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When will they draw for the regional tourney?

Draw will be this coming Saturday at Harrison County.

I fell down on the job by not including ten "players to watch" in the district tournaments in the weekly report. While I really don't like limiting the list to 10, here goes - alphabetically by last name. NOTE - THESE MAY NOT BE THE TOP TEN PLAYERS IN THE REGION. I AM LISTING ONLY ONE PLAYER FROM ANY ONE TEAM. I WILL GIVE MY FIRST THROUGH THIRD TEAMS IN MY FINAL INSTALLMENT OF 10TH REGION SUMMARIES.

 

Dontaie Allen, Pendleton County. Mr everything has the best basketball talent I've seen in the 10th since Darius Miller. He needs a little more help from his mates in order for the Cats to represent the region in Lexington. 31.8 and 11.1 for the season.

 

Brennan Canada, Clark County. The versatile 6'7" swingman leads the Cardinals in scoring at 13.1 and is second in rebounds at 7.2. He is also second on the squad with 45 three-pointers made. A matchup nightmare.

 

Spencer Free, Harrison County. Free missed last year's regional tournament with an injury. Although not the Breds' leading scorer (that's Quenton Turley), Free paces the squad in rebounds and hits his charity tosses at a 79% clip. If it's tight near the end and free throws need to be made, Coach Kendall wants the ball in Spencer's hands.

 

Zach Hamberg, Bishop Brossart. The senior is 73 for 146 from beyond the arc, and shoots nearly 85% from the line. He will need to stay hot for the Mustangs to stay with Scott in the 37th semifinal game.

 

Sam Hamilton, Nicholas County. For the Jackets to get past Harrison County in the district opener, he may have to come close to repeating his 41-point explosion against St. Patrick - particularly if Spencer Morris isn't good to go. Hamilton converts over 51% of his shots.

 

Eric Johnson, Paris. The stat-stuffing senior guard leads the Greyhounds in scoring at 18.8, 3-pointers made at 49, made free throws at 83 and in rebounds at 6 per game.

 

Reid Jolly, Campbell County. The senior power forward is a workhorse in the paint, averaging over 18 points and nearly 10 boards per game; and has connected on 62.6% of his field goals. He had 30 and 18 against Clark County, handing the Cardinals their only loss in the 10th all season.

 

Brevin Jones, St. Patrick. Jones has been the scoring and rebounding mainstay for the Saints all year (16.5/7.0), and clicks on nearly 42% of his three-pointers.

 

Jaylen Lofton, Mason County. Lofton's health is critical to the Royal's chances in the postseason. At barely 6 feet, he leads Mason County in rebounds at 7.5 per game, and is second in scoring at 11.3.

 

Nelson Perrin, Scott. Perrin, a University of Dayton football commit, brings his gridiron mentality to the hardwood. 12.3 PPG, 46.8% FG percentage, including 40% from distance.

Reid Jolly is only a Junior not a Senior.

I think that most teams when they play Cov Cath focus more on how they can stop Jake than how they can stop CJ. Like I said CJ is guardable one on one but Jake is not in this area at least. As far as Cooper goes the focus is always to stop Kunkel and that is a fact. Just my two cents.

Jake does dominate but his stats are not gaudy due to as someone mentioned, the game is guard dominated these days. He does lead the state in FG %, but he averages 3-4 dunks per game.

Do you feel his stats aren’t gaudy enough due to the fact that he doesn’t get the ball enough to beef up his stats? I feel with his size and ability that he should touch the ball every possession.

How is Jake Walter not even in this conversation? I’m just asking because I have seen him play and he is a game changer when he gets the ball. He is a matchup nightmare for anyone in this area. As far as players in Nky I don’t see anyone guarding him one on one just my opinion. I don’t feel Cov Cath uses him the way they should. I have seen Kunkel and Fredrick both play several times and they are both outstanding players but in different ways. I think Frederick is a better shooter with his soft touch but Kunkel is a better all around scorer especially getting to rim due to his quickness.

Pendleton by 10

The Rebels travel to Claryville tonight to take on the Camels on Senior night. What can we expect from this game?

Last night Kenzie pulled down her 1000th career rebound. Congrats Kenzie!! What an awesome accomplishment!!

I gotta go with Campbell County’s Clos. I know he has a twin sister but it’s as if he has a twin brother on the court with him. Do yourself a favor and go watch a Camels game. I’ve seen him dive out of bounds to save a ball on the visitors end only to beat most players back to the other end and rebound or score. Like there are two of him out there. Always on the floor scraping and scrapping for the ball. Looks good on the stat sheet but more impressive is heart and hustle, which college scouts have noticed too.