With all of the cancellations last week there were many teams that didn’t play but the ones who did play OH MY GOODNESS.  We had some big time fireworks over the last few days.  First of all, North Oldham absolutely dominated South Oldham.  Was it a bad shooting night for South?  Is North Oldham that good?  I think both can be true.  North Oldham has beaten both of their county rivals by 30 plus which I am not sure that has ever been done by a North Oldham team… Still a lot of season left but since day 1 they have been the best team in the region and it has looked like a 1 team race all season. However, on Saturday Woodford County got everyones attention in the region and the entire state when they took down the number 1 team in the state, Madison Central.   Mr Jointer put on a show to let everyone know his Yellowjackets are for real.  They did fall the next day to St X but there was no way they were going to beat the best 2 teams in the state in back to back days.  That is asking a lot for a team to come off an emotional high to do it again 24 hours later.  This has gotten me more excited for the post season, looks like we will have at least 1 team in the region that can compete with North Oldham.

The rankings this week didn’t change at all.  Some teams didn’t even play but the ones who did have regions game the higher ranked team won.  I didn’t feel there was any reason to change up the rankings.

 

1.      North Oldham (14-5)  They were very impressive vs South Oldham and made a statement once again.  This week they play 3 solid teams vs Spencer County, Walton-Verona, and Seneca.

2.      Woodford County (11-6)  The Yellowjackets shocked the state with their win over Madison Central.  Do they have another giant killing game vs North Oldham in the regional?  I just hope the game happens because it will be a great one.

3.      Spencer County (14-7)  The Bearcats beat Louisville Collegiate and LaRue County this past weekend.  The LaRue win is an impressive one since their leading scorer didn’t play. I hope he is not seriously hurt, hopefully it is something minor.

4.      South Oldham (13-7)  The best thing for this group to do is to forget about the North Oldham game and move on.  There is a lot of season left and they are a really good team.  Regroup and keep shooting those threes.. Just don’t go 3/30 anymore !!!

5.      Simon Kenton (11-7)  Simon didn’t play last week.  They will get back on the court this week vs two good NKY teams in Ryle and Campbell County.

6.      Henry County (11-9)  Coach Tingles group is pumped about the last month of the season.  They are ready to go on a big winning streak heading into the tourney.  This week they have Owen County, Gallatin County and Sayre.

7.      Grant County (10-9)  The Braves had a tough shooting game vs Dixie Heights and fell 55 to 42.  They are back in action this week vs Walton Verona on Tuesday which will be a great game to watch.   They also take on Scott later in the week.

8.      Anderson County (17-4)  Two wins are coming up this week to get them on the doorstep of a 20 win season.  Will their weaker schedule prepare them for tourney time or will it hurt them?  It will be interesting to see.

9.      Walton Verona (13-8) The boys from Walton represented the 8^th in the ALL A Classic and did a great job doing it.  They fell to a really good Caverna team.  There is no time to rest though because they have a huge game tomorrow at Grant County.

10. Collins (7-12) The Titans might have the toughest week of anyone in the entire state this week.  They take on St X, CAL and Madison Central.. WOW! That is brutal.

11. Oldham County (10-11)  Looks like the young Colonels schedule some last second opponents and got two wins this weekend vs Highlands Latin and John Hardin.  Looks like they have this week off before playing Fern Creek on Saturday.

12. Owen County (9-8)  This team would love nothing more to knock off Henry County on Tuesday.  I don’t think they have enough firepower to do so but it will be interesting to see how close the game turns out being.  They also play Eminence and Carroll County this week.

13. Shelby County (8-13)  The Rockets gave the Titans a scare.  This team is continuing to get better and better.  This week they take on North Bullitt and Anderson County.

14. Eminence (13-7)  They haven’t played since Jan 22.  This week they take on Carroll County, Trimble County and Owen County.

15. Gallatin County (5-14)  The Wildcats have a super busy week.  They will playing 4 games vs Trimble County, Carroll County , Henry County and Berea.

16. Carroll County (10-9) The Panthers are back in action this week vs Eminence , Gallatin County and Owen County.

17. Trimble County (5-12)  The Raiders picked up their 5^th win of the season vs Shawe Memorial.  This week they take on Gallatin County , Eminence and Williamstone.

18. Cornerstone Chr (3-11) Two games this week coming up vs Anderson County and Somerset Christian School.

19. Williamstown (0-20) Still looking for their first win of the season.  This week they take on Dayton, Robertson County and Trimble County.

I do want to point out, while Oldham county is super young and just some games have looked awful. They have played #8 North Oldham twice ( 12 pt loss which was closer and a 38 point butt kicking), #11 Lou Ballard  ( a 22 point competitive loss)#23 Highlands twice (11 pt loss and a 25 pt butt kicking) , and they scrimmaged J-town to a 6 point loss, as well as playing Lou Trinity ( who is down but still would do very well in the 8th region). They beat Owen County by 30 plus, and I was at that game. Oldham had JV guys in the whole 4th quarter. Who you play matters. I can't make a solid case that Oldham deserves to be better than 11th because with their youth sometimes they look like a middle school team. But when they are healthy and hitting shots they are a nice young team. I am being a bit of a homer here, and they could certainly lose to Anderson and Walton Verona or even Collins. But I don't know how  you can put Collins ahead of them with their record, or Owen directly right behind them. They also own a 16 point Spencer county win and a large margin win over Henry County early in the season. They have lost Jacobi Roberts off the team since that gave them athleticism they can't replace now. Also Henry County was really banged up, and missing a couple key guys. I would take Spencer in a rematch ( over Oldham) and probably Henry as well, but they could on a good night beat both of those teams again. 

Please don't take this as criticism. I love your rankings and I think you do a fantastic job. I just think had Oldham scheduled softly they would have a really nice record right now. Coach Renner is trying to build toughness for the future on a super young, not overly athletically skilled team. Their margin for error is slim. They are 10-11 but you take away playing those top 20 teams, and they would have a much better record against teams they belong on the floor with.

5 minutes ago, KY_Wildcats said:

I do want to point out, while Oldham county is super young and just some games have looked awful. They have played #8 North Oldham twice ( 12 pt loss which was closer and a 38 point butt kicking), #11 Lou Ballard #23 ( a 22 point competitive loss) Highlands twice (11 pt loss and a 25 pt butt kicking) , and they scrimmaged J-town to a 6 point loss, as well as playing Lou Trinity ( who is down but still would do very well in the 8th region). They beat Owen County by 30 plus, and I was at that game. Oldham had JV guys in the whole 4th quarter. Who you play matters. I can't make a solid case that Oldham deserves to be better than 11th because with their youth sometimes they look like a middle school team. But when they are healthy and hitting shots they are a nice young team. I am being a bit of a homer here, and they could certainly lose to Anderson and Walton Verona or even Collins. But I don't know how  you can put Collins ahead of them with their record, or Owen directly right behind them. they also own a 16 point Spencer county win and a large margin win over Henry County early in the season. They have lost Jacobi Roberts off the team since that gave them athleticism they can't replace now. Also Henry was really banged up. I would take Spencer in a rematch and probably Henry as well, but they could on a good night beat both of those teams again. 

Please don't take this as criticism. I love your rankings and I think you do a fantastic job. I just think had Oldham scheduled softly they would have a really nice record right now. Coach Renner is trying to build toughness for the future on a super young. not overly skilled team. They are 10-11 but you take away playing those top 20 teams, and they would have a much better record against teams they belong on the floor with.

I wouldn’t disagree with anything you said. The good thing is the Oldham plays Walton, Anderson and Collins in the coming weeks. They can prove to everyone they are a top 8 team with those three games ! 

16 minutes ago, Bballjunkie said:

I wouldn’t disagree with anything you said. The good thing is the Oldham plays Walton, Anderson and Collins in the coming weeks. They can prove to everyone they are a top 8 team with those three games ! 

They could lose all THREE! lol Its a mixed bag. I saw Anderson and Walton and they have big strong kids and both are well coached. Oldham will have to play very well to beat them. They play three in three days South Oldham, Walton and Anderson in 3 days time. Renner could have helped himself out a bit. lol

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