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Wow! Didn't realize so many players from local schools are on the team. Congratulations ladies!

Janszen is really quite an athlete. She can defend all 5 positions and is deceptivley quick. Ashley Cheeseman has really taken her game to the next level in the past month.

Final from Union. Competitive from the start. Ryle's largest lead of the game was 15 points. Cheeseman and Jump led Ryle with 18 and 16 points. St. Henry was led by Janszen with 14 points.

They play a brutal schedule and have done well. I agree with you.

Here are the latest rankings from the Lexington Herald Leader: 00am on Jan 24, 2011 Modified at 1:45am on Jan 24, 2011 RATINGS BY REGION Girls TOP 25 School (record) This week Rating 1. Manual (14-4) Monday at Male; Wednesday at Louisville Invitational 86.2 2. Rockcastle Co. (18-1) Monday vs. Mercer Co.; Friday at Pulaski Co. 85.7 3. Boone Co. (15-3) Monday vs. Simon Kenton; Wed. vs. Conner; Friday at Lou. Invitational 85.3 3. Ryle (12-3) Tuesday vs. (24) St. Henry; Friday at Highlands; Sat. vs. Cov. Holy Cross 85.3 5. Mercy (15-3) At Louisville Invitational 84.8 6. Bowling Green (13-1) Tuesday at Logan Co.; Friday vs. Warren Central 84.3 7. Elizabethtown (16-1) Tuesday vs. Nelson Co.; Friday at LaRue Co.; Saturday at North Hardin 84.1 8. Marion Co. (13-4) At Louisville Invitational 82.6 9. Butler (16-2) Idle 82.3 10. Scott Co. (12-5) Thursday vs. Henry Clay; Friday at Louisville Invitational 81.8 11. Sacred Heart (14-3) At Louisville Invitational 81.6 12. Clay Co. (11-5)Monday at Bell Co.; Friday vs. Jackson Co.; Saturday at (21) Lex. Catholic80.5 13. Perry Central (14-3)Monday vs. Johnson Central; Tuesday at Morgan Co.; Thursday vs. Estill Co.80.3 14. Calloway Co. (18-1) Tuesday at Heath; Friday vs. (21) Murray; Saturday vs. Comm. Christian 80.1 15. Bryan Station (16-2) Tuesday vs. Paul Dunbar; Friday at Lafayette 79.3 16. Jeffersontown (15-1) Idle 78.8 17. Lincoln Co. (13-5) Monday at North Laurel; Friday at Boyle Co.; Saturday at Somerset 77.8 18. South Oldham (10-5) Monday at Owen Co.; Friday vs. Anderson Co. 76.8 18. Newport Catholic (11-3) Tuesday at Walton-Verona; Friday vs. Simon Kenton 76.8 20. Madison Central (10-6) Monday vs. Western Hills; Thursday vs. (23) Woodford Co. 76.4 21. Murray (14-5) Friday at (14) Calloway Co.; Saturday vs. Fulton Co. 75.1 21. Lexington Catholic (10-9)Tuesday vs. South Laurel; Thursday at Tates Creek; Sat. vs. (12) Clay Co.75.1 23. Woodford Co. (16-2) Thursday at (20) Madison Central; Saturday vs. Frankfort 74.8 24. Bullitt East (16-5) At Louisville Invitational 74.3 24. Notre Dame (12-6) Wednesday at Campbell Co.; Saturday vs. Beechwood 74.3 24. St. Henry (15-3) Tuesday at (3) Ryle; Saturday vs. Ludlow 74.3 Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/24/1609135/high-school-basketball-girls-rating.html#more#ixzz1C0KbZe47

And the 3 second rule.

Since I haven't seen Walton play, it would be hard for me call. Conventional wisdom tells me NCC but then again, I picked NDA against WV. Should be a good game either way.

Conner played Ryle extremely well in the 1st half a couple of weeks ago also, then the wheels came off. Coach Stamm has his girls playing hard, they just don't have the horses some other teams do. I hear the next few years, with talent moving up, the future looks bright in Hebron.

It's been a long cold winter, my friend:), Look forward to seeing you soon.

By the way, paNDA, you would look great in Ryle's orange and black rather than the Boone light blue you've been shrouded in this season:)

Not my wife, some bball fans who follow the 8th and 9th regions.

Yes, it is, the girls game is at 6pm and the boys vs Holmes follows.

Other than the matchup at Mercer County last winter when Ryle dominated the Crusaders, these have always been tough matchups. The past 2 years in the Regionals have been brutal games with the teams splitting the contests. I know about Gamm and Jantzen but am not familiar with the rest of the team. As far as Ryle goes, they are playing as well as any team in the State right now. They are scoring at a clip of 76 pts. a game over the past 4 games. Each of the 1st 7 players are capable of scoring 20 plus per game. Unless they just have a flat game, I see Ryle taking this contest. A neutral observer and fan of girls basketball approached me last night after the game and said they have seen Boone, St. Henry, NDA, and NCC all play this year and that they believe Ryle is 15 points better than any team in the 9th Region. That will be left to be seen, as I have not seen these teams play so I cannot make such bold predictions.

I knew that, sorry folks:) I'm a little road weary. Ryle played only their 2nd home game last night.

Big District matchup Tuesday night at Ryle. Let us know your thoughts on this one.

Nice win Lady Breds! Good luck in Richmond! 5 All A's in a row is quite impressive. See you next week on the hill:)

Nice win Pandas! Sounds like Hannah Thelen had a breakout game. I expect more games like this from her over the next couple of years:)

Not yet.

Final score just in from this afternoon's game at Anderson County.

At 7:15 this evening, before the the start of the game with Central Hardin at Ryle, Jenna will be honored for joining the 1000 point club earlier this year and for now being the #1 scorer and rebounder in Ryle's Girls Basketball History. Senior, Abby Jump, will also be honored for entering the 1000 point club earlier this year. Congratulations to both young ladies!

Easy to say in your position.

The local officiating has been suspect for years, IMO. This past Tuesday in Ryle's game against Simon Kenton they showed favoritism towards Wainscott, but in a blow out it didn't really matter. In a much tighter game it would of been huge. Certain players and certain coaches over the years have gotten special treatment. That's just life in the 9th Region. Being a referee is undoubtably a thankless job but if this is something you like and choose to do, please keep your head in the game and set the tone early and call it both ways.

Isn't this fun when more people and more different opinions get inolved:)

Boone always has gotten preferential treatment from the local refs. On your other comment I don't Boone wins the 9th Region hands down... just saying...

I agree with the 7th Region being the toughest in the State. I think the 9th is in the Top 3 and on a normal year the 33rd District is in the top 2 toughest in the State. Sounds like a great tournament ahead in Louisville.