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Bardstown won tonight, so make that 10 district titles in a row for the Tigers. The updated list: 14 Madisonville-North Hopkins (7th) 13 Pleasure Ridge Park (21st) 10 Campbell County (37th) 10 Bardstown (19th) 7 Ballard (28th) 7 LaRue County (18th) 7 Mason County (39th) 6 George Rogers Clark (40th) 5 Lyon County (5th)

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2nd Region Week 13 Review and Tournament Preview Highlights: Lyon County became the first team in 5th District history to win five tournament titles in a row with a 41-point win over Trigg County in the final. Previously, Trigg County won four in a row ending in 2016, Lyon County won four consecutive ending in 2002 and Livingston Central won four successive ending in 1980. The Lyons' winning margin is the largest in a Fifth District final in 28 years. Jack Reddick, returning from injury that forced him out a spate of games, led the Lyons in the district final with 22 points and Travis Perry added 20. Bradin Nelson, freshly eligible after the KHSAA denied his eligibility following last year's transfer from Webster County, added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in his season debut. He's finally eligible after sitting out the regular season. WORTH NOTING: Madisonville-North Hopkins' 14 straight district tournament titles is the longest active streak in Kentucky, one ahead of Pleasure Ridge Park (13). 5th District Tournament final: Lyon County def. Trigg County, 88-47 6th District Tournament final: Henderson County def. Webster County, 60-54 7th District Tournament final: Madisonville-North Hopkins def. Hopkins County Central, 73-49 8th District Tournament final: Christian County def. Hopkinsville, 64-56 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS WEDNESDAY FIRST ROUND Webster County (17-12) vs. Christian County (18-12), 6 pm Hopkins County Central (14-17) vs. Lyon County (27-5), 7:30 pm THURSDAY FIRST ROUND Trigg County (15-16) vs. Henderson County (21-8), 6 pm Hopkinsville (13-16) vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins (22-9), 7:30 pm MARCH 6 SEMIFINALS Webster Co.-Christian Co. winner vs. Hopkins County Central vs. Lyon Co. winner, 6 pm Trigg Co.-Henderson Co. winner vs. Hopkinsville-Madisonville North Hopkins winner, 7:30 pm MARCH 7 FINAL 6 PM Outlook: There are some hot teams ready to take the stage. It looks like an easy path to the final for regional No. 1 Lyon County with no other team in the top four of the final regional rankings in its half of the bracket. The defending champion Lyons, who've lost just one contest against a regional opponent (ousted University Heights) and have won 13 straight games, beat every team in its side of the bracket by at least 10 points during the season. They are at what can be considered full strength for the first time all season. There are three teams in the top six appearing in the lower bracket, No. 3 Henderson County and No. 4 Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. No. 6 Hopkinsville. Madisonville-North Hopkins has won eight of its last 10 games and plays on its home floor. Henderson County has won nine of its last 11. Favorite: Lyon County. Sleeper: Henderson County. Darkhorse: Madisonville-North Hopkins. FINAL REGULAR SEASON REGIONAL RANKINGS (unchanged) 1. Lyon County 2. University Heights 3. Henderson County 4. Madisonville-North Hopkins 5. Christian County 6. Hopkinsville 7. Webster County 8. Hopkins County Central 9. Crittenden County 10. Trigg County 11. Union County 12. Livingston Central 13. Dawson Springs 14. Caldwell County 15. Fort Campbell

The all-Eighth District Tournament Team, announced following the event: Derrell Bateman, Jordan Miles, Breland Morrison, George Sanders (Christian County) Bubba Leavell, KeiMarion Smith, Antonio Williams (Hopkinsville) Cameron Brown, Gavin Grubbs (University Heights) John Arnold, Aidan Blaszkowski (Fort Campbell) Congratulations to these players!

The 2022-23 all-Seventh District team Destin Cheirs, TaMarcus Eaves, Javion Martin, DeAaron Watkins (Madisonville-North Hopkins) Davonyae Butcher, Trevahn Jones, Drake Skeen (Hopkins County Central) Carter Whittington, Collin Whittington, Jaydarius Wilson (Caldwell County) Rex Blue, Montgomery Johnston (Dawson Springs) Congratulations to these players!

The 2022-23 all-Fifth District team voted by coaches based on regular season play. Player of the year: Travis Perry (Lyon County) All-District: Travis Perry, Jack Reddick, Brady Shoulders (Lyon County) Jhaden Vaughn, Luke Washer (Trigg County) Will Orr, Logan Wring (Livingston Central) Travis Champion, Case Gobin, Preston Morgeson (Crittenden County) Congratulations to these fine players!

6th Region Tuesday's opening round at various sites Fairdale (22-9) at Butler (22-8), 7 pm Moore (13-18) at Jeffersontown (14-12), 7 pm Fern Creek (12-16) at Evangel Christian (28-4), 7 pm DeSales (19-11) at Pleasure Ridge Park (23-5), 7 pm Saturday semifinals at Valley Fairdale-Butler winner vs. Moore-Jeffersontown winner, Noon Fern Creek-Evangel Christian winner vs. DeSales-Pleasure Ridge Park winner, 1:30 pm Tuesday, March 7 final at Valley, 7 pm (From the KHSAA)

Monday, March 6 – Semifinals, 6 and 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 7 – Final, 6 pm

Second Region At Madisonville-North Hopkins Wednesday – Webster County (17-12) vs. Christian County (18-12), 6; Hopkins County Central (14-17) vs. Lyon County (27-5), 7:30 Thursday – Trigg County (15-16) vs. Henderson County (21-8), 6; Hopkinsville (13-16) vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins (22-9), 7:30 (from the LCJ) 2nd region draw.jfif

11th Region At various sites Tuesday – Western Hills (17-11) at Madison Central (18-14), 7; Lexington Christian (23-9) at Frederick Douglass (28-2), 7; Scott County (11-21) at Great Crossing (27-5), 7; Madison Southern (19-13) at Lexington Catholic (30-2), 7 Saturday (at Eastern Kentucky) – Semifinals, 1 and 3 Monday, March 6 (at Eastern Kentucky) – Final, 7 (From the LCJ)

Hopefully, you can see this attachment. 11th region draw.jfif

Oh, Snapp!

The fourth time is the charm!

That's five straight district titles for Lincoln County and nine in 10 years, all under coach Jeff Jackson, who does a pretty nice job year in and year out. I think he's pushing 400 career wins at Lincoln. His son James Jackson coaches the Lincoln County girls.

That's it. You're on it. According to my records, here's the longest active district tournament championship streaks: 14 Madisonville-North Hopkins (7th) 13 Pleasure Ridge Park (21st) 10 Campbell County (37th) 9 Bardstown (19th) Can win a 10th straight today vs. Washington Co. 7 Ballard (28th) 7 LaRue County (18th) 7 Mason County (39th) 6 George Rogers Clark (40th)

Lewis County has sorta quietly won the district four of the last five years. Impressive.

6th Region Top Scorers Marcus Barker, Doss 21.1 Jacob Hand, Holy Cross 20.7 Jordan Harris, Beth Haven 20.3 Jamir Ford, Iroquois 19.9 Jordan Williamson, Iroquois 19.7 LeeTwon Bray, Doss 19.7 Christian Doerr, Evangel Christian 18.6 Keith Robinson, Pleasure Ridge Park 18.5 Jacob Tucker, Fairdale 18.1

16th Region Top Scorers Zack Otis, Bath County 28.0 Brevon Ricker, Menifee County 24.2 Zander Carter, Ashland Blazer 22.3 Tanner Johnson, Fairview 20.7 Jacob Spurlock, Boyd County 20.6 Christian Blevins, Rose Hill Christian 18.6 Cole Hicks, Boyd County 18.5 Seth Hickerson, Fleming County 18.3

2nd Region Top Scorers Travis Perry, Lyon County 32.4 Travis Champion, Crittenden County 24.3 Izaiah Manuel, Union County 21.2 TaMarcus Eaves, Madisonville-North Hopkins 19.8 Jack Reddick, Lyon County 18.8 Antonio Williams, Hopkinsville 18.4 Brady Shoulders, Lyon County 18.2 Jhaden Vaughn, Trigg County 18.0

11th Region Top Scorers Noah Sowders Frankfort Christian 25.6 Caleb Hack, Frankfort 23.8 Jay Rose, Madison Southern 21.5 Nick Spalding, Paul Laurence Dunbar 21.4 Jaylen Davis, Madison Central 21.4 Walter Campbell, Western Hills 19.7 Javeon Campbell, Western Hills 19.2 Reece Potter, Lexington Catholic 18.0

That's some pretty solid reporting and analysis there, coach. Thank you. Butler does seem to have DeSales' number of late, much to the chagrin of the DeSales faithful.

Seems like the Bulldogs had to go to great lengths to earn respect this season. Good for them. That 3-7 start was fool's gold for doubters. They are 19-3 since then.

One consolation for Paris in the 40-point loss: It's a 22-point improvement over last year's final when the Greyhounds lost by 62! It was 114-52 Clark in last year's final.

That's 10 district titles in a row for the Camels. The last team other than Campbell County to win the 37th district tournament was Bishop Brossart in 2013 (Campbell was eliminated by Scott in the semifinals that year).

In the 16th Region weekly reviews, I've sort of been hinting that this might happen for Boyd County this postseason for a variety of reasons. And yet, it's possible they meet again in the regional tournament with a different result. They played in the regional final last season and Ashland won by 32.