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Final. Down goes Wayne who a lot had penciled in as the favorites in the 12th. Won’t even make the region. Madness.

Probably looking at a 9-1 regular season.

Danville game is on YouTube.

I think you’re right.

I saw Scott Co is looking for a second scrimmage. Who was their second this past season?

Where are the twins going?

15th Region Boys Basketball Week 11: 12th week in the 15th in the books, let's look at it. Don’t forget, the 15th operates by a super regional so everything this week is all seeding for that tournament. Lose, and you just make it tougher on yourself, but you’re not out! 1. Johnson Central (23-5) - The Golden Eagles had a great week going 5-0 and are blazing. They’ve won their last 8. They beat Betsy Lane, David School, Shelby Valley, East Ridge, and Huntington Expression Prep. The only game that was close was Shelby Valley and that was a 12 point win. JC finished the regular season 11-1 in the region, and 5-1 in the district. They are the two seed in the district, so they will take on Paintsville Tuesday night at 8:15. They host the district tourney this year. 2. Martin County (19-8) - The Cardinals went 3-0 on the week, with a 13 point win over Hazard, a 27 point win over Pike County Central, and a 10 point win over Shelby Valley. The Cardinals have been up and down all year, so it’s good to see them enter postseason play hot. They finished 11-1 in the region, and 6-1 in the district. They are the one seed in the 57th and will take on Magoffin County at JC Tuesday night at 6:30. 3. Floyd Central (22-5) - The Jaguars went 2-0 this past week and have now won 5 straight and 9 of their last 10. They’ve gotten hot at the right time. They beat Pikeville by 3, and Shelby Valley by 4. They are 13-4 in the region, and finished at the top of the 58th going 6-0. They open up post season play at home against Prestonsburg on Tuesday at 6. 4. Pikeville (19-4) - The Panthers went 1-1 this past week with a 3 point loss on the road to Floyd Central, and a 4 point win at home against Perry County Central. That puts them at 7-3 in the region, and 6-0 with the one seed in the 59th. They have a three team district, so they are waiting for the winner of Shelby Valley and East Ridge in the finals on Thursday. 5. Lawrence County (17-10) - The Bulldogs went 3-0 this past week with a 33 point win over Letcher County Central, a 18 point win over Paintsville, and 1 point win over Ashland. I’m pretty sure this was my preseason top pick. Are they turning it on, with hopes to repeat? They finished the season 7-5 in the region and 4-2 in the 58th. They are the two seed and will take on the three seed Betsy Lane, at 7:30 at Floyd Central Tuesday night. 6. Phelps (15-12) - The Hornets went 3-1 this week. They beat Magoffin by 9, Buckhorn by 16, and East Ridge by 35. They did lose to Pike County Central by 11. A head scratching loss to take at home after how well they had been playing. Phelps finished region play at 12-8, and district play at 2-2. They’re the two seed in the 60th. They take on Pike County Central in a rematch Monday night at 8 at Belfry. 7. Paintsville (14-13) - The Tigers had a bland week going 1-1. They got beat by Lawrence County by 18, and beat Betsy Layne by 17. Paintsville finished district play at 2-5 and are the three seed in the 57th. They also finished region play at 8-7. They are rewarded with a trip to Johnson Central on Tuesday, to take on the host team at 8:15. 8. Belfry (20-10) - The Pirates went 3-1 this past week. They’re now at 20 wins on the season. What a year for second year coach Brent Perry. They’re in a three team district, so they are already in the 60th district championship. They finished the regular season 12-3 in the region, and 3-1 in the district. We will see if they can keep it rolling. 9. Pike County Central (18-10) - The Hawks went 3-1 on the week with wins over Prestonsburg, Phelps, and Lee County. They did have a 27 point loss to Martin County. They finished as the three seed in the 60th, and will take on Phelps in a rematch Monday night at Belfry at 8. They split the regular season series with a 13 point loss and an 11 point win. So this game is truly a toss up. 10. Shelby Valley (17-13) - The Wildcats went 1-3 this past week and have lost 5 of their last six. They were beaten by the top three teams in the region; JC, Martin County, and Floyd Central. They did beat Mountain Mission School VA by 20. They open up the district tournament with East Ridge on the road Monday night at 7:30. 11. Magoffin County (8-21) - The Hornets went 2-1 this past week. They beat Prestonsburg and West Carter. They lost to Phelps. They open up the 57th against Martin County at JC Tuesday night at 6:30. 12. Betsy Layne (7-19) - The Bobcats went 1-2 on the week with a win over East Ridge, and losses to Paintsville and Belfry. Betsy Layne opens up district play in the 58th with Lawrence County at Floyd Central Tuesday night at 7:30. 13. East Ridge (11-18) - The Warriors went 1-3 this past week with a win over Jenkins, and losses to Betsy Lane, Johnson Central, and Phelps. They open up district play with Shelby Valley at home Monday night at 7:30. 14. Prestonsburg (3-24) - The Blackcats went 0-3 on the week with losses to Pike County Central, Magoffin County, and Morgan County. They open up the 58th district Tuesday night at Floyd Central against Floyd Central.

13th Region Boys Basketball Week 12: 12th week in the 13th in the books, let's look at it. The District Tournament is here, and it's do or die! Let’s check it out. Rankings: 1. Bell County (23-6) - The Bobcats went a perfect 2-1 this past week. They beat 50th district foes Whitley County and South Laurel by 32 and 25 respectively. They finished the week with a home loss to Ashland by 6. The Bobcats went 6-0 in the district, and an unblemished 13-0 in the region. They are probably considered the favorite right now to win the 13th. They kick off the district tournament with Middlesboro at home on Tuesday. The championship game is slated for Friday night at 7:00 at Bell County. 2. North Laurel (23-7) - The Jags went 1-1 to finish out the season. They were run out of the gym by GRC by 28, and then rebounded with a 28 point win over Whitley County. They finish the regular season 8-0 in district, and 12-1 in the region with their lone loss to Bell County. The Jaguars await the winner of Red Bird and OBI. They play Tuesday at Clay County, and then will likely be playing in the championship game Thursday night at 6:30 at Clay. 3. Clay County (19-8) - The Tigers went 1-1 this past week with a 36 point win over Red Bird and a 13 point loss to Hazard on the road. Clay went 15-2 in the region this season, their only two losses to the top seed of the 49th, North Laurel. They’re a dark horse IMO for the tournament, barring they avoid Bell County. They will be opposite North Laurel, and that’s been their kryptonite. Clay is the two seed in their district, and they will take on Jackson County. They are the host school for the district so they will be at home all week. 4. Whitley County (18-10) - The Colonels went 0-2 on the week. They did lose to the top two teams in the region, but they weren’t really competitive in either. They were beaten by Bell County by 32, and North Laurel by 28. Whitley finished 9-6 within the region. They did, however, lock up the one seed in the district. They get to open up with Williamsburg who has won one game all season, so they will likely be going to the region. Coach Swords has done a great job thus far. 5. Corbin (13-13) - The Redhounds went 2-1 on the week. I’m not really sure what to make of them. They lost to Leslie County by 15, beat Barbourville by 41, and needed a buzzer beater three to knock off Middlesboro by 1. I’m not sure they’ve been over .500 once on the season. The plus side for them? They get the chance to be Tuesday at home. They take on South Laurel, who they’ve beat by 6 and 17 already this season. If they can play inspired basketball, they will be in the region. If not, they will finish the year under .500 for the first time in a long time, with no region birth. 6. South Laurel (14-14) - The Cardinals went 0-2 this past week. They lost to Madison Central by 17, and Bell County by 25. I don’t consider either of those bad losses, and they were heavy underdogs in both. South Laurel has been 6-7 in the region this year. They get the chance to push that to .500. The only problem? Corbin lies in the way, and they’ve not been able to knock them off this year so far. Tuesday night at Corbin at 7:30, they will get their shot. 7. Harlan County (19-10) - The Black Bears went 2-1 this past week. They had a nice 8 point win over Breathitt County, lost to Knott County Central by 21, and finished it up with a nice 6 point OT win over Knox in the battle of the 7-8. HC is the two seed in the 52nd, and will open with Harlan IND. They are 2-0 against the green dragons this year, with a 19 point win and a 3 point win. This could be a great game. They play Tuesday night at Bell County at 7:30. 8. Knox Central (15-9) - The Panthers went 1-2 this past week. They had a nice win over Garrard County by 9, but followed that up with two losses. A 6 point OT game to Harlan County, and a 7 point loss on the road at Hazard. The Panthers finish as the one seen in the 51st, and have gone 7-5 in the region this year. KC is the district host, and they take on Lynn Camp Tuesday night at 7. The championship will be Friday night at 7. 9. Jackson County (21-9) - The Generals were 2-0 this past week. They beat Pineville by 11, and Buckhorn by 16. They are winners of 7 of their last 8. The problem? They enter the 49th as the three seed and will be playing Clay County at Clay County in the first round. They’ve been beaten by 20+ both games they played this year. They will have to pull the rabbit out of the hat if they want to pull off the upset. 10. Harlan (11-17) - The Green Dragons went 0-1 this past week. They lost to Belfry on the road by 12. They have now lost their last three. The Green Dragons finished 3-4 in the district to get the three seed, and have gone 8-8 in the region this year. They open it up with Harlan County at Bell County on Tuesday at 7:30. The positive side is they played HC to 3 on the 13th. They showed they can play with them, but are going to have to put it all together if they want to pull the upset. 11. Barbourville (12-13) - The Tigers went 1-2 on the week with a win over OBI and a loss to Model and Corbin. They look to punch their ticket to the region with a game against Pineville Wednesday night at 7 at KC. They knocked Pineville off both games they’ve played this season. 12. OBI (11-14) - The Mountaineers went 1-1 this past week with a loss to Barbourville and a win over Owsley County. OBI will play Red Bird in the 5-6 game on Monday at 5:30, and then will likely move on to play North Laurel Tuesday night. 13. Middlesboro (12-16) - The Yellow Jackets went 1-1 this past week with a win over Lynn Camp and a loss to Corbin. Barring a miracle, the yellow jackets season will end Tuesday night at 6 as they play Bell County. 14. Pineville (12-16) - The Mountain Lions went 0-2 on the week with losses to Jackson County, and Washburn TN. They have a shot to punch their ticket to the region in the 2-3 seed game as they take on Barbourville. 15. Red Bird (5-15) - Red Bird went 0-2 this past week with losses to Clay County, and Jackson City. They open up postseason play in the 5-6 seed game with OBI on Monday night at Clay at 5:30. 16. Lynn Camp (8-21) - The Wildcats went 1-2 this past week with a win over Casey County, and losses to Frankfort Christian and Middlesboro. They open up postseason play with Knox Central on the road at 7 on Tuesday. 17. Williamsburg (1-26) - The Yellow Jackets went 0-1 this past week with a loss to Berea. They take on Whitley County in the first round of the 50th district tournament.

4A will be awesome if that’s how it works out. East: Boyle, JC, Highlands, Corbin West: CAL, Central, Lex Cath, PT

Congrats to Coach Griff! Spent the last 10 years at Campbellsville. Solid guy, solid family.

I think a mix of sickness and being banged up. Looked fresh last night.

Sheesh. North Laurel reeling

Boyle knocked off Collins tonight down Driver, Akers, and Webb. Good game for some other guys to get some PT. Drakeford looked good. Need him to give them a spark come district.

Who’s the third?

8-2. I can't see 7-3, nevertheless 6-4 at all.

13th Region Boys Basketball Week 11: 11th week in the 13th in the books, let's look at it. New top of the region! Rankings: 1. Bell County (21-5) - The Bobcats went a perfect 4-0 on the week. They beat Middlesboro by 41, then Perry County Central by 12, and Harlan County by 7. The closeness to the game with Harlan County had me scratching my head, but they may have had their eyes on the Jaguars. North Laurel came to Log Mountain and things did not disappoint. Bell Co led most of the game, and they won by 5 in OT. A big time win. They finish up the regular season with Whitley County, South Laurel, and Ashland. 2. North Laurel (22-6) - The Jags went 1-2 on the week. They started it off with a big time win over Taylor County by 8, but then dropped two straight to Mad Central by 12, and Bell County in OT by 5. A week against top tier competition, but not a great showing. Things aren’t easier tomorrow with GRC on the road, and then they close with Whitley County at home on Thursday. 3. Clay County (18-7) - The Tigers went 4-0 this past week and are now winners of their last five. They rolled Red Bird by 49, OBI by 17, Jackson County by 22, and Middlesboro by 34. All of these were heavy favorites though so that’s not to be surprised by. They finish the year up with Red Bird and Hazard this week. Hazard will be a good game before the district tournament. 4. Whitley County (18-8) - The Colonels went 1-2 on the week. They had a tough 5 point loss on the road to South Laurel, but they were fortunate enough to have Corbin beat South so they locked up the one seed in the 50th. This is big as they’re almost guaranteed a birth in the region now. They also lost to Clarkrange TN, but knocked off Ligon Cogo by 67. They have two big games this week with Bell County and North Laurel on the road. 5. Corbin (11-12) - The Redhounds had a great week going 3-1. They beat Belfry by 11, Williamsburg by 63, and South Laurel by 17. They’ll play South Laurel for a shot to go to the region, which will be a monster game. They did drop a game at the end of the week to Wayne County by 3, but Wayne is one of the top teams in the 12th so that’s not a bad showing whatsoever. They finish up the regular season with Leslie County, Barbourville, and Middlesboro. They should enter the district tournament hot. 6. South Laurel (14-12) - The Cardinals went 2-2 this past week. They started off with a huge win over Whitley County by 5 to control their own destiny, but they were knocked off by Corbin on the road by 17. They rebounded nicely with a 7 point win over Knox Central, but then got beat at home by Lincoln County by 5. They are locked in against Corbin in the first round of district. It will be a war. To finish up the regular season they have Madison Central, and Bell County. 7. Knox Central (14-7) - The Panthers went 1-1 this past week. They had a shot to move up the rankings, but took a tough one on the chin at home to South Laurel by 7. They did beat Harlan by 10 though. They finish up the regular season with Garrard County, Harlan County, and Hazard. Three games that I would view as tossup games. 8. Harlan County (17-9) - The Black Bears went 2-1 this past week again. They had a MUCH better showing against Bell County on the road only going down by 7. They beat Pineville by 15, and survived a heck of a game with Harlan by 3 on the road. Nothing like a good rivalry game. The Black Bears have a shot to go up in the rankings with Breathitt County, Knott County Central, and Knox Central to round things out. 9. Jackson County (19-9) - The Generals were 3-1 this past week. They beat OBI by 6 in OT, Red Bird by 50, and Casey County by 26. The OBI game was extremely close. They were smoked by Clay County by 22. To finish out the regular season they’re looking at Pineville and Buckhorn. 10. Harlan (11-16) - The Green Dragons went 1-3 this past week. They were beaten by Knox Central by 10, Hazard by 7, and Harlan County by 3. All three of these games they were underdogs, but all three they played their tails off. I wouldn’t write them off in their first round of district. They did beat Pineville by 18. They finish up the regular season with Belfry on the road. 11. OBI (10-13) - The Mountaineers went 1-3 this past week with losses to Jackson County, Clay County, and Letcher County Central. They beat Lynn Camp. They finish up with Owsley County, and Barbourville. 12. Barbourville (11-11) - The Tigers went 3-0 on the week with wins over Middlesboro, Ligon Cogo, and Buckhorn. They finish up with games against Corbin, OBI, Model, and Casey County. 13. Middlesboro (11-15) - The Yellow Jackets went 0-3 this past week with losses to Bell County, Barbourville, and Clay County. They are currently reeling. They finish up with Red Bird, Lynn Camp, and Corbin. 14. Pineville (12-14) - The Mountain Lions went 1-3 on the week with losses to Model, Harlan, and Harlan County. They beat Casey County. They finish up with Jackson County, Washburn TN, and Williamsburg. 15. Red Bird (5-13) - Red Bird went 0-2 this past week with losses to Clay County, and Jackson County. They finish up with Middlesboro, Clay County, Jackson City, and David School. 16. Lynn Camp (7-19) - The Wildcats went 1-2 this past week with a win over Williamsburg, and losses to OBI and Frankfort Christian. They finish up with Frankfort Christian, Middlesboro, and Casey County. 17. Williamsburg (1-25) - The Yellow Jackets went 0-3 this past week with losses to Lynn Camp, Corbin, and Model. They finish up with Ligon Cogo, Pineville, and Berea.

15th Region Boys Basketball Week 11: 11th week in the 15th in the books, let's look at it. A new number one this week! 1. Johnson Central (18-5) - The Golden Eagles had a great week going 3-0 and found themselves on top of the region at the right time. They beat Paintsville to complete the sweep by 16, beat Franklin County on the road by 2, and then beat Martin County on the road by 3 down one of their best players who got tossed. This is a great time to get hot. They finish up the regular season in a busy way this week with Betsy Lane, Shelby Valley, East Ridge, and Huntington Expression Prep. A sweep this week would put them on a seven game win streak going into post season play. 2. Pikeville (18-3) - The Panthers are still rolling after going 2-0 this past week. They beat Shelby Valley by 13 and Huntington Expression Prep by 24. Pikeville is playing great ball right now. They have a big game this week with Floyd Central on the road tomorrow, and Perry County Central at home on Friday. 3. Martin County (16-8) - The Cardinals went 2-2 this past week. Jekyll and Hide to a tee. Are they playing bad ball right now? Good ball? Or are they upping the schedule a little bit right now. They got beat by 33 by Ashland in a game that was never close, and dropped a tough region game against Johnson Central at home by 3. They did knock off Paintsville by 16 and Hazard by 13 though. They finish out their regular season with Pike County Central, and Shelby Valley on the road this week. 4. Floyd Central (20-5) - The Jaguars went 3-1 this past week. They had a head-scratching loss to Phelps, who is playing great basketball right now, but followed it up with a 20 point win over Magoffin County, a 2 point win over Lawrence County, and a 6 point win over Shelby Valley. They finish up the regular season with Pikeville, and Shelby Valley both at home. 5. Paintsville (13-12) - The Tigers had a tough week going 2-2. They were probably the underdogs against Johnson Central and Martin County, but a 16 point loss to each doesn’t move the needle. They did beat Magoffin County by 41 and Chesapeake OH by 8. Paintsville finishes up with Lawrence County and Betsy Lane on the road to finish their regular season. 6. Phelps (12-11) - I’m flying the Hornets up the list. They are winners of six straight, and this includes basically every middle of the road 15th team in the region. Weddington is flat out balling. Phelps beat Prestonsburg and Floyd Central both by double digits this past week. They have an extremely busy week to finish up the season. They have Magoffin County, Buckhorn, Pike County Central, and East Ridge. 7. Lawrence County (14-10) - The Bulldogs went 2-1 this past week with a 14 point win over Huntington Expression Prep, and a 16 point win over Betsy Lane. They were beaten by Floyd Central by 2. They finish up the regular season with Letcher County Central, Paintsville, and Ashland. We will see if they can find some momentum to look at going back to back in the 15th region. 8. Belfry (17-9) - The Pirates went 2-1 this past week. They dropped an 11 point game to Corbin on the road, which is always a tough place to play. They did beat Pike County Central by 17, and then Magoffin County by 25. They finish their regular season up with Tug Valley, Harlan, and Betsy Lane. 9. Shelby Valley (16-10) - The Wildcats went 0-2 this past week. They got beat by Pikeville by 13, and then got beat by Floyd Central by 6. They were riding a win streak but now are on a two game losing streak. This week will be brutal as well, as they are set to take on Johnson Central, Martin County, Mountain Mission School VA, and then Floyd Central. They need to try to go at least 2-2 on the week to carry momentum for the region. 10. Pike County Central (15-9) - The Hawks went 1-2 this past week. They beat East Ridge by 13, but then were knocked off by Belfry by 17 and Powell County by 16. PCC finishes up the regular season with Martin County, Prestonsburg, Phelps, and Lee County. They will open up the 60th with Phelps as well. 11. Magoffin County (6-20) - The Hornets went 1-3 this past week. They lost to Floyd Central, Paintsville, and Belfry. They beat Betsy Lane. This week they finish up with Phelps, Prestonsburg, and West Carter. 12. Betsy Layne (6-16) - The Bobcats went 0-3 on the week with losses to Wolfe County, Magoffin County, and Lawrence County. They finish up the regular season with Johnson Central, East Ridge, Paintsville, and Belfry. 13. East Ridge (10-15) - The Warriors went 2-1 on the week with wins over Prestonsburg and Hurley VA, but a loss to Pike County Central. They are set to finish up with Jenkins, Betsy Lane, Johnson Central, and Phelps. 14. Prestonsburg (3-21) - The Blackcats went 0-2 on the week with losses to Phelps and East Ridge. They finish up the year with June Buchanan, Pike County Central, Magoffin County, and Morgan County.

Final in OT from Bell between the regions top 2’s.

What if Wayne doesn’t make it out of district? Would that change things?

Could only imagine how packed out a big district game, or a district championship would be there.

First time at Somerset for a game. The setup was awesome.

Boyles never a shortage of athletes, but they’re almost always football kids playing basketball. Who was the last pure basketball kid they had who played year round and really worked at it. Imfeld?

Akers sprained his ankle for the Rebels too. Tough one on the road.

I’d change them out for your scrimmages then. If not they’re handicapping themselves.

They need to cancel those traditional games. Who cares about traditional games if they aren't prepping you for your ultimate goal. Coach Arnett will get the boys rolling!