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Two excellent matchups. I think all four teams are capable of winning this tournament but I'd probably go with Trinity.

18 hours ago, BEChargers said:

I think Stoney would do very well there.  

2 minutes ago, Bulls on Parade said:

I Agree... He does a Great Job... 

What I've noticed about Stonebraker as a coach as his career has progressed is that he has gotten much better at building his style around his personnel. If it needs to be a run team, he'll run. If it needs to be a passing team, he'll pass. When you coach at mid-sized rural schools like Garrard, Casey, and Adair you have to adapt to your personnel. It would be interesting to see him at a program like Pulaski where personnel really shouldn't ever be a problem. I think he'd kill it!

9 hours ago, LethalPG said:

I heard Cash Baird (Lincoln’s PG) stayed in foul trouble tonight.  Regardless, still a good showing for Golden Lions. 

Garrard struggles to score consistently. They played well for two quarters then hit a bit of a lull in the third and Lincoln moved the lead out to about nine. Then they played pretty well again in the fourth. The Golden Lions have very little returning experience from the last couple of years but I've been pleased with their progress and performance in their last two district games against Danville and Lincoln. Hopefully there are a few more wins on the horizon this winter.

1 hour ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

I know the Engineers did have a win over Rockcastle County during Marcum's tenure, but I don't think (you'd have to double-check me on this) they have beaten Rock in the playoffs any time in recent memory.

Estill County has played Rockcastle County in the playoffs twice, falling in both 2019 and 2023.

2 hours ago, DanvilleFan said:

I think if he takes a job in the NFL it would have to be a team in the Midwest.  I don't see him going back to the West Coast.

If I were him, I'd stay at Michigan.  You have great job security now.

I've always thought he'd be a good choice for Chicago but it hasn't happened yet. The NFL jobs available right now are Chargers, Raiders, Falcons, Titans, Commanders, and potentially the Patriots (I might have missed one). I'm not sure which of those would be appealing to him, although I think he would be an excellent hire for any of those teams.

On 1/8/2024 at 2:18 PM, Hatz said:

I was in town and at the game because my Dad was a Senior on the Junction City team that won the District in 1956 and my mom, who is living, was a cheerleader.  That was a great experience for our family.

I love that Boyle County does this. Forkland last year, Junction City this year. That leaves Parksville and Perryville over the next couple of years. Does anyone know what they do with the jerseys once they play the game?

1 hour ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

...and their last two games were losses by 16 (to a 3-8 Boyle team) & by 21 (to a 1-6 Warren Central team).

Those records are a bit deceiving. Boyle has had some issues but seems to be starting to gel into a region favorite team many expected. Warren Central has only played 7 games, all but the last two without their WKU-signed star. They are inexperienced but have some solid pieces and are always difficult to beat.

Talked to someone at the Lexington Catholic tournament who said he thought Fleming County was the best team in the 16th Region. Looks like 5-6 teams in the region have similar records. Would you agree that Fleming is the best or is there someone else?

42 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Sounds like it's a hard place to succeed right now.

It's never been an easy job, as evidenced by only one win in sixteen playoff appearances (a first round win over Marshall County in 2001). However, the current alignment puts them in a district with Bowling Green, Greenwood, and South Warren - absolutely brutal.

12 minutes ago, Waterboy70 said:

And yes they may pick it up by post season but I don't think so, saw em last week and to me they don't have a floor leader.

I think they miss Jakei Tarter tremendously. He was an excellent player but I think their entire roster fed off his emotion and energy. Guys like that are hard to replace.

Nice breakdown! Definitely feels like we're moving toward a very interesting DCA/Somerset championship game.

1 hour ago, se7ens said:

So I cover both the 9th and the 12th. In the 9th, the third best team in the region is Cooper. They have a ton of talent and athleticism, a decent number of football players on the basketball team, the football team made it to the state championship, have dealt with an inconsistent roster and they were thought to be an outside contender but certainly not the very top of the heap. Sound like any other team you know? Where Cooper has been able to count on various different players to step up and fill gaps, Boyle hasn't seen that on a consistent basis and certainly hasn't risen to meet the level of their competition.

I still hold out the belief that Boyle could have an absolutely miserable regular season then come out and win the district tournament. They just have too much ability to discount them and I also have to believe Coach Webb is capable of turning that ability into results. Tougher task than initially thought though.

I tend to agree with you, but have most of Cooper's players been with the program for some time? Boyle has had an influx of basketball transfers the last couple of years so not only are they starting late because of football success, they've also not played a ton of basketball together at all.

When the KHSAA realigned the regions back in 2005, the All A didn't necessarily follow suit. I think it had to do with keeping a balance of the number of teams in Louisville (they didn't want one region with 10 teams and another with 2). And they've never changed it back.

29 minutes ago, LouHSJunkie said:

Does anyone know if there has been a team win All A and State Championship same year? Maybe University Heights, Shelby Valley or Lexington Catholic those three come to mind?

Shelby Valley in 2010 is the only one.

University Heights won the All "A" in 1990 and 1991 but lost to Lexington Catholic in the finals in 1992. UHA then beat Catholic in the '92 Sweet 16 finals.

Paintsville won the overall state title in 1996 but lost to Harlan in the first round of the All A.

On 12/31/2023 at 5:45 PM, 111 said:

I love watching Lyon County. They have some talented kids that also have high basketball IQ. 

The announcer in the game at Wayland a couple of weeks ago compared them to the '95 Breckinridge County team that won the state title because of how well they pass the ball. I think this Lyon County club is more explosive offensively but that's not a bad comparison.

1 hour ago, LethalPG said:

The first RPI rating is out on KHSAA today.  The 12th region top 10 is as follow:

1. Wayne Co. 
2. Danville Christian 
3. Somerset 
4. Rockcastle Co. 
5. Pulaski Co. 
6. Mercer Co. 
7. Trinity Christian 
8. East Jessamine 
9. Lincoln Co. 
10. Southwestern 

Top six looks about right with perhaps some slight modification of order.

7 minutes ago, se7ens said:

Trinity Christian plays its next 3 games against top ten teams in the region. I am extremely interested to see if they can compete.  Next game is against East Jessamine and there is a very real scenario that is who they will play for a berth to the regional tournament.

Trinity Christian has only beat one team with a winning record (Leslie County at the end of a 3-day tournament) and all four losses are by sizable margins against fair-to-middling teams. I don't foresee them beating East, DCA, or Mercer.

1 hour ago, bigblue96 said:

After recent performances, Lyon is the team to beat.  Evangel and even more so Newport have the ability to challenge them for the title. 

I think so, too. However, last season they were upset by University Heights in the regional. I don't know if UHA is good enough to do it again but the Blazers are 7-3 right now and if anyone in Kentucky knows how to wins All "A" games it is University Heights.

The 1928 state championship game between Carr Creek and Ashland. Ashland won 13-11 in four overtimes in a time when basketball overtime was sudden death. The takes (and KHSAA blame!) about that overtime setup would have been apoplectic during that game!

12 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Nope 12-0 and have beat every team by 10+ and their average margin of victory through 12 games is 30 points per game.

2 hours ago, LCDAWGS19 said:

They won't hit that average margin of victory tonight...gonna be a dandy. 

Catholic beat Lyon by 20 last year in the semifinals when it seemed like Lyon County had hit a wall after playing 14 games over the first month of the season. That is my only concern this evening and also why I think Lexington Catholic will win, although I suspect, like @LCDAWGS19, that it will be a good game.

40 minutes ago, theguru said:

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They are a huge sponsor of high school sports in the Lexington area. They're ads are on many scoreboards and signs. I also believe the stadium at LCA is named after them. Obviously a orthodontics company would want to appeal to middle and high school age kids (and their parents) and they do a great job of it.

39 minutes ago, theguru said:

Thanks @gchs_uk9 and I have also heard the name Mike Holcomb (may just be wishful thinking) if you want to share anything about him. 🙂

Interesting. Holcomb was a loooooooong time successful coach at Breathitt County. He also spent a couple years at Letcher Central and most recently Madison Central before retiring at the end of the 2022 season.

Four exciting games, all featuring high profile players.