Male this week.

4. Evangel Christian - The Eagles had an amazing week as they beat Scott and Holy Cross (Covington) at Bellevue and then beat Corbin on the road in double overtime. Pablo Molima had 28 points and 18 rebounds in the win over Holy Cross, a squad that is near the top of the 9th region. They face Holy Cross of Louisville this week before engaging in what is the game of the week between regional opponents. The Eagles will host WEB DuBois in a game that may very well tell us which of these squads can be a contender.

5. WEB DuBois - The Lions closed out the Cumberland Falls Invitational with a win over Barbourville but a loss to Corbin. Ja Rye Brown is averaging over 30 points per game. They travel to Western before they square off with Evangel Christian, another road opponent. Remember, the Lions don't have a home game scheduled until the end of this month. That game against Evangel will feature both Brown and Pablo Molima, two players who are just having absolutely stellar seasons so far.

6. DeSales - The Colts were blown out on the road by South Oldham. They kickoff the 2A Sectionals this week.

7. Bullitt Central - The Cougars beat Spencer County by 7. They travel to play Thomas Nelson this week.

8. Fairdale - Fairdale is on a 5 game skid as they went winless in Tennessee then returned back to Kentucky where they lost to Caverna at Grayson County. They play Waggener and Taylor County this week. 

9. Bullitt East - The Chargers beat Greenup County and lost to Russell County on the last day of East Jessamine's tournament. They then beat Madisonville-North Hopkins at Grayson County Saturday. They play PRP and Moore this week.

10. North Bullitt - The Eagles were winless in their trip to Tennessee but got a nice win upon their return. They beat Elizabethtown by 15 at home. They face Anderson County and Southern this week.

11. Fern Creek - The Tigers won their last game in Central Hardin over Green County by 4. Francky Ngindu had 16 points and 10 rebounds. They play Brown, Whitefield Academy and Atherton this week. 

12. Western - After being off since December 21st, the Warriors play WEB DuBois, PRP and Iroquois this week.

13. Southern - The Trojans were winless at Central Hardin in 3 games, dropping their finale to Central. They have Iroquois, LKY, and North Bullitt this week. 

14. Holy Cross - The Cougars were blown out by Shelby County as they left Henry County winless over 3 games. They were able to get a close win over Portland Christian at home. 

15. Moore - Moore resumes play this week against Newcomer Academy. They then have Male and Bullitt East.

16. Valley - The Vikings have Central, Carroll County, and PRP this week after being idle this past week.

17. Whitefield Academy - The Wildcats are on a four game winning streak, their last game being a blowout victory over Iroquois. Noah Towler had 27 points. They play the Christian Educational Consortium and Fern Creek this week.

18. Doss - The Dragons lost to Lewis County last week. They face Taylor County and Butler this week.

19. Iroquois - The Raiders got a win over MHG Prep, their second of the year. They also lost to Whitefield Academy that same day. Both games were at home They play Southern, Western, and Shelby County this week.

Bump.