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9 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

I see a lot of complaints about Cal not calling a timeout before Sheppard's turnover. 

Not much time for Cal or a teammate to call a time-out.

Can college coaches call a live-ball timeout? I thought they took that away a few years back?

35 minutes ago, 12th Region Fan said:

Congrats to Trinity Christian! Very deserving. Assuming Mercer hangs on, when is the last time a Jessamine school has not been in the region tournament? 

East and West opened in 1997-98. Neither team made the region that season. East lost to Lexington Catholic; West lost to Sayre (this was back in their 11th Region days). At least one of the two have played in every region tournament since then.

1 hour ago, GCHS said:

????

Been really quiet. I've not even heard rumors beyond what @Colonels_Wear_Blue posted a month ago.

How big was getting the 1-seed in this district? Any of Somerset, Pulaski, or Rockcastle would have been a heavy favorite against Casey County while whichever teams had to play in the 2/3 game knew it would be an absolute battle.

2 hours ago, LouHSJunkie said:

I like Fairdale in this one, but you can never count out PRP as they are a great program full of tradition. I think it is close for most of the game and Fairdale pulls away late to win by about 10.

As a long time high school basketball fan it was really odd seeing PRP playing in the 4/5 game the other night.

1 hour ago, Randy Parker said:

Has it always been so bright in that gym?  In my memory, it was always dimly-lit and last night seemed to be the opposite.  

The floor used to have a lot more maroon in the lanes, center circle, etc. I think now that it is just wood (and lightly stained in many parts) it shows up as more bright on television.

15 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

Consolation games? All four of those teams have been eliminated in Districts.

The 15th has gone off the reservation a little bit this school year. They didn't do District boys or girls soccer tournaments, but went straight to Regional.

The KHSAA is using the 15th Region for what appears to be a test run for all schools playing in the region. They did the same thing with the 15th about a decade ago for one year. I don't really know why they are doing this, unless it has something to do with modifications after the next realignment. It was in the last Board of Control meeting but I don't have any details beyond that.

As for soccer, there are only six teams in the 15th Region that play soccer. I'm guessing a district tournament and region tournament would have essentially been the same teams playing each other twice in a week. I can understand why they would just hold a region tournament instead.

It was never close. DCA led 25-0 after one and 48-7 at the half. Their first half was about a good as you can play.

Shawnee headed to the region tournament for the first time since 2011.

13 hours ago, LouHSJunkie said:

Eastern advances to 7th region tournament. They will play Ballard in district final on Wednesday. KCD season comes to an end.

KCD still looking for their first region appearance since 1991. They field a solid team most seasons but they are in an extremely difficult district.

This district has produced quite a few upsets over the years but DeSales seems like the much better team this time around. Have to think the Colts win comfortably.

On 2/24/2024 at 8:31 PM, blue4sure said:

Thanks guys but I think this needs to be fixed.

There's been some heavy chatter about an upcoming basketball realignment. I hope this is something that is fixed. With the influx of several private schools in recent years there should be enough schools to assure there aren't any 3-team districts, although as @rjs4470 and @16thBBall Fan both said, you sometimes have schools that don't field a team, making a 3-team district necessary for that particular year.

11 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

Are you certain?  I played at Somerset and graduated in 1974.  We never played Russell other than a preseason scrimmage my freshman year.  I don’t recall a Russell County team ever playing in the regional tournament.  What district would they have been in?

Wayne, Monticello, McCreary, Pine Knot. In 1975 they moved into a three-team district along with Lincoln County and Casey County. When the Mercer schools moved in during the early 1980s, Russell was placed back with Wayne, Monticello, and McCreary.

Russell lost to Danville in the 1969 region tournament, Hazel Green in 1970, Laurel County in 1972, and then Garrard County in 1977. So they were a semi-regular participant during your era.

14 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

In my era Russell wasn’t in the 12th.  Monticello and Pine Knot each had a school.  
 

There were 6 schools in Pulaski County alone before consolidation.

Russell County was always in the 12th Region. It opened in the fall of 1953 and stayed in the 12th until being moved to the 4th Region in 2005. Even before consolidation, both Jamestown and Russell Springs both played in the 12th Region dating to the early 1930.

10 hours ago, LouHSJunkie said:

This Western team is much better than their (8-18) record and are (6-7) since Elijah Clinton rejoined the team.

The last two years they've went in as potential region favorites and lost in the first round of the district. Does coming in as an underdog benefit Western this time around?

11 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

It used to include Laurel County and went no further than Danville.  Jessamine and Mercer weren’t included.  
That seems to make more sense geographically.  Adding Russell County would make sense too.  

Mercer, Harrodsburg, and Burgin came into the region in 1982. The Laurels and Russell both left and Jessamine entered in 2006. I doubt Russell County will return just because they're central time and no one else in the region is.

Per the Scoreboard. Pretty big upset, right? Russellville came in 5-25 while Franklin-Simpson was 14-12 and the top seed in the tournament.

11 hours ago, gchs_uk9 said:

Guest scored 28 in the first meeting and 22 in the second, hitting 8 three-pointers in 17 attempts across both games. Garrard will have to defend, control the pace, and make shots. This should be a good game - it usually is when these two get together.

• Guest was held to 5 points and really only had one good look.
• Garrard defended and rebounded well, in particular senior Chris Jones who hasn't played much this season but has very really solid the last few weeks.
• It always helps to make shots and Garrard shot it pretty well most of the night.

9 hours ago, BasketballFan24 said:

I do think you could see something like this in the near future:

East, West, Trinity, Garrard, KSD or DCA

Boyle, Danville, Mercer, Burgin, KSD or DCA

Rock, Lincoln, Casey, Somerset, Pulaski here or in the bottom

Wayne, McCreary, Southwestern, Somerset Christian, maybe Pulaski

It will all depend on how the impending statewide basketball realignment shakes out. I can't help but think both the 9th and 11th Regions will lose some teams to balance the load. Depending on who leaves the 11th and where they go, it could have major ramifications on the 12th Region.

Nice win for Garrard County over Danville tonight. Golden Lions led the entire way, coasting to a 69-52 win. Nice performance from junior guard Jay Noe who scored 33 points. Danville never seemed to get into any offensive flow while Garrard shot it well most of the evening. Golden Lions will definitely have their hands full on Thursday against DCA.

Guest scored 28 in the first meeting and 22 in the second, hitting 8 three-pointers in 17 attempts across both games. Garrard will have to defend, control the pace, and make shots. This should be a good game - it usually is when these two get together.

1 hour ago, ApolloFan98 said:

Grayson County v Edmonson County – Grayson won both regular season meetings by double digits and have been playing really well to close the season. They won 4 straight games, including a dominating win over Daviess County. Edmonson comes in winning 3 of their last 4, but are still double digit underdogs in this match-up. This is a heated rivalry game so anything could happen.

I believe there were multiple fan ejections from their district tournament matchup last season.

Lots of fascinating stats here about the Ballard program. I know they aren't as good as usual, but something in me says the Bruins get a first round win this evening.

8 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

The Lakers have had some regular season success since back during the Ron Finley era, but that has never led to any postseason success.  I don't think they have ever made it past the 2nd round of the playoffs.  Do they have over 5 playoff wins in their history?  

4-29 postseason record. First rounds wins in 2000, 2010, 2012, and 2013.

27 minutes ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

In most years, that number is 5 to 6 teams, but this year I think it’s 10 teams that can do that. There are 9 teams with winning records in regional play. And though Boyle is below .500, they clearly have enough talent to do so as well.

I’ll add, I don’t think 10 teams can win three games in a row (that number is smaller), but a couple first round upsets could put the entire tournament in disarray.