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I thought it would be a close one. Looks like highlands got the win. Close game though.

10th Region WEEK 2 Rankings Another fun week in the 10th Region that brought us plenty of action. Mason County gave a not so warm welcome to the Augusta Panthers as they blew them out with a 31-point win. Clark County showed why they are considered a State Contender with a big win at Madison Central. Harrison County had a big week as they won three games. Campbell County was finally able to crack the win column as they went 2-1 this week against very solid opponents. Let’s get into the week 2 rankings around the 10th. FYI…I will not be counting Covid Wins or losses from now on. Team (record, change in ranking) 1. George Rogers Clark (4-0, -) This week for Clark County was headlined by a big win at Madison Central, as Jerone Morton was held out for foul trouble, the Cardinals put the ball in Tanner Walton’s hands, and he showed why is one of the best players in the Region. GRC was down by 14 in the first quarter but was able to fight and claw back for a big win against a team that many consider to be state contenders. The Cardinals are now the last undefeated team in the Region. 2. Mason County (4-1, -) Mason County put on a clinic to open the week when they faced Bourbon County and Augusta at home. They were able to put up 96 against bourbon and 87 against Augusta in two big wins for the Royals. The week ended on a not so good note with a 56–65-point loss to Pikeville. A quality loss for the Royals as they hung in there with the Highly touted 15th region opponent who many expect to compete for the 15th Regional title this year. Mason hung with Pikeville for most of the game, I think the size of Pikeville had a factor as they held Terrell Henry to his lowest points per game this season with 3. Campbell County (2-3, -) Campbell started the week off with a 12-point loss to a very good Dixie Heights team. They were able to rebound from three straight losses on the season with two solid wins against Newport and Newport Central Catholic. 4. Harrison County (3-2, +2) Harrison County bounced back from a rough 0-2 start to the season with 3 wins in a row. Kaydon Custard has been leading the way so far for the Thorobreds with just under 17 points a game this season and pretty much does a little bit of everything for Harrison County. 5. Augusta (5-2, -1) 6. Scott (0-5, -1) 7. Bracken County (2-2, +1) 8. Bishop Brossart (2-3, +3) 9. Calvary Christian (4-1, -2) 10. Montgomery County (0-4, -1) 11. Bourbon County (1-4, -1) 12. Robertson County (2-2, -) 13. Paris (1-6, +2) 14. Pendleton County (1-6, -1) 15. Nicholas County (0-3, -1) 16. St. Patrick (0-6, -) Weekly Commentary So far, a think this region has a clear favorite in GRC, but I think the Gap between Mason and the rest of the region is bigger than the gap between GRC and Mason County. Right now Campbell County and Harrison County are on the third tier of their own. I think Campbell County will get a lot better as the year goes on and close the current gap between them and Mason County. Augusta, Scott, and Bracken are right next to each other on that fourth tier, and I heavily considered placing bracken above Scott in the rankings this week. Bracken just really hasn’t had a big quality win yet and Scott has faced probably the toughest schedule in the 10th so far this season. Right now, I see Bracken as sort of a high ceiling but low floor team, I could see them competing with Mason on a good night and, I could see them getting beat by a team like Montgomery or Robertson on an off night. The 5th Tier includes the 8th -12th ranked teams and really you could them in any order. Calvary will be tough to read pretty much all season as we really won’t see them tested much throughout the year. The last tier includes the bottom 4 teams, I could see maybe Pendleton and Paris making the leap into that next tier, but I want them to show me first. Top Games & Predictions this Week December 13th #3 Campbell County vs Highlands, Campbell by 4 #5 Augusta vs #7 Bracken County, Bracken by 8 I might be totally off on this one like I said Bracken can be a boom or bust team. I am Picking them to have a good game and pull off the upset at Augusta. Augusta might beat them by 15 but I am picking the Dynamic backcourt to have a day in this matchup and come out with the win. December 14th #1 GRC vs #4 Harrison County, GRC by 18 #13 Paris vs #15 Nicholas County, Paris by 10 Battle of some of the bottom feeders in the region but this will give both teams a chance to show who may deserve to be in conversation with the big cluster of teams within the 8th – 12th ranking in the region. December 16th #3 Campbell County vs Conner, Campbell by 12 December 17th #2 Mason vs #6 Scott high, Mason by 18 #4 Harrison County vs Henry Clay, Henry Clay by 15 December 18th #1 GRC vs Lake Highland Prep, FL, No clue but should be a high-level game to kick off the King of the bluegrass for GRC. Hopefully they represent the 10th well in a tournament for some of the Top teams in & outside of the state. #3 Campbell County vs Bishop Brossart, Campbell by 15 #4 Harrison County vs #11 Bourbon County, Harrison County by 20

Accidentally missed the Augusta & Mason when copying over... December 10th Augusta vs Mason: Mason by 8

10th Region WEEK 1 Rankings Week 1 of the season was full of entertainment throughout the entire 10th region. We got a preview of a potential regional championship matchup as Campbell County and Clark County had a great battle on Thursday night. We got a competitive Mason County and Fleming County classic rivalry game. We found out just what Augusta can bring to the table as they had a big win against a Robertson County team who came into the season with plenty of question marks. And in a game that featured possibly the longest high school basketball halftime ever we got to see how scrapy the Polar Bears can be against a much deeper and taller Bourbon County squad. With that being said let’s get to the 10th Region Week 1 Rankings. Team (record, change in ranking) 1. George Rogers Clark (2-0, -) (W) 76-65 At Campbell County (W) 83-36 Vs Wolfe County The Cardinals kicked their season off on the road against a hungry Campbell County squad, who were eager for revenge against the team that knocked them off in the 10th Region championship game last season. The Cardinals spared no time getting out to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter. Both Trent Edwards and Tanner Walton led the way with 19 points each for the Cardinals as they were able to fend off every run Campbell County made. The second game of the season was a much less competitive one as Clark County destroyed Wolfe County in a 83-36 point win. 2. Mason County (3-0, -) (W) 58 -44 at Rowan County (W) 59-48 at Fleming County (W) 1-0 vs Bell County (COVID) With the early season injury of Nate Mitchell, and multiple players having to make the quick transition from football to basketball due to a deep post season run, I was skeptical of how this team would look in week 1 of the season. Terrell Henry led the royals to two big wins this week putting up 25 against Rowan County and then topping that with 30 points against a solid Fleming County team. His talent was on full display this week and I expect for the royals to keep winning as they head into week 2 with 3 wins under their belt. 3. Campbell County (0-2, -) (L) 65 – 76 vs GRC (L) 49 – 64 at Cooper The Camels had a rough week as they lost their first two games of the season, and they have another tough opponent in Dixie Heights next week. The Camels were led by Eric Davie and Aydan Hamilton as they put up 22 and 21 points against an extremely talented Clark County Basketball team. Campbell got punched in the mouth early on as they were down double digits within the first few minutes of the game. With the rest of the game was pretty much even as Campbell was able to pull within 6 points at one point in the second half before GRC was able to make another run. The Camels shooting will be the biggest question mark as they seem to be a bit streaky from the three-point line in game 1. They have two great pieces in Eric Davie and Aydan Hamilton, and their surrounding role players compliment them well. 4. Augusta (3-1, +2) (W) 76 – 47 Vs St. Patrick (W) 83 – 66 Vs Robertson (W) 81 – 57 Vs Lewis (L) 53 – 69 Vs Great Crossing The Panthers got off to a hot start as the went 3-1 this week. Although St. Patrick and Lewis County are not quality wins, I was impressed with how they played against Robertson County. Augusta was led by Kason Hinson and Riley Mastin this week as they performed well enough to bring the Panthers up two spots to crack the top 4. Quite a few teams who were ranked ahead of the Panthers went winless this week against much tougher opponents. I respect what Augusta did this week, but they are going to have to win quite a few games this season for me to truly see them as a contender for the Regional Championship. Their overall strength of schedule is fairly weak, but they will have a good chance to show just how they good they are against Mason County this week. 5. Scott High (0-2, -) (L) 46 – 67 at Conner (L) 53 – 63 vs Walton-Verona Scott has one of the tougher schedules of any team in the team and it showed this week. I will leave them in the top 5 for now as other teams that could end up in the top 5 either had multiple losses or an easily schedule this past week. Brayden Howell led the way this week averaging 14.5 across two games, Minor Mitchel also played well averaging 13 points a game. Believe it or not the eagles schedule will actually be tougher this week, they are going to have to find more ways to score to come away with a win or two next week. 6. Harrison County (0-2, -2) (L) 69 – 78 at Ryle (L) 56 -67 vs Oldham County Like Scott High, Harrison got off to a rough start getting handed two losses. They also had a tough schedule this week. The only reason I have Scott above them is I feel like Scott faced tougher competition. The Thorobreds are led by Kaydon Custard, and they will look to turn things around this week as they face three solid teams. Very possible for Harrison County to go 3-0 this week, also it is very possible for them to go 0-3. We should get a better idea if this is a team who will compete deep in the region or a team who will sit in the 7-12 range of the rankings all year. 7. Calvary Christian (3-0, +3) (W) 77 – 47 vs Milford Christian (OH) (W) 52 – 44 vs Heritage Academy (W) 51 – 40 vs St. Patrick Three wins for the Cougars this week move them up to number 7 on the rankings. We really won’t know how good of team this is until later in the year when we see them against tougher competition. Ethan Mulling led the way this week averaging just over 20 points. I believe the 7-12 range of teams are very close in this region and so far, Calvary deserves their ranking, but other teams across the region will be tested by higher caliber opponents and due to that, they can easily leap over this team with the strength of schedule or lack there of for Calvary. 8. Bracken County (1-1, +4) (L) 66 – 75 at Holmes (W) 75 – 65 vs Bourbon Bracken had a tough loss at Holmes but bounced back as they defeated Bourbon later in the week. Seems as if this team goes as the Reed brothers go… Game 1 The Reed brothers put up 42 points which seems like a lot, but they combined to shot just over 35% from the field which isn’t going to cut it. Game two the Reed brothers combined for 59 points, and they don’t have the stats up on KHSAA (at the time of writing this), but I am going to go ahead and guess they shot a much better percentage against Bourbon County than they did against Holmes. Consistency is the biggest question for this team, can they keep the ball rolling against Nicholas this week? 9. Montgomery County (0-2, +2) (L) 68 – 87 vs Boyd (L) 63 – 79 vs CAL Montgomery County had a tough week against some solid opponents. Trey Carroll averaged 19.5 points, but that wasn’t enough to keep the Indians even within double digits in either this past week. The Indians don’t have cake walk this week either, they should get better as the year goes on but they are going to have to grow up fast if they want to compete either on this season. 10. Bourbon County (0-2, -3) (L) 49 – 80 at Knox Central (L) 65 – 75 at Bracken County Bourbon was blown out in game one this week against Knox Central. They then had a tough battle against bracken county on Saturday as they were tied in the third, but eventually lost by double digits. If you go and watch this team it is clear they have talent, and they definitely have size. Can the Bourbon County coaches make the pieces fit? I am sure they will improve, but only time will tell if they can make the jump into the Top 5 or 6 teams or if they settle near the bottom of the Region. 11. Bishop Brossart (1-2, -3) (W) 60 – 37 vs Villa Madonna (L) 36 – 48 at Newport (L) 52 – 55 at Ludlow A win against Villa Madonna was the highlight of the week for Bishop Brossart as they dropped the next two games on the road. They face two regional opponents this week in Pendleton and Harrison County this upcoming week. Like I said earlier I think the 7-12 teams in the 10th are super close and the rankings will shuffle quite a bit from week to week. A couple of big opportunities next week for the Mustangs we shall see just how good this team is. 12. Robertson County (1-2, -3) (L) 66 – 83 at Augusta (W) 84 – 76 at Paris (L) 53 -82 vs Murray Well Justin Becker led the way as he averaged 33 points a game and I think we will probably average close to 40 this season when its all said and done this season. Despite Justin, Robertson County was unable to stay competitive against Augusta or Murray this week. It looks like Robertson could camp out in the bottom 6 teams of the region all year if they continue the track they are on. It still early but I must bring this up as I am sure it will be debated all year. If Robertson ends up with a poor record against this rather weak schedule should Justin Becker still be player of the year? I don’t think so. 13. Pendleton County (1-2, +1) (L) 52 – 80 at Ludlow (W) 80 – 46 vs Bellevue (L) 46 – 78 vs Ryle Pendleton was able to get a win against Bellevue, but also got blown out in the other two games they played last week. They face a couple of 10th Region teams next week we will see how well they play. I think they have a decent chance to beat Bishop Brossart, but the odds are not in their favor. 14. Nicholas County (1-1, -1) (L) 51 – 80 vs Fleming County (W) 1 – 0 vs Menifee County (COVID) One big loss and then a win due to covid. Wyatt Clark did put up 29 points which is impressive, but Nicholas will have a couple tough games next week. Only time will tell if this team can make the jump from a bottom feeder to middle of the pack in the region. 15. Paris (1-3, -) (L) 56 – 74 vs Franklin County (L) 34 – 91 at Tates Creek (L) 76 – 84 vs Robertson County (W) 83 – 39 vs Covington Latin Paris is much improved from a year ago, but they still have a long way to go. They get a chance to take down a top 5 regional opponent in Augusta this week. Then the rivalry game against bourbon could be a close one. 16. St. Patrick (0-3, -) (L) 47 – 76 at Augusta (L) 53 – 74 vs Williamstown (L) 40 – 51 at Calvary Christian St. Patrick is off to another rough start. Hopefully they can pull off an upset or two this season, but another rough year has begun for the Saints. TOP WEEKLY PERFORMANCES I value big performances against high level competition. Winning will have a big impact as well, I am sure you will grade the performances differently but feel free to do your own rankings. 1. Henry Terrell (25 points, 4 rebounds) at Rowan County: Big statement Win for the Royals and Terrell is going to have to be the man this season and so far, he’s shown up big. 2. Blake Reed (37 points) vs Bourbon County: A big win for the polar bears as they were led by Blake Reed. Expected big numbers like these all season long from Blake. 3. Eric Davie (22 points, 18 rebounds) vs GRC: Davie really kept Campbell within striking distance against the top team in the region as he put up numbers that remind me of a UK player, you take a guess which one. 4. Justin Becker (37 Points, 18 rebounds) at Augusta: Justin Becker did it all against the Panthers, unfortunately it wasn’t enough to secure the win, nonetheless a good performance against a team who will certainly be top 6 in the region all year long. 5. Trent Edwards (19 Points, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks) vs Campbell County: Trent Edwards did it a little bit of everything as he led the way for the cardinals in their win over Campbell County. The Cardinals spread the ball out well among their starting 5, but Edwards was able to impact the game in multiple ways with his length and athleticism. TOP WEEK 2 MATCHUPS/PREDICTIONS December 6th Bishop Brossart vs Pendleton County: Bishop Brossart by 10 December 7th George Rogers Clark vs Madison Central: GRC by 8 Mason County vs Bourbon County: Mason by 15 Campbell County vs Dixie Heights: Campbell by 2 Bracken County vs Nicholas County: Bracken by 12 Scott High vs Highlands: Highlands by 10 December 10th Harrison County vs Bishop Brossart: Harrison by 10

Here are the games I think are worth keeping an eye on this week along with my prediction. Let me know how you all think these games are going to turn out. Tuesday November 30th Games Fleming at Nicholas: Fleming by 10 Robertson at Augusta: Robertson by 4, I could see this one go either way though. Conner at Scott: Scott by 4, should be a good game Mason at Rowan: Mason by 6, mason should be the better team when healthy. If their football players can flip the switch to basketball mode quickly, then they should be able to win. Thursday December 2nd Game GRC at Campbell: GRC by 15 Saturday December 4th Games Harrison vs Oldham Co: Harrison by 6 Bourbon at Bracken: Bourbon by 8 Who do you all see winning these games and by how much?

I think your are right about their eligibility, but anyone can play in scrimmage games regardless if the KHSAA considers them eligible or not

I pretty sure Maker Bar was the only one who didn’t play at all. Miles Franklin definitely played and I’m pretty sure Tim Fuller played some. It looked like Ballard played a lot of guys though, I don’t think they will play that many during the regular season.

I don’t completely disagree, GRC is the best team on paper for sure. They’re going to have to prove it on the court first though. Maybe a couple weeks into the season I will agree with you. I just want to see them play a few games saying the region is theirs to lose.

10th Region Mingua Beef Jerkey Scrimmage Review Many 10th region teams played this weekend at in the Mingua Beef Jerkey Preseason Jamboree. I was able to get a look at quite a few of the 10th region teams. There was plenty of talent on display at bourbon county this weekend, below are how I would rank each team I saw this weekend from the 10th region along with their strengths and weaknesses. Top 10th Region Teams (played in Mingua Beef Jerkey Scrimmages only) 1. Campbell County The camels wound up losing by 12 to a highly talented Henry Clay team. This game was much closer than the score shows, and Campbell County was leading for most of the game. Campbell County put on an extremely good defensive display for 3 quarters but eventually they were worn down by Henry Clay. Henry Clay only had 29 points going into the third until eventually winning the game 49-37. This is the One 10th Region team I did not get to see with my own eyes at Bourbon County this weekend. They had a tough matchup this weekend and will need to score better, but I expect them to put together great defensive performances all season long. 2. Bourbon County Bourbon lost a close one to LCA in the last game of the night. They controlled most of the game but were unable to fend off a late rally by the eagles. Overall, I was really impressed with the depth of talent the colonels displayed. Their roster looks a lot different this season as they brought in players from Henry clay, Bryan Station, and Paris. Strengths- Defense, Length, & Athleticism Bourbon played aggressively on the defensive end where they gave LCA fits early in the game. They played fast and tried to turn defense into offensive, which worked well for most of the game. Weakness- Half Court Scoring, 3-point Shooting, and Rebounding The Colonels will have to be able to shoot better to make the jump from a borderline top 10 team to a top 5 team in the region. Their half-court offense looked very shaky, and they were unable to stretch the floor as they mostly relied on getting to the paint. Looking at the size comparison I would have thought bourbon would dominate the boards against LCA, however it was an even battle, and the colonels may have even been out rebounded by the eagles who lacked in size compared to bourbon. Although not a complete weakness I would have thought that bourbon would be great rebounding team due to having 3 players over 6’5 in height, combined with a few lengthy wing players. 3. Bracken County Bracken County played well against Model as they were able to win 55-40. The polar bears were in control the entire game against a rather underwhelming Model squad. I would like to see them against better competition as they played Model who was by far the worst team, I saw play this weekend. Nonetheless Bracken looked solid all around this weekend, and they will certainly beat a lot of good teams this season. If Blake Reed gets going from behind the Arc WATCH OUT! Strengths- Scrapy, Shooting The polar bears were led by the Reed brothers, and both played well this weekend. You can tell both brothers have the green light, and the defense will have to worry about them scoring from anywhere on the court. As a team Bracken was very scrapy and forced quite a bit of turnovers. They played with great energy the entire game despite only having 7 players on their roster. Weaknesses- Size, Depth, Inside Presence Although Blake Reed shot the ball well at time his shot selection can be questionable. I was not super impressed with brackens ability to get to the rim as they were able to do occasionally but not as well as I would have liked to see against Model. They relied on 7 players the entire game and they may only have 1 or 2 players over 6’1. I think it will be difficult for them to keep up a high-level energy defense for four quarters. Take the Combination of smaller players and lack of depth they are going to have to really show some heart to compete with the bigger teams in this region. They can certainly accomplish that, but it will be tough for them to do day in and day out. 4. Montgomery County Montgomery had the roughest weekend out of all the 10th region teams as they were ran out of the gym by Tates Creek in a 67-36-point loss. It was very clear that Creek was more experienced as they took advantage of the young Montgomery County teams in ability to handle ball pressure. You could argue that they could be better than Bracken County this season, I just find it hard to place them above bracken for this event when Montgomery was blown out. Although it is important to note that Tates Creek a much tougher competitor than Model. Strengths- Half-Court Offense, well coached Montgomery played well once they were able to get the ball across half court. They did a good job of establishing a presence inside with many points coming from around the rim. They have a couple 8th graders who are very impressive, and both should contribute to their varsity squad this season. They have a good shooter in Trey Carroll, but he struggled to penetrate off the dribble against the scrapy Tates Creek team. A lot of room for improvement for the Indians as you can tell they are well coached and will get better as the season progresses. Weaknesses- Ball Handling, Inexperienced, Tempo The Indians had two ball handlers that did well against the trap defense that Tates Creek played, other than that everyone else struggled tremendously when pressured with the ball. Creek was able to speed up Montgomery and this led to even more turnovers. I believe this team will play best in slower paced game, once Creek got up big the Indians rushed the ball up the court and things went from bad to worse. They will get much better as the year goes on but right now, they are very inexperienced. 5. Paris Paris almost pulled off a late upset against Berea this weekend. They were trailing by double digits in the first half but by the beginning of the fourth they were well within striking distance. Late in the game they had multiple opportunities to tie the game but were unable to do so. Strengths- Talented, Quickness and Speed When Paris was able to get a stop, they got the ball up the floor quickly and had quite a few points in transition. There point guard did a good job of penetrating and getting to the hoop but many times they were unable to hit they open jumper. Overall, I was impressed with the depth of talent that Paris displayed as the have many younger players that could be good in a year or two. Weaknesses- Sloppy, Offense spacing and sets The Greyhound offensive struggled in the half court and some points in the game they looked lost on the offensive side of the ball. They were sloppy on the offensive end and made plenty of tough shots throughout the game. If Coach Baker and get this team to work together then they could upset a few teams this season and make more noise than anticipated.

I have already read it. Who do you think is too high or too low?

10th Region Preseason Preview Basketball season in the bluegrass is approaching! Its time for the 10th Region preseason preview. I will be your one stop shop for 10th Region Basketball this season. The 10th is loaded with plenty of talented teams and players who will all certainly have their ups and downs this season. Let’s take a look at where I have the teams stacking out this season… And please remember one thing when looking at these rankings, as the great Charles Barkley once said “I may be wrong…. But I doubt it” ;). Team Rankings (Projected Record, based on scheduled games on KHSAA) 1. George Rogers Clark (25-5) The Reigning 10th Region Champions are the clear favorite this season as they will be gunning for a 3-peat. They have the best player in the region in Jerone Morton and will bring back 4 of their 5 starters from last season. Oh, and on top of that they added two top players from the 11th Region in Tanner Walton and Sam Parrish. The talent gap is tremendous between GRC and the next best team in the region, but talent isn’t everything. With that being said, if Josh Cook can get this team to play well together, they could prove to be a State Contender before the new year. 2. Mason County (21-6) The Royals were just a game shy of the Regional Championship last season, and they bring back their two leading scores Terrell Henry and Nate Mitchell along with many other contributors from last season. Although not on the official roster yet, Khristian Walton, a transfer from Bryan Station, is a stellar athlete that could be an unexpected difference maker this season. With the Departure of 3-point specialist Anwar Perry, they will certainly have a void to fill when it comes to spacing the floor effectively. I expect these concerns to be put to bed early in the year with more consistent shooting from returning players, including Mason Butler. I wouldn’t be shocked if The Royals are able to upset the Cardinals and punch a ticket to Rupp this season. 3. Campbell County (17-11) Campbell was just one defensive stop shy of being crowned Region Champions last season. With the loss of their leading scorer from last season the Camels will need to figure out who will set up early on this season. I expect some growing pains from this team early in the season as they will be tested with some tough matchups in the first half of the season. The Camels don’t have as much raw talent as Mason or GRC, but I believe in the Aric Russel system. Early on they may not look like a top 3 team at times this year, but by the end of the season I have faith that Aric Russell will have this team poised to go deep in the Regional Tournament. 4. Harrison County (16-13) The Thorobreds lost their leading scorer from last season but with the Clay Carpenter taking advantage of the Covid year they bring back a lot of experience and talent. This team could be very good this season. 5. Scott High (14-10) 6. Augusta (15-13) A young team last season, Augusta has a chance to be very good this season. Only time will tell… 7. Bourbon County (12-12) Bourbon County is my sleeper pick in the region. They have made some under the radar additions in the offseason as their roster will look completely different from a year ago. We will have to wait and see but they may be better than people think this year. 8. Bishop Brossart (16-14) 9. Robertson County (15-13) Justin Becker is awesome. Outside of him this team has a lot of inexperienced players coming into the season. If they can stretch the floor well, they may end up being better than expected this season. 10. Calvary (20-10) 11. Montgomery County (12-18) The Indians lost nearly every significant contributor from last season. A lot of questions will be answered early on, as they have some tough matchups in the first month of the season. 12. Bracken County (13-16) A young and talented team, I could see Bracken County rising to as high as 5th in the rankings at some point in the season. The Reed brothers proved themselves last season, but they will both need to step up to bolster this team into contention. 13. Nicholas County (12-18) 14. Pendleton County (10-20) 15. Paris (5-19) 16. St. Patrick (3-25) Player Rankings 1. Jerone Morton 2. Justin Becker 3. Tanner Walton 4. Aden Slone 5. Terrell Henry 6. Trent Edwards 7. Kason Hinson 8. Nate Mitchell 9. Aydan Hamilton 10. Sam Parrish 11. Blake Reed 12. Cameron Patterson 13. Kaydon Custard 14. Ethan Mulling 15. DeJohn Blunt Regional Player of the year Pick: Justin Becker- Although he doesn’t have as much Athleticism as Morton, Becker is a fantastic player and could average 30 points and 10 Rebounds this season. With Morton taking advantage of the Covid year he will only be a junior and his statistics will not look as good on paper with all the talent GRC has around him. Becker has been a force in this region for years and I think the coaches will reward him accordingly. Week One Matchup of the Week: #3 Campbell County vs. #1 George Rogers Clark I am picking the cards to win this one by double digits. Campbell will get better, but this is tough early season matchup for them. They will have to play zone and force GRC to take a lot of outside shots. If the Cardinals long range shooting makes the trip with them to Campbell County, they should have no problem with this one. If not, then an upset is possible. I will do more matchup predictions and weekly rankings throughout the season. Let me know what team(s) you think will surprise people this year!

I think he said he will release a top 25 before the season starts.

No.1 Ballard & No.3 GRC scrimmage on Nov.27th at Martin County... Should be a fun one.

Agreed, there’s a good chance we get to see this matchup in the postseason though.