Not much changed in the way of rankings this week. Many teams were not very active due to the Class A and 2A tournaments taking place. However, we were treated to the top 3 teams playing each other.

Larue County lost to Adair County 92-80 in a 2A semifinal. The Indian trio of Gilbert, Blakey and George combined for 74 points. Michael Harris for Larue had a great game with 35 points.

Then in the 2A finals, Adair defeated Taylor for the second time in 8 days. This time by a 3-point margin. The Indians will play Bell County in the first round of the 2A State tournament on Friday, and if victorious will play the winner of Boyd County and Henry County.

The All A Tournament was a little less exciting. The finals saw Caverna defeat Campbellsville by 22 points. Caverna went 3-0 in the tournament, and the closest game was the finals. They defeated Fort Knox by 52 points and Washington County by 25 points. Bethlehem would have probably been the most competitive matchup for Caverna, but Bethlehem was upset by Campbellsville in the semi-finals 54-56.

Nelson County had their 7-game winning streak snapped by CAL in the 2A section 3 tournament. They rebounded with a district win against Thomas Nelson. Currently in the 19^th district, Nelson sits as the #1 seed, but they have 2 district games this week at Bethlehem and then hosting Washington County.

The 17^th district looks to be a solid lock now for North Hardin. Elizabethtown had an upset victory over Central Hardin 71-65. This was at least to me a very surprising outcome especially considering that the game was at Central Hardin.

District games this week:

17^th District: Friday, Jan. 16- North Hardin at John Hardin

18^th District: Tuesday, Jan. 13- Caverna at Green County
                        Friday, Jan. 16. -Green County at Larue County

19^th District: Tuesday, Jan. 13- Nelson County at Bethlehem
                        Tuesday, Jan. 13- Washington County at Bardstown
                        Friday, Jan. 16- Washington County at Nelson County
                        Friday, Jan. 16- Bardstown at Thomas Nelson

20^th District: Monday, Jan. 12- Campbellsville at Taylor County
                        Friday, Jan. 16- Marion County at Campbellsville

Here’s the rankings for this Week:

Team, Record, Record this week, Results, Upcoming Games, Current streak & Last 10 games.

1. Adair County 13-3 (4-0) Results: Russell County 83-80 (Double OT) Glasgow 62-56, Larue County 92-80, Taylor County 63-60, Upcoming Games: at Monroe County, Bell County (2A State), W8, (9-1)

2. Taylor County 11-7 (2-1), Results: Bowling Green 61-45, Marion County 60-32, Adair County 60-63, Upcoming Games: Campbellsville, Franklin County, Danville Christian , at Marion County, L1, (4-6)

3. Larue County 10-4, (0-1) Results: Adair County 80-92, Upcoming Games John Hardin, Green County, L1, (7-3)

4.Caverna 10-4 (3-0), Results: Ft. Knox 83-31, Washington County 81-56, Campbellsville 65-43. Upcoming Games: at Green County, at Bardstown, W4, (7-3)

5.North Hardin 8-4 (2-0) Results: Elizabethtown 89-57, Woodford County 65-60. Upcoming Games: at Evangel, at John Hardin, W3, (7-3)

6. Nelson County 11-3 (2-1) Results: Marion County 74-69, CAL 61-83, Thomas Nelson 74-70. Upcoming Games: at Bethlehem, Washington County, at Bullitt Central. W1, (8-2)

7. Central Hardin 9-6 (0-1) Results: Elizabethtown 65-71, Upcoming Games: Warren Central, L1 (6-4)

8. Marion County 9-6 (1-2) Results: Nelson County 69-74, Casey County 77-37, Taylor County 32-60. Upcoming Games: at Hart County, at Campbellsville. L1 (6-4)

9. Elizabethtown 6-8 (1-1) Results: North Hardin 57-89, Central Hardin 71-65. Upcoming Games: at South Oldham, Hart County. W1 (6-4)

10. Bethlehem 6-5 (0-1) Results: Campbellsville 54-56, Upcoming Games: Nelson County, North Bullitt, L1 (5-5)

11. Thomas Nelson 7-8 (1-1) Results: Bullitt Central 63-62 (overtime) Nelson County 70-74, Upcoming Games: Bardstown, L1 (5-5)

12. Bardstown 5-8 (0-1), Results: Oldham County 62-85, Upcoming Games: Washington County, at Thomas Nelson, Caverna, L1 (5-5)

13. Hart County 6-8 (0-1) Results: Glasgow 68-69 (overtime), Upcoming Games: Marion County, at Elizabethtown, L1 (4-6)

14. Campbellsville 4-8 (1-1) Results: Bethlehem 56-54, Caverna 43-65, Upcoming Games: at Taylor County, at Russell County, Marion County, L1 (3-7) 

15. John Hardin 4-11 (0-1) Results: Desales 47-68, Upcoming Games:  at Larue County, North Hardin, L2 (3-7) 

16. Washington County 4-10 (2-1), Results: Green County 71-69, Caverna 56-81, Trinity Christian 93-25, Upcoming Games: at Bardstown, Burgin, at Nelson County, W1 (4-6) 

17. Green County 3-10 (0-1), Results: Washington County 69-71, Upcoming Games: Caverna, at Larue County, at Warren East, L2 (2-8)

18. Fort Knox 2-7 (0-1) Results: Caverna 31-83, Upcoming Games: Valley, Whitefield Academy, at Fort Campbell, L3, (2-7)

Do you have any Intel on when Keriawn Berry will be eligible to play for North Hardin? I have watched him many times. He played a season for an AAU program I was close with a few years ago. He is a huge difference maker if eligible. I don't know their roster and other pieces but he is a very very nice player. I am not comparing him to Kevin Durant, obviously he would have to continue to progress at a high level to get near that level. He is also 6-5 where KD is 6-11 ish. But the way he navigates the floor , shoots with distance and gets to the rim reminds me of KD. He is a mid major D1 talent currently, and I could see him potentially ending up power four level- he`s got that level of talent and potential I think. 

I am putting 5th region on notice if he gets cleared and eligible. 

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27 minutes ago, KY_Wildcats said:

Do you have any Intel on when Keriawn Berry will be eligible to play for North Hardin? I have watched him many times. He played a season for an AAU program I was close with a few years ago. He is a huge difference maker if eligible. I don't know their roster and other pieces but he is a very very nice player. I am not comparing him to Kevin Durant, obviously he would have to continue to progress at a high level to get near that level. He is also 6-5 where KD is 6-11 ish. But the way he navigates the floor , shoots with distance and gets to the rim reminds me of KD. He is a mid major D1 talent currently, and I could see him potentially ending up power four level- he`s got that level of talent and potential I think. 

I am putting 5th region on notice if he gets cleared and eligible. 

Just hearsay, so nothing concrete, but supposedly, he was supposed to have had his hearing last week I believe. Usually takes about 30 days once they have the hearing, so my guess is if he is ruled eligible, he'll see the court around the first part of February. 

Just in time for Districts. will be interesting to watch.  

 

In your opinion is the 5th Region down a bit this year? I did some refereeing many many moons ago in the 5th and Etown and North Hardin, Bardstown and Marion all had VERY good teams. It just seems a bit down these past few years. 

1 hour ago, KY_Wildcats said:

Just in time for Districts. will be interesting to watch.  

 

In your opinion is the 5th Region down a bit this year? I did some refereeing many many moons ago in the 5th and Etown and North Hardin, Bardstown and Marion all had VERY good teams. It just seems a bit down these past few years. 

Yes, that would be safe to say, the 5th is down somewhat.

I would agree that the 5th is down this year. Etown has been down for the past few seasons which really hurts the 5th. Etown used to be sort of the elite of the region so when they are good it's better for the region. Adair, Taylor and Caverna are all really good, but maybe not quite as good as was expected. Green County was thought to have been a regional contender this year, but it's an absolute cluster in Greensburg. North and Central seem to be hit and miss. Although I still wouldn't count North out, especially if Berry gets eligible soon. The only 2 teams that seem to me have exceeded expectations this season are Larue County and Nelson County. No coincidence that those teams have 2 of the top coaches in the region. 

I would hold judgement on Caverna until Lightning gets some run with there guys.  Obviously, Adair is better with their additions and Breeze is a solid ball coach.  Larue Co. is solid and is well coached.  The Harris kid is a really good scoring PG.