Not many games this week with the weather, but they were doozies:

-On Thursday Calloway traveled to CFS and the Eagles got the narrow home upset with a 51-49 win.  That's the first time that CFS has beaten one of the Top 10 teams, although they have been very close.

-On Friday, the Bombers went to Mayfield and pulled out an unexpected 14-point road win.

-Also on Friday, the Mustangs had a huge 38-point win over Tilghman.  The previous game at Otis Dinning was a barn burner.

Key games this week:

Mon - Ballard Mem. at Carlisle Co, St. Mary vs Liv Central (Superman Classic)

Tues - McCracken Co. at Mt. Vernon (IL), Murray at Marshall (Co-Game of the Week), Carlisle at Calloway, Graves at Ballard Mem., Hopkinsville at Tilghman

Fri - Mayfield at Graves (Co-Game of the Week), Marshall at Calloway, Carlisle at Ballard Mem., CFS at Murray

Sat - Graves at Murray

Here are this week's rankings.  Some shakeups:

1. McCracken Co. (18-3) - W 78-40 vs Tilghman

I've said this before, but this team is very long.  The starting lineup has 6-7, 6-6, 6-2, 6-2 and the runt of the litter is none other than Miles Woodfork at 6-1.  As for Woodfork - it looks like his 3-point shooting has improved this year.  He's shooting 42% from three and is making almost two per game.  That's up from 36% last year with PT.  This guy can really score!

2. Marshall Co. (14-5) - No games.

It's way past time to give some love to PG Ryan Stokes.  He's what I'd call a "Glue Guy."  For him, the Riherds stats don't tell the whole story.  He scores 9 PPG and pulls down 5 boards per game, but he also is probably the best perimeter defender for the Marshals and he's an outstanding passer too.

3. Murray (16-3) - W 59-54 vs Calloway Co. 

It looks like the Tigers have the #2 seed in the 4th District locked up and I think this is an interesting week for them.  On Tuesday they travel to Marshall - can they keep that game tight? Then on Saturday they host #4 Graves County.  Murray has an impressive record, but their strength of schedule hasn't been too impressive.  Let's see how they do this week.

4. Graves Co. (10-9) - No games

Who wants the number one seed in the 3rd District?  It comes with a ticket punched to the CFSB Center for the regional tournament.  The Eagles control their destiny, and they are at Ballard on Tuesday and then host the Cardinals on Friday.  I'm predicting a 2-0 finish for the Eagles this week, but it won't be easy.

5. Carlisle Co. (13-6) - No games

The coach's son, Brennan O'Neil is having an outstanding season scoring 11 points per game.  I will be interested to see what Coach O'Neil does when his Junior son graduates.

6. Ballard Memorial (5-15) - W 58-44 at Mayfield

If you look at the Bombers results, they have had so many close losses against quality teams and they finally got that quality win - on the road!   How about Grayson Sparacio who scored 26 points and pulled down 10 boards for the Bombers at Mayfield.

7.  Mayfield (11-8) - L 44-58 vs Ballard Mem., W 70-42 vs Hickman Co.

Some nights the ball just doesn't go in the basket, and it sounds like that was the case for the Cardinals on Friday night.  They had beaten the Bombers on a neutral court in the All A Classic just a couple of weeks ago by 18 points.  The Cardinals can cause chaos in the 3rd District on Friday if they pull out a road win at Graves.

8. St. Mary (7-11) - No games

The Vikings have a chance to win the Consolation Bracket in the Superman Classic when facing Livingston Central on Monday.  

9. Christian Fellowship (13-7) - W 51-49 vs Calloway

Congrats to the Fighting Elijah Griggs!  What a win over Calloway!  Elijah can really fill it up.

10. Calloway Co. (7-11) - L 49-51 at CFS, L 54-59 at Murray

The Lakers started out the season very strong, but they are now on a four-game losing streak.  Two interesting games for them this week as they host Carlisle on Tuesday and then Marshall on Friday.

11. Tilghman (4-14) - A very athletic team, but they're having some trouble shooting the ball right now.  But the Tornado is still very dangerous!

12. Hickman Co. (9-9) - Ny Irons is scoring 14 PPG

13. Fulton Co. (5-9) - Zay Kinney is scoring 14 PPG for the Pilots

14. Community Christian Acad. (9-12) - they have two guys scoring over 20 PPG, and the good news is that they are both Sophomores.

15. Fulton City (3-15) - Can you get in trouble for not getting stats into Riherds?  I don't know the rules.

 

 

Great job as always! There were some very surprising results this week, including upsets wins as well as point differentials. I’m excited for several of the games this week. Notably McCracken at Mt. Vernon IL, Murray at Marshall, and Mayfield at Graves. Another interesting week ahead in Region 1.