Daviess County has proven to be an early season contender for a state championship.  They also have one of the favorites for Mr. Basketball in Jonathan Moss.  Moss put on a show for the state wide audience at Lexington Catholic this past week.  He has decommitted from Chattanooga, as his recruiting has blown up over the past few months.  Grayson County recovered nicely from their stumble in the King of the Bluegrass and got a nice top 25 win over Danville Christian.  Everything is lining up for another late season showdown between these 2 powerhouses.

 

1. Daviess County Panthers (12-3) – SAME - Wins (N Laurel 68-47, Boyd Co 86-78 & McCracken 72-62) & Losses (St Joseph, CA 81-70)
                The Panthers put the state on notice by winning the Lexington Catholic Holiday Tournament last week.  In the championship game against Boyd, Jon Moss scored 33, DeAaron Watkins had 30 and 13 and Michael Acton had 18 and 11.  Moss again led the way with 20 over McCraken on Saturday and 23 in the loss to St Joseph CA.  St Joseph is ranked top 10 in the country by many services.  Daviess host a pair of 3^rd region games this week against Breck County and Apollo.

 

2. Grayson County Cougars (8-4) – SAME -  Wins (Danville Christian 79-74, Muhlenberg Co 98-74 & Henry Co 91-43)
                The Cougars have reeled off 5 straight wins since their King of the Bluegrass appearance, including a nice top 25 win over Danville Christian.  Brody Armstrong had 30 and scored his 1000^th career point.  He also pulled his 500^th career rebound.  Armstrong has upped his season average to 16.2 ppg.  Jack Logsdon leads the team with 23.6 ppg and had 20 in the win over Henry County.  Grayson has Madisonville and Butler County scheduled this week.
    

 

3. Ohio County Eagles (11-1) – SAME – Wins (Hancock Co 61-40, Hart Co 55-40, Whitesville Trinity 73-55 & Union Co 83-49)
               The Eagles have reeled off 10 straight wins since falling to Grayson County in the second game of the season.  They swept games in their Holiday Tournament last week and closed with a win over Union County.  Ryan Durham is right at 20 ppg on the year to lead the team in scoring, while Max Hosclaw is scoring 10 a game.  Ohio hosts a huge 10^th district game against Muhlenberg County on Tuesday before hosting Meade on Friday.

 

4. Muhlenberg County Mustangs (8-4) – SAME - Losses (Grayson Co 98-74)
        The Mustangs have now lost 3 straight games following their loss to Grayson County this past week.  Gavin Groves leads the team in scoring at 16.8 ppg.  Kason Morris is also in double figures at 14 per game.  Muhlenberg has a big district game at Ohio on Tuesday before traveling to Greenwood on Saturday.

 

5. Apollo Eagles (10-2) – SAME - Wins (Daniel Boone, TN 69-44 & Livingston Central 69-44) & Losses (Erie, PA 49-32)
                The Eagles went 6-1 during the holiday tournament season with their only loss coming to a highly rated PA squad.  Landon Henning leads the team with 13.5 points and 14 boards per game.  Kayden Green, Carlos Cruz and Tate Powers are all averaging double figures scoring.  Apollo travels to Daviess County for a big 9^th district showdown on Friday.

 

6.Meade County Greenwave (6-4) – SAME - Wins (Mclean Co 67-50) & Losses (Lou Eastern 76-67)
                The Waves split a pair of games last week.  They got a nice region win over Mclean and challenged a solid Louisville Eastern squad.  Hayden Shouse had 24 and 11 in the win over Mclean before pouring in 31 against Eastern.  Shouse is up to 25.4 points per game to lead the region through the first half of the season.  Meade has a couple tough 3^rd Region road games this week against Owensboro Catholic and Ohio County.

 

7. Owensboro Catholic Aces (8-3) – SAME - Wins (Whiteville Trinity 74-43 & Hancock Co 63-42)
                The Aces scored a couple All-A regional tournament wins this week.  Braylon Coots lead the team with 17 in the win over Trinity while Jake Murphy led the team with 23 against Hancock.  Owensboro Catholic will face Mclean for the All-A Regional Title tonight before hosting Meade on Wednesday.  They will open district play against Owensboro on Friday.

 

8. Edmonson County Wildcats (6-4) – UP 2 – Wins (Kipp Collegiate TN 88-59 & Breck Co 83-73) & Losses (Clinton Co 61-58)
               The Wildcats went 2-1 in their own holiday tournament last week.  In the win over Kipp TN, Tyler Wilson led a balanced attack.  Against Breck, Braden Wright poured in 23, while Blayne Deweese had 15 points and 12 boards.  Edmonson hosts Logan County on Tuesday and Whitesville Trinity on Friday.

 

9. Mclean County Cougars (9-5) – DOWN 1 - Wins (Cloverport 66-21) & Losses (Murray 77-57 & Meade Co 67-50)
                Mclean had a tough week against good competition with losses to Murray and Meade.  Camden Baird led the way against Murray with 19 while Layden Bozarth had 21 against Meade.  The Cougars will play Owensboro Catholic for the All-A regional title tonight before traveling to Breck on Friday and Hancock on Saturday.

 

10. Whitesville Trinity Raiders (9-8) – 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 scored a couple of wins in the Ohio County Holiday Tournament but fell in the All-A Regional Tournament to Owensboro Catholic.  Ian Roby and Harrison Barnett each lead the team with 13.8 ppg.  Mason Smith is also in double figures with 10.1 per game.  Trinity hits the road this week with games against Hancock and Edmonson County.

 

11. Breckinridge County Tigers (6-8) – DOWN 2 - Wins (Kipp Collegiate 69-45), Losses (Clinton Co 58-42 & Edmonson Co 83-73)
                The Fighting Tigers dropped 2 of 3 in the Edmonson County Holiday Tournament.  Ryan Nottingham had 14 to lead the team in the win over Kipp Collegiate.  Breck travels to Daviess on Tuesday before hosting Mclean on Friday.

 

12. Hancock County Hornets (7-6) – DOWN 1 - Losses (Ohio Co 61-40, Whitesville Trinity 62-46, Hart Co 71-51 & Owensboro Catholic 63-42)
                It was a rough week for the Hornets, as they have no dropped 5 straight games.  Keegan Wilson is the lone Hornet in double figures for the season, with 16.1 ppg.  Hancock has a pair of road games this week against Trinity and Mclean County.

 

13. Owensboro Red Devils (0-8) – SAME – No games this week
                The Devils seek their first win of the season this week with home games against Hopkinsville and Owensboro Catholic.

 

14. Butler County Bears (1-11) – SAME – No games this week
                The Bears took New Year’s week off.  They have a pair of road games this week at Greenwood and Grayson County.

 

15. Cloverport Aces (0-4) - SAME – Losses (Mclean Co 66-21
               The Aces fell to Mclean County in the All-A regional tournament.  Waydon Poole leads the team with 7.2 ppg.  The Aces host Brown on Tuesday.

Bump.