? ? | All roads lead to Rupp as our District tournaments begin. Exciting times in the Bluegrass!

? ? In a nod to the old Litkenhaus Ratings released by the Courier-Journal, the postseason rankings will utilize Professor Massey's ratings for each Region's Elite 8.

? Massey's Best of the Bluegrass 

1st Region: McCracken County 7.39

2nd Region: Henderson County 7.04

3rd Region: Daviess County 7.48

4th Region: Warren Central 7.62

5th Region: Caverna 7.01

6th Region: Butler 7.36

7th Region: St. Xavier 7.91

8th Region North Oldham 7.65

9th Region: Covington Catholic 8.25

10th Region: George Rogers Clark 7.79

11th Region: Madison Central 7.87

12th Region: Danville Christian 6.88

13th Region: North Laurel 7.32

14th Region: Hazard 6.30

15th Region: Johnson Central 6.80

16th Region: Boyd County 7.38

● Link to this week's ratings ~

? masseyratings.com/hsbb/ky

 

?➕️ Power Plus Regional Rankings 

Adding the numerical ratings for the Elite 8s to score = P+ #.

1. 7th Region 58.72, 2. 11th Region 56.61, 3. 9th Region 56.49, 4. 6th Region 54.55

5. 8th Region 54.26, 6. 4th Region 52.93, 7. 3rd Region 52.72, 8. 13th Region 52.30

9. 5th Region 52.14, 10. 12th Region 51.35, 11. 15th Region 51.03, 12. 1st Region 50.89

13. 16th Region 50.23, 14. 10th Region 49.33, 15. 2nd Region 49.05, 16. 14th Region 46.35

 

? Elite 8s 

✅️ Regions 1-4 here, with 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16 to follow.

1st Region: 50.89, P+ # 12

● McCracken Co 7.39 D2 ?W 91-32 Community Chr, W 65-58 Tilghman

● Marshall Co 6.94 D4 ? W 75-40 Christian Fellowship, W 58-41 Murray

● Murray 6.51 D4 ? W 72-49 Calloway Co, L 41-58 Marshall Co 

● Graves Co 6.37 D3 ? W 40-38 Mayfield

● Carlisle Co 6.12 D1? W 85-28 Fulton City, W 78-53 Fulton Co

● Paducah Tilghman 5.95 D2 ? W 62-59 St Mary, L 56-65 McCracken Co 

● Mayfield 5.85 D3 ? W 60-49 Ballard Meml, L 38-40 Graves Co

X Calloway Co 5.76 D4, L 49-72 Murray

 

2nd Region: 49.05, P+ # 15

● Henderson Co 7.04 D6 ? W 74-49 Union Co

● Lyon Co 7.02 D5? W 88-25 Crittenden Co, W 81-36 Livingston Cent 

X Webster Co 6.08 D6, L 48-52 Union Co

● Hopkinsville 6.08 D8? W 86-44 Ft Campbell, W 56-44 Christian Co 

● Christian County 5.96 D8? W 75-48 University Hts, L 44-56 Hopkinsville 

● Union County 5.88 D6 ? W 52-48 Webster Co, L 49-74 Henderson Co 

● Hopkins County Central 5.71 D7? W 79-65 Dawson Spr, W 82-40 Madisonville 

X University Hts 5.28 D8, L 48-75 Christian Co

 

3rd Region: 52.72, P+ # 7

● Daviess Co 7.48 D9? W 72-57 Owensboro, W 83-47 Apollo 

● Grayson Co 7.08 D12?  W 94-44 Butler Co, W 85-67 W'ville Trinity 

X Owensboro Cath 6.58 D9, L 42-54 Apollo 

● Apollo 6.51 D9? W 54-42 O'boro Cath, L 47-83 Daviess Co 

● Ohio Co 6.50 D10? W 71-52 Edmonson Co, W 58-33 Muhlenburg Co 

● Meade Co 6.15 D11? W 103-14 Cloverport, W 65-44 Breckenridge Co 

● Muhlenburg Co 6.06 D10? W 71-65 McLean Co, L 33-58 Ohio Co 

X Edmonson Co 5.91 D12, L 64-75 Whitesville Trinity 

 

4th Region: 52.93, P+ # 6

● Warren Cent 7.62 D14? W 47-37 Bowling Green, W 70-46 S Warren 

● Clinton Co 6.83 D16? W 52-28 Metcalfe Co, W 59-53 Monroe Co 

X Bowling Green 6.70 D14, L 37-47 Warren Cent

X Greenwood 6.68 D14, L 58-65 South Warren

● South Warren 6.48 D14? W 65-58 Greenwood, L 46-70 Warren Cent 

● Barren Co 6.24 D15? W 56-50 Allen Co-Scottsville, L 67-75 (2 OT) Glasgow 

X Russell Co 6.20 D16,  L 55-66 Metcalfe Co

● Glasgow 6.18 D15? W 85-50 Warren E, W 75-67 (2 OT)  Barren Co 

 

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5th Region: 52.14, P+ # 9

Caverna 7.01 D18? W 78-54 Hart Co, W 48-40 (OT) LaRue Co

● North Hardin 6.94 D17? W 84-35 J Hardin, W 74-61 E'town 

● Taylor Co 6.72 D20? W 60-49 C'ville, W 68-50 Adair Co 

LaRue Co 6.67 D18? W 77-54 Green Co, L 40-48 (OT) Caverna 

● Adair Co 6.54 D20? W 82-76 Marion Co, L 50-68 Taylor Co 

X Central Hardin 6.19 D17, L 53-59 E'town 

X Green Co 6.04 D18, L 54-77 LaRue Co 

● Bardstown 6.03 D19? W 59-47 Washington Co, W 58-56 T Nelson

 

6th Region: 54.55, P+ # 4

● Butler 7.36 D22 ? W 93-55 Iroquois, W 81-54 DeSales 

● Jeffersontown 7.32 D24 ? W 73-55 Fern Crk, L 54-55 WEB DuBois 

● Pleasure Ridge Park 7.07 D21? W 92-49 Valley, L 54-56 Fairdale 

X Evangel Chr 6.76 D24, L 58-74 WEB DuBois 

● WEB DuBois 6.70 D24 ? W 74-58 Evangel Chr, W 55-54 J'town 

● DeSales 6.70 D22 ? W 72-37 Doss, L 54-81 Butler 

● Fairdale 6.60 D21? W 93-31 Holy Cross, W 56-54 PRP

● Bullitt Cent 6.04 D23? W 72-40 Southern, W 53-37 N Bullitt,  L 67-68 Moore

 

7th Region: 58.72, P+ # 1

● St. Xavier 7.91 D26 ? W 82-31 Collegiate, W 68-63 Male

● Ballard 7.63 D28? W 79-46 KCD, W 91-62 Eastern 

● Manual 7.48 D25 ? W 101-48 F Parker, W 74-54 Central 

● Male 7.32 D26 ? W 92-52 Brown, L 63-68 St Xavier 

● Trinity 7.19 D27 ? W 68-37 Atherton, W Waggener 65-41

X Christian Acad - Lou 7.17 D28, L 65-80 Eastern 

● Eastern 7.12 D28? W 80-65 CAL, L 62-91 Ballard 

X Seneca 6.90 D27, L 55-78 Waggener 

 

8th Region: 54.26, P+ # 5

● North Oldham 7.65 D29? W 48-38 S Oldham 

● South Oldham 7.16 D29? W 71-58 Oldham Co, L 38-48 N Oldham 

● Woodford Co 7.04 D30? W 50-25 Anderson Co, W 65-32 Spencer Co 

● Simon Kenton 6.78 D32? W 82-36 W'town, W 56-51 Walton-Verona 

● Spencer Co 6.51 D30? W 78-28 Cornerstone Chr, W 60-45 Collins, L 32-65 Woodford Co 

X Oldham County 6.42 D29, L 56-71 S Oldham 

● Walton-Verona 6.38 D32? W 70-65 Grant Co, L 51-56 Simon Kenton 

X Anderson County 6.32 D30, W 69-48 Shelby Co, L 25-50 Woodford Co 

9th Region: 56.49, P+ # 3

● Covington Catholic 8.25 D35? W 101-43, W 74-44 Holy Cross 

● Lloyd Memorial 7.15 D34? W 74-45 Ludlow, W 66-45 Dixie Hts 

● Highlands 7.14 D36? W 89-32 Bellevue, W 60-50 Newport 

● Ryle 6.97 D33? W 79-33 Boone Co, W 70-58 Conner 

● Holy Cross 6.90 D35? W 45-31 Beechwood, L 44-74 Cov Cath 

X Beechwood 6.75 D35, L 31-45 Holy Cross

● Conner 6.69 D33? W 65-51 Cooper, L 58-70 Ryle

● Newport 6.63 D36? W 49-47 New Cath, L 50-60 Highlands 

 

10th Region: 49.33, P+ # 14

● George Rogers Clark 7.79 D40? W 84-49 Paris, L 66-73 Montgomery Co 

● Montgomery Co 6.66 D40? W 94-55 Bourbon Co, W 73-66 GR Clark 

● Campbell Co 6.64 D37?W83-53 Calvary Chr, W 82-48 Scott

X Bourbon Co 5.76 D40, L 55-94 Montgomery Co

● Nicholas Co 5.72 D38? W 97-47 Robertson Co, L 54-55 Pendleton Co

● Scott 5.67 D37? W 65-62 Bp Brossart, L 48-82 Campbell Co 

X Bishop Brossart 5.55 D37, L 62-65 Scott

● Pendleton Co 5.54 D38? W 51-34 Harrison Co, W 55-54 Nicholas Co

 

11th Region: 56.61, P+ #2

● Madison Central 7.87 D44?W 87-44 Madison S, W 94-43 Model

● Fredrick Douglass 7.58 D42? W 65-36 Sayre, W 66-36 Bryan Stn 

● Bryan Station 7.25 D42? W 62-48 H Clay, L 36-66 F Douglass 

● Great Crossing 7.19 D41? W 89-40 Western Hills, W 58-43 Franklin Co 

● Lexington Catholic 7.14 D43? W 77-50 PL Dunbar, W 68-60 (2 OT)  Tates Crk 

X Henry Clay 6.81 D42,  L 48-62 Bryan Stn 

X Scott Co 6.42 D42, L 48-58 Sayre

● Tates Creek 6.35 D43? W 65-62 Lafayette, L 60-68 (2 OT) Lex Cath 

 

12th Region: 51.35, P+ # 10

● Danville Christian Academy 6.88 D45? W 55-48 Lincoln Co, W 61-56 Boyle Co

X Wayne Co 6.70 D48, L 45-48 Somerset Christian 

X Pulaski Co 6.60 D47, L 58-71 Rockcastle County 

● Somerset 6.48 D47? W 68-29 Casey Co, W 58-49 Rockcastle Co 

● West Jessamine 6.20 D46? W 85-35 Burgin, W 43-42 E Jessamine 

X Lincoln Co 6.20 D45, W 60-47 Danville, L 48-55 Danville Chr 

● Boyle Co 6.17 D45? W 58-48 Gerrard Co, L 56-61 Danville Chr 

● Southwestern 6.12 D48? W 63-55 McCreary Cent, W 69-53 Somerset Chr 

13th Region: 52.30, P+ # 8

● North Laurel 7.32 D49? W 81-41 Oneida Bpt, W 56-46 Clay Co

● Bell Co 7.08 D52? W 86-52 M'boro, W 72-40 Harlan 

● Clay Co 6.57 D49? W 64-38 Jackson Co, L N Laurel 46-56

X South Laurel 6.48 D50, L 40-61 Corbin 

X Harlan Co 6.36 D52, L 51-55 Harlan

● Corbin 6.20 D50? W 61-40 S Laurel, W 61-57 Whitley Co 

● Whitley Co 6.20 D50? W 71-31 W'burg, L 57-61 Corbin 

● Knox Central 6.09 D51? W 89-40 Lynn Camp, L 79-80 (2 OT) Pineville 

 

14th Region: 46.35, P+ # 16

● Hazard 6.30 D54? W 86-55 Buckhorn, L 47-59 Perry Co Cent

● Knott Co Cent 6.13 D530? W 89-48 J Buchanan, W 49-42 Letcher Co Cent

● Perry Co Cent 6.03 D34? W 57-41 Leslie Co, W 59-47 Hazard 

● Powell Co 6.03 D56? W 66-45 Estill Co, W 86-47 Lee Co 

● Letcher Co Cent 5.62 D53 W 79-31 Jenkins, L 42-49 Knott Co Cent

● Breathitt Co 5.61 D55? L 58-70 Wolfe Co 

X Leslie Co 5.35 D54, L 41-57 Perry Co Cent

● Wolfe Co 5.28 D55? W 88-42 Jackson City, W 70-58 Breathitt Co 

 

15th Region: 51.03, P+ # 11

● Johnson Cent 6.80 D57? W 82-69, W 93-79 Martin Co 

● Pikeville 6.77 D59? W 65-58 Shelby Valley 

● Martin Co 6.64 D57? W 89-69 Magoffin Co, L 79-93 Johnson Cent 

● Lawrence Co 6.41 D58? W 81-53 B Layne, L 80-83 Floyd Cent 

● Floyd Cent 6.33 D58? W 70-38 P'burg, W 83-80 Lawrence Co 

X Paintsville 6.28 D57, L 69-82 Johnson Cent

● Shelby Valley 5.94 D59? W 102-61 E Ridge, L 58-65 Pikeville 

● Belfry 5.86 D60? W 64-53 Pike Co Cent

 

16th Region: 50.23, P+ # 13

● Boyd Co 7.38 D64? W 100-39 Fairview, W 78-75 Ashland 

● Ashland 7.18 D64? L 75-78 Boyd Co

● Russell 6.55 D63? W 80-50 Greenup Co, W 57-45 Raceland 

X Lewis Co 6.01 D63, L 35-41 Raceland 

● Raceland 5.90 D63? W 41-35 Lewis Co, L 45-57 Russell

● Elliott Co 5.85 D62? W 63-46 W Carter, L 51-59 Morgan Co 

● Morgan Co 5.70 D62? W 74-70 E Carter, W 59-51 Elliott Co 

X East Carter 5.66 D62, L 70-74 Morgan Co 

? Updated results for the Elite 8s.

? Congratulations to all who advanced!

Can the Massey atleast get Somerset's record correct?  It's 22-6, and the sheet has it 20-7.

2 hours ago, LethalPG said:

Can the Massey atleast get Somerset's record correct?  It's 22-6, and the sheet has it 20-7.

MR doesn't update automatically; it's released weekly, usually on Mondays.

Tracking 19,000+ high school basketball teams, sometimes a win or loss may fall through the cracks. 

Accuracy of 97% on a data set that includes high school, college, and pro, in sports of all sorts is remarkable.

You can be a part of the solution and report discrepancies. "Contact" information at this link ~

? masseyratings.com

Fwiw Somerset's RPI page has them at 20-6 as of 1:03 pm today ~

? khsaa.org/rpi_details/Somerset

1 hour ago, Runcible Owl said:

MR doesn't update automatically; it's released weekly, usually on Mondays.

Tracking 19,000+ high school basketball teams, sometimes a win or loss may fall through the cracks. 

Accuracy of 97% on a data set that includes high school, college, pro, in sports of all sorts is remarkable.

You can be a part of the solution and report discrepancies. "Contact" information at this link ~

? masseyratings.com

FWIW, Somerset's RPI page has them at 20-6 as of 1:03 pm today ~

? khsaa.org/rpi_details/Somerset

RPI stops at the end of the regular season. 

3 minutes ago, sweet16 said:

RPI stops at the end of the regular season. 

Thank you for the reminder. Learning opportunities all around today.

Great work RO!

? 1️⃣6️⃣ Regional Tournament Edition. 

❓️"One game at a time" . . . but with an eye on the future? 

This week features Regional tourney matchups and pairs with the corresponding Region in the Sweet 16©️.

Starting with the upper half of the bracket, using the most recent ratings. Intra-Region rankings based on the same.

Upper Bracket

9th Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R9

? KY: 1. Cov Cath, 20. Highlands,  21. Lloyd, 34. Ryle, 37. Holy Cross

52. Conner, 59. Newport, 66. Dixie Hts 

● Round 1

Conner 79 Highlands 76

Covington Catholic 71 Dixie Heights 41

Lloyd Memorial 63 Holy Cross 50

Ryle 56 Newport 46

●● Semifinals: Sunday 

Covington Catholic vs. Conner 

Ryle 64 Lloyd Memorial 37

●●● Championship: Tuesday 

#1 Covington Catholic vs. #34 Ryle 

 

7th Region

? scoreboard/riherds/R7

? KY: 2. St Xavier, 6. Ballard, 10. Manual, 14. Male, 18. Trinity

25. Eastern, 87. Waggener, 174. Central 

● Round 1

St. Xavier 105 Central 50

Trinity 64 Eastern 63

Ballard 78 Male 76 (OT)

Manual 60 Waggener 51

●● Semifinals: Friday, 3/7

St. Xavier 61 Trinity 46

Ballard 75 Manual 55

●●● Championship: Monday

#2 St. Xavier vs. #6 Ballard

4th Region

? scoreboard/riherds/R4

? KY: 7. Warren Cent, 41. Clinton Co, 70. S Warren, 88. Barren Co, 89. Glasgow

118. Monroe Co, 122. Logan Co, 165. Franklin-Simpson 

● Round 1

Warren Central 67 Franklin-Simpson 27

Barren County 77 Clinton County 49

South Warren 57 Logan County 44

Monroe County 63 Glasgow 61

●● Semifinals: Monday 

Warren Central vs. Barren County 

South Warren vs. Monroe County 

●●● Championship: Tuesday 

 

13th Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R13

? KY: 15. N Laurel, 29. Bell Co, 61. Clay Co, 84. Corbin, 94. Whitley Co

112. Knox Cent, 177. Harlan, 207. Pineville 

● Round 1

Bell County 46 Clay County 30

Whitley County 76 Pineville 48

North Laurel 49 Harlan 36

Corbin 54 Knox Central 32

●● Semifinals

Bell County 68 Whitley County 39

North Laurel 66 Corbin 46

●●● Championship: Monday 

#15 North Laurel vs. #29 Bell County 

5th Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R5

? KY: 31. Caverna, 35. N Hardin, 46. Taylor Co, 53. LaRue Co, 67. Adair Co

109. Bardstown, 136. Elizabethtown, 173. T Nelson 

● Round 1

Taylor County 46 Thomas Nelson 44

Caverna 73 Elizabethtown 29

North Hardin 60 LaRue County 54

Adair County 71 Bardstown 59

●● Semifinals: Monday

Caverna vs. Taylor County 

North Hardin vs. Adair County 

●●● Championship: Tuesday 

 

3rd Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R3

? KY: 9. Daviess Co, 28. Grayson Co, 64. Apollo, 65. Ohio Co, 93. Meade Co

110. Muhlenburg Co, 161. Breckenridge Co, 176. Whitesville Trinity 

● Round 1

Daviess County 53 Breckenridge County 33

Grayson County 91 Muhlenburg County 65

Meade County 62 Whitesville Trinity 48

Apollo 61 Ohio County 38

●● Semifinals

Grayson County 65 Daviess County 62*

Apollo 61 Meade County 38

●●● Championship: Tuesday 

#28 Grayson County vs. #64 Apollo

12th Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R12

? KY: 38. Danville Chr, 71. Somerset, 91. W Jessamine, 95. Boyle Co, 96. Southwestern

115. Rockcastle Co, 160. Somerset Chr, 170. E Jessamine 

● Round 1

Boyle County 51 Somerset 48 (OT)

West Jessamine 64 Somerset Christian 61

Rockcastle County 61 Southwestern 49

Danville Christian 66 East Jessamine 39

●● Semifinals: Monday

Boyle County vs. West Jessamine 

Rockcastle County vs. Danville Christian 

●●● Championship: Tuesday 

 

11th Region 

? scoreboard/riherds/R11

? KY: 3. Madison Cent, 8. F Douglass, 17. Bryan Stn, 19. Great Crossing, 22. Lex Cath

77. Tates Crk, 140. Franklin Co, 184. Model

● Round 1

Great Crossing 82 Model 41

Lexington Catholic 42 Bryan Station 41

Frederick Douglass 61 Franklin County 35

Madison Central 67 Tates Creek 47

●● Semifinals

Great Crossing 50 Lexington Catholic 42

Frederick Douglass 58 Madison Central 49

●●● Championship: Monday 

#8 Frederick Douglass vs. #19 Great Crossing