March 11, 2024. That is the last time Danville Christian Academy lost to a regional opponent. At least until last week. Ironically, that 2024 loss was in the semifinals of the regional tournament to Somerset in triple overtime. This time it was again Somerset but in the semifinals of the All A regional. That game was one among several epic matchups this past week. 

Rankings:

1. Danville Christian Academy - So yes, they lost and they loss to a Somerset team that is just now finding sustained success. But no one else yet has a moving case for the top spot. They face Southwestern, Spencer County, Pulaski County and Boyle County in what is just an absolute brutal week schedule wise. Any one of those games against regional opponents could be argued as the game of the week but ultimately my interest is piqued with that Pulaski matchup.

2. Pulaski County - The Maroons fells to both North Laurel and South Laurel. They host Rockcastle County and DCA this week, both of which should be fun games.

3. Wayne County - So Somerset had the biggest single win of the week, but the Cardinals had the best string of three as they defeated Southwestern, Rockcastle County and West Jessamine. Kendall Phillips became the all time leading scorer for Wayne County during the game against West. They face McCreary Central and Madison Southern this week.

4. Somerset - The Briar Jumpers are headed to Owensboro in a couple of weeks to compete for an All A state title. For now, they have Casey County, Garrard County and another game with Somerset Christian who they just beat for the All A regional title. Aedyn Absher is one of only probably four or five players who have a legit shot at player of the year honors. He is going to leave behind quite the legacy when everything is said and done.

5. West Jessamine - The Colts are floundering a bit, going just 1 and 5 in the last six games. The win was a nice victory over Paris but they turned around and lost to upstart Wayne County at home. They face Madison Central and East Jessamine this week.

6. Boyle County - The Rebels are another team with a big win as they defeated district rival Lincoln County. They have three more district games this week as they face Garrard County, Danville, and DCA. 

7. Southwestern - The Warriors fell to Wayne but defeated Letcher County Central. They face DCA, Russell County and Madison Central this week in what is certainly a difficult stretch in their schedule.

8. Rockcastle County - The Rockets defeated Lincoln County and Mercer County and fell to the Wayne County Cardinals by 4. They face Pulaski County and Knox Central this week. That game against the Maroons is their opportunity to really show the region they are a contender.

9. Lincoln County - The Patriots are down right now but never, ever out. Cash Baird is back and both he and Sawyer Robbins are generating points. However, that hasn't converted to wins in the past three games, their losing streak being contributed to by losses to Boyle County and Rockcastle County this week. They now face Danville and North Laurel.

10. Somerset Christian School - The Cougars defeated Danville to make it the to the All A regional title game but ultimately fell to Somerset. They have Somerset back on their schedule this week as well as McCreary Central.

11. East Jessamine - The Jaguars are having themselves a bit of a moment. They are 4 and 1 in their last 5 and have just defeated Garrard County in overtime. They have two district games this week against Mercer County and West Jessamine.

12. Garrard County - The Golden Lions fell to Lexington Catholic, East Jessamine and Bryan Station. They face Boyle County, Somerset, and Mercer County this week.

13. McCeary Central - The Raiders split their two games last week and face Somerset Christian and Wayne this week.

14. Danville - The Ads fell to Somerset Christian in the All A. They face district foes Lincoln County and Boyle County this week.

15. Mercer County - Unfortunately, it continues to show this schedule was built for a different roster as the Titans continue to get blown out, sometimes by some of the better teams in the state like Ballard. They face East Jessamine and Garrard County this week.

16. Burgin - The Bulldogs got a win over Trinity Christian. They face Cumberland Christian Home in the first of three games this week.

17. Casey County - The Rebels got a win over Frankfort Christian. The first of their three games this week is against red hot Somerset.

18. Trinity Christian - Casey County, Louisville Collegiate, and Dayton are all on the schedule for the Titans this week as they still seek win number one for the season.

19. Kentucky School for the Deaf - The Colonels lost to Frankfort Christian last week. 

Leek Ateny was incredible late against Somerset.  That loss could be some fuel for the Warriors.  I could only imagine the damage he would do if they ran plays for him.  His buckets were self-created pull up 3s from the volleyball line.  A rare talent for the 12th region. 

Brock Stevens has really amped up his play for the Jumpers of late.  He had 16 big points against Danville Christian, and then turned around in finals against Somerset Christian and was tasked with the defensive matchup of sharp shooter Jack Baker (held him to 8 PTS).  That consistent 3rd scorer to go with Absher and Grundy has helped Somerset.

1 hour ago, LethalPG said:

Brock Stevens has really amped up his play for the Jumpers of late.  He had 16 big points against Danville Christian, and then turned around in finals against Somerset Christian and was tasked with the defensive matchup of sharp shooter Jack Baker (held him to 8 PTS).  That consistent 3rd scorer to go with Absher and Grundy has helped Somerset.

Stevens played great defense against Baker.  I think the development of Marcus Jones, to pair with Jakob Bartley gives Somerset a legitimate presence inside as well. I would think their combined stats from Saturday would be a double/double.   

2 hours ago, LethalPG said:

Leek Ateny was incredible late against Somerset.  That loss could be some fuel for the Warriors.  I could only imagine the damage he would do if they ran plays for him.  His buckets were self-created pull up 3s from the volleyball line.  A rare talent for the 12th region. 

Watched Somerset/DCA online and about three different times I assumed Somerset had it in the bag, only to see Ateny bury a deep, deep, and deeper three. He's a great player. Also, congrats to Somerset on that win - they kept responding to Ateny's threes by making all their free throws.

4 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

Watched Somerset/DCA online and about three different times I assumed Somerset had it in the bag, only to see Ateny bury a deep, deep, and deeper three. He's a great player. Also, congrats to Somerset on that win - they kept responding to Ateny's threes by making all their free throws.

He is the best prospect I can ever remember from this Region.  He's a High School Kevin Durant.

SW and DCA are going into Overtime.  DCA was up 20 in second half.  SW has done a great job getting back into it.

DCA holds on in a battle 83-77 in OT.  Ben Mikels with 30 PTS and 11 Rebs for the Warriors. 

Leek Ateny recorded 9 Blocks for the game.

13 minutes ago, LethalPG said:

Leek Ateny recorded 9 Blocks for the game.

How many points did Leek have?

12 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

How many points did Leek have?

I believe his stat line was 22 PTS/9 Rebs/9 Blocks.  

23 hours ago, LethalPG said:

He is the best prospect I can ever remember from this Region.  He's a High School Kevin Durant.

I saw he just got an offer from Campbellsville.  Does he have any other offers?  Did he play AAU this last summer?

5 minutes ago, RVaughn said:

I saw he just got an offer from Campbellsville.  Does he have any other offers?  Did he play AAU this last summer?

He has had interest from Marshall but I’m not sure about an offer yet.  He played AAU for a team out of Indiana.  He played in the KY/Indiana junior all star game in the summer and did well despite being slowed down with an ankle injury.

I may have been off on his stat line.  I seen this morning their team had him for a Triple/Double last night.  

2 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

He has had interest from Marshall but I’m not sure about an offer yet.  He played AAU for a team out of Indiana.  He played in the KY/Indiana junior all star game in the summer and did well despite being slowed down with an ankle injury.

With that size and shooting ability he could possibly get bigger offers as the season goes on.  The key always with college is if he can guard a D-1 wing.