One Great Scorer

This is probably the biggest game in the region to start the season. The top two teams in the region in the first week!

This game was close early on. But the first game jitters for Pendleton quickly faded and got the ball rolling in the 2nd quarter.

Final from SG. Spencer Macke with 33 points and 21 rebounds.

Ouch. This team has a lot of inexperience. More experience should equal less turnovers I would think.

Allen with a career high 52 points.

Final from Williamstown

Here was my situation: apparently the Bracken County/Beechwood game started at 6:00. And no one knew.

Final from Brooksville. Lady Bears start off 1-0.

Spencer Macke had 50 points and 19 rebounds in his scrimmage the other day for Silver Grove. Dontaie Allen and Mason Rusch will have grand time trying to beat that lol.

I think they’ll improve greatly from last year, but I’m not ready to put them in the top 5. There’s no evidence to support that notion as of yet, but we will see.

Rusch does have a good Field Goal % of about 50%. Taking about 20 shots a game. Added with Free throws that’s pretty dang good.

The school they went to had absolutely no bearing on my rankings. However, strength of schedule and field goals taken in all those points scored did.

I didn’t rank the players by points scored. I’m not sure how much Rusch has improved from last year, but after thinking more about I wonder if I should have put him in the top 10. But the 10 I have were still very good.

I don’t Mason County has the same talent to be what it once was.

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I didn’t take into account another GRC transfer. I can’t keep track of that anymore, it’s out of control.

Silver Grove doesn’t even have enough players to have an inter squad scrimmage. In other words whoever was the 6th man is now the 7th man. Because that’s how many kids they have on roster now.

You mean the Train conductor?

BREAKING: The Big Trains making big moves: Silver Grove lands DI West Virginia commit Spencer Macke.

Made some last minute changes to this as soon as I uploaded it! 10th Region is always hard to rank.

10th Region Basketball 2018-2019 Preview 1. Campbell County The defending 10th Region Champions come in at 1st. To be the man, you gotta beat the man. The Camels lost two of last years best players in the region, Joel Day and Tanner Clos. However returning for the Camels is Drew Wilson (10.3) and last years leading scorer and rebounder Reid Jolly (18, 10). 2. George Rogers Clark The Cardinals were the favorite pick to win last year when they were beat by Campbell County in the second round of region in overtime. The Cardinals have well spread out-scoring and rebounding, however losing Wil Philpot, 2nd leading scorer and rebounder will hurt. They return a core duo of Jordan Graham (11.7), Brennan Canada (13.1). 3. Scott The 10th Region Runners Up return most players from last season and could assuredly be number one in anyone's rankings. They may make their way to that spot at some point during the season, due to their strong guard-play and heavy experience They return leading scorer and rebounder Trey Meister (14.7, 5.8), Chad Ohmer (14.3). 4. Pendleton County Dontaie Allen, Kentucky commit, averaging 31.8 points and 11.4 rebounds, will be the star of the region to watch this year. Losing many key players, the return another starter Cody Sullivan (6.2), but other than that it will be up to last year's bench players to be this year's role players to take Pendleton County on a deep postseason run. 5. Harrison County Harrison County only lost to Campbell County by 10 in last year's regional tournament, but to say they had an up and down season is an understatement. They have a good core of starters, led by Quenton Turley (16.8, 2.6) and Spencer Free (13.2, 4.5). They have the players to move up in the rankings. How much they will move up depends on if they play well at the right time. 6. Mason County Under the new direction of former Augusta coach Brian Kirk, the Royals will see a different type of play than we've seen. They lost five players last year. However they return St. Pat transfers Chandler Black and Jake Swolsky. Their biggest return is senior Jaylen Lofton (11.4, 7.3). Mason County lacks size and struggles when changing to a completely different offensive system. 7. Bishop Brossart Bishop Brossart is favorite to win the "All A" Classic this year. Their defense will give Robertson County a world of trouble in the first round, now being played at CCMS. They are led by seniors Ethan Eilerman (10.0, 3.7) and JD Schumacher (9.9, 4.6). Rebounding will be one of the problems for the Mustangs, without much size, and nobody last year getting more than 5 rebounds a game. 8. Montgomery County Losing 4 players to graduation, they return 8 seniors, including last year's leading scorer Myron Ralls (14.2, 3.2) and Pahroh Davis (9.8, 7). They also return Austin E. (9.7) from Augusta. 9. Robertson County The defending All 'A' Classic Champions lost heavy scorer and rebounder Mason Burden, but still retain a strong core of young players. With a tougher schedule ahead of them, the Black Devils only beat two teams with a winning record last year (Paris/Calvary) by a combined 10 points. They have tremendous potential to move up on the list, and can move up in their stronger schedule. 10. Paris After losing 6 seniors in last year's come-from-behind loss to Scott in the 10th Region Tournament, Paris still returns a lot of speed and athleticism, most notably Travis Strings, who was the 2nd leading scorer with 11.5 ppg and 4.6 rpg. 11. Bourbon County Bourbon County lost four players to graduation, notably Titus Ransom, but return Elijah Chenault who averaged 9.4 a game last year. They still have a lot of experience coming back with 6 seniors on the roster. 12. Bracken County After last years 25 loss season, the Polar Bears return a core group of players. Guards Mason Tucker (9.5) and Jhace Cummins (4.5), and Tad Fisher (8.4, 5.5). They started playing well at the end of last year, ending St Pat’s season after a tip-in with 0.2 left to send it to overtime, and having GRC down to single digits in the 3rd. 13. Nicholas County While losing many key players to graduation, Nicholas County still returns Morgan Planck (12.1, 4.1) and Brady Switzer (10.2, 2.4). They will lack size. However, Coach Botner must be confident in the future, for Nicholas County was the deciding vote to seed the 38th District. 14. Calvary Christian Calvary will be led by new head coach Orlando Donaldson. It will up to the juniors Mason Rusch (26.7), Josh Morgan (13.2) and Cross Dugan (10.8), to help improve off of last years 19-12 record. Keep an eye out for Rusch, he may lead the region in scoring this year and contend with Allen point-wise. 15. Augusta Under the new direction of Roger Newton, the Panthers return big man Stephen Cordle (10, 7.2) and Preston Philpot (11.9, 2.7). They lose guards Ripato, Mains, and Eichenberger, and will have trouble handling the ball. Size they do have however, especially with "Big Steve" Cordle in the post. 16. Saint Patrick The Saints return no starters, losing many players to graduation, in addition to Swolsky and Black, who have transferred to Mason County. Returners off the bench include Pat McKay (6.6), and Paul Muehlbauer (2.6). Expect a lot of growing pains from the very, very young Saints. 17. Silver Grove Only losing one player to graduation, the Big Trains return leading scorer Elian Turcios (19.8) and Christian Kersey (10.3). Preseason Player Rankings 1. Dontaie Allen - Pendelton County The now Kentucky commit said he was glad to get the college decision out of the way before the season. The 6'7 candidate for Mr. Basketball averaged 32 ppg along with 11 rebounds. With 60% shooting from the floor last year, Dontaie is sure to increase his 2,697 career points to break Pendleton County and 10th Region records. 2. Reid Jolly - Campbell County At 6'5, 230, Jolly is easily the top post player in the region. Averaging 18 and 10 last year, Jolly also has experience of playing in Rupp Arena and is determined to return. 3. Jordan Graham - George Rogers Clark Graham averaged 12 and 3 last year, but expect him to average 18 and 8 plus this year. A long athletic guard that can score from anywhere on the floor. 4. Trey Meister - Scott Averaging 15 and 6 last year, his name isn't by coincidence. Shooting 40% from 3 last year, and 52% from everywhere else makes him one of the best shooters in the region. 5. Brennan Canada - George Rogers Clark The other half of GRC's offense, the 6'7 senior averaged 13 and 7 last year, and I believe will have almost mirror stats to teammate Graham. 6. Chad Ohmer - Scott The six foot "guard" was one of Scott's most important players last season, not only because of his 14 ppg, but because of his added grit, strength and size to Scott's guard heavy roster. 7. Drew Wilson - Campbell County Averaging 10 and 2 last year, Drew will take over the main point guard role for the Camels looking to get back to Rupp. 8. Quenton Turley - Harrison County Averaging 17 and 3 last year, Turley has great potential to be a breakout star for Harrison County, competing for a 38th District and 10th Region Title. 9. Travis Strings - Paris With 12 and 5 last year, the quick and athletic Strings will be the main source of offense for the Greyhounds, keeping them in close contention for the All A title. 10. Myron Ralls - Montgomery County Ralls returns as the Indians' best performer form last year with 14 and 3, a great athletic guard, but with a bad shooting year percentage wise last season.

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How did Highlands do vs. Robertson County yesterday?

@Mustang do you have an updated bracket?

I think NKU jacked the prices up, or to the point there was no way to make a profit. CovCath declined to play Cooper in it this year for some reason.