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I think it's great that the 8th region has 3 teams ranked. Go 8th Region!!!

I will keep her in my prayers. She is the one player on Bardstown's team that you just say "wow" when you see her play. She is really good! I hope she will hear good news about her knee.

South by 14. Oldham county is a high scoring team but I think the defense from South will prevent them from scoring a lot of points.

Here is the boys and girls link from the Lexington Hereld. I don't think the CJ Lit. ratings for girls is out yet. http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/03/1585625/high-school-basketball-rating.html#more

South played good defense, especially Lissa Gambsky, but it was a very sloppy game. Lots of turnovers by both teams. Good job by South to get the win.

Impressive!!

South by double digits. Lady Dragons will want revenge for last seasons regional loss to Shelby County/Collins. Dye and Whitfield will win the rebounding war.

Mary Dye had 9 and Jasmine Whitfield had 24 in the win over GRC for 3rd place. Dye and Whitfield were named to the all tournament team. Jefferstown remained undefeated to win 1st place in the tournament with a win over Mercer County. Asia Roan was named MVP from J-town.

I expect big things out of Whitfield, Dye, Wright, and Housley, but I was most impressed with the freshman Sedoris. She was excellent on defense and played like she has been on varsity for years.

T1: South Oldham (2-2) - Dye 14, Haysley 4, Housley 5, Houston 3, Sedoris 8, Whitfield 20, Wright 13. T2: Fern Creek (2-3) - Grigsby 18, Bernard 3, Terry 16, Plemmons 2, McCune 19, Thomas 2. 3P: Housley 1, Houston 1, Whitfield 2, Wright 2, Grigsby 2, Terry 2. South Oldham 67, Fern Creek 60 -- The visiting Dragons (2-2) were led by Jasmine Whitfield with 20 points, seven steals, and five assists. Teonia McCune led the Tigers (2-3) with 19 points.

Congrats, to a very nice girl and a great bball player.

I was wondering about Mckee-did not see her name in the score box. Hope she is feeling better. They probably would have won if she was healthy. Cann and Mckee make a good guard combination, not sure if I know Whiteside but she had a good game.

Those are the two players I meant--not a secret. I am sure Anderson has some kids getting recruited also. When these girls play outside of the 8th region in AAU/exposure events, coaches can really see how good they are.

Wainscott is a very good player, but to say she is the best player in the region is taking it a bit far. She was the best player last year but I think there are more athletic girls that have drastically improved. There are girls in the region being recruited by Xavier, Notre Dame, U of L, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky..... Let's not crown her the "best" yet.

If Dixon had 23, I guess the rest of the team had 12 pts. Where are all these terrific shooters? As I've always said a good defensive team almost always can beat a shooting team. Anyway, I'm sure WV will make adjustments and get better. I always pull for 8th region teams when they are playing outside our region, so I was hoping for an upset.

First of all, let's put pre-season scrimmages in perspective. South lost the 1st quarter of this scrimmage by 23+ points and most of their points were by Sydney Moss in the 1st quarter. But South made adjustments and either won or played even, quarters 2, 3, and 4. South, as well as Boone County, did a lot of substituting--as most Coaches are using pre-season scrimmages to see where the team is as a whole and to practice plays. There were players getting significant minutes that will probably not play more that a minute in an actual game. So to make a comment from a scrimmage you did not see is useless. It was a competitive scrimmage with the exception of the first quarter. Sydney Moss is an exceptional player and most players would need some time to figure out how to play against her. She is very strong and counld finish baskets even when she was fouled hard.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101121/SPORTS0502/311210056/Girls-Eighth-Region-Anderson-County-will-remain-the-team-to-beat

All I meant by saying they lost one game, was that you have to do a lot more than shoot well to win a game. The Sting actually had about 3 players that were 16U, most were 8th, ninth and 10th graders. The Hoyas also had about about 4 players playing up. I actually like to see the girls from the 8th get better because the 8th region will not get respect until we can compete well with other strong regions.

Are you serious? I think W-V fans are a little too optimistic. I am a firm believer that actions speak louder than words. After W-V has some quality wins in the 8th you can boast. Taulbee, Sandlin, and Slavey were on the same AAU team this summer. Yes, they can shoot, but they won one game at state AAU. A team must play defense to win. The 8th has several good, athletic teams. It will take offense, defense, and a little luck to win the region this year. I am very optimistic about South. We had a great summer.

I posted the 8th region boys on the Boys BBall Forum

by Mickey Patterson(Oldham Era) Teams: 1. Simon Kenton 2. North Oldham 3. Oldham County 4. Gallatin County 5. Collins 6. Shelby County 7. South Oldham 8. Anderson County 9. Spencer County 10. Owen County Players: 1. Devon Rowan-North Oldham 2. Cody Chambers-Simon Kenton 3. Logan Dunbar-Spencer County 4. Carson Fields-South Oldham 5. Sawyer Williams-Owen County 6. Kerry Smith-Oldham County 7. Nick Gray-Simon Kenton 8. Travis Davis-Gallatin County 9. Tavis Elzy-Collins 10. Blake Payne-Oldham County

Go South! Great game. Congrats to the coach and team. They never gave up and cam out with a win.

I think the 8th region will be very competitive this year. I saw a lot of the girls from the 8th playing AAU this summer, so they will probably be much improved. South Oldham(Whitfield-BA Hoyas), Owen County(Gayheart-NKY Vikings), Anderson County(Brown-KY Central Angels, McKee-KY Premier), North Oldham(Bryant-Lady Legends). All of these girls were "All 8th Region" last season. There is not one team that is "head and shoulders" above the other. A lot of the games between the top teams last season were decided by 1 or 2 points. It will be an exciting season.

A "NEW" South beat rival North Oldham tonight. Great win for the new coach.