District play has begun and that helped contribute to a week that held some thrilling games. The rankings are nearly identical from last week as pretty much every team took a loss at some point. What stands out is Danville, ranked 13th, nearly knocking off their crosstown rival, number 1 Danville Christian. We also saw another thriller between district foes as Mercer bested Burgin by 2 in overtime. 

More fun awaits the region this week as the table is set for another batch of competitive games in what may truly be the most equal region in the state.

Rankings:

1. Danville Christian Academy (8-2) - The Warriors fell to Grayson County in the Henry County Invitational title game by 5. The weekend brought a road game against rival Danville and it was a thriller. Ben Mikels scored 16 as DCA escaped on the road with a 2 point win. This was only their second game against a fellow 12th region team. The other one was against Garrard County, meaning they were both mandatory district games. The Warriors have this week off.

2. Pulaski County (10-3) - The Maroons lost two games in Tennessee before blowing out Casey County. They play South Laurel and North Laurel this week with both games being on the road.

3. West Jessamine (6-5) - The Colts are on a 4 game losing skid as they fell to Paintsville and Scott County. They are playing a tough schedule. This week they host Paris and Wayne County. 

4. Southwestern (9-3) - The Warriors lost to Bell County but beat South Laurel by 4 in overtime. Jarrett Simpson had 18 points and 14 rebounds. They face Wayne County and Letcher County Central this week. 

5. Lincoln County (6-5) - The Patriots beat Wayne County by 4 at Madison Central. They lost to LaRue County by 4 at home. Sawyer Robbins had 27 in the win and 23 in the loss. Cash Baird made his return against LaRue and had 10. They play Rockcastle County and Boyle County on the road this week. The Lincoln/Boyle games are usually superbly fun, competitive rock fights. 

6. Wayne County (8-5) - The Cardinals fell to Lincoln County but beat Boyle County. They have Southwestern, Rockcastle County and West Jessamine this week. All 3 games should be spectacular and really show off some of the best that this region has to offer.

7. Boyle County (6-3) - The Rebels lost at home to Wayne County. They have Henry Clay and Lincoln County this week in two games that should really test how far they have come after one month of basketball.

8. Somerset (6-4) - Somerset lost to Adair County but got a nice win over Rockcastle County behind Aedyn Absher's 28 points. 

9. Rockcastle County (7-7) - The Rockets ended up going 1 and 2 during their trip to Florida. They opened up 2026 with a loss to Somerset and a one point loss to Johnson County. They host Lincoln and Wayne this week before visiting Mercer.

10. Somerset Christian School (7-4) - The Cougars were off this week. They kickoff All A tournament play this week. 

11. Garrard County (5-8) - The Golden Lions went 1 and 2 in their 4 Banks Classic, ending it with a heartbreaking 38-35 loss in overtime to Anderson County. They kickoff 2A Sectional play against Lexington Catholic at Harrison County before playing East Jessamine and Bryan Station.

12. McCreary County Central (6-7) - The Raiders wrapped up the East Jessamine tournament before falling to Bell County by 20 in the 2A Sectional. They play Harlan County in their next 2A Sectional game.

13. Danville (5-6) - Woulda, coulda, shoulda. The Ads almost took down number 1 DCA but ultimately fell short by 2 points. Also, what if I told you that DCA outrebound Danville 35 to 15? Will the Ads walk out of this one with new found confidence or will they be dejected by what could have been? They face Trinity Christian in the All A first round this week.

14. East Jessamine (7-7) - The Jaguars went 2 and 1 in their tournament. They then lost by 21 to Lexington Christian. They face Madison Southern and Garrard County this week.

15. Mercer County (2-11) - The Titans got a district win as they beat Burgin by 2 in overtime. They face Russell County and Rockcastle County this week.

16. Burgin (3-7) - Although they couldn't bring home the win against Mercer County, the Bulldogs did defeat Fort Knox. They face Somerset in the All A before playing district foe Trinity Christian.

17. Casey County (5-6) - The Colonels defeated Robertson County but were blown out by Pulaski County. They face Marion County and Frankfourt Christian this week.

18. Trinity Christian (0-10) - The Titans are still searching for win number 1 as they face Jackson County, Danville, Burgin, and Washington County this week.

19. Kentucky School for the Deaf (0-2) - The Colonels play Frankfort Christian this week.

 

DCA started the Danville game up 20-2 as well.  Wild game.  The All A Region will be at DCA this week, and kicks off Tuesday.

Boyles gotta start putting teams away. Against Southwestern, Wayne, and Henry Clay they jumped up big only to see the other team come back and them fade. 

Somerset cruises past Burgin in First Rd of All A Region 74-39.  Setting up a semifinal matchup TH night @ DCA.  Rock pulls out a big win @ home over Lincoln Co. 53-50.  

Wayne Co. also picked up a big win over district rival Southwestern 62-46. 

2 hours ago, LethalPG said:

Wayne Co. also picked up a big win over district rival Southwestern 62-46. 

Wayne has a good team.  Farmer went crazy against Boyle with 29 & 12.  Phillips should probably get 12th region player of the year and I was impressed with Morgan.  They could make some noise in the 12th region tourney if they keep progressing. 

4 minutes ago, RVaughn said:

Wayne has a good team.  Farmer went crazy against Boyle with 29 & 12.  Phillips should probably get 12th region player of the year and I was impressed with Morgan.  They could make some noise in the 12th region tourney if they keep progressing. 

I haven't seen Phillips live yet, but I wouldn't say he's a runaway favorite either.  This is a pretty deep SR class.  Getting Farmer back was huge for them.  They would probably be the favorite if Edwards hadn't blew his knee out in football. 

All A Semifinals TH. @ DCA

6:00- Somerset vs. DCA 

8:00 Danville vs. Somerset Christian 

Public vs. Private.  Should be a wild environment in DCA's gym.  Just curious, what is the capacity for the gym?

58 minutes ago, LethalPG said:

All A Semifinals TH. @ DCA

6:00- Somerset vs. DCA 

8:00 Danville vs. Somerset Christian 

Public vs. Private.  Should be a wild environment in DCA's gym.  Just curious, what is the capacity for the gym?

Maybe 750, squeezed tight? Should be two good games on Thursday night.

3 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

Maybe 750, squeezed tight? Should be two good games on Thursday night.

Just based on the number of bleachers I’d say it would be about the same as Burgin.  

1 minute ago, 24Rocks said:

Just based on the number of bleachers I’d say it would be about the same as Burgin.  

How deep do the upper level bleachers go? I've only sat at the bottom.

3 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

How deep do the upper level bleachers go? I've only sat at the bottom.

They're about the same on the top as on the bottom.

I asked today and was told 500.

6 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

I asked today and was told 500.

Yeesh. That's too small for 4 teams in a tournament type setting.  They'd be better off scheduling enough time between games to clear the gym.  

3 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Yeesh. That's too small for 4 teams in a tournament type setting.  They'd be better off scheduling enough time between games to clear the gym.  

Makes it more fun. Old district tourney games at Harrodsburg High School were tight also, just get there early ?