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Top returning players 12th region

48th District

Southwestern

Payton Gover 19.3 ppg* Sr.

Peyton Cundiff 8.3 ppg* Sr.

Hunter Stephens 6.6 ppg* Jr.

Logan Dykes 5.1 ppg* Jr.

Wayne County

Jackson Baker 8.3 ppg Jr.

Logan Brett 7.1 ppg Sr.

Clay Shelton 5.0 ppg Jr.

McCreary Central

Hunter Jones 14.1 ppg Jr.

Devon Hamilton 11.8 ppg Sr.

Devin Strunk 9.0 ppg Jr.

Brandon Troxell 6.0 ppg Jr.

Raya Jones 4.2 ppg Jr.

All ppg averages taken from KHSAA website except where noted.

*Team did not submit complete stats to KHSAA website, ppg averages taken from line scores submitted to the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper, KHSAA website or a combination of the two.

Top returning players 12th region

47th District

Somerset

Kross Grundy 17.2 ppg Jr.

Trae Harmon 14.3 ppg Jr.

Jake Cothron 11.5 ppg Jr.

Austin Dick 10.0 ppg Sr.

Casey County

Jacob Smith 19.6 ppg Sr.

Colin Miller 15.3 ppg Sr.

Breece Hayes 7.6 ppg Sr.

Max Reyes 6.3 ppg So.

Rockcastle County

Lucas Gentry 22.0 ppg Sr.

John Cornelius 14.5 ppg Sr.

Carson Noble 13.6 ppg Sr.

Thomas Burdette 6.8 ppg Sr.

Pulaski County

Steven Fitzgerald 21.5 ppg* Jr.

Landon Powell 17.1 ppg Sr.

Treyvon Sylvester 14.8 ppg Sr.

Danny Butt 9.0 ppg* Jr.

Hagan Elmore 8.1 ppg Jr.

All ppg averages taken from KHSAA website except where noted.

*Team did not submit complete stats to KHSAA website, ppg averages taken from line scores submitted to the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper, KHSAA website or a combination of the two.

Top returning players 12th region

46th District

Burgin

Jordan Hurst 8.4 ppg Sr.

Micah Dunn 6.8 ppg Sr.

West Jessamine

Isaiah Okesson 13.9 ppg Sr.

Kendall Peters 7.9 ppg Sr.

Dalton Bruner 7.4 ppg So.

John Davis 5.6 ppg Sr.

East Jessamine

Nathan Harper 18.3 ppg Sr.

Logan Gayheart 7.0 ppg Sr.

Drew Cook 5.9 ppg Jr.

Ben Thompson 4.4 ppg Jr.

Yallen Woods 4.2 ppg So.

Mercer County

Trevon Faulkner 18.6 ppg Sr.

All ppg averages taken from KHSAA website except where noted.

*Team did not submit complete stats to KHSAA website, ppg averages taken from line scores submitted to the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper, KHSAA website or a combination of the two.

Top returning players 12th region

45th District

Danville

Jared Southerland 5.2 ppg* Sr.

Lincoln County

Noah Young 16.8 ppg Sr.

Devin Alcorn 10.3 ppg Sr.

Tanner Mcaninch 5.1 ppg Sr.

Chase Phillips 2.5 ppg Jr.

Boyle County

Bryce Slone 12.9 ppg Jr.

Jason Alexander 9.4 ppg Jr.

Garrard County

Jacob Baker 5.6 ppg Sr.

Parker Daily 5.1 ppg Sr.

Justin Preston 3.8 ppg So.

Kentucky School for the Deaf

Irvin Herrera 9.0 ppg Sr.

Jimmy Davis 6.7 ppg Jr.

All ppg averages taken from KHSAA website except where noted.

*Team did not submit complete stats to KHSAA website, ppg averages taken from line scores submitted to the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper, KHSAA website or a combination of the two.

Justin Edwards F Sr. Southwestern

Ronnie Carson G Jr. East Jessamine

Peyton Woods G Jr. Wayne County

David Kapinga G Sr. Southwestern

Jacob Conway G Jr. Lincoln County

Cory Stearns F So. Wayne County

Hagen Tyler G Jr. Boyle County

Will Hager G So. Mercer County

Russell Sims G Sr. Mercer County

Ryan Dishman G Sr. Somerset

Clayton Ray G Sr. Garrard County

Trey Blevins G So. Wayne County

Sam Pensol G Jr. Rockcastle Co.

Isaiah Collier F Jr. Southwestern

Josh Mason F Sr. Rockcastle Co.

Austin Sebastian G Sr. Garrard County

Well , they have not done much since June. So who nows.The put in 4 hours in July. 2 hours in August. Started Sept. 3rd week with some conditioning. They have a new head coach. The fifth one in 12 years. They get rid of any coach that someone complains about, parents. Coach Carman, went to the region 2 out of his 4 years, had a respectable program going, and a parent or two in the right position, gets him out. They had'nt been to the region for 11 years until coach Carman took over. He worked with the youth program and middleschool programs. He has outworked any coach that has been there in many years. Logged many hours for the kids of Casey county.

Changes in the middleschool also, occurred. Hired an administrators brother.

Casey may do o.k. this year with Luke Carman 6'7 210 lbs. and James Burton 6'3 1/2- 240 lbs. in the post. If we can get them the ball.

Bitter much?

Some of the top assistant coaches in the 12th are:

Greg Edwards (Boyle Co.), Daniel Sandlin (East Jessamine), Brad Pertey & Shawn Conley (Lincoln Co.), Jeff Cothron (Pulaski Co.), Andrew Cash (Rockcastle Co.), Kevin Burkett (Somerset), Jake Baker & Kevin Jones (Wayne Co.), Kevin Sisler (West Jessamine)

Unless they decide to line up and play football it would be hard to pick against the Warriors. Somerset couldn't have had time to do any real work with the football kids yet. It may be Jan. before we see the real Jumpers.

With Watts, and Polson followed by a large group of really solid high school players this could be one of the better Sr. Classes to come through the 12th recently.

Normally the 12th and 13th regions play a Jr. All Star game, composed of next seasons seniors. I havn't heard anything about the date but when I do I'll pass on the information. It's normally sometime in late June.

West Jess. beat McCreary by a single possession in the finals and returns much more of that squad.

At least to begin the season you would think that McCreary would be ahead of them as West incorporates new players into the system. That may change as the season rolls along.

Looks good to me, this is about exactly how I would rank them.

Thanks, its not an exact science several teams at the bottom could be exchanged. I think the 12th will be stronger overall next year, next years senior class is far better than this past year.

1. McCreary Central

Key Returners: Aaron Watts (Sr.), Zack Roark (Sr.), Ben Wright (Sr.), Jacob Dixon (Jr.)

Outlook: The Raiders were one basket away from a Regional championship in 2009, they return almost the entire cast and will be adding incoming freshmen big man Tyson Williams to the mix. They are the clear frontrunner next season.

2. West Jessamine

Key Returners: Jarrod Polson (Sr.), Kyle Mefford (Sr.), Keston Bartholomew (Sr.), Jeff Zieman (So.), Dylan Pohl (Jr.)

Outlook: The Colts will look to repeat their 12th region championship behind point guard sensation Jarrod Polson, they lost 3 major contributors off the State semifinalist team but look to have people in place to fill the gaps. Should McCreary stubble don’t be surprised to see them back in Rupp again.

3. Wayne County

Key Returners: Kyle Hopper (Jr.), Ryan Hopper (Jr.), Austin Shearer (Jr.), Gavin Dunagan (Jr.), Dagan Shelton (Fr.)

Outlook: The Cardinals return virtually the entire roster that took them to the semi-finals of the region, they have all been major contributors on the varsity since they were in middle school and this looks to be the year where they are ready to compete for a regional title.

4. Rockcastle County

Key Returners: Jamie Todd (Sr.), Dustin Reynolds (Sr.), Matt Bullens (Sr.), Derrick Thacker (Sr.)

Outlook: I know ranking the Rockets this high will raise some eyebrows but the 48th district champs return 4 starters, they are senior dominated and have good size. Experience matters just like with Garrard County last year. In order to compete with the big boys their guard play will have to improve.

5. Danville

Key Returners: Duran Elmore (Sr.), Will Dunn (Jr.), Tevin Raines (Jr.) Jacody Taylor (Jr.), Cameron Burgess (Jr.)

Outlook: The Ads return a loaded Jr. class that looks ready to bring Danville back to the top of the region. Lead by sharp shooter Jacody Taylor and lighting quick Duran Elmore they will need to develop bench depth but successful freshmen teams the last two years should provide that.

6. Mercer County

Key Returners: Jamel Taylor (Sr.) Clay Cinnamon (Jr.)

Outlook: The Titan’s seem to be a team in transition, Taylor and Cinnamon could form a great nucleus but they will need to fold some nice young players into the mix. Who the coach is and how that transition goes will determine how successful they will be.

7. Lincoln Co.

Key Returners: Zack Hill (Jr.), Colby Long (Sr.), Dylan Allison (Sr.)

Outlook: The Patriots where hit hard by graduation and easily could be ranked lower, but a Jeff Jackson coached team never seems to sink too low. Look for some youth to develop during the season and this team to over achieve.

8. Boyle Co.

Key Returners: Conner Givhan (Sr.), Rees MacShara (Sr.), Logan Tritapoe (Sr.), Cory Jones (Sr.),

Ben Carmen (Sr.)

Outlook: Last season the Rebels never seemed to gel and struggled under a new system. They seem to have lots of good players and no great ones returning, I look for some improvement but if the football team has a long playoff run they may struggle again.

9. Somerset

Key Returners: DJ Townsend (So.), JP Henderlight (Jr.), Josh Troxtle (Sr.), Taylor Gover (Fr.), Clayton Stringer (Jr.)

Outlook: The Jumpers overachieved under new coach Don Daniel last season but still will be extremely young again. They look to be at least a year away from being back at the top of the region but look for Townsend to have a breakout sophomore season.

10. Southwestern

Key Returners: Tyler Mayer (Sr.), Cody Epperson (So.), Justin Epperson (So.), Zack Fowler (Jr.)

Outlook: The Warriors graduated their starting 5 but return a strong bench, while they will be young they have the talent to be much higher on this list. Post play could be a weakness but skill and court savvy will be a strength.

11. Pulaski County

Key Returners: Chris Muse (Sr.) Tyler Jenkins (Sr.), Alex Abner (Jr.), Zach Eastham (Jr.)

Outlook: The Maroons were a bit of a disappointment last season and will look to hire a new coach after Mark Flynn stepped down after only 3 ½ years. Expect some growing pains but the cupboard isn’t completely bare, Tyler Jenkins should have an outstanding senior year and Chris Muse gives them an experienced point guard.

12. East Jessamine

Key Returners: Kyle Lamb (Sr.) Jordan Redd (Jr.)

Outlook: Coach O’Bryan and the Jaguars graduated 6 seniors off last years high powered team and will go through some rebuilding this season. A strong JV team should provided the needed replacements but seasoning will be needed.

13. Casey County

Key returners: Kyle Jeffries (Jr.), Jordan Spagnoletti (Sr.), Brad Jeffries (Jr.) Tyler Johnson (Jr.), Jordan Ellison (Jr.).

Outlook: The Rebels made their first trip to the regional tournament in recent memory but the loss of the entire front line makes a repeat seem unlikely. Look for them to play a 4 guard lineup and shoot the 3 point shot a lot.

14. Garrard County

Key Returners: Trent Prather (Jr.)

Outlook: The Golden Lions enjoyed their most successful season in years but lose the starting 5 to graduation. 6th man Tent Prather will be what they rebuild around but expect it a slow process.

15. Monticello

Key Returners: Derrick Peyton (Sr.), Aaron Dishman (Sr.)

Outlook: The good news is the Trojans return virtually their entire roster, the bad news they were only competitive in a handful of games last season. Derrick Peyton is one of the top players in the region but he will need more help if they are going to be successful.

16. Burgin

Key Returners: Timothy Riddle (Sr.), Logan Hill (Sr.)

Outlook: The Bulldogs were the feel good story of the region last season, but the lose of 3 starters will leave them rebuilding rather than reloading.

Jeff Jackson's name was being thrown around at the State Tournament.

Not that big a shock, Rockcastle was the #1 seed, Casey Co. was the number #2. But your right this was a very even district, not a lot of difference between the four.

Combination of 8th, 9th and 10th grade classes.

 

Didn't Southwestern have an awful regular season last year and then get to tourney time and make a run. It is within the realm of possiblity that Boyle County could make a run and ruin a team or two's season, especially since we host district. Hopefully starting with Lincoln next week. After we past KSD of course, one game at a time....

 

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I wouldn't call winning one game getting hot a tourney time and making a run. lol

45th- Lincoln and Danville

46th-West and East

47th-Pulaski and Somerset

48th- Wayne and McCreary

Lincoln, West or McCreary win the region. Very balanced region this year. 6 of the 8 teams that get to the regional will have a chance to win it.

Don Irvine has done a great job at Burgin this season considering his leading scorer transfered to Mercer before the season started.

Thacker won a lot of games down here in the 12th with less talent and depth than his opponent. Don't be surprised if Rowan rounds into a district contender by the end of the season. I'm a Thacker Backer from way back.

I think Wayne takes this one but it may be a different story at the end of the season.

Somerset scrimmaged Madison Southern today, Somerset won 2 of the varsity quarters, lost 1 varsity quarter and tied 1 varsity quarter.

Where did Goldsmith and Austin transfer from?

I wasn't aware Boyle had received a transfer. Does anyone know the details? Grade, former school, position?

At the KABC this past week there was a proposal to have the boys middle school championship game prior to the East/West All-star game at Transy between the Semifials and Finals of the Sweet 16. This would be a good showcase for this championship

John Perkins is still at Pulaski Co. only his younger brother Ty moved out of state. John will be a force for the marrons this season, with the lose of Ben Meeks to graduation and Ty Perkins to transfer he will get the first look each trip down the floor. I wouldn't be surprised if ranks high in the state in ppg. He is a very skilled offensive player.

Your 4A teamss are not in order.

 

Interesting list though.

Thanks, I think I fixed it, won't be the last mistake I make.