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The Lakers pull the big upset at home tonight. By far the biggest win by a 4th Region team this year. It's a big reversal from earlier in the week when Russell County fell at home to Barren County. Big reversal from earlier this year when they were dropped by Pulaski County and Southwestern by double digits. And lastly, a reversal from last year when the Lakers lost by 16 to Madison Central.

Just for full disclosure, Russell was without Barton Mann, their starting 6'4 senior forward against Barren due to a ankle sprain.

The region at-large probably doesn't appreciate the last three years of the Bowling Green/Warren Central show all that much, but should resign themselves to the fact they will see it for the next two years as well. Both teams have extremely talented sophomore classes that will ensure they remain at the top for those two years, which is to say nothing of the fact that those two teams have continued to dominate their district and area all the way down to 7th grade.

 

Nacarius Fant should be POY in the region the next two years.

I dont see any way Tyler Robertson of Russell County does not get region POY next year. He has averaged over 20ppg the past two seasons while gathering 1st team all-region honors. His good showings in the regional tournaments the past two years greatly helps his resume. Fant is a great player and scorched Russell in the region, but next year Robertson will be the top player in the region with Fant a very close second, or even 1b.

Most of that is based on their win over Warren Central in 2009. They usually have a solid team, but they have never made it to the region finals, and that '09 win is their only one over a legit contender.

I would say they were a legit contender in 2010 when they battled eventual champion Central to the wire in the first round.

RC is on a nice little roll. They probably played their worst ball of the season here in Mason County's holiday tournament, but it looks like they've put that behind them.

That is understandable, since their leading scorer, rebounder, playmaker and top player Tyler Robertson was unable to play in any of the 3 games in Mason County. Understandablly, the lakers went 0-3 during that time.

Russell was without their top player, Tyler Robertson, in this tournament, but no doubt that Central is the real deal this year.

Nick Britt is the real deal. He has all the tools of a great running back. He might be small, but he runs with enough power and leg drive to shake off tacklers. He has great vision. I dont know how many times I've seen him cut back all the way across the field for a long TD. I definitely believe he has the skill to play lower level D1. Some program will take a chance on him. The better RC does this year the more publicity he will and should get. He makes them go.

The Britt kid is unbelievable. He followed up his first week showing of 350+ yards and 5 touchdowns with 229 yards and 3 td's on 16 carries tonight. His TD runs tonight were of 79, 46, and 51 yards. He can take it to the house anytime he touches it. I don't beliebe anyone in Russell's new district has enough speed to stop him consistently.

I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure boys can play volleyball in KHSAA, they just have to play on the back line. You may want to look that up though, I could be wrong.

Had Somerset beat Belfry in the semi-finals, would the 3A finals have been a much better game?

Trust me, this is a different Danville squad than last years. Didn't the Jumpers lose about half the starters on both sides of the ball from last year?

No I believe you are incorrect. Somerset returns almost every starter from last other than the o line which have proved to be a lot better than anybody expected they would be. I believe 9 starters from the defense return which averaged about 12 points given up per game last season. They also return every skilled position on offense.

Some quick notes: I don't think Lex Cath will be #1, but they're defending state champs so the spot is theirs to lose (side note to quick note: I didn't think Lex Cath would be #1 last year either). No way do I know much about all 16 regions in Kentucky, but I did try to include at least one team from each region...thoughts based much on last years record and how many players they have returning. Terrible logic, I know. Anyway, enjoy...and please, tell me how bad I messed this up.

 

1. Lexington Catholic

2. Bullitt East

3. Trinity

4. Eastern

5. West Jessamine

6. Harrison County

7. South Laurel

8. Grayson County

9. Central Hardin

10. Tates Creek

11. Henderson County

12. Beechwood

13. Male

14. Russell County

15. Apollo

16. Corbin

17. Marshall County

18. Lexington Christian

19. Mercer County

20. Franklin County

21. Clark County

22. Lawrence County

23. Elizabethtown

24. Pleasure Ridge Park

25. Covington Catholic

 

Others receiving thoughts: Anderson County, Boone County, Boyd County, Hazard, Estill County, Greenup County, Henry Clay, Butler, Danville, Western Hills, Boyle County, Shelby County, East Carter, Johnson Central, Knott County Central

Good to see Russell County getting some recognition.

Keep in mind that Somerset had one senior that had an everyday starting position last year. The rest were under classmen and they still finished runner up in the region.

Danville, West, Mercer and Mccreary will all be good, but i don't see anybody beating Somerset. Nobody is as solid 1-9 as them.

Allen runs an almost identical offense to Russell, but only alot better. Russell had success on the offensive side of the ball against Lone Oak so I don't see Allen being shut out by no means. I can also tell you that Lone Oak hasn't seen a defense as good as Allen's all year. Its going to be one of the best games of the year.

allen 27

lone oak 24

Go Jumpers! Congrats to all those young men. They've really worked hard this season, and they've been a joy watch.

Boys, Somerset has some raw talent. They are looking to do some big things this post season.

Russell had the ball twice with the score 20-13 with under 6 minutes in the 4th. This game was a whole lot closer than the final indicates.

Everyone needs to watch Clay Cinnamon from Mercer.

The game didn't count towards tournament standings. Why would the coach waste his pitching on a meaningless game?

The mustangs didn't treat this is an actual game. It was an extra game so the coach decided to pitch kids who hadn't thrown off a mound all year.

Loughrys Mustangs are 31-7 this summer, and no they have not lost to any team from Kentucky. They played KBC a little while back and beat them 7-4. The Mustangs were short handed having only 9 players and missing 3 or 4 starters.

It seems Lincoln doesn't have enough pitching if Weir isn't on the mound.

Trinity definately hit the ball better, but Russell's pitching was just as good except for one inning. It seemed like both teams were using the kids in the lower end of their rotation. The first two runs by Trinity should have never been allowed to happen, but thats baseball. It could have went either way I guess. They both have solid clubs and I wouldn't be surprised one bit to see Trinity playing for the state championship in a month.

Russell should've won this ball game. They can't seem to pull out a win over a top team.