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Murphy. Boyle is physical enough inside to make things tough on Tut.

JC is the prohibitive favorite but Pikeville is playing good ball. Who takes this one? Will likely be streamed on D&D across all platforms.

Bell took the first game in OT at home towards the end of the regular season. Who wins this one? Games have been streamed on PRTC TV on FB.

Pikeville will knock off Martin Co. Pikeville v JC in the finals.

JC won the first. Pikeville currently leads Martin Co by 4 at the half. Keathley has 3 fouls. Here’s a live stream.

North Laurel leads 33-13 at the half over Corbin. Bell throttled Whitley earlier. 13th has been chalk so far!

Region semifinals will be Floyd Central vs Johnson Central and Martin County vs Pikeville. Played out pretty much like chalk, as these were my top four teams in the region.

Corbin and North Laurel both pull away in the second half tonight. Semi’s will be Whitley v Bell, and Corbin v NL.

Kenny Davidson resigned from Seneca today. Signs?

Although this was an upset on paper, I believe this is what everyone thought would happen. Congrats to the Colonels. Their first region win since 1974.

Bell County and Whitley County both win convincingly tonight.

Rebels win in OT!

13th Region Boys Basketball POSTSEASON: Regular season play, and district play are in the books! Let’s look at how we expect the region to play out, as well as a rankings of the teams remaining. My prediction is a Bell vs North final that will be what we all thought would happen at the start of the year. 49th District: This one basically played out chalk and there were no surprises. OBI beat Red Bird by 37. North Laurel then knocked off OBI by 40, and Clay County knocked out Jackson County by 26. Neither game was competitive. The finals saw North Laurel complete the season sweep for a third win over Clay County, this time by 10. I think Clay is a really good team, but they are stuck with one of the two region favorites. IMO, North Laurel got a very favorable draw, and Clay County got the toughest draw they could’ve had. 50th District: We knew Whitley County was going to knock off Williamsburg, and they did so by 40. The other game was the toss up. Corbin ended South Laurel’s season by completing their own sweep, knocking the Cardinals off by 21. The championship saw Corbin get revenge on the Colonels, and finally knock them off for the first time this season. Corbin won this game by 4. I actually think Whitley being the loser has the easier first round game than Corbin. But both have a great chance to win their first round region game. 51st District: This district was madness all the way around. Knox opened up with a 49 point win over Lynn Camp, which was to be expected. Pineville then flipped the script on Barbourville, and beat them by 8 for the first time all season. Not to be out done, Pineville also knocked off district host Knox Central at home, by 1 in double overtime. What a year for the Mountain Lions after losing the majority of their roster to graduation last year. Both teams have tough first round games as Knox takes on Corbin and Pineville takes on Whitley County. 52nd District: The first game was chalk. Bell County knocked off Middlesboro by 34. The next game was another big upset. The Harlan Green Dragons got revenge on the Black Bears of Harlan County and pulled the win by 4. The championship game saw Bell County dominate by 32 in a game that was never close. Rankings: 1. Bell County (25-6) - The Bobcats open up with Clay County. A pretty tough draw, for your first round game, but they do await the Pineville and Whitley County winner. They play Wednesday at 6. 2. North Laurel (25-7) - North has the more favorable draw IMO between them and Bell. They open up with Harlan, and then play the winner of Corbin and Knox Central. These are all teams they’ve dominated this year. They play Thursday at 6. 3. Clay County (20-9) - Clay has a very tough draw, but if they can pull the upset they avoid North Laurel and Corbin on the other side. They play Wednesday at 6. 4. Corbin (15-13) - The Redhounds take on Knox Central Thursday night at 7:30. This should be a winnable game. They then would likely take on North Laurel who they played decently earlier in the year. 5. Whitley County (19-11) - The Colonels lost in the district finals which was extremely disappointing considering the season they have had. However, the silver lining is they open up with Pineville who won their district as a big underdog. They play Wednesday at 7:30. 6. Harlan (12-19) - What an upset for the Green Dragons to make the region. Coach Akal does a pretty good job year in and year out. They did get the short end of the draw as they play North Laurel in the first round, Thursday at 6. 7. Pineville (14-16) - An awesome season for Pineville so far. They do open up with Whitley County which will be a tough game for the Mountain Lions. 8. Knox Central (16-10) - A disappointing result in district has led the Panthers here. They do open up with Corbin, and they played them pretty close in the regular season. 9. South Laurel (14-15) - Eliminated 10. Harlan County (19-11) - Eliminated 11. Jackson County (21-10) - Eliminated 12. Barbourville (12-14) - Eliminated 13. OBI (12-15) - Eliminated 14. Middlesboro (12-17) - Eliminated 15. Red Bird (6-16) - Eliminated 16. Lynn Camp (8-22) - Eliminated 17. Williamsburg (1-27) - Eliminated

15th Region Boys Basketball POSTSEASON: Regular season play, district play, and a few region games are already in the book! Let’s look at how we expect the region to play out, as well as a rankings of the teams remaining. There will be a new 15th region champion as Lawrence County has already been bounced. 57th District: Martin County won the first game in dominating fashion by 20 over Magoffin. Johnson Central beat Paintsville for a third time this year, this time by 13. The championship was electric with the regions top two teams IMO facing off. Johnson Central came out on top by a final score of 93-79. 58th District: Floyd Central started it off with a bang knocking off Prestonsburg by 32. Lawrence County won the next game against Betsy Layne by 28. In a Floyd Central vs Lawrence County final, the FC Jags prevailed by a final score of 83-80. Dylan Boyd went for 22, Brayden Turner had 18, and Chris Spriggs had 13 in the big win. 59th District: The small three team district went fast. Shelby Valley opened up with a 41 point win over East Ridge. Pikeville then knocked off Shelby Valley by 7 in the district final. Since then, Shelby Valley and East Ridge have both been eliminated in the region. Pikeville stands as the lone representative of the 59th. 60th District: Another small three team district. Pike County Central opened up with a 14 point win over Phelps. They had just knocked off Phelps, but got them again. Belfry then knocked off PCC by 11 at home to win the 60th. The 60th is putting on a great showing as all three teams are still left standing. 1. Johnson Central (25-5) - The Golden Eagles face Phelps, Wednesday at 6:30. Barring a win, they have the winner of Floyd Central and Pike County Central. 2. Martin County (21-9) - The Cardinals fell in the finals of the district championship by 14 to region favorite Johnson Central. They’ve already won their first round of region over Betsy Layne by 21. Now they have a quarterfinal game with Belfry at 6:30 on Thursday. Barring a win, they will face off against the Pikeville vs Paintsville winner. 3. Floyd Central (24-5) - The Jaguars will square off against Pike County Central on Wednesday at 8:15. Barring a win, they would get the JC vs Phelps winner in the semi’s. 4. Pikeville (20-4) - The Panthers play Paintsville in their first region game. This should be an electric matchup between 1A forces. Paintsville is one of Pikeville’s only four losses this year. 5. Paintsville (15-14) - Paintsville got to travel to Lawrence County for losing in the first round of district. They knocked off the Bulldogs on the road in dominating fashion by 24. They square up with Pikeville in what appears to be a classic on Thursday at 8:15. They would play the winner of Belfry and Martin County. 6. Belfry (21-10) - The Pirates are much improved in year 2 of Brent Perry’s time there. They look to keep the magical season going as they play Martin County Thursday at 6:30. They managed to keep it within a 3 point OT loss earlier in the season. They would play the winner of Pikeville and Paintsville. 7. Pike County Central (20-11) - The Hawks lost in the district finals but did knock off Magoffin County by 14 to keep their season alive. They will play Floyd Central on Wednesday night at 8:15. 8. Phelps (16-13) - Phelps played Shelby Valley in the play-in game and won by 23. A dominating win and a big game by Weddington. They now take on the region favorite, Johnson Central. 9. Lawrence County (17-10) - Eliminated 10. Shelby Valley (18-15) - Eliminated 11. Magoffin County (9-23) - Eliminated 12. Betsy Layne (8-21) - Eliminated 13. East Ridge (11-20) - Eliminated 14. Prestonsburg (3-26) - Eliminated

Phelps 84 Shelby Valley 61. Weddington took over.

Paintsville 81 Lawrence County 57. Paintsville against Pikeville at the expo will be poppin.

The super regional. Put out by D&D. Prestonsburg and East Ridge has already lost and been eliminated. Remember they go off of a super regional format where everyone gets in.

Think they'll be better or worse than last year? Or hard to say.

Sick. Been out all week.

Pineville knocks off Barbourville tonight. Barbourville had won the two regular season matchups by 14 and 15.

Boyle smothered them on D tonight. Harper Webb played sparingly due to his ankle sprain. Proud of the Rebs tonight. Gritty win.

First time they've beat them since 2022 I believe. I've always thought Coach Akal does a good job.

The Region field is almost set. 49th: North Laurel and Clay County 50th: Whitley County and Corbin 51st: Knox Central and winner Barbourville and Pineville tonight. 52nd: Bell County and Harlan Independent

The independent school pulls the upset. Good win by the green dragons.

12 over 1. Insane.