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6'7" Senior Kyle Jackson led the Wildcats with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots.

Two game suspension went into effect last year. It does not matter what they were for---there is no appeals process. At least, that is if the powers that be are consistent from sport to sport and school to school. The technical was for hanging on the rim. And it was a terrible call. The dunk came off an offensive rebound with Harris coming full speed down the court. If he did not hang, his momentum would have likely caused him to all on his back. The three officials all looked at each other following the dunk to determine if they should call it or not. The second technical was for something he said. Hard to tell from the stands what it was---still have to be smarter at that point. The game was very poorly called (as was the BE/BC game, though not quite as bad). Several blatant fouls and violations were not called, and then there would phantom calls. Both teams point guards were in foul trouble throughout. It was good to see the PRP/Doss rivalry renewed a bit. I had not seen Doss have that many fans at a game since the Derek Anderson days of the early 90s. While PRP probably deserved to win, Doss scrapped to stay in the game. A few makes on some open shots in the 1st quarter would have had quite an impact.

Per Jason Frakes: Live from Sixth/Seventh Region Tournament draws | Jason Frakes ? KHS SEVENTH REGION BOYS Monday at Valley – Ballard vs. Seneca, 3:30; Male vs. Manual, 5; Central vs. St. X, 6:30; Trinity vs. Eastern, 8:15 Wednesday at Valley – Semifinals at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday at Valley – Final at 2 p.m

Per Jason Frakes: Tuesday at Valley – Butler vs. Fern Creek, 3:30; Moore vs. Fairdale, 5; PRP vs. Doss, 6:30; Bullitt East vs. Southern, 8:15 Thursday at Valley – Semifinals at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday at Valley – Final, 7 p.m.

Nope. Bullitt East has opted out of the LIT to play in a showcase in, I believe, Missouri that weekend. I don't think many of the JCPS schools were disappointed with that decision.

6th and 7th Region games last year were delayed because of heat index readings of 100+ on the turf at Jim Patterson and St. X. This year, due to the projected heat, they have already decided to move games so that they are all started before noon. 2 games each at Southern, PRP, St. X, and Eastern starting at 9 and 11:15. Semis will return to UL with evening start times Tuesday/Wednesday.

Male scored 2 each in the bottom of 2nd and 3rd to take a 4-0 lead, but would not tally another hit. WA responded with a run in the 4th, then Freshman pitcher Cameron Brussell (pushing 5'2") came in and kept the Bulldogs off-balance, using just over 20 pitches to get through the next three innings. Whitefield took the lead in the 5th on 4 runs, the big shot being a bases loaded double by soph. Nathan Getzin, which drove in two runs. In the bottom of the 7th, Brussell lost his control and hit the first two batters. Senior Cameron Smith returned to the mound after starting the game, to strike out the first batter he faced. With one out and two on, Male base runners tried to advance on a ball in the dirt, but Junior catcher Dakota Draper made a perfect throw to third for the second out. Smith then struck out Male's lead-off hitter on a called third strike to close the door. Not a very good day for Male as they also dropped a 3-1 decision to DeSales later last night.

Not many scores posted on here from the Louisville area, but figured this one was of note.

Brown??? They dont' even field a JV team typically. Also, Moore just started a HS program last year---they barely had enough to play then. Did you try Collegiate? I'm sure they will probably have one. They and KCD have had really strong MS programs for several years. I know I previously said Bullitts do not, but I do remember Bullitt East at least trying to field one at one time. CAL also could be a possibility.

In Jefferson, I can think of X, T, Manual, Male---that's about it. Ballard did at one time, but their program dropped off for a few years. Eastern might? None of the Bullitt Co. schools do. Based on size, facilities, and numbers, I would imagine Collins probably has one. Maybe North and South Oldham?

Great FT defense. Ballard was 8/18 at one point in the 4th quarter. The rest of Eastern's defense was pretty good too. Somewhat sloppy game both ways in terms of turnovers. Great energy on and off the floor from both schools.

Sixth Region boys’ draw: Monday, Feb. 28 at Bellarmine 3:30 p.m. - Butler (15-13) vs. Fairdale (10-18) 5 p.m. - PRP (19-8) vs. Shawnee (4-21) 6:30 p.m. - Central (15-9) vs. Western (16-11) 8:15 p.m. - Bullitt East (25-5) vs. Iroquois (19-9) Friday, March 4 at Bellarmine Semifinals at 3:30 and 5 p.m. Monday, March 7 at Bellarmine Final at 7 p.m.

* Seventh Region boys’ draw: Tuesday, March 1 at Bellarmine 3:30 p.m. - Male (12-14) vs. Seneca (16-11) 5 p.m. - Moore (23-6) vs. Jeffersontown (23-6) 6:30 p.m. - Eastern (28-2) vs. Fern Creek (19-10) 8:15 p.m. - Ballard (28-3) vs. Collegiate (16-13) Friday, March 4 at Bellarmine Semifinals at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 at Bellarmine Final at 7 p.m.

15 of the top 20 in current LIT ratings are in the top half. 4 of the other 5 are all out of the 6th region in the bottom.

Cross, Price, and Kimbro did not play per Courier-Journal updates.

Very impressive. Game started with Bob Jones winning the tip and an alley-oop from in front of the scorers table/PRP bench to Randolph who caught it roughly at the top of the square. On top of a PRP player. Has a very smooth shot with great elevation. Made great plays at key times. PRP played a very good game---much more workman-like than any PRP teams of recent memory. Definitely stronger than last couple of years. PRP shot the ball very well and should have a great chance in the 6th.

Tournament will be completed at Lexington Christian on Wednesday. Russellville will not attend, so Desales advances to the final. Whitefield and Lexington Christian will resume in the top of the 4th inning. Winner will play Desales immediately after.

Lexington Christian defeated Pikeville 8-0 in 8. Games called due to field conditions/rain during the semis. DeSales was leading Russellville 8-3 in the 4th. Whitefield/LCA were tied 4-4 after 3.

Any help in finalizing brackets? Dates set for other sectionals? Best I can figure on scores should have: DeSales (6th) vs. Campbellsville/Washington Co. (5th) vs. Brossart (10th---was this final?) vs. Beechwood (9th) UHA (2nd) vs. Ballard Memorial (1st) vs. Whitefield (7th) LCA (11th) vs. Danville (12th) vs. Pikeville (15th) vs. Bath Co. (16th)

1)Iroquois 2) Bullitt East Have not seen Butler play this year, but they did not have much to speak of prior to the win over Iroquois. Fairdale and Central tend to get hot at tournament time, but overall, there were probably 10 (maybe 11) teams in the 7th better than the entire 6th.

Western vs. Iroquois Central vs. Fairdale Butler vs. Shawnee Bullitt East vs. Valley Starts Monday at Bellarmine.

Tuesday/Friday/Monday at Bellarmine. 6th Region is Monday/Friday/Monday

Combined 92 wins in the top half of the draw.

Moore vs. Manual Ballard vs. Eastern J-town vs. Fern Creek Male vs. Trinity

The kid grabbed Jackson as he went around the screen. Not much to argue there. Plenty of calls could be argued through the night as the choice of officials was astonishing. This was a fantastic high school basketball game. Bellarmine was pretty much full. Both schools brought a good number of students (with Ballard in the majority. Three individual standout performances---Jackson in the first quarter and the last 2 minutes, Cox with an unconscious 3rd quarter, and Reeves keeping J-town close as Cox went off. In the end, as with so many games, it came down to Free Throws, Free Throws, Free Throws.