10th Region: Week 8

The snowpocalypse is going to bring down the hammer, and that may be the only thing the 10^th Region has that can stop George Rogers Clark. The rankings this week stayed identical to last week. Pi had the foresight to rank Mason below Bracken, and the Polar Bears are celebrating their first men’s victory over Mason since 1998. This is a 2 horse race, and if Sears isn’t eligible it’s 1. But, anything can happen in the field house in March. 

1.) George Rogers Clark ?||  (15-3)   Tate’s Creek and Paris got COOK’d this week. Neither one gave the Cardinals a particular challenge. Gay, Akins and Ashford are all in double figures, and JaMylyn Johnson is .01 ppg away from joining the club. Firing on all cylinders, momentum swinging in Winchester.

2.) Montgomery County ?|| (10-7)  The question of Austin Sears’ eligibility still lingers in Hot Pocket town. He will greatly improve an already good team, but outside of a 6 point loss to GRC, the 10^th region has proven pretty docile even against the Indians with only the younger Sears. This week they see Franklin County, and then have a rematch with GRC.

3.) Campbell County ?|| (14-5)   12 points is not a drubbing, but it’s not exactly a close one either. Montgomery County handled the Camels well, but Sowder’s boys are built for March. The spring brings new hope for the 2 humped purple and gold. This week they face a tall task in Covington Catholic, then host  te protestant side of Kenton County when Community Christian comes to town

4.) Nicholas County ? || (14-6) Owensboro is 3.5 hours to Carlisle, and the Bluejackets made the trip with high hopes. But a Green Dragon was not to be slayed. They rebound this week with 10^th Region bottom dwellers Robertson and Harrison, then a district seeding matchup Friday against Pendleton.

5.) Bishop Brossart  ? || (8-9)  The only action this week was down I71 and the Gallatin County Wildcats. This week has a full slate, Augusta, then Community Christian and a huge seeding matchup Friday against Scott. The way the 37^th is right now, this could mean everything.

6.) Scott ? || (11-7) My vote for coach of the year before Benjamin Brown came to campus was already going to be Fromeyer— losing the top returning scorer to a football injury spells DOOM for a lot of teams, but the Eagles were already playing well. Now Mr. Brown has them humming along. This week is a big one. St Henry, then Brossart, and Holmes.

7.)  Bourbon County ?|| (14-7) “Colonels Win” is a refrain heard in Paris 5 times in the last 8 days. Bourbon is getting hot— and if they weren’t in the 40^th they would feel good about their chances to make some noise in the district. GRC, Bath and Ryle this week. Winning 2 of those would be an accomplishment. 

8.) Calvary Christian  ?|| (13-6)  Calvary beat the Demons, and two more Catholic schools this week. None of them were particularly close. This is perhaps the best Calvary team ever? Holmes, Ludlow and Villa again this week. 

9.) Pendleton County ?|| (9-9) Another .500 week in Falmouth. Pendleton Memorial takes a step forward and a step back each week. This week Robertson will give them a bounce-back game, which is good, because a seeding game Friday in Carlisle waits.

10.) Bracken County ?‍❄️ || (10-8) Deron Breeze, Gary McKinney, Jay Fite, Chad Persinger, Jeremy Miles, Jason Hinson, Adam Reed. Not a one of those coaches did what Terry King did Friday. He beat Mason County. The Polar Bears are flying high, and it’s not because of the frigid temps. This week St Patrick and Madison Southern see the Polar Bears. 

11.)  Harrison County ?|| (4-15)  Some racehorses get put out to pasture. The ‘Breds aren’t there yet, but they aren’t Secretariat either. Nicholas and Robertson both come to Cynthiana this week, presumably with opposite results. 

12.) Paris ? || (2-14)  Young, inexperienced, new coaching staff, whatever the cause, times are tough in Paris. Frankfort, Madison Central and Boyd County make this a week that they would rather forget coming up. 

13.) St Pat ?||  (7-8) Something is in the water at St Pat’s. They just keep winning like they haven’t in a while. 2-1 on the week is a good place to be. They have 2 seed games this week with Augusta and Bracken, and if they win one of those, look out!

14.) Mason County ?|| (2-14) In 1998, the last time they lost to Bracken, Mason still went 18-10. Things are bleak for the boys in blue. Royals just can’t find a way to get it figured out. The game against Augusta looms larger than it ever has. Mason County could very well be the 4^th seed coming into the district tourney.

15.)  Augusta ?|| (5-11) Scott and Owen County got the better of the Panthers this week. A busy schedule for the Orange and Black, Brossart, St Pat, Mason and then Anderson County means they don't have time to lick their wounds. 

16.) Robertson County  ?|| (1-16) Bleak is the word in Mt. Olivet. Good people, great community, struggling ball team.