The Warriors of DCA come in 23-7 after narrowly defeating West Jessamine for the 12th Region title. They face Great Crossing in the nightcap Wednesday. The Warhawks defeated Douglass by 8 to claim the 11th and are 23-11 on the year. They have been solid all year but haven't risen to the level of state contender as shown by convincing losses to Covington Catholic and GRC.

The most intriguing part of this one to me is Brady Orem of Great Crossing versus Geu Ateny of DCA. Two extremely talented interior players who should make their presences known early and often.

This game could trend to a lower scoring affair filled with physicality and brutal defense. 

It could be an interesting matchup.  On paper it looks like this:

Massey Ratings:  Overall GC 17    DCA 37.       Offense:   GC 13.   DCA 86.   Defense:  DCA 19 GC 35

Both teams have played a tough schedule but GC's schedule was probably a little more challenging.

Common opponents:  Lexington Catholic:  GC +8.     DCA +2.    West Jessamine:  GRC +24 DCA +4

GRC:  DCA -10.    GC -26

RPI: DCA .626.    GC .594

Massey has GC as an 8 point favorite.  

19 hours ago, se7ens said:

The Warriors of DCA come in 23-7 after narrowly defeating West Jessamine for the 12th Region title. They face Great Crossing in the nightcap Wednesday. The Warhawks defeated Douglass by 8 to claim the 11th and are 23-11 on the year. They have been solid all year but haven't risen to the level of state contender as shown by convincing losses to Covington Catholic and GRC.

The most intriguing part of this one to me is Brady Orem of Great Crossing versus Geu Ateny of DCA. Two extremely talented interior players who should make their presences known early and often.

This game could trend to a lower scoring affair filled with physicality and brutal defense. 

Hopefully it will turn out just like last year for DCA.

I really don't know what to make of this one.  While not completely shocked, I was very surprised that Great Crossing was able to get by Frederick Douglass.  The Broncos had been extremely hot coming into that game.  The Warhawks started out 3-6 but went 20-5 the rest of the way.  I would say that they are more battle-tested in the postseason, but Great Crossing has only 1 senior amongst their top 6 scorers.  I think this one goes down to the wire. I'll take DCA in a mild upset 50-46.

18 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

I really don't know what to make of this one.  While not completely shocked, I was very surprised that Great Crossing was able to get by Frederick Douglass.  The Broncos had been extremely hot coming into that game.  The Warhawks started out 3-6 but went 20-5 the rest of the way.  I would say that they are more battle-tested in the postseason, but Great Crossing has only 1 senior amongst their top 6 scorers.  I think this one goes down to the wire. I'll take DCA in a mild upset 50-46.

Based on their roster from last year's state tournament and released by the KHSAA, Great Crossing doesn't have a lot of size.  Orem was listed at 6-6 on that roster and most places list him at 6-7 now.  The next biggest player on that roster is 6-2 and there were 3 of their regular players listed as below 6-0.  A couple of their players look a little bit bigger than that now based on the video I've seen.  DCA goes 6-10, 6-5, 6-4, 6-3 with 3 players 6-1.  Great Crossing's players look pretty quick but not on the level of Warren Central or GRC as far as I can tell.  From their stats it looks like they have several players who can shoot from three so DCA will have to get out on them.  It might be an interesting matchup.  

Regarding the postseason, from what I saw in the Great Crossing/Lexington Catholic game it was more of a case of Lexington Catholic not being able to get any shots to fall in the second half than it was a case of what Great Crossing was doing.  They were getting good looks, they just couldn't get them to fall.  It was similar to the DCA/West Jessamine game, neither team could hit much until DCA finally snapped out of it in the 4th quarter.  

By my previous comments please don't make the assumption that I'm trying to downplay Great Crossing.  They are very good and have played a tough schedule.  They move the ball well and appear to be well coached.  It will take a very good effort to beat them.  

9 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

Based on their roster from last year's state tournament and released by the KHSAA, Great Crossing doesn't have a lot of size.  Orem was listed at 6-6 on that roster and most places list him at 6-7 now.  The next biggest player on that roster is 6-2 and there were 3 of their regular players listed as below 6-0.  A couple of their players look a little bit bigger than that now based on the video I've seen.  DCA goes 6-10, 6-5, 6-4, 6-3 with 3 players 6-1.  Great Crossing's players look pretty quick but not on the level of Warren Central or GRC as far as I can tell.  From their stats it looks like they have several players who can shoot from three so DCA will have to get out on them.  It might be an interesting matchup.  

Regarding the postseason, from what I saw in the Great Crossing/Lexington Catholic game it was more of a case of Lexington Catholic not being able to get any shots to fall in the second half than it was a case of what Great Crossing was doing.  They were getting good looks, they just couldn't get them to fall.  It was similar to the DCA/West Jessamine game, neither team could hit much until DCA finally snapped out of it in the 4th quarter.  

DCAs that big?? They didn’t seem that big when I watched them play Boyle. 

19 minutes ago, DearToday said:

DCAs that big?? They didn’t seem that big when I watched them play Boyle. 

Yes, they're that big.  Ateny is 6-10, Mikels is 6-5, Dadisman is 6-4, Domidion is 6-3, Perez, Motley, and Bradshaw are all 6-1.   Ateny has to duck to go in a classroom door.  They're all pretty slim so they may not appear to be that big.  6 of the 7 of them can dunk the ball. 

Great Crossing will pull this one out.

On 3/14/2026 at 10:42 PM, 24Rocks said:

Yes, they're that big.  Ateny is 6-10, Mikels is 6-5, Dadisman is 6-4, Domidion is 6-3, Perez, Motley, and Bradshaw are all 6-1.   Ateny has to duck to go in a classroom door.  They're all pretty slim so they may not appear to be that big.  6 of the 7 of them can dunk the ball. 

Saw them play early in the season and liked their Coach and the team. They had two guys on the bench at that time not in uniform that were tall and athletically built as well.

1 minute ago, Run it Back said:

Saw them play early in the season and liked their Coach and the team. They had two guys on the bench at that time not in uniform that were tall and athletically built as well.

So, who wins?

1 minute ago, 4 Quarters said:

So, who wins?

Haven't seen Great Crossing this year to comment. DCA had height, shooters and take care of the ball, smart. Coach seems to like to keep scores low.

16 minutes ago, Run it Back said:

Saw them play early in the season and liked their Coach and the team. They had two guys on the bench at that time not in uniform that were tall and athletically built as well.

 

16 minutes ago, Run it Back said:

Saw them play early in the season and liked their Coach and the team. They had two guys on the bench at that time not in uniform that were tall and athletically built as well.

They won’t be eligible until next season.

This is the late game tonight.

DCA wins a close low scoring ugly game.