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article Inside the 4th Region (1/13/14)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (9-4) - 1/10 80-58 W at #6 Warren East, 1/11 84-81 W at #7 Barren County Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/14 at #9 Glasgow, 1/17 at #2 Bowling Green 2) Bowling Green (11-3) - 1/10 72-64 W #8 Greenwood Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/17 vs. #1 Warren Central 3) Clinton County (11-5) - 1/10 78-39 W Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/14 vs. Cumberland County, 1/17 at #6 Russell County 4) Monroe County (11-4) - 1/10 67-61 W at Allen County-Scottsville, 1/11 56-49 W Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/14 vs. Metcalfe County, 1/17 vs. #5 Barren County 5) Barren County (11-4) - 1/10 84-59 W at Franklin-Simpson, 1/11 81-84 L #1 Warren Central Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/14 at #7 Warren East, 1/17 at #4 Monroe County 6) Russell County (8-4) - 1/7 63-76 L at Taylor County, 1/10 86-38 W Cumberland County Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/17 vs. #3 Clinton County 7) Warren East (10-3) - 1/10 58-80 L #1 Warren Central Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/14 vs. #5 Barren County, 1/17 vs. #8 Greenwood 8) Greenwood (5-7) - 1/10 64-72 L at #2 Bowling Green Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/14 at Russellville, 1/17 at #7 Warren East 9) Glasgow (8-6) - 1/7 57-54 W OT at Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/14 vs. #1 Warren Central, 1/17 vs. Allen County-Scottsville 10) South Warren (7-8) - 1/9 69-62 W Muhlenberg County Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 1/13 vs. Todd County Central, 1/14 at Edmonson County, 1/18 at Metcalfe County Last Week's Game of the Week - There's really no getting around it - Allen County-Scottsville is snakebit. If I ranked beyond the top 10 AC/S would be sitting at 11. They've played five games against the top 10 teams, all losses. In four of them, they've lost by a combined 16 points. One of those was last Tuesday when they hosted #9 Glasgow. The Patriots trailed much of the night before rallying for the lead midway through the fourth. They led by two with less than a minute left when Glasgow used a pair of free throws to send it to OT. And at the end of OT - THIS HAPPENED. A buzzer beater three that dealt AC/S yet another loss to a top team in the region, 57-54. The Patriots will get a quick turnaround to look for revenge, but this time they'll have to do it on the road at Glasgow. Runner-Up GOTW - Barren County fell down the ranks a bit earlier in the year when they took a (then) surprising loss to Monroe County. But the Trojans are capable of great things if the shots are falling, and they were on Saturday night when they hosted #1 Warren Central. It was a very closely contested game that featured no lead larger than 7 and the Trojans led by as much as 3. They led only once in the second half, briefly before the end of the third quarter, but kept the pressure on the Dragons throughout with a mix of perimeter shooting and surprisingly great success in the paint. They didn't wear down against the horde of Dragons sent from Warren Central's deep bench, and in the end the Dragons had to do what they rarely do well - make free throws. They held on in a very high scoring 84-81 decision. It was the most points allowed by Warren Central since December 2010 and the most they've allowed in a victory since December 2005. Key District Games - One district race can be ended on Friday when Clinton County visits Russell County. The Bulldogs knocked off Russell County by 12 just ten days ago, and they can realistically clinch the regular season crown in that district with another victory. Clinton County shot 50% from the field the last time including 43% from the three point arc and were led by the powerful duo of Langford and Dalton to the tune of 34 points combined. The Lakers will have to tighten up on defense to have a shot. Meanwhile Barren County travels to Monroe County, also on Friday. Exactly one month ago the Falcons upset the Trojans in Glasgow and a win on Friday would give the Falcons a stranglehold on the district, needing only a single victory against either Glasgow or Allen County-Scottsville to clinch the #1 seed. The 15th has been one of the tightest races this season (in a good way - compared to the 13th) and the #1 is by no means a guarantee of anything, but it would likely keep them out of the crosshairs of district host Glasgow. Meanwhile, in the 14th..... Upcoming Game of the Week 1/17 - #1 Warren Central at #2 Bowling Green - Yes, it is time for the first of two regular season matchups between the two teams that have dominated the region for the past decade plus. The two have played only three district games this season, but have won those by an average of 17 points. Neither has lost a game in region competition. Coming into the year it appeared that Warren Central might be head and shoulders above the region but the whispers have grown louder in the past few weeks that not only is that not true but they may not even be at the head of the region at all. Those could turn into shouts if the Purples defend their homecourt on Friday. Last year was a significant departure in the recent history of the series in that Warren Central swept the Purples in three games, though two were highly competitive. It was the first sweep in the series by either team since Warren Central did so in 2006/07. The Dragons have won three of the last four games played between the two teams at Bowling Green, but should expect a wild and crazy crowd from the Purple supporters. The costumes they've been wearing to games have been - interesting.- 3 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (12/9/13)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (0-0) - No Games Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 12/10 vs. Owensboro, 12/13 vs. Hopkinsville (at Christian County), 12/14 vs. University Heights (at Hopkinsville) 2) Russell County (1-0) - 12/3 54-50 W at Lincoln County Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 12/11 TBA, 12/13 at #9 Glasgow 3) Bowling Green (0-1) - 12/7 57-62 L Trinity Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 12/10 at Elizabethtown, 12/13 vs. University Heights (at Christian County) 4) Clinton County (3-0) - 12/2 64-50 W Rockcastle County, 12/5 62-56 W Somerset, 12/7 81-63 W Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 12/10 at #8 Monroe County, 12/13 at Metcalfe County 5) South Warren (1-0) - 12/3 63-52 W Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 12/9 at Logan County, 12/10 at #10 Franklin-Simpson, 12/13 vs. Warren East, 12/14 vs. North Hardin (at Shelby County) 6) Barren County (2-0) - 12/3 76-61 W Green County, 12/7 74-48 W at Russellville Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 12/10 at Allen County-Scottsville, 12/13 vs. Monroe County, 12/14 at Edmonson County 7) Greenwood (1-0) - 12/5 47-39 W Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: 8 This Week: No Games 8) Monroe County (1-1) - 12/3 56-48 W Franklin-Simpson, 12/7 56-66 L Southwestern (at Campbellsville) Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 12/10 vs. #4 Clinton County, 12/13 at Barren County 9) Glasgow (0-0) - No Games Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 12/10 vs. Todd County Central, 12/12 vs. Edmonson County, 12/13 at #2 Russell County 10) Franklin-Simpson (0-3) - 12/3 48-56 L Monroe County, 12/5 39-47 L at Greenwood, 12/7 63-81 L at Clinton County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 12/10 vs. #5 South Warren, 12/13 vs. Logan County Last Week's Game of the Week - Three region teams played on the opening night of the season, but two of those were against each other. Warren East hosted Logan County on December 2nd and immediately spoiled their fans with a close game with a great finish. Neither team ever gained a double digit lead, and the game was knotted at 66 coming out of a timeout and Logan County in possession. East's Mason Lee blocked a Cougar attempt at a game-winner, and Jaylin Barnett grabbed the loose ball, driving the length of the court for a game winning layup at the buzzer for the 68-66 Warren East win. Honorable Mention - Overshadowed by their football brethren, the Bowling Green basketball team put a real scare into highly ranked Trinity. The Purples jumped out to a 37-28 lead at the half despite missing several players, but a quick start to the second half for the Shamrocks erased the lead. Still, a respectable 62-57 loss to a top team bears mentioning. Cancellations - Unfortunately the narrative of the week for many teams was one of canceled games. Three teams failed to get a single game in (Warren Central, Glasgow, Todd County Central), and seven others played just a single game. Clinton County and Franklin-Simpson were the only teams that had seemingly no difficulty playing games, each getting three in. While the Clinton County Bulldogs might have been happy with that in starting 3-0, the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats maybe would just as soon stayed home, starting 0-3. Early Rankings Movement - All the movement in the top 10 came at the expense of Franklin-Simpson, as the two teams initially rated just behind them - Greenwood and Monroe County - gained victories over the Wildcats to knock them down the ladder. Upcoming Games of the Week 12/10 - #4 Clinton County at #8 Monroe County - Each team gets a tune-up before their district opener. Clinton County has made a habit of strong starts (won at least first five each of last two years) and will look to extend that streak again while Monroe County will look for revenge for last year's 54-39 loss in the All A regional. 12/13 - Warren Central vs. Hopkinsville (at Christian County) - These two teams are the heads of their respective regions and are both considered to be among the 10 best teams in the state. Hopkinsville won the last meeting between these two, 41-37 in 2011.- 2 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (1/25/15)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Monroe County (19-2) - 1/22 67-33 W Glasgow (at Cumberland Co.), 1/23 53-52 W #4 Clinton Co. (at Cumberland Co.) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/29 vs. Murray (All A Tournament), 1/30 vs. Cumberland County, 1/31 vs. #3 Bowling Green 2) Warren Central (14-6) - 1/20 75-43 W at #8 South Warren, 1/23 49-36 W Greenwood Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/27 vs. #8 South Warren, 1/30 at #3 Bowling Green 3) Bowling Green (16-4) - 1/20 64-60 W Christian County, 1/23 71-61 W Warren East Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/26 at #10 Allen County-Scottsville, 1/27 vs. Muhlenberg Co., 1/30 vs. #2 Warren Central, 1/31 at #1 Monroe County 4) Clinton County (15-7) - 1/19 79-43 W at Todd County Central, 1/22 95-34 W at Cumberland Co., 1/23 52-53 OT L #1 Monroe Co. (at Cumberland Co.) Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/30 vs. #10 Allen County-Scottsville 5) Logan County (14-4) - 1/23 75-54 W at Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/27 at #6 Barren County, 1/29 at Daviess County 6) Barren County (15-6) - 1/20 67-32 W LaRue County, 1/23 65-48 W at #9 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/27 vs. #5 Logan County, 1/30 at Glasgow 7) Russell County (8-9) - 1/20 80-87 L Southwestern, 1/22 54-40 W Adair County, 1/23 69-70 L #8 South Warren Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/26 vs. Cumberland County, 1/27 at Pulaski County 8) South Warren (10-10) - 1/20 43-75 L #2 Warren Central, 1/23 70-69 W at #5 Russell County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/27 at #2 Warren Central, 1/30 at #9 Russellville 9) Russellville (8-9) - 1/20 69-66 W at #9 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 1/27 vs. Springfield (TN), 1/30 vs. #8 South Warren 10) Allen County-Scottsville (11-9) - 1/20 66-69 L #10 Russellville, 1/23 48-65 L #7 Barren County, 1/24 61-71 L at Caverna Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/26 vs. #3 Bowling Green, 1/30 at #4 Clinton County Last Week's Game of the Week - There were a couple of strong games from last week, but one was for a title and it went to overtime. I felt strongly enough about the odds of Monroe County and Clinton County facing in the finals to make it one of my picks last week, and they didn't disappoint, rolling to the finals for a matchup of our #1 and #4 teams. Monroe County led most of the way, but were never able to stray too far from Clinton County, holding a 23-20 halftime lead that swelled to 40-32 after a John Geralds three at the third quarter buzzer. But Clinton County scratched and clawed back as Monroe County missed seven crucial free throws down the stretch, allowing a Keifer Dalton three ball to tie it at 52 and send it to an extra session. Incredibly, no points were scored until Dillon Geralds hit a free throw with 14 seconds left. Then everything went crazy. Geralds missed his second free throw and the Falcons committed a foul on the rebound to put Clinton County on the line..... where they missed the front end of a one and one. Go to the other end where Ty Mink had two shots for the Falcons. Missed them both. Then Dalton fouls out of the game for Clinton County via a charge. Then Monroe County turns the ball over. All of this took place in a span of 8 seconds. Clinton County had the ball with a chance to win but the guy you'd want shooting it was on the bench having fouled out. Ultimately, the Bulldogs missed two shots that would have won it, giving Monroe County the 4th Region All "A" Championship via a single Dillon Geralds free throw in overtime. A game worthy of former district rivals, top 5 region teams, and of a title. Honorable Mention - A strong contender was the South Warren at Russell County matchup on Friday. The Lakers have made a strong effort to schedule more of the region at-large, and this was their third matchup against a 14th District team. Some of the shine came off of this game as Russell County entered having lost three of four and South Warren had gotten knocked around by Warren Central on Tuesday, also their third loss in four games. Russell County used the homecourt to their advantage most of the night with leads of 7, 9, and 9 at the intermissions, but the only one that mattered was the last one, and South Warren got that with a 70-69 victory. 8th grader Marquise Walker drained two free throws with no time on the clock for the win. Lovan Watch - Tavin Lovan, one of the most prolific scorers in the region despite being just a sophomore, has been sidelined since December 12th with a broken non-shooting wrist. Franklin-Simpson started the year 3-1 with him, but since he went down, they're 2-14. Word at the time was that he was targeting a January 30th matchup with Todd County Central, and it appears that he is on track for exactly that as the cast is reportedly off. The Wildcats still have three district games remaining, including crucially a pair of matchups with Todd County Central. At current, those games may determine the #3/#4 seed in the district, and avoiding Logan County, which has almost clinched the top seed. All "A" - Monroe County will take on Murray in the first round of the All "A" Classic, and should be favored in that one. Should they advance, they may get a crack at Williamsburg, the final undefeated team in the state. Upcoming Games of the Week 1/27 - #5 Logan County at #6 Barren County - The Cougars have a seven game winning streak entering this one, and will look to snap a three game skid against the Trojans. Meanwhile Barren County is looking to climb the rankings, and their only three losses since December 20th have been to Monroe County, Warren Central, and Bowling Green - our top 3 teams. 1/30 - #2 Warren Central at #3 Bowling Green - Round 1 went to overtime with the Dragons coming out on top, knocking the Purples off their #1 perch where they'd been since preseason. In Round 2, Bowling Green will look to get that one back in a crucial seeding game. 1/31 - #3 Bowling Green at #1 Monroe County - I'm including this one because if played it will be outstanding, but my feeling is that Monroe County will be too good for our hopes, and will advance in the All "A", likely sinking this game (if it isn't already preemptively canceled). If they play, Monroe County will be looking to put a stranglehold on the #1 rank for the rest of the year.- 3 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (2/1/15)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Monroe County (22-3) - 1/29 63-55 W Murray (All A ), 1/30 55-53 W Danville (All A), 1/31 55-46 W Owen Co. (All A), 2/1 36-78 L NCC (All A) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 2/3 vs. Glasgow, 2/6 at #10 Allen County-Scottsville 2) Bowling Green (19-4) - 1/26 75-40 W at #10 Allen County-Scottsville, 1/27 58-50 W Muhlenberg Co., 1/30 69-57 W #2 Warren Central Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 2/3 vs. #9 South Warren, 2/7 vs. Greenwood 3) Warren Central (15-7) - 1/27 68-51 W #8 South Warren, 1/30 57-69 L at #3 Bowling Green Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 2/3 vs. Christian County, 2/6 at Warren East 4) Clinton County (16-7) - 1/30 62-56 W #10 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 2/3 at Caverna, 2/6 vs. Glasgow 5) Barren County (17-6) - 1/27 79-55 W #5 Logan County, 1/30 58-45 W at Glasgow Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 2/3 at Greenwood, 2/6 at Hart County 6) Russell County (10-9) - 1/26 77-45 W Cumberland County, 1/27 79-59 W at Pulaski County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 2/2 at South Laurel, 2/5 vs. Casey County, 2/6 at Metcalfe County 7) Logan County (14-6) - 1/27 55-79 L at #6 Barren County, 1/29 50-76 L at Daviess County Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 2/2 vs. Trigg County, 2/6 vs. #8 Russellville 8) Russellville (10-9) - 1/27 85-75 W Springfield (TN), 1/30 70-60 W #8 South Warren Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 2/3 vs. Franklin-Simpson, 2/6 at #7 Logan County 9) South Warren (10-12) - 1/27 51-68 L at #2 Warren Central, 1/30 60-70 L at #9 Russellville Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 2/3 at #2 Bowling Green, 2/6 vs. Greenwood 10) Allen County-Scottsville (11-11) - 1/26 40-75 L #3 Bowling Green, 1/30 56-62 L at #4 Clinton County Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 2/3 vs. Hart County, 2/6 vs. #1 Monroe County, 2/7 vs. Todd County Central Last Week's Game of the Week - The intra-region games weren't all that pretty with most of the significant games ending in double digit margins, so we turn again to the All A for the highlight. Monroe County and Danville met in the state All A quarterfinals and it was not short on drama. Danville led by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons took care of that with a 13-0 run that was part of a 20-7 finishing kick that sent them into the semis. Monroe County was fairly pedestrian from the field, shooting just 38% from the floor and 27% from three, but their 22 points off of turnovers proved to be the difference. They parlayed that into a run to the finals, and barring something unforeseen, Clinton County will be their only major hurdle in the remainder of the regular season. Strong chance they remain our #1 heading into the postseason and could possibly carry a 27-3 record by that point. Almost everything has come up big for Monroe so far. District Races - An update on where we stand as the regular season winds down. 13th District - There's still a lot of movement that can happen. Logan County sits at 5-0 and needs only to beat Russellville on the 6th or have Russellville fall in one of their other two district games to clinch the #1 seed. But should the Panthers win out, they'll tie with Logan County for the top. Franklin-Simpson can clinch at least the #3 seed with a win over Todd County Central on Friday, and could theoretically play up to the #2 seed. At current, Russellville is 2-1, Franklin-Simpson 1-3, and Todd County Central 0-4. 14th District - Last season was one of the very few clean draws for the #1 seed we've had recently, marking the first time since 2008 that there was no tie for the #1 seed. After Bowling Green's win over Warren Central last Friday, the odds are in favor of those two teams facing a coin flip in a couple of weeks, though there are plenty of games remaining that could alter that course. Warren Central missed a chance to clinch the top seed in that game, but would have to lose out to face even a chance of falling below the #2 seed. Greenwood gained a huge win at Warren East to move one game up on both the Raiders and South Warren, sliding into the #3 spot. South Warren perhaps has the best remaining schedule for movement, facing both Greenwood and Warren East in addition to Bowling Green, while both Greenwood and Warren East have to play both Warren Central and Bowling Green in addition to South Warren. The 14th is a 5 team district, and each of those three teams will desperately want to avoid the 4/5 game which would require two wins to advance to the region tournament. 15th District - The matchups are officially set and the jersey colors decided in the 15th District. Monroe County has clinched the top spot via a season sweep of Barren County, and even if they lost their two remaining games this week, would win a tiebreaker with the Trojans based on that. They'll face Glasgow in the first round which is winless in the district at 0-5. Barren County has clinched the 2 seed with a 4-2 record while Allen County-Scottsville will be in the 3 spot at 2-3 currently. 16th District - The 16th is almost certainly heading to a coin toss as Russell County will likely knock off Metcalfe County on Friday to enter into a 5-1 tie with Clinton County for the top spot. Cumberland County is locked into the #4 seed with an 0-6 record while Metcalfe County has clinched the 3 seed with a 2-3 record. In any scenario, Clinton County and Russell County are virtual locks to advance regardless of which opponent they play. Cumberland County is winless and Metcalfe County's only wins are the two district wins they have over Cumberland County Upcoming Games of the Week 2/3 - #9 South Warren at #2 Bowling Green - The Spartans are a combined 0-22 against Warren Central and Bowling Green, and will once again try to pick themselves off the mat and come up with a signature win for the program. South Warren has lost 5 of their last 7, and dropped both results last week after what looked like a corner had been turned in a strong win at Russell County. 2/6 - #8 Russellville at #7 Logan County - The Clash of the Cats may have district tournament implications as mentioned above. The Cougars wiped the floor with Russellville in their January 2 meeting by a score of 72-52, but recently saw a winning streak snapped with a rough 0-2 week to tumble down the ranks. Meanwhile, that Logan County loss is the last one Russellville has taken, currently sitting on a 6 game win streak. Both of these teams will want that #1 seed badly as that likely means avoiding Franklin-Simpson, a far more dangerous opponent than Todd County Central.-
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article Inside the 4th Region (1/4/15)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Bowling Green (11-3) - 12/29 75-39 W Todd Co. Central, 12/30 80-53 W John Hardin, 12/31 75-53 W Madison Southern, 12/31 62-69 L Christian County, 1/2 70-62 W #5 South Warren, 1/3 71-79 L Owensboro (at Muhlenberg County) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/6 at #4 Barren County, 1/9 at Greenwood 2) Monroe County (12-2) - 12/29 74-64 W Caldwell Co. (at BGHS), 12/30 69-52 W Bardstown (at BGHS), 12/31 73-74 L Christian Co. (at BGHS), 12/31 72-52 W Madison Southern (at BGHS) Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/6 vs. Edmonson County, 1/9 vs. #7 Allen County-Scottsville, 1/10 at Franklin-Simpson 3) Warren Central (7-6) - 12/28 72-54 W at Pulaski County, 12/29 64-67 L at Southwestern, 12/30 71-64 W Knox Central (at Southwestern), 1/3 54-39 W Casey County (at Taylor County) Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/6 vs. Franklin-Simpson, 1/9 vs. #10 Warren East, 1/10 vs. #4 Barren County 4) Barren County (11-3) - 12/29 64-31 W Friendship Christian (TN), 12/30 73-50 W Bell County, 1/2 71-46 W Glasgow, 1/3 60-52 W Marion County Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/6 at #1 Bowling Green, 1/9 vs. Franklin-Simpson, 1/10 at #3 Warren Central 5) Russell County (6-4) - 12/28 59-74 L George Rogers Clark (at Berea), 12/29 65-49 W Tates Creek (at Berea), 12/30 52-57 L Mercer County (at Berea), 1/3 72-56 W #7 Clinton County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/6 vs. Taylor County, 1/9 at Cumberland county 6) Clinton County (9-6) - 12/28 48-64 L Lafayette (at Montgomery Co.), 12/29 55-54 W Madisonville (at Montgomery Co.), 1/3 56-72 L at #8 Russell County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/6 vs. Pickett County (TN), 1/9 at Metcalfe County 7) Allen County-Scottsville (8-4) - 12/29 78-75 W Ohio County, 12/30 70-63 W Hart County, 12/31 49-60 L Shelby County, 1/2 62-57 W at Greenwood Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/6 at Glasgow, 1/9 at #2 Monroe County, 1/10 at Adair County 8) South Warren (8-8) - 12/29 64-76 L Christian Co. (at BGHS), 12/30 48-52 L Doss (at BGHS), 12/30 76-66 W Caldwell Co. (at BGHS), 12/31 62-56 W Todd Co. Central (at BGHS), 1/2 62-70 L #1 Bowling Green Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/9 at Muhlenberg County 9) Logan County (8-4) - 12/29 59-70 L Greenwood, 12/29 74-53 W Dyersburg (TN), 1/2 72-52 W at Russellville Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 1/6 vs. Butler County, 1/9 at Todd County Central 10) Warren East (8-5) - 12/29 73-68 W Hopkins Co. Central (at Edmonson Co.), 12/30 67-71 OT L at Edmonson Co., 12/31 81-75 W Ballard Memorial (at Edmonson Co.) Previous Rank: NR This Week: 1/9 at #3 Warren Central Last Week's Game of the Week - "Last week" is relative since this is the first notebook in a few weeks, so let's say game of the week since the last one. And that coincidentally came one day after our last update, waaaay back on December 9th. Call it a signature loss for Allen County-Scottsville when they went on the road to #4 Barren County and came up just short, falling 88-83 in TRIPLE overtime. After the game was tied at 61 entering OT, AC/S seized control, jumping out to a five point lead with just under a minute left in the extra frame. But a Nick Mabe three ball tied it at 71 to go to the second OT. In that session it was the Trojans that took control, and it was the Patriots' turn to hit a big three, this by Thomas Spencer tot tie it at 77. The Trojans were ultimately able to gain the lead and win it on free throws late to gain the crucial district win. Both teams are in the top 7 of the region now. Impact Game - The game of greatest impact has to be Monroe County's 62-53 win over Warren Central in the Owensboro Invitational tournament. It was just the second win ever for the Falcons over Warren Central, a team that has been to five straight region title games and entered the year a favorite to go back again. Monroe County had already moved ahead of the Dragons in the BGP rankings, but now we have concrete proof that the Falcons are ready to challenge. They remain unbeaten against 4th Region teams and have added wins over Barren County and Russell County as well. They have twice narrowly missed opportunities to play Bowling Green, but may yet have their chance to lay claim to #1 when the teams play at Monroe on January 31st. Impact Injury - Tavin Lovan may be just a sophomore, but there's a strong argument he is the region's best player and he is certainly its best prospect. In his first four games of the year he averaged over 29 points per game. But in the fifth game, he broke his non-shooting wrist, sidelining him for up to a month and a half. The Wildcats expect him back in late January, possibly for their district tilt against Todd County Central. Franklin-Simpson went on to lose the game against Logan County that he was hurt in, as well as five of the next six. And it doesn't get easier this week as the Wildcats take on the #2-#4 teams in the region. It is likely his absence will severely damage their record and seeding, but could also possibly transform them into a bit of a dark horse when he returns, a team that will far outperform their record at that point. Favorites Look Like It - Bowling Green was made #1 in preseason after their strong close to the previous year led them to the region title and state final four, and that train has not come close to derailing through the first month of the year. The Purples are off to a strong 11-3 start, matching last season's mark through 14 games as their best start since 09/10. Their losses are to highly regarded WKY powers Henderson County, Owensboro, and Christian County, and they boast wins over Apollo, Daviess County, and Elizabethtown. Bowling Green is 21-4 since their loss to Owensboro late last season and there are a lot more wins ahead of them. Upcoming Games of the Week 1/6 - #1 Bowling Green at #4 Barren County - As mentioned, the Purples are rolling and have won 14 straight games against 4th Region teams. Warren Central is the only region team to beat them in just over two years.... since Barren County took the Purples down on New Year's Day in 2013. The Trojans enter with a seven game win streak and will hope to rectify last year's failure to defeat BG when the Trojans had homecourt advantage in the region tournament. 1/9 - #7 Allen County-Scottsville at #2 Monroe County - Monroe is already out to a 2-0 start in the district and can put a stranglehold on it with a home win over the Patriots. Meanwhile AC/S will look to continue their climb up the region rankings and hope to get back in the #1 seed discussion in the 15th. 1/10 - #4 Barren County at #3 Warren Central - It's kind of a big week for Barren County as they have another year of double duty in a single week against Bowling Green and Warren Central. In this one they take on the Dragons, a team that has won 15 of 16 against Barren County, and has not lost to the Trojans in Dragon Gym since 1996. Last year each team was more highly regarded, and the two teams lit up the scoreboard to the tune of an 84-81 Warren Central victory at Barren County. Games between these two are usually quite entertaining.-
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article Inside the 4th Region (1/19/15)
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Fourth Region Top 10 1) Monroe County (17-2) - 1/16 64-54 W at #4 Barren County, 1/17 68-33 W at Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/22 vs. TBA (4th Region All "A") 2) Warren Central (12-6) - 1/13 66-16 W Glasgow, 1/16 64-58 OT W #1 Bowling Green Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/20 at #8 South Warren, 1/23 vs. Greenwood 3) Bowling Green (14-4) - 1/13 68-62 W #5 Russell County, 1/16 58-64 OT L at #3 Warren Central Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/20 vs. Christian County, 1/23 vs. Warren East 4) Clinton County (13-6) - 1/13 68-45 W at Cumberland County, 1/16 48-44 W #5 Russell County Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/19 at Todd County Central 5) Russell County (7-7) - 1/13 62-68 L at #1 Bowling Green, 1/16 44-48 L at #6 Clinton County Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/20 vs. Southwestern, 1/22 vs. Adair County, 1/23 vs. #8 South Warren 6) Logan County (12-4) - 1/13 61-46 W at #7 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/20 vs. Edmonson County, 1/23 at Franklin-Simpson 7) Barren County (13-6) - 1/13 69-68 W #10 Warren East, 1/16 54-64 L #2 Monroe County Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/20 vs. LaRue County, 1/23 at #9 Allen County-Scottsville, 1/24 at Edmonson County 8) South Warren (9-9) - 1/13 72-61 W Edmonson County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/20 vs. #2 Warren Central, 1/23 at #5 Russell County 9) Allen County-Scottsville (11-6) - 1/13 46-61 L #9 Logan County, 1/16 81-56 W Glasgow Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/20 vs. #10 Russellville, 1/23 vs. #7 Barren County, 1/24 at Caverna 10) Russellville (7-9) - 1/13 68-67 W at Greenwood, 1/16 60-52 W at Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: NR This Week: 1/20 at #9 Allen County-Scottsville Last Week's Game of the Week - Could it be anything else other than Bowling Green at Warren Central? Annually these teams are the ones to beat for the region title (though as you can see Monroe has something to say about that this year), so any time they meet, it's big. And round 1 went to the Dragons via 64-58 win in OT in one of the most tense, nerve-wracking games you'd ever see. Incredibly though it made it to OT, Bowling Green never led. They were tied several times and possessed the ball on numerous occasions with a chance to take the lead, but could never climb the mountain all the way. The Dragons managed a 25-15 lead in the first half, but once that was closed the game was never led by more than 6 the rest of the way. Most of the second half and OT was spent with the Dragons maintaining a lead between 1-4 points. Just when you thought it was over, the script flipped. The Dragons had gotten out to a 6 point lead with less than a minute left and at the line to go up 7. That free throw was missed, and after the Purples cut it to 4 they forced a turnover and cut it to 2 with just over 10 seconds remaining. After Jared Savage missed the front end of a 1 and 1, Logan Riehn rebounded a missed three pointer for the win and tied it to send it to the extra session. But again the Dragons did not let go of the lead, gaining a crucial district victory. We'll do it again in two weeks. A New Sheriff - You can see it plainly in the rankings above, but it is worth drawing your attention to that Monroe County now heads up our ranks for the region, dethroning Bowling Green which had held the position since the preseason. The Falcons entered the year as the #3 team, and while not quite a favorite at the time were by no means a dark horse. We've had them pegged from the beginning as a serious threat and they have proven it on the court. They're unbeaten in 4th Region play, are the only region team to defeat Warren Central, which is the only region team to beat Bowling Green. It is highly unlikely that the Falcons will lose a region game before their matchup with Bowling Green on January 31st, so expect that this will be the status quo until at least then. Monroe County is a serious player in the region this year. Holding Server At Home - It's no secret who will come out of the 16th District this year as Metcalfe County and Cumberland County just aren't on the level of their district mates. But it's always interesting to watch the games between Clinton County and Russell County, and the two split their regular season matchups in the last two weeks, each winning at home, necessitating the formality of a coin toss for their district seeding. Ultimately these teams will meet a third time in the all important district game. Keifer Dalton Makes History - Keifer Dalton recently broke Chuck Conner's all-time scoring record at Clinton County, surpassing his 1,887 point mark that had stood for 52 years. Conner was on hand for a ceremony recognizing the achievement earlier this month during a girls' varsity game. Upcoming Games of the Week 1/20 - #2 Warren Central at #8 South Warren - It's another chance for the Spartans to get that elusive first victory over the Dragons. They were within 5 points twice last season. 1/23 - #1 Monroe County vs. #4 Clinton County - This is a bit of a gamble as this isn't a scheduled game. These two are heavy favorites to win their games in the All A tournament to play each other in the title game. If they do meet, it will be their second of the year, after a two point Monroe County win on the road earlier this year.-
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article Inside the 12th Region (1/1/14)
PurplePride92 posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Team Rankings: 1. Wayne County: Wayne County remains at the top of the 12th Region to begin the new year. They sit at 12-0 overall and are 3-0 against 12th Region opponents. They have 12th Region victories over Lincoln County, Southwestern and Casey County. While their out of region schedule may not be the most competitive schedule so far, there hasn't been any reason to not rank Wayne County as the best team in the 12th Region so far. Until someone in the 12th Region can prove otherwise, Wayne County will remain at the top of the 12th Region. Scoreboard 2. Lincoln County: Over the past two weeks there hasn't been a team more impressive in the 12th Region than Lincoln County. That includes Wayne County. Lincoln County sits at 8-5 overall and 3-1 against 12th Region opponents. However, in the past two weeks Lincoln County has defeated West Jessamine at West Jessamine, Bullitt East(#1 seed in the LIT, Doss (#6 seed in the LIT, currently ranked #20 in the BluegrassPreps Top 20), lost by 2 points to Lexington Catholic (Republic Bank Champion and current #13 team in the BluegrassPreps Top 20), 11th Region teams Dunbar and Madison Central and lost by 2 points to Montgomery County(current #9 team in the BluegrassPreps Top 20). This is one heck of a run by Lincoln County and they look to be getting stronger each game. From all accounts the difference is the play of point guard Timmy Taylor. As long as Taylor continues to play this way each game you can continue to expect these kind of results from Lincoln County. Scoreboard 3. West Jessamine: West Jessamine is currently 8-3 overall and is 4-1 against 12th Region opponents. In the past couple of weeks they dropepd a game at home to Lincoln County but they have also beaten Owensboro, Doss and Southwestern in the Lake Cumberland Holiday Classic so they are still proving that they are one of the top teams in the region. The three point shooting heroics of Will Henderson in the waning seconds of the Southwestern game turned a 55-52 Southwestern lead into a 58-55 West Jessamine win. West Jessamine has also defeated 12th Region teams Danville, McCreary Central and Somerset and they begin district play this Friday with a game at Mercer County. Scoreboard 4. Southwestern: Southwestern is 10-2 overall and 4-2 against 12th Region opponents. Southwestern has defeated 12th Region teams Danville twice, Casey County and Garrard County. Their losses have come against Wayne County and West Jessamine but the contributions of Adam Isaacs and Dylan Gaskin giving Justin Edwards the necessary help needed to make Southwestern a strong team. At the beginning of the season there were question marks surrounding how Southwestern would overcome the losses of David Kapinga and Isaiah Collier but it is now evident that Southwestern should be just fine. For now, Southwestern is firmly in the top 5 of the 12th Region. Scoreboard 5. Boyle County: The Boyle County Rebels are currently 8-4 overall and 2-0 against 12th Region opponents. They have defeated Burgin and East Jessamine in the 12th Region and they have out of region victories over Bell County, Dunbar and Butler and close losses to Lexington Catholic and Bullitt East. A stronger than normal out of region schedule has provided an opportunity for Boyle County to be a stronger team heading into district play beginning in January. This team has been led by the scoring exploits of Hagen Tyler and Chapman Bean has emerged as a standout defender. The Rebels are hoping for their point guard play to become more sound and that will determine just how good they can be this season. Scoreboard 6. Pulaski County: Pulaski County has been the surprise of the 12th Region so far and they sit at 7-3 overall and 4-0 against 12th Region opponents. Their three losses have come at the hands of teams of Louisville area teams. St. Xavier, Doss and Collins have all handed Pulaski County an L this season. Outside of the Louisville area teams Pulaski County is undefeated including against the 12th Region teams they have face which are: East Jessamine, McCreary Central, Casey County and Somerset. Their victory over Somerset came in a holiday tournament so district play begins for Pulaski County begins on the 3rd of January against Somerset at home. We'll find out a lot about Pulaski County in the next month as 8 of their 10 games in January will be against 12th Region teams. Scoreboard 7. East Jessamine: East Jessamine got off to a horrible start at 2-6. Since then they have gone 4-1 and won the Campbellsville Holiday Classic with victories over Washington County, Warren East and Holy Cross(Louisville). They are still being led by Ronnie Carson who is the early front runner for Player of the Year in the 12th Region. East Jessamine is 2-3 against 12th Region opponents but they are 1-0 in their district with a 15 point victory against district foe, Mercer County. Their season seemed to make a turn after that Mercer County victory and we will see if they can maintain their momentum gained over the holidays as the district play ramps up in January. Scoreboard 8. Somerset: Somerset is currently 7-6 overall and 3-3 against 12th Region opponents. Somerset underwent an unexpected change when Cam Cheuvront decided not to return to the team so he could focus on playing football at the next level. While most expected Somerset to take a step back with the loss of Cheuvront they did the exact opposite. They had a good showing in the Berea Invitational and have enjoyed wins over Franklin County and GRC as well. Things are looking up for Somerset despite the loss of Cheuvront and that is largely due to the play of Ryan Dishman. Dishman is currently averaging 21 points a game and his 31 points against GRC led the Briar Jumpers to that victory. Scoreboard 9. Mercer County: Mercer County is 6-4 overall and 0-1 against 12th Region opponents. Mercer County got off to a strong start but the 15 point loss to East Jessamine raised many questions. Still being led by Will Hager's averages of 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and by Russell Sims' senior leadership this Titan team is already in danger of being stuck in the 3 seed of their district as their only loss against 12th Region teams is also a loss to district opponent East Jessamine. Much like Pulaski County we will learn about Mercer County soon as they only have 4 games remaining against teams that are not in the 12th Region. Scoreboard 10. Rockcastle County: Rockcastle County is 7-8 overall and 1-2 against 12th Region opponents. Their lone win over a 12th Region team is a district win against Somerset and their two losses are from Lincoln County and they lost to Somerset in a holiday tournament at Berea. 8 of their next 9 games are against 12th Region opponents and district play will continue against Casey County on Friday at home. Casey County is an improved team and this game will be very pivotal for both teams continuing this season. For now, Rockcastle appears to be the better team and they look to prove that immediately. Scoreboard Player of the Week: Daulton Peters is the Player of the Week following his 46 point effort in a win against Owensboro. In that game he had 46 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots and 3 steals according to REH5 here on BluegrassPreps. Peters began the season as one of the top 5 players in the region and a performance like this proves it. In this game Peters was also 21-26 from the field and only shot 1 free throw in the game. Just an amazing perfomance by an amazing player. http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-boys-basketball/west-jessamine-86-a-268529.html- 16 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (12/31/13)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (7-3) - 12/26 54-60 L Cordia (at LexCath), 12/27 65-56 W Butler (at LexCath), 12/28 70-64 W Henderson Co. (at LexCath), 12/29 53-57 L Apollo (at LexCath) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/4 vs. Bryan Station (at Central Hardin) 2) Bowling Green (9-2) - 12/26 88-49 W North Hardin (at Metcalfe Co.), 12/27 84-71 W #8 Barren Co. (at Metcalfe Co.), 12/28 61-56 W Whitley Co. (at Metcalfe Co.) Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/3 at #8 South Warren, 1/4 vs. John Hardin (at Central Hardin) 3) Russell County (7-2) - 12/30 80-65 W at #6 Greenwood Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/3 at #4 Clinton County 4) Clinton County (9-5) - 12/26 51-60 L Bardstown (at LexCath), 12/27 49-54 L Harrison Co. (at LexCath), 12/29 64-75 L Augusta (at LexCath) Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/3 vs. #3 Russell County 5) Monroe County (7-3) - 12/26 84-47 W Carlisle Co. (at Edmonson Co.), 12/27 65-57 OT W #6 Greenwood (at Edmonson Co.), 12/28 60-48 OT W Ft. Knox (at Edmonson Co.) Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/2 vs. Holy Cross (Lou) (at Adair Co.), 1/3 vs. TBA (at Adair Co.), 1/4 vs. TBA (at Adair Co.) 6) Warren East (10-2) - 12/26 59-56 W at Campbellsville, 12/27 59-83 L East Jessamine (at Campbellsville), 12/28 65-62 W Green Co. (at Campbellsville) Previous Rank: NR This Week: No Games 7) Barren County (9-2) - 12/26 77-56 W Garrard Co. (at Metcalfe Co.), 12/27 71-84 L #3 Bowling Green (at Metcalfe Co.), 12/28 65-45 W Adair Co. (at Metcalfe Co.) Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/3 vs. #10 Glasgow, 1/4 at Marion County 8) South Warren (6-7) - 12/26 60-62 L Franklin Co. (at South Oldham), 12/27 51-52 L North Oldham (at South Oldham), 55-67 L Christian Academy-Louisville (at South Oldham) Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/3 vs. #2 Bowling Green 9) Greenwood (3-5) - 12/26 67-57 W Grayson Co. (at Edmonson Co.), 12/27 57-65 OT L #7 Monroe Co. (at Edmonson Co.), 12/28 66-59 W Glasgow (at Edmonson Co.), 12/30 65-80 L #2 Russell Co. Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/2 vs. Green County (at LaRue Co.), 1/3 vs. TBA (at LaRue Co.), 1/4 vs. TBA (at LaRue Co.) 10) Glasgow (7-5) - 12/26 68-64 W North Bullitt (at Edmonson Co.), 12/27 57-64 L Ft. Knox (at Edmonson Co.), 12/28 59-66 L #6 Greenwood (at Edmonson Co.) Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/3 at #7 Barren County Last Week's Game of the Week - There weren't many intra-region games, but the one that stood out took place in the Caveland Classic at Edmonson County. Monroe County continued a recent surge with a victory over then #6 Greenwood with a 65-57 OT victory. The Falcons did not trail at any point in the second half, but never led by more than 7 over the Gators. Greenwood overcame a late technical foul to tie the game with less than 20 seconds left and even had a heave for the victory that was no good. In OT, Monroe County scored the first 6 points and never looked back. Stock Rising - I've already mentioned Monroe County, which gained wins over 4th Region Top 10 teams Barren County, Russell County, and Greenwood since our last notebook. The win over Russell County was particularly eye opening. Another team that is jumping up the ranks is Warren East. At 10-2, they are the first team in the region to double digit victories and matched last season's 10-2 start through twelve games as the best mark for the Raiders at this point in the last 25 years. They would be even higher in these ranks if not for their two blowout losses, one of which came at the hands of South Warren. Stock Falling - It's a relative fall here since they were rated 4th in the last ranking, but had a notebook come out this time last week, Clinton County may have found themselves as the #2 ranked team in the region with a case for #1. But after getting off to the region's best start at 9-0, they have dropped five straight, thanks in large part to the tough slate at the Republic Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic. Another team sliding down is Franklin-Simpson, which has faceplanted to start the year with a 1-7 record. Their last region loss was to unrated Allen County-Scottsville, which sent them out of the top 10. 13th District Troubles - The 13th District teams find themselves in a slightly unusual situation. The district has typically found itself with a couple of teams in the dark horse mix for the region crown and usually has at least one team to bear the standard of the district as a real threat to win. Last year that was Russellville, but graduation has crippled the Panthers, and they sit at a paltry 3-9 record. The best record in the district? Todd County Central at 3-6. Every team has a losing record and they currently collectively rate as 4 of the bottom 7 teams in the region. Many years they're a tough out, but right now it appears the other districts will be hoping for the 13th come region tourney time.... Region Without a Site - The region tournament is just over 2 months away, and the 4th Region still doesn't have a home for the tournaments. The region has been at WKU every year since 2003 and all but five years in the last 50. But the current site selection plan expired at the close of last season and requires at least 12 schools of the 17 to agree to pass a new one. Per Micheal Compton of the Park City Daily News, just 11 athletic director's have voted WKU's Diddle Arena as the site for the future. If an agreement can not be made, it will go to the choice of the commissioner. In my humble opinion, the tournament belongs at Diddle Arena, but I do concede that there may be financial benefits for it to be played elsewhere. Upcoming Game of the Week 1/3 - #3 Russell County at #4 Clinton County - An easy choice. These two teams have combined for all but one of the 16th District titles since 2005, a trend that doesn't seem destined to stop this year as they are miles ahead of their district mates Metcalfe County and Cumberland County. The pair have split their regular season meetings each of the last three seasons, and provide the first top 5 matchup of the year in the region.- 1 reply
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article Inside the 4th Region (12/16/13)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (2-1) - 12/10 61-56 W Owensboro, 12/13 70-78 L Hopkinsville (at Christian County), 12/14 76-55 W University Heights (at Hopkinsville) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 12/19 vs. Muhlenberg County (at Madisonville), 12/20 vs. Central (at Madisonville), 12/21 at Madisonville-North Hopkins 2) Russell County (3-0) - 12/11 98-47 W Southern Peninsula, 12/13 88-62 W Glasgow Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 12/16 at Metcalfe County, 12/17 at #7 Monroe County, 12/19 Fleming County (at Mason County) 3) Bowling Green (1-2) - 12/10 71-79 L at Elizabethtown, 12/13 86-70 W University Heights (at Christian County) Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 12/17 at #10 Franklin-Simpson, 12/19 vs. Russellville, 12/21 vs. Hickman County (at Paducah Tilghman), 12/21 vs. Caldwell County (at Paducah Tilghman) 4) Clinton County (6-0) - 12/10 76-63 W at #8 Monroe County, 12/12 78-34 W Southern Peninsula, 12/13 70-33 W at Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 12/17 at Cumberland County, 12/20 vs. Knox Central, 12/20 vs. Metcalfe County, 12/21 vs. Sevier County (TN) 5) South Warren (4-1) - 12/9 80-71 W at Logan County, 12/10 78-65 W at #10 Franklin-Simpson, 12/13 76-63 W Warren East, 12/14 65-67 L North Hardin (at Shelby County) Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 12/17 at Apollo, 12/20 vs. #7 Greenwood, 12/21 vs. North Oldham (at Warren East), 12/21 vs. McCracken County (at Warren East) 6) Greenwood (1-0) - No Games Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 12/17 at Daviess County, 12/20 at #5 South Warren, 12/21 vs. Waggener 7) Monroe County (2-2) - 12/10 63-76 L vs. #4 Clinton County, 12/13 58-57 W at Barren County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 12/17 vs. #2 Russell County, 12/20 vs. Glasgow, 12/21 vs. Bardstown (at Adair County) 8) Barren County (4-1) - 12/10 61-59 W at Allen County-Scottsville, 12/13 57-58 L #8 Monroe County, 12/14 69-55 W at Edmonson County Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 12/17 vs. Caverna, 12/20 West Jessamine (at Ohio County), 12/21 at Ohio County 9) Glasgow (2-1) - 12/10 85-71 W Todd County Central, 12/12 68-53 W Edmonson County, 12/13 62-88 L at Russell County Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 12/17 at Logan County, 12/20 at #7 Monroe County, 12/21 vs. Casey County (at McCreary Central) 10) Franklin-Simpson (1-4) - 12/10 65-78 L #5 South Warren, 12/13 66-50 W Logan County Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 12/17 vs. #3 Bowling Green, 12/20 at Allen County-Scottsville Last Week's Game of the Week - Monroe County trailed at Barren County 49-39 with just over 5 minutes to go in their district game Friday night, but used a 15-4 run over three and a half minutes to take a 54-53 lead with just under 2 minutes left in the game. The two teams traded baskets until Barrett Billingsley put Barren County ahead 57-56 with two free throws. That set up a buzzer beating finish where Gibril Summers nailed a shot with 1.2 seconds left to give the Falcons the win. Honorable Mention - In a game you might see in the Sweet 16, Warren Central held the lead for nearly 3/4 of their game against highly rated Hopkinsville, but a furious Tiger run erased a 13 point third quarter deficit and they finished the last three minutes of the game with a 13-4 run after trailing 66-65 to take the 78-70 win. The Dragons were competing without their starting point guard Rondell Green and could not withstand the full court pressure and aggressive defense of Hopkinsville. Unbeaten Check - There are just three unbeatens left in the 4th Region, two of them in the 16th District. Clinton County has opened up 6-0 against a heavily frontloaded schedule, which follows the 2012/13 season where they started 5-0 and the 2011/12 season where they won their first 10 games. The Lakers are a more modest 3-0, but since their usual December 16th district tilt with Clinton County is being played in January this year, it's not inconceivable that these two teams might escape the calendar year unbeaten. Meanwhile, Greenwood is almost unbeaten by default, having played only one game, a 47-39 win over Franklin-Simpson on December 5th. They haven't suffered any cancellations, they're the anti-Clinton County. While the Bulldogs play quite a bit in December, Greenwood plays an unusual amount in February, with 10 games before the district tournament. Standout Performances - Tavin Lovan, the superstar freshman for Franklin-Simpson, was scorching hot in a 66-50 win over Logan County on Friday night. He had 25 points while shooting 8/10 from the floor, including hitting three treys, and boosted Franklin-Simpson to their first win of the year. Earlier in the week came a bigger performance, albeit in a losing effort, by Jon Michael Brown of Todd County Central. He scored 40 of Todd County Central's 76 points in a 79-76 loss to Russellville. Brown has made a habit of torturing the Panthers, dropping 19, 17, and 28 on them in the three games prior to this monster performance. Upcoming Game of the Week 12/20 - #7 Greenwood at #5 South Warren - Greenwood will emerge from their early season layoff three days prior at Daviess County, but the always entertaining game between crosstown rivals on Friday is the main event. These two schools are generally mirror images of each other since South Warren split from Greenwood three years ago, and their student sections provide as much entertainment as the game itself. Last year South Warren swept the season series only to be denied their first postseason victory ever as part of Greenwood's Cinderella run to the region tournament.- 2 replies
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article Inside the 12th Region (1/19/14)
PurplePride92 posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Team Rankings: 1. Wayne County: Wayne County remains atop the 12th Region rankings and they also remain undefeated at 18-0 on the season. They went 4-0 on the week with victories over East Jessamine, McCreary Central, Garrard County and an 89-60 beatdown of Bryan Station. Led against by Peyton Woods, Corey Stearns and Trey Blevins the Wayne County Cardinals are still the class of the 12th Region. As was told to me by a 12th Region insider after the Wayne County/East Jessamine game....."The regions runs through Wayne County. I had that confrimed to me tonight." Wayne County is currently ranked #11 in the Bluegrasspreps.com Top 20. Wayne County is 18-0 overall, 6-0 against 12th Region opponents and 2-0 in their district. Next up: Rockcastle County (1/21), Pulaski County (1/24) and Montgomery County (1/25) 2. Lincoln County: Like Wayne County, Lincoln County went undefeated on the week also with victories over Pulaski County, Fleming County and Boyle County. Led by Timmy Taylor and Jacob Conway Lincoln is still rolling along and picking up victories along the way. Lincoln County is currently ranked #15 in the Bluegrasspreps.com Top 20. Lincoln County is 14-5 overall, 6-1 against 12th Region opponents and 2-0 in their district. Next up: Garrard County (1/21) and Madison Central (1/24) 3. Southwestern: Southwestern remains at #3 this week after victories over Somerset and Pulaski County. Southwestern moves to 13-3 overall, 7-2 against 12th Region opponents and 1-1 in their district. Next up: Russell County (1/21), McCreary Central (1/23) and Perry County Central (1/25) 4. Boyle County: Boyle County remains at #4 despite going 1-1 on the week. The Rebels defeated crosstown rival Danville on Tuesday and lost an intense game to district rival Lincoln County. The Rebels are now 10-5 overall, 4-1 against 12th Region opponents and 2-1 in their district. Next up: Dunbar (1/21), Garrard County (1/24) and Casey County (1/25) 5. West Jessamine: West Jessamine went 2-1 for the week and was only 11 seconds away from defeating the #9 team in the Bluegrasspreps.com Top 20, Montgomery County. West Jessamine enjoyed victories over a red hot Lexington Christian team and Burgin. The loss to Montgomery County was a heartbreaker but it showed that West Jessamine is capable of competing with some of the best this state has to offer. West Jessamine is 13-5 overall, 7-2 against 12th Region opponents and 3-1 in their district. Next up: Madison Central (1/21) and Mercer County (1/24) 6. East Jessamine: East Jessamine remains at #6 this week after losses to Wayne County and Dunbar. East has been enjoying a scoring outburst from Camryn Jones to complement Ronnie Carson but the Jaguars were unable to pull out a win this week. East Jessamine is 10-9 overall, 5-4 against 12th Region opponents and 3-0 in their district. Next up: Madison Southern (1/20) and Henry Clay (1/23) 7. Pulaski County: Pulaski County drops from #5 to #7 after losses to Lincoln County and Southwestern. Pulaski County is now 10-5 overall, 6-2 against 12th Region opponents and 4-0 in their district. Next up: Casey County (1/21) and Wayne County (1/24) 8. Somerset: Somerset only had one game last week and the Briar Jumpers defeated North Laurel. The win moved the Briar Jumpers to 9-9 overall. They are 4-6 against 12th Region opponents and 3-3 in their district. Next up: Rockcastle County (1/20) and 12th Region All 'A' Classic Final (1/24) 9. Danville: Danville went 1-2 on the week with losses to crosstown rival Boyle County and Frankfort but they also picked up a nice district win against Garrard County. Danville is now 7-9 on the season with a 5-5 record against 12th Region opponents and a 1-2 record in their district. Next up: Burgin (1/21-All 'A' Classic) and Madison Southern (1/23) 10. Mercer County: Mercer County only played one game last week as Anderson County canceled their matchup on 1/18. In that game a shorthanded Mercer County lost to Estill County. That loss drops Mercer County to 7-7 overall, 1-3 against 12th Region opponents and 1-2 in their district. Next up: South Oldham (1/21) and West Jessamine (1/24) Games of the Week: Somerset/Rockcastle County (1/20) West Jessamine/Madison Central (1/21) Boyle County/Dunbar (1/21) Southwestern/Russell County (1/21) Mercer County/South Oldham (1/21) Danville/Burgin (1/21)- 12th Region All 'A" Classic East Jessamine/Henry Clay (1/23) Danville/Madison Southern (1/23) Wayne County/Pulaski County (1/24) Lincoln County/Madison Central (1/24) West Jessamine/Mercer County (1/24) Somerset/TBA (1/24) 12th Region All 'A' Classic Final Southwestern/Perry County Central (1/25) Wayne County/Montgomery County (1/25) Player of the Week: Peyton Woods. Peyton averaged 29 points a game, was 33-59 (56%) from the floor, 17-34 (50%) from 3 point land, 33-41 (80%) from the free throw line and pulled down 19 rebounds(4.75/game) while leading Wayne County to a 4-0 record last week.- 2 replies
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article Inside the 12th Region (1/12/14)
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Team Rankings: 1. Wayne County Wayne County remains atop the 12th Region rankings and they also remain undefeated on the season. They have enjoyed victories over Clinton (TN) and Clay County to push their record to 14-0. They are 3-0 against 12th Region opponents. Wayne County is currently ranked #14 in the most recent Bluegrasspreps.com Top 20 rankings. Next up: Garrard County(1/13), McCreary Central(1/14), East Jessamine(1/17), Bryan Station(1/18) 2. Lincoln County Lincoln County stays in the #2 spot as they had victories over Danville, Taylor County and Bryan Station. Lincoln County is currently 11-5 and have gone 9-2 after a 2-3 start. Their 2 losses after the 2-3 start are by a combined 4 points to Montgomery County and Lexington Catholic who are ranked #9 and #13 in the most recent Bluegrasspreps.com Top 20 Rankings. Lincoln County is currently #17 in those rankings. Lincoln County is 4-1 against 12th Region opponents with their only loss from a 12th Region opponent being Wayne County early in the season. Next up: Pulaski County(1/14) and Boyle County(1/17) 3. Southwestern Southwestern moves up a spot in the rankings from #4 to #3 despite a loss to Doss. Southwestern sits at 12-3 overall and 6-2 against 12th Region opponents. Southwestern defeated McCreary Central and Somerset after losing to Doss. Next up: Pulaski County (1/17) 4. Boyle County Boyle County is sitting at 9-4 and have only played one game in 2014 so far due to weather cancellations. Boyle County is also 3-0 against 12th Region opponents with their lone game in 2014 being a win over Garrard County. This week brings two more huge district games with their biggest rivals. Next up: Danville (1/14), Lincoln County (1/17) 5. Pulaski County Pulaski County is now 10-3 overall and 6-0 against 12th Region opponents. Victories over Somerset, Rockcastle County and Scott have pushed Pulaski County to the #5 spot in the 12th Region. Their opportunity to prove just how good they are begins on Tuesday against Lincoln County. Next up: Lincoln County (1/14), Southwestern (1/17) 6. East Jessamine East Jessamine put themselves in a good spot to get the beloved #1 seed in their district with their victory over West Jessamine. They are now 9-7 overall, 4-3 against 12th Region opponents but most importantly, 3-0 in their district. The #1 seed is this district is pretty much guaranteed a spot in the 12th Region tournament and East Jessamine controls their own destiny at this point after a rocky start to the season. Next up: Rockcastle County (1/13), Wayne County (1/17), McCreary Central (1/18) 7. West Jessamine West Jessamine drops 4 spots from #3 to #7 after an upset loss from the hands of district and crosstown rival, East Jessamine. While rivalry games can always go either way it was still surprising to see West Jessamine lose this game. West Jessamine will end this upcoming week with a huge test against Montgomery County. Next up: Lexington Christian (1/14), Burgin (1/16), Montgomery County (1/18) 8. Somerset Somerset is 8-9 overall and 4-6 against 12th Region opponents. They have had a rocky start to the new year but in their defense they have lost to teams believed to be better than them: Pulaski County, East Jessamine and Southwestern. They did get a victory over Casey County and appear to be headed to a #2 seed or #3 seed in their district. Next up: North Laurel (1/14), Cumberland County (1/17) 9. Danville Making their debut into the 12th Region Top 10 Rankings is the Danville Admirals. The Ad's victory over Mercer County propelled them into the rankings this week. They have had losses to Lincoln County and Montgomery County but they also have victories over Mercer County and Casey County. Danville is 6-7 overall and 4-4 against 12th Region opponents. Next up: Boyle County (1/14), Garrard County (1/17) and Frankfort (1/18) 10. Mercer County Mercer County barely makes into the rankings this week at #10. Losses to West Jessamine and Danville have hurt the Titans and they seem to be going backwards after high expectations for this season. While all is not lost it would be nice to see the Titans play they way they are capable of. If not, then they may disappear from the rankings soon. They are better than their 7-6 overall record says and they are better than 1-3 against 12th Region oppoenents. Next up: Estill County (1/14), Anderson County (1/18) Player of the Week: Ronnie Carson from East Jessamine. Carson led East Jessamine to victories over West Jessamine and Somerset and has been a huge part of East Jessamine's recent success. Arguably the top player in the region, Ronnie Carson has been delivering points and victories to East Jessamine at a rapid pace. He has averaged 27 points a game in the last two East Jessamine victories which is almost equal to his 28 points per game average. East Jessamine emerges victorious in battle with veteran-laden West Jessamine - The Jessamine Journal: East Jess HS East Jessamine fails to get jumped by Somerset's late rally - The Jessamine Journal: East Jess HS Games of the Week: West Jessamine/Lexington Christian (1/14) Boyle County/Danville (1/14) Lincoln County/Pulaski County (1/14) Wayne County/East Jessamine (1/17) Boyle County/Lincoln County (1/17) Pulaski County/Southwestern (1/17) Rockcastle County/Casey County(1/17) Danville/Garrard County (1/17) West Jessamine/Montgomery County (1/18) Wayne County/Bryan Station (1/18)- 13 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (2/10/14)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (17-4) - 2/7 73-29 W #9 Warren East Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 2/11 at Russellville, 2/14 vs. #10 Greenwood, 2/15 at Elizabethtown 2) Bowling Green (18-5) - 2/4 55-54 2OT W #10 South Warren, 2/8 72-56 W at Greenwood Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 2/10 vs. Logan County, 2/11 at Owensboro, 2/14 vs. Warren East 3) Clinton County (17-7) - 2/4 53-68 L at Wayne County, 2/6 84-62 W Caverna Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 2/14 vs. #7 Monroe County, 2/15 at South Laurel 4) Barren County (17-6) - 2/4 59-56 W Greenwood, 2/7 71-45 W Hart County, 2/8 69-67 OT W at #7 Glasgow Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 2/11 vs. #5 Russell County, 2/14 at Cumberland County 5) Russell County (14-7) - 2/3 74-71 W South Laurel, 2/6 76-57 W at Casey County, 2/7 83-47 W Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 2/11 at #4 Barren County, 2/14 vs. Adair County 6) Glasgow (12-10) - 2/4 72-60 W #4 Monroe County, 2/8 67-69 OT L #5 Barren County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 2/11 at Metcalfe County, 2/14 at Caverna 7) Monroe County (15-8) - 2/4 60-72 L at #7 Glasgow, 2/7 72-42 W #8 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 2/11 vs. Cumberland County, 2/14 at #3 Clinton County, 2/15 at Metcalfe County 8) South Warren (11-13) - 2/4 54-55 2OT L #2 Bowling Green, 2/7 60-66 L at Greenwood Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 2/11 at Warren East, 2/13 vs. Franklin-Simpson 9) Allen County-Scottsville (8-13) - 2/7 42-72 L at #4 Monroe County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 2/11 at #10 Greenwood, 2/13 vs. Metcalfe County, 2/14 at Franklin-Simpson 10) Greenwood (10-12) - 2/4 56-59 L at #5 Barren County, 2/7 66-60 W #10 South Warren, 2/8 56-72 L #2 Bowling Green Previous Rank: NR This Week: 2/11 vs. #9 Allen County-Scottsville, 2/14 at #1 Warren Central Last Week's Game of the Week - South Warren had a strange week and has also fallen victim to some rotten luck. One week after losing on a free throw with no time remaining to #1 Warren Central, South Warren had #2 Bowling Green square in the crosshairs at South Warren Gym. The Spartans led much of the second half, but the Purples surged ahead late, and appeared to have the game in hand with a three point lead and the ball. But out of a timeout, Bowling Green turned it over, and eventually Austin Bybee nailed a three with less than 10 seconds remaining to tie the game and send it to OT. In the first extra period, neither team could score in the first three minutes, and as soon as the Spartans scored their only two points, BG raced up in transition to tie it again. Those were the only two baskets in that period, sending it to a second extra session. And there, after holding the lead for that entire period, Clay Stivers scored his only two points of the game with a shot in the paint to give the Purples a 55-54 2OT win and put them into position to clinch the #2 seed later that week. The Spartans would go on to lose to Greenwood on Friday, meaning not only did they twice miss out on a marquee win, they now are in a spot where they could fall all the way to fifth in the district. Game of the Week Part II - Glasgow and Barren County almost matched the amount of time played in the BG/SW game and may have topped it for dramatics. Like the Spartans, the Scotties held the lead on their homecourt for much of the game. They were up by nine heading into the 4th Quarter at 46-37. But a 19-10 run had the Trojans tied with less than 1:30 seconds left when the fireworks began. First Charlie McCoy hit a three to put Barren County up. Then sophomore James Kingery answered with 17 seconds left to knot it at 59. Barrett Billingsley was fouled with 6 seconds left, hitting 1 of 2 to put the Trojans back up 1. With less than 1 second in the game, James Kingery was fouled and went to the line with a chance to win it. He hit only 1 of 2, and OT was on. In OT, Barren County held a 1 point led with less than 20 to go when Quentel Bradley got a steal, but could not hit the shot, and Ben Leftwich hit 1 of 2 to make it 69-67 with under 10 to go. Finally, Glasgow could not match anymore, as a Milas Norris three pointer rimmed out at the buzzer, giving the Trojans the victory and placing them in a tie for the top of the 15th District. Down the Stretch - Last week I mentioned that we should finally figure out a lot in the districts. Well.... yes and no. Logan County knocked off Russellville, which combined with other results to give them the #1 seed in the 13th District by virtue of tiebreaker over Russellville (Logan County is 4-2 and Russellville is the only other team with 2 losses, but Logan has the tiebreaker because of season sweep). Franklin-Simpson sits at 2-4, guaranteed to do no better than 3rd. All that remains is Todd County Central at Russellville. A Todd County Central win would mean those two would have a rematch in the 2/3 game. A Russellville win will clinch #2 for the Panthers while sending Todd County Central and Franklin-Simpson to a coin flip for third. Speaking of coin flips, those will be required to determine everything in the 15th. Barren County and Monroe County are tied at 4-2, splitting their season series. Allen County-Scottsville are 2-4, splitting their seasons series. So we at least know those teams won't play each other. Wednesday is the drawing to determine the rest. Finally, in the 14th District, Warren Central is #1, Bowling Green is #2. The key remaining game is South Warren at Warren East on Tuesday. It's not likely that Greenwood will win at Warren Central or that Warren East will win at Bowling Green (neither has won at either since before 2001). That leaves East/South Warren. If the Raiders win, the three teams will likely tie at 2-6, forcing a draw for the three spots. If South Warren wins, they'll go to the #3 spot unless Greenwood pulls the upset. South Warren has won only 1 of their last 15 road district games, while East has lost their last four district contests at home. Upcoming Game of the Week 2/11 #5 Russell County at #4 Barren County - With any luck, this game actually gets played. Russell County has had a bit of a down year comparative to what they've been used to. Our preseason pick for #2 in the 4th Region, they entered last week at just 11-7. Last week provided a boost with three wins, that coming on the heels of a strong showing in a road game at Madison Central. Suddenly winners of 5 of their past 6, perhaps they are heading up at the right time. They'll get the chance to prove it when they visit the always tough Trojans. It'll also be a chance for the Lakers to play at the venue that will host the region tournament. This is the fourth straight year the teams will meet - the road team won the first three. 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article Inside the 12th Region (2/5/14)
PurplePride92 posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Team Rankings 1. Wayne County Wayne County is now currently 22-0 and has enjoyed recent wins over Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Southwestern and Clinton County. They are also 9-0 against the 12th Region and 3-0 in their district. Beginning Feb. 7 Wayne County will go through the rough part of their schedule as they face Knott County Central, Montgomery County, Somerset, West Jessamine, Boyle County and then end the regular season against Lexington Catholic. We'll find out a lot about Wayne County over the next two weeks. 2. Lincoln County Lincoln County is now currently 18-5 and has enjoyed recent wins over Madison Central, McCreary Central, Boyle County and Garrard County. They are 9-1 against the 12th Region and 4-0 in their district. Lincoln will wrap up the 1 seed in their district with their next district win. 3. Southwestern Southwestern is now 17-4 and has enjoyed recent wins over McCreary Central, Bell County, West Jessamine and Casey County. They lost to Wayne County and that makes them 10-3 against 12th Region opponents and 2-2 in their district. Southwestern has a chance to earn some quality wins with upcoming games against Perry County Central, Henry Clay and Boyle County. 4. Boyle County Boyle County is now currently 12-6 and has enjoyed recent wins over Garrard County and Mercer County. They lost to Lincoln County for the second time this season last Friday. That makes Boyle County 6-2 against 12th Region opponents and 3-2 in their district. Much like Wayne County, Boyle County will face some tough opponents over the next two weeks as they begin with Danville and will face Casey County, Southwestern, South Oldham, West Jessamine, Wayne County and Lafayette. 5. East Jessamine East Jessamine is now currently 12-10 and has enjoyed recent wins over Madison Southern, Bourbon County and a loss to district rival Mercer County. East Jessamine sits at 5-5 against 12th Region opponents and 3-1 in their district. They face West Jessamine on Friday with a chance to lock up the 1 seed. Should they lose then there could end up being a three-way tie for first place in the 46th District. 6. West Jessamine West Jessamine is now currently 14-8. They have enjoyed a recent win against Madison Southern and had setbacks against Madison Central, Mercer County and Southwestern. They are now 7-4 against 12th Region opponents and 3-2 in their district. A victory against East Jessamine will help West Jessamine get back on track with a chance for that coveted 1 seed in their 46th District. 7. Somerset Somerset is now currently 11-10 and has recently enjoyed wins over Rockcastle County and Danville. Somerset won the 12th Region All 'A' title and they lost to Jackson County in the first round. They are 6-6 against 12th Region opponents and 4-3 in their district. 8. Pulaski County Pulaski County is now currently 13-9 and has recently enjoyed wins over Garrard County, Rockcastle County and Mercer County. They suffered setbacks at the hands of Wayne County, Russell County, Hazard and Casey County. They are 9-4 against 12th Region opponents and 5-1 in their district. 9. Mercer County Mercer County is now currently 9-9 and has enjoyed two huge wins against East Jessamine and West Jessamine. They also suffered a blowout loss from the hands of Boyle County and a disappointing loss against a shorthanded Pulaski County team last night. Mercer County is suffering from the two-steps-forward-two-steps-back syndrome. They are 3-5 against 12th Region opponents and 3-2 in their district and are in desperate need of some help from West Jessamine to have an opportunity for that 1 seed in the 46th District. 10. Danville Danville is now currently 10-10 and has enjoyed recent wins over Burgin, Madison Southern and Campbellsville. They lost to Somerset in the 12th Region All 'A' final. They are 6-6 against 12th Region opponents and 1-2 in their district. Games of the Week 2/7-East Jessamine/West Jessamine 2/7-Pulaski County/Somerset 2/7-Boyle County/Danville 2/8-Wayne County/Knott County Central 2/8-Southwestern/Perry County Central 2/9-Wayne County/Montgomery County 2/9-Southwestern/Henry Clay Player of the Week Timmy Taylor-Lincoln County Timmy had 10 points, 16 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 block and a just 2 turnovers against Boyle County. He had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers against McCreary Central. He also had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists against Madison Central. He averaged a little over 13 assists in these 3 games and that was enough to earn him Player of the Week honors in this issue of the BGP 12th Region Notebook.- 7 replies
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article Inside the 4th Region (1/7/14)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Warren Central (7-4) - 1/4 47-62 L Bryan Station (at Central Hardin) Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/10 at #6 Warren East, 1/11 at #7 Barren County 2) Bowling Green (10-3) - 1/3 64-43 W at #8 South Warren, 1/4 44-53 L John Hardin (at Central Hardin) Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/10 vs. #8 Greenwood 3) Clinton County (10-5) - 1/3 65-52 W #3 Russell County Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/10 vs. Metcalfe County 4) Monroe County (9-4) - 1/3 73-57 W Caverna (at Adair Co.) 1/3 61-62 L Holy Cross (Lou) (at Adair Co.), 1/4 67-54 W Hart Co. (at Adair Co.) Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/10 at Allen County-Scottsville, 1/11 vs. Franklin-Simpson 5) Russell County (7-3) - 1/3 52-65 L at #4 Clinton County Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/7 at Taylor County, 1/10 vs. Cumberland County 6) Warren East (10-2) - No Games Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/10 vs. #1 Warren Central 7) Barren County (10-3) - 1/3 85-76 W #10 Glasgow, 1/4 56-63 L at Marion County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 1/10 at Franklin-Simpson, 1/11 vs. #1 Warren Central 8) Greenwood (5-6) - 1/2 74-52 W Green County (at LaRue Co.), 1/3 48-59 L Bethlehem (at LaRue Co.), 1/4 66-60 W Nelson Co. (at LaRue Co.) Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/10 at #2 Bowling Green 9) Glasgow (7-6) - 1/3 76-85 L at #7 Barren County Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 1/7 at Allen County-Scottsville 10) South Warren (6-8) - 1/3 43-64 L #2 Bowling Green Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/9 vs. Muhlenberg County Last Week's Game of the Week - Crosstown rivalries are always a big deal, and the matchup between Barren County and Glasgow did not disappoint. Both teams brought their A game as each shot better than 55 percent from the field for the night, leading to a high scoring 85-76 victory for the Trojans of Barren County. Sophomore guard Wade Coomer led the way for Barren County with 23 points, complimented by Charley McCoy's 19. Glasgow for its part got 22 from senior forward Milas Norris. The loss dropped Glasgow to 0-2 in the district, with road losses at both Monroe County and Barren County. They'll have one more road district game this week at Allen County-Scottsville before closing out the back end of the district slate at home. Somewhat Surprising Result - The game I pegged as the likely game of the week in the last edition was a matchup of two top 5 teams in the region, Russell County at Clinton County. There were signs Clinton County might be better than the Lakers despite my ranks, such as their performances against Monroe County (Clinton County won by double digits while Russell County lost). But the Bulldogs entered having lost their previous five games after a 9-0 start. After jumping out to a 16-5 lead on Russell County, the Bulldogs spent much of the rest of the game holding on as the lead dipped under 5 in the 4th quarter. But a late push gave them a 65-52 victory and established them as the clear front runner in the 16th District. For as much as that's worth - they'll both easily advance to the regional, but hey, bragging rights! Region Site Set - Last week I noted the limbo of the regional tournament site as the region AD's could not reach the 2/3 majority they needed to draft a plan over the summer. Well, in a victory for those who believe WKU gave the 14th District a competitive advantage and those who favor the financial benefits and atmosphere of a high school site, Commissioner Julian Tackett set the site of the boys' regional tournament at Barren County, to be played in early March. It was a position supported by the minority of ADs in terms of voting, as 11 of the 17 had voted for WKU, one shy of the 12 votes needed. In his comments and e-mail regarding the matter, Commissioner Tackett noted that there were three factions of ADs: Those in favor of WKU, those in favor of high school sites, and those that just wanted to play basketball and didn't really care (which included some who were voting for WKU). In the end, WKU may have priced themselves out of the game. This will be the seventh year since Diddle Arena opened in December of 1963 that any region tournament games were played somewhere else and only the sixth time that the finals themselves will not be at the venue. In 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2003 all games were played at high school sites and in 2002 the opening round games were played at the district winners' home courts. Old Man Winter - In a twist that many regions are experiencing, several games have been canceled, not for snow or ice but bone rattling cold. Barren County was to host Bowling Green tonight in an attempt to gain revenge for a Christmas tourney loss, the highest profile game canceled. It did save the Trojans from having to run a gauntlet that would see them face the top two teams in the region during the same week. They'll have to settle (probably) for hosting #1 Warren Central. Upcoming Game of the Week 1/10 - #1 Warren Central at #6 Warren East - Last year Warren Central lost only two region games, both of which came to the same team in their district. Most years, the easy leap would be that it was Bowling Green they fell to. But no, it was Warren East that humbled the Dragons twice, their second sweep of Warren Central in six seasons. In fact they're the only team in the region to sweep the Dragons in at least two meetings since 2001. That helped catapult Warren East into a share of their first regular season district title since 1998 and the #1 seed. They'll enter this game assured of the best record in the region while thanks to a cancellation it will be Warren Central's first game against a 4th Region team. If East wins it'll clinch their first three game win streak against Warren Central since winning 4 straight from 95/96-96/97. Also on the line is the potential of the first three game losing streak overall for the Dragons since December 2009.- 1 reply
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article Inside the 4th Region (2/8/15)
DragonFire posted a topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Fourth Region Top 10 1) Monroe County (24-3) - 2/3 83-48 W Glasgow, 2/6 73-60 W at #10 Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 2/13 vs. #4 Clinton County 2) Bowling Green (21-4) - 2/3 61-58 W #9 South Warren, 2/7 67-45 W Greenwood Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 2/9 at #7 Logan County, 2/10 vs. Owensboro, 2/13 at Warren East 3) Warren Central (17-7) - 2/3 68-50 W Christian County, 2/6 83-62 W at Warren East Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 2/10 vs. #8 Russellville, 2/13 at Greenwood, 2/14 vs. Elizabethtown 4) Clinton County (17-8) - 2/3 52-55 L Caverna, 2/6 84-53 W Glasgow Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 2/9 at Corbin, 2/13 at #1 Monroe County 5) Barren County (19-6) - 2/3 64-51 W at Greenwood, 2/6 55-51 W at Hart County Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 2/10 at #6 Russell County, 2/13 vs. Cumberland County 6) Russell County (12-9) - 2/5 77-61 W Casey County, 2/6 78-37 W at Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 2/10 vs. #5 Barren County, 2/13 at Adair County 7) Logan County (16-6) - 2/2 74-62 W Trigg County, 2/6 79-63 W #8 Russellville Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 2/9 vs. #2 Bowling Green, 2/10 at Rossview (TN), 2/12 vs. Hopkinsville 8) Russellville (11-10) - 2/3 68-66 W Franklin-Simpson, 2/6 63-79 L at #7 Logan County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 2/10 at #3 Warren Central, 2/13 at Todd County Central 9) South Warren (11-13) - 2/3 58-61 L at #2 Bowling Green, 2/6 76-67 W Greenwood Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 2/9 at Todd County Central, 2/10 vs. Warren East, 2/12 at Franklin-Simpson, 2/14 at Ohio County 10) Allen County-Scottsville (13-12) - 2/3 68-59 W Hart County, 2/6 60-73 L at #1 Monroe County, 2/7 75-66 W Todd County Central Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 2/10 vs. Greenwood, 2/12 at Metcalfe County, 2/13 vs. Franklin-Simpson Last Week's Game of the Week - South Warren entered their game against Bowling Green having lost all 10 previous matchups with the Purples. A win would put them in the driver's seat for the #3 seed in the district. To say things did not start well would be an understatement. South Warren trailed by as much as 15 in the second quarter and by 10 at halftime, but a furious rally in the third quarter spilled into the fourth, and with just under 6 minutes left in the game, South Warren had outscored Bowling Green 40-18 in a roughly 17 minute stretch to take a 51-44 advantage. But it was not to be. The Purples scored the next ten points and took a lead they would not relinquish, though the Spartans had several chances to tie or take the lead late. If South Warren's breakthrough is to come this year, it'll have to be in the postseason. District Races - Two districts have no remaining games, two districts have their postseason matchups set while another just has to settle tie at the top. And then there's the 14th.... 13th District - With Russellville's narrow 68-66 win over Franklin-Simpson, Logan County's double digit thrashing of Russellville, and Franklin-Simpson's season sweep of Todd County Central, the 13th District postseason lineup became set in stone. Logan County completed a perfect 6-0 district run, ensuring that there will not be a third straight season where Russellville and Franklin-Simpson advance to the region tournament, as those teams will meet in the 2/3. Logan County will look to return to the region tourney for the first time since 2012 (itself their only trip since 1998) against a Todd County Central team they swept. The Rebels for their part will hope to overcome the odds and go back to region for the first time since 2003. 14th District - The march to the coin flip(s) continued as Warren Central and Bowling Green matched pace and sit at 6-1. They'll each head on the road on Friday in games they'll be favored in, with Central visiting Greenwood and Bowling Green looking to extend their dominance of Warren East. If both win, it'll be a tie at the top for the fifth time in six seasons. South Warren is actually the only team in the district controlling their own destiny in pursuit of a goal. If the Spartans beat Warren East on Tuesday, they clinch the crucial #3 seed as Greenwood could only tie them and South Warren has the season sweep. Should the Spartans falter, it sets up a likely three way tie for third unless the Gators or Raiders pull big upsets in the aforementioned games against Warren Central and Bowling Green. There's a scenario where we know basically nothing after this week except that Warren Central and Bowling Green will be 1-2 in some order and the others at 3-5 in some order. The 14th District = chaos as usual. 15th District - The district slate is done and the seeds had already been determined as mentioned last week. It was nice and tidy in the 15th district. Monroe County went a perfect 6-0 - a feat they had not accomplished since they were in the 16th District back in 2004. Barren County lost only to Monroe County, Allen County-Scottsville lost only to Monroe & Barren, while Glasgow went winless. 16th District - Business as usual in the 16th. Clinton County and Russell County split their season series, sending it to a coin flip to decide the top seed. Metcalfe County is locked into 3rd via their only two wins of the year, those coming over winless Cumberland County. Upcoming Games of the Week 2/10 - #5 Barren County at #6 Russell County - Just a friendly intra-region game, but the one with the most impact on our ranks this week. Our #1-#3 teams are the only ones to take down the Trojans in the region this year, while Russell County looks to avenge their loss at Barren County in last year's region tournament, the final game coached by Willie Feldhaus. 2/13 - #4 Clinton County at #1 Monroe County - These two teams have had some outstanding games this season, meeting once in December and then in the All "A" Region Finals last month. Monroe County won them both, but by a combined 3 points and one of them took an extra session. With all due respect to Greenwood and Warren East, who will play the Falcons next week, this is likely the only thing standing between Monroe County and a perfect regular season run through the region. The Falcons are unbeaten in true home or road games this season, with only a trio of neutral floor losses. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs will be hungry for a win to break through the glass ceiling. If you can make it to only one region game next week, make it this one.- 3 replies
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article 4th Region Notes/Top 10 (2/4/2013)
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4th Region Top 10 1) Russell County (18-4) - 1/29 68-43 W Taylor County, 1/31 80-43 W Casey County, 2/1 68-23 W at Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 2/5 vs. #6 Barren County, 2/8 at Adair County, 2/9 vs. Madison Central 2) Warren Central (17-6) - 1/29 66-61 W at Christian County, 2/1 58-65 L at Warren East Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 2/4 vs. #7 Russellville, 2/5 at Henderson County, 2/8 at Greenwood, 2/9 vs. Elizabethtown 3) Bowling Green (13-11) - 1/29 65-44 W vs. South Warren, 2/1 76-49 W at Glasgow, 2/2 68-60 W Greenwood Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 2/4 at Logan County, 2/5 vs. Owensboro, 2/8 at #4 Warren East 4) Warren East (18-5) - 1/29 70-51 W Cumberland County, 2/1 65-58 W Warren Central Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 2/4 vs. Caverna, 2/5 at #8 South Warren, 2/8 vs. #3 Bowling Green 5) Clinton County (14-8) - 1/29 66-73 L vs. Wayne County, 1/31 65-61 W at Caverna Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 2/7 vs. #10 Allen County-Scottsville, 2/9 vs. South Laurel 6) Barren County (18-5) - 1/29 87-71 W at Greenwood, 2/1 62-50 W at Hart County Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 2/5 at #1 Russell County, 2/8 vs. Cumberland County 7) Russellville (14-9) - 1/29 67-59 W Franklin-Simpson, 2/1 71-75 L at Logan County Previous Rank: 7 This Week: 2/4 at #2 Warren Central, 2/5 at University Heights, 2/8 at Todd County Central 8) South Warren (13-10) - 1/29 44-65 L at Bowling Green, 2/1 70-52 W Greenwood Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 2/5 vs. #4 Warren East, 2/7 at Franklin-Simpson, 2/9 at University Heights 9) Monroe County (12-9) - 1/29 61-45 W Glasgow, 2/1 63-55 W at Allen County-Scottsville Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 2/5 at Cumberland County, 2/7 vs. Cumberland County, 2/9 at Metcalfe County 10) Allen County-Scottsville (12-9) - 1/29 72-62 W at Hart County, 55-63 L Monroe County Previous Rank: NR This Week: 2/5 vs. Greenwood, 2/7 at #5 Clinton County, 2/8 at Franklin-Simpson A Rankings Defense - I usually don't include this but I feel like one of the rankings in particular this week calls for explanation. Essentially, I believe you could consider Warren Central, Bowling Green, and Warren East virtually a tie. There may just be matchup advantages and disadvantages that explain the round robin they have going. If you wanted to argue Warren East ahead of Warren Central based on the season sweep, I'm not certain I could tell you you're wrong. I believe arguments can be made for any of the three teams to be in any order. My rank is based on the eye test and what I've seen them do outside of the head to head games. If any of the three are standing as district champs in a few weeks, I won't be blown away. Zero District Unbeatens - When Russellville fell 75-71 to Logan County on Friday, it left the region with zero teams unbeaten in their district. This marked the first time since the 2008/09 season that no one made it out of the regular season unbeaten in their district. As of this posting, five teams have 5-1 records in their district, with Warren Central and Bowling Green also checking in at 5-2. Parity reigns supreme for the region, though this may cap their upside as well. Heading For Another Tie - The 14th District began seeding in 1999. From 1999-2008 there was never a single tie atop the standings, and usually one team was unbeaten in the district. If Warren East fails to beat Bowling Green on Friday, it will likely mean at least two teams tied atop the 14th District for the fifth straight year. It would likely be the second straight year that three teams tie at the top. Sweet 16 Draw - In the drawing conducted 10 days ago, Region 4 drew Region 10 in the upcoming Sweet 16 tournament. This will be the 10th meeting of the regions since the 4th Region teams moved in from the 5th Region in 1966, and the 6th first round meeting. The 10th Region took the last meeting, a 2006 Mason County victory over Warren Central in the first round. That snapped a 6 game win streak that the 4th Region had over the 10th Region, and they hold an overall 7-2 advantage, including victories in the 1976, 1984, and 2004 state championship. Games Of The Week 2/9 - Madison Central #1 Russell County - The 4th Region has done little to raise their profile statewide this season, a rarity in recent years for the region. This is most likely their last chance prior to the postseason to gain a high profile win. The Lakers have only lost two games since Christmas, but they were double digit losses to the best teams they've played in that time, Pulaski County and Southwestern. 2/8 - #3 Bowling Green at #4 Warren East - Warren East enters with an astounding 36 game losing streak to the Purples. They haven't won one since January 30th, 1998. Ernie Simpson was Bowling Green's head coach at the time - his son Casey Simpson coaches the Raiders now. The last time these two teams met it was a big game for Warren East. It was their chance to put themselves in dominant position for the #1 seed. They were blown out by 28. This time, it's a chance for them to clinch the #1 seed, something they've never done since seeding began. The Raiders have never made a region tournament since seeding began - this would more than likely put them there. 2/5 - #4 Warren East at #8 South Warren - The first time these two teams met in December, South Warren led the whole game, until literally the last second, when Aaron Strange tipped in a miss at the buzzer to give the Raiders their first district win - a win that has now proven crucial to their postseason positioning. The Spartans are in the midst of a late season swoon, but will try to play spoiler while picking up some postseason momentum. Though on the surface not as big as the Bowling Green/Warren East game, this still could have significant implications for the district seeding in the 14th District. For starters, it would guarantee there could not be a three way tie atop the district. It would also mean that Bowling Green would need a Warren Central loss to Greenwood to be able to get the #1 seed, as a two way tie with Central would place them at #2.- 2 replies
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article 4th Region Notes/Top 10 (1/7/13)
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Fourth Region Top 10 1) Russell County (12-2) - 1/4 74-49 W at Cumberland County Previous Rank: 1 This Week: 1/11 at #5 Clinton County 2) Warren East (13-2) - 1/4 55-46 W at Warren Central Previous Rank: 6 This Week: 1/8 at #6 Barren County, 1/11 at Greenwood 3) Warren Central (9-5) - 1/3 72-41 W Clinton County, 1/4 46-55 L Warren East Previous Rank: 2 This Week: 1/8 vs. Glasgow, 1/11 vs. #7 Bowling Green 4) Russellville (8-7) - 1/4 94-85 OT W Logan County Previous Rank: 8 This Week: 1/8 at Greenwood, 1/11 vs. Franklin-Simpson 5) Clinton County (10-5) - 1/3 41-72 L at Warren Central, 1/4 67-25 W at Metcalfe County Previous Rank: 3 This Week: 1/8 at Cumberland County, 1/11 vs. #1 Russell County 6) Barren County (11-4) - 1/1 87-80 W at Bowling Green, 1/4 49-51 L Franklin-Simpson, 1/5 55-80 L Butler (at PRP) Previous Rank: 5 This Week: 1/8 vs. #2 Warren East, 1/11 vs. #9 Monroe County 7) Bowling Green (6-8) - 1/1 80-87 L Barren County, 1/4 45-36 W at Greenwood Previous Rank: 4 This Week: 1/7 at #9 Monroe County, 1/8 at #10 Allen County-Scottsville, 1/11 at #3 Warren Central 8) South Warren (9-6) - 1/4 66-45 W at Todd County Central, 1/5 54-43 W Glasgow Previous Rank: 9 This Week: 1/8 vs. Edmonson County, 1/12 vs. Metcalfe County 9) Monroe County (8-6) - 1/4 62-48 W Allen County-Scottsville, 1/5 60-39 W at Franklin-Simpson Previous Rank: NR This Week: 1/7 vs. #7 Bowling Green, 1/11 at #6 Barren County 10) Allen County-Scottsville (8-7) - 1/1 73-69 W at Glasgow, 1/4 48-62 L at Monroe County Previous Rank: 10 This Week: 1/8 vs. #7 Bowling Green, 1/11 vs. Glasgow Last Week's Game Of The Week - This should perhaps be called "Most Significant Result Of The Week" though the game itself was great as well. No result last week made as many waves as Warren East's 55-46 win at Warren Central. Coming into the game Warren Central had not lost to the Raiders in 5 years and had won every region game to that point by an average of 31 points. But Warren East helped turn the region on its ear by going into Dragon gym and outworking the Dragons en route to a result that positions them well in the postseason seeding race. It also sent the message that the long dormant program (with 9 region titles to their name but no region tourney appearances since their last region title in 1997) may be finally ready to come back to the forefront. A Region Turned On Its Ear - In our preseason preview this year was predicted to be a lot of the same ole same ole. The teams you knew were good in the past would be at the top again. And while that's not exactly totally out the window, the region has been completely flipped with results of late. If you say you've got it all figured out, you sir (or madam) are a filthy liar. No one in the region is undefeated, so there's no team you can point to as untouchable. Bowling Green, the preseason #1, is 6-8 with a home loss to Barren County. Barren County for their part has a 32 point loss to Warren Central on their books, as well as a mind boggling loss to unranked Franklin-Simpson. Warren Central appeared to be cruising to a spot at the top of the region after knocking off another top region team by over 30 when Warren East laid them low in the aforementioned GOTW. Even East is not a safe choice with a double digit loss to Russellville. All of it sends the message that no one is safe and nothing is predictable. Russell County is #1 this week for the second straight week but look at that - they play Clinton County on the road Friday, with the Bulldogs being the only team to knock them off this year. Which was before Clinton County's 31 point loss to Warren Central. See how weird it is? Upcoming Games of the Week 1/8 - #2 Warren East at #6 Barren County - The Raiders will be looking for an encore to keep their momentum rolling as they travel to take on a Barren County team that will be looking to stop the negative momentum that has suddenly kicked up following their big win over Bowling Green. 1/11 - #1 Russell County at #5 Clinton County - As mentioned above, Clinton County is the only region team to knock off Russell County this year, and one of only two losses the Lakers have taken to any team. The Bulldogs can basically lock up the #1 seed for the 16th District with a win here. That in itself is a virtual guarantee to advance to the region tournament. 1/11 - #7 Bowling Green at #3 Warren Central - Suddenly this game doesn't have quite the luster it has before, but it's always a big meeting when these two take the floor. With the loss to East, the game has new importance for the Dragons. A loss here would put them at 0-2 in the district with both losses coming at home, where they didn't lose a single district game during the regular season last year. A loss for the Purples would reinforce the negative momentum they have suffered much of the year and place more importance on their game against Warren East the following Friday.- 1 reply
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OK, maybe the status quo is a little bit strong as there was some ranking movement, but for the second straight week the top 5 teams are the same, each team having taken care of their business advancing unscathed. 9 of the top 10 teams remained the same, as only North Oldham dropped out after a frankly stunning 38-0 whitewashing by Elizabethtown, the #8 team in 3A. The Mustangs managed only 14 passing yards and 163 total yards offensively against Elizabethtown. It was a stunning reversal as the predictions had been heavily on the side of North Oldham, state semifinalists last year. Probably the most significant result in the class came right from the top. By a margin of 31-17, Bluegrasspreps voters picked Lexington Catholic, then the #3 team in 3A, to knock off top-ranked Johnson Central. That likely would have caused a change at the top, with South Warren waiting in the wings for the slightest waver. No worry, Johnson Central was more than up to the task in a 42-28 victory that was arguably not as close as the final score, as Johnson Central led 42-14 in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles racked up over 440 yards on the ground while not gaining a single one through the air. When you manage that kind of offense when the other team KNOWS you’re going to run it, that’s dominance and total control of the line of scrimmage. Connor Ratliff (113), Bryce Skaggs (111), and Bryce Workman (101) all gained over 100 yards on the ground. It’s a virtual certainty that Johnson Central will be unbeaten through their last two games of the year, and it will be all but impossible to knock them off the top line until then. Ashland got a measure of revenge for an oh-so-close loss the year before to George Washington (WV). In 2014 the West Virginians knocked off Ashland by a score of 27-26 after a late touchdown return put them up. Different year, same score by Ashland, but they managed to survive a late two point conversion attempt that would have given the exact same score as the previous year. This time with 2:20 remaining in the game, Ashland got the stop it needed on the two point pass, and won 26-25. During the game, Quenton Baker became the all-time rushing leader at Ashland, and may top 5,000 career rushing yards in their next game. He toted it 29 times for 236 yards and 2 TDs against George Washington, just the kind of performance we’ve come to expect. Scott and Hopkinsville continued their rapid rise of the ranks this week, with each team sliding up three spots. Scott knocked off Newport 61-6, and have still not allowed more than 7 points in a game. They’re averaging 35 points per game and an average margin of victory of four touchdowns. Hopkinsville, for their part, struggled a little early on against Fort Campbell, trailing 7-0. They reeled off 50 straight points to move to 3-0 for the first time in more than a decade. The Tigers are a team that have faced adversity that no program should have to, and the troubles have continued as Chris Jung of the Kentucky New Era reports that senior backs Vincent Brown and Rakeem Chambers are likely done for the year with separate injuries. There are three games to really keep your eye on for the upcoming week. The first is the aforementioned Hopkinsville Tigers, as they face off against a Murray team that was humbled last week by Graves County. Hopkinsville rolled over Graves County week 1, but they’re already a different team now than they were then. The game also has trap potential as they have rival Christian County on deck. Second is John Hardin at Pleasure Ridge Park. The Bulldogs have rebounded nicely following their opening loss to South Warren, and perhaps the panic buttons have not been pressed quite as much in the past week. But PRP represents a good measuring stick for just how much progress has been made. The Panthers are ranked 9th in Class 6A, and so far this season the state’s largest class has absolutely owned the lower classes. Which brings us to South Warren hosting 6A #10 Central Hardin. The Bruins likely represent the largest hurdle between the Spartans and an unbeaten regular season. South Warren has been nigh-unstoppable, but have never faced a ranked team from the state’s largest class, and Central Hardin has already proven their mettle in a narrow loss to state power Boyle County, coached by South Warren HC Brandon Smith’s father Chuck. Central Hardin likes to run – South Warren LOVES to stop it.
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As mentioned in "What To Watch" last week, this past weekend was a slate chock full of tough challenges for the Top 15 teams in Class 2A with numerous teams either stepping up in class or taking on highly ranked foes. The aftermath featured numerous teams in the Top 10 taking an "L" but other teams validating their worth. So what did this weekend tell us? The Cream Rises Ever since realignment was announced most felt that a collision course of cosmic proportions was put in place and that Mayfield and DeSales would be the teams everyone would be chasing. With teams ranked 3-6 falling to defeat, it was only fitting that not only did Mayfield and DeSales win... but they made equally impressive statements while doing it. Mayfield punished 3A #4 Paducah Tilghman 37-14 in a game most felt wasn't even as close as the Final Score even read. The Cardinals dismantled the Blue Tornado in every aspect and overcame some early miscues to clinch it with relative ease. DeSales took on a 6A Ballard team who was a consensus Top 15 team. DeSales won 29-6, but the story was the physical domination of the Colts' Defense against a big and talented Bruins team with no shortage of speed. Through 3 games at this point it remains "too close to call". Losses: Good, OK, Bad, and Awful As mentioned CAL, Murray, Owensboro Catholic, and Danville all took losses as all played up. In the wake though, a couple teams still impressed in defeat...whereas others may have been exposed. Owensboro Catholic's loss to Owensboro is the prefect example of a "good loss". The 35-28 loss to the defending 4A Runner-Up raised eyebrows and proved a legitimizing moment. Owensboro is currently being heavily debated as potentially the best team in 5A, and one week after a "bad loss" to Daviess County the Aces have to be on a high note. CAL fell 28-21 to defending 3A Runner-Up Central. Though some felt CAL was a favorite against the #5 team in 3A, the overall consensus is more of a "Zero Change" against a quality opponent hungry for a win. More on CAL below with the "Stat of the Week". Danville had the dubious task of 3A #1 Boyle County. Most expected an Admiral loss, but Danville still had a chance to validate themselves as a contender. Instead Boyle cruised to a 42-20 win in a game that seemed out of reach for the entirety of the night. The most concerning aspect for Ad fans had to be the return of some old habits that had plagued them in previous unsuccessful season. No team though hurt their stock more than Murray. Graves County entered as an unranked 5A team who most felt was considerably down. The Murray Defense which for years has carried the Tigers surrendered 39 points and over 400 yards of offense. Darkhorses Gallop In the Pre-Season Preview the Bluegrasspreps' staff tabbed both Monroe County and Butler County as teams to keep an eye on. Monroe handled 4A Allen County Scottsville with ease paving their way back into the Top 10, Butler County lost 52-42..but did so to a heavily favored Top 5 1A Russellville. By comparison Russellville beat Butler County 35-6 a year ago. The Williamsburg Factor... Updated As previously mentioned one of the best common opponents to compare would be 1A Williamsburg who opened the year with three consecutive Top 15 2A teams, specifically from the same Region. For those who take stock in these comparisons here is how it played out: Week 0: LCA 51 Wburg 0 Week 1: Somerset 41 Wburg 20 Week 2: Leslie County 27 Wburg 19 Compare at your own risk. STAT OF THE WEEK CAL allowed 93 points in 12 games in 2014 with one of the State's Top Defenses. Through 3 games the Centurions have already allowed 85 points. Things that make you go "Hmmm" -
No, not last week, though there was some movement, but this week will be moving week. After weeks of playing other classes, we finally get to see almost every team mix it up with someone else in Class 4A, , and that includes a pair of top 10 matchups from District 4. The marquee game will be #6 Shelby County at #4 Franklin County. Franklin County was more or less expected to do well, starting the year at #6 and moving up slowly behind their 5-0 record and 43 points per game offensive scoring output. They come in off a strong victory over 5A #8 Anderson County, 33-30. Shelby County, meanwhile, was not in the picture. AT ALL. Theirs has been a meteoric rise, following a 31-30 win over underrated Garrard County in the season opener with 4 more wins where no team has topped 7 points and combined they don't match Garrard's output. This will undoubtedly be their toughest test thus far, and it is their misfortune to be on the road. The top matchup on the undercard will be #10 Collins at #7 Spencer County. Collins comes in off of two straight losses, and the 2013 state champs will be looking to stake their claim in the district race. Spencer County will just want to keep doing what they're doing, which is scoring. And scoring. Aaaaaaand scoring. Spencer County averages 52.2 points per game, hasn't scored less than 40 in a game all year, and just dropped 77 on then-unbeaten Bullitt Central. It's been a good year for the Bears, and they'll want to get the win they didn't last year against Collins. A slightly off-the-radar game that matches up out of class opponents is Bourbon County's visit to 1A #2 Paintsville. Bourbon County started the year strong, but has limped to a 2-2 record. Paintsville is a much smaller opponent, an Bourbon County could really use the win. The week that was featured all but Hopkinsville managing to stay unbeaten, and the top 4 have been ultra-locked in for weeks now. Hoptown couldn't maintain through the injuries, falling behind in the second half against bitter rival Christian County, and dropping their first game 42-38. John Hardin faltered against a county rival as well, as Central Hardin picked themselves back up after the beating South Warren gave them to knock off the Bulldogs 28-21. One of the only teams moving in a positive direction was Franklin-Simpson, which may get themselves back into rankings contention after they knocked off 2A #10 Monroe County 21-14. The Wildcats began the year in the #5 spot, but dropped like a stone after a blowout loss to Caldwell County, and remained out of sight after dropping a 35-21 decision to Greenwood. The bad news for the Wildcats? South Warren is in their way this week. Ouch.
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It seems like many of our 4A headlines are about the relative lack of movement in the class and ranks, and this week is no different. The class has by and large stabilized, with only minor movements. The top four in the rankings has remained the same since Week 1. Scott has now nestled into the 5th spot, and spends their second straight week there. In all, nine of the top ten teams remained the same, and seven of them are in the exact same spot this week. The closest we came to introducing a bit of instability came via District 4, which had four of our top ten teams last week. #4 Franklin County hosted #6 Shelby County, and it was a nailbiting 31-28 victory for the Franklin County Flyers. Senior kicker Seiver Tandy hit the game-winning field goal with 21 seconds left in the game, and then the Flyers weathered a 52 yard field goal attempt as time expired that would have sent it to overtime. Franklin County rolled up 468 yards of offense, keyed by Denzell Vance’s 200 yards on the ground. Shelby County was led by Malik Manica’s 153 yards. The win puts Shelby County behind the 8-ball in their attempts to grab the #1 seed, but should still compete for a home playoff game, and only dropped one spot in our ranks. The other big District 4 game was #1 0 Collins at #7 Spencer County, won by the Spencer County Bears 35-14. But with seven minutes left in the game, it appeared that the Titans would be grabbing the crucial win. They led 14-13, but JR Lucas was picked off by Kadin Smith, who returned it 40+ yards to the house for what ultimately was the game-winning score. The Bears would get two more touchdowns in the next minute and a half for a 22 point flurry that left the Titans stunned, and 0-1 in the district. Spencer County continues their best-ever start in moving to 6-0. Elsewhere, Warren Central moved back into the top ten this week, replacing departing Collins, after a 22-0 shutout win at Allen County-Scottsville. It was the first shutout of the year for the Dragons, holding Allen County to just 132 yards of offense, and forcing four turnovers. Knox Central got back on track in their candidacy for a top ten ranking with a 41-0 whitewashing of Russell County. The Lakers gained only 49 yards on the night, while Knox Central grinded 450 yards on the ground, led by Donavan Arthur’s 165 yards. They’re likely heading for a showdown with Wayne County, another team looking to move into the ranks after improving to 4-2 after a 64-0 win at Clay County. The Cardinals have won four of five, and will have to take care of Rockcastle County before looking forward to an October 9th showdown with Knox. This week on the Quenton Baker watch finds him with merely 171 yards on 18 carries, five of which were for TDs. That yardage, which some teams would love to have, put him over 1,000 just halfway through the year. This week is a little lighter on the marquee matchups, but there are a few to eyeball. #4 Franklin County hosts Collins in a District 4 matchup, and North Oldham will host #6 Spencer County in another key matchup from that district. North Oldham is a very dangerous opponent for the Bears, and could catapult themselves into legitimate district contention with a win. Hopkinsville/Madisonville lost a little luster after the Maroons dropped a decision to Calloway County, but could still be the deciding factor in the winner of that district. Warren Central takes on Franklin-Simpson in a traditional rivalry game that will likely decide who ends up with the 2 seed there.
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This week we will pass the midpoint of October, and suddenly there are only three weeks left in the regular season. Many districts have started to have their playoff picture come into focus, while a few are still quite clouded. District 1 is pretty cut and dry, as we expected it to be. #7 Hopkinsville continues to roll, gaining a 42-8 victory over Logan County to improve to 7-1. They have yet to score less than 21 points this season, and have topped 42 points four times. This week they will play a district title game against surprising 4-3 Calloway County, which played themselves into this position with a 20-12 win over Madisonville-North Hopkins back on September 25th. The Lakers have now won four straight, but will have to take to the road to face the Tigers at the Stadium of Champions. District 2 is now a mess thanks to a round-robin between Allen County-Scottsville, Franklin-Simpson, and Warren Central. ACS knocked off Franklin-Simpson 21-20 this past Friday, one week after Franklin-Simpson used an 18 point comeback to take down Warren Central 36-31. The week before that, the Dragons beat Allen County-Scottsville 22-0. That leaves us with a likely tiebreaker scenario, where Franklin-Simpson is currently the heavy favorite should it come to that. As it stands now, Franklin-Simpson would be the 2 seed, Allen County-Scottsville the 3 seed, and Warren Central the 4 seed. The only constant is #2 South Warren, which posted their third straight shutout 52-0 over district mate Warren East on Friday. No one in the district has scored on them, and they’ll need only to survive mini-district title games against ACS and Warren Central to claim the district. Either of those teams could likely stake their claim to the 1 spot if they pulled the megaton upset. District 3 is exactly as we expected, with John Hardin the clearly dominant team. The #8 Bulldogs may not have been quite as high as we expected at the beginning, but in district play, they’ve got that district on lockdown. They beat Breckinridge County 48-6 before their bye week, and should roll over Valley and Western for the #1 spot. Valley grabbed a crucial 38-32 victory over Western on Friday, which puts them in the driver’s seat for the #2 seed. District 4…. well District 4 has been the most interesting thing to watch in 4A so far this season. Four of their teams are in the top 10 this week, and the one that isn’t (North Oldham), is still quite dangerous. #4 Spencer County is in the midst of their best season ever, and held off a late rally attempt by then-#8 Franklin County 47-42 on Friday to move their record to 8-0. Spencer County needs only to beat #6 Shelby County on the road this week to claim the #1 seed and a perfect district record. Should Shelby County get the win, they’ll have their own shot to wrap up the top spot the following week vs. #10 Collins. With the way the results have played out, only those two teams can claim the top spot, as it is impossible for Spencer County to have more than 1 loss in the district, and it is also impossible to have a three way tie for first due to the other two one loss teams (Shelby County and Collins) still to play. If Shelby County wins over Spencer County and then loses to Collins the following week, Spencer County will grab the 1 seed thanks to the head to head tiebreaker over Collins. Meanwhile, there is still much uncertainty around who will be the odd team out and miss the playoffs. Right now, that’s North Oldham, which fell 24-7 to Shelby County on Friday and 13-0 to Spencer County the week before. They’ll have two road games at Collins and Franklin County for them to try to grab a needed district win, but last year’s state semifinalist could be on the outside looking in this postseason. It’s also possible that Franklin County, a team that started 6-0 and spent much of the year as our #4 ranked team, could miss the playoffs if they were to lose to North Oldham on the 23rd. A lot has to play out for clarity here. District 5 has been a quiet one, as they have spent the year on the fringe of the rankings. Mercer County has a stranglehold on the district, winning their three district games by a combined 104-19 after starting the year 0-5. They’ll host 3-4 Taylor County on Friday to try to finish the unbeaten district slate. If Taylor County were to win, it would force a three way tie between those two and East Jessamine, which fell 19-0 to Mercer County but knocked off Taylor County 26-14 last Thursday. That would put Mercer County in a terrible spot, as they have no out of district wins to use. East Jessamine would likely grab the top spot in that event. District 6 had what will most likely serve as their district title game in one of the last two weeks. It’ll be either when Wayne County took down Rockcastle County 21-13 or when they beat Knox Central 35-24 last Friday. Winless Russell County is all that stands between Wayne County and the 1 seed. Wayne County has been mostly overlooked this season, but have gotten out to a 6-2 record and have quietly won 4 in a row. There’s an excellent chance that they’ll be hosting a state semifinal game in November. Meanwhile, Knox Central will host Rockcastle County on October 23rd to determine who will get the other home playoff game for the district. District 7 has been the Scott show this season. The #5 Eagles are 6-1, their lone setback coming by a single point to 6A Conner (itself 6-1). They’ve held five opponents to 7 points or less this season, and only once have scored below 27 points themselves. This week they’ll host Bourbon County as they come off a bye, and likely will wrap up the district title with a win. Should Bourbon County pull the upset, they’d have to clear Harrison County on the 23rd to wrap up the district and avoid a three way tiebreak. Harrison County fell to Scott on October 2nd by a 43-0 score. Scott is the heavy favorite, and figures to be hosting the Johnson Central/Ashland loser on November 13th in the second round of the playoffs. Speaking of Johnson Central and Ashland, we’ve been crawling towards that marquee District 8 matchup for what seems forever. It’s still another week away, as the #1 Johnson Central Golden Eagles tune up with 4-4 Rowan County, while #3 Ashland puts their 7-0 record on the line at home against Greenup County. Both teams are heavy favorites, and would set up a battle of unbeaten on October 23rd for the District 8 title. Many expect that one to be the first of two meetings. Meanwhile, Greenup County has likely wrapped up the 3 spot with a 20-6 win over Rowan County back on October 2nd, while Rowan County likely secured passage into the playoffs with a 34-16 victory at Boyd County this past Friday. The weather is finally starting to change, so get out there and enjoy some football weather and playoff atmospheres! Some of these games this week will be competitive games that will have teams jockeying for playoff position. Our marquee 4A game will be the aforementioned #4 Spencer County at #6 Shelby County matchup, a potential district title game!
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The great debate, of course, is who should be at the top – Johnson Central or South Warren? Johnson Central was the preseason #1 , and even in other rankings was elevated above the Spartans to begin the year. The Golden Eagles have opened up 2-0, including a more dominating than the final 42-28 win over Lexington Catholic, currently the #4 team in 3A. That game saw Johnson Central rack up 441 yards on the ground without gaining a single one through the air. But they’ve been hampered in their defense of the top spot by a bye week out of the gate and a second bye week due to their opponent backing out on them. That has opened the door for South Warren, which played their two best opponents during the weeks Johnson Central was on the sideline. The first was an opening salvo against John Hardin, a crushing 43-12 result that immediately screamed the arrival of the Spartans on the scene. The second was a 24-3 win over then-#1 0 Central Hardin from 6A. That game showed off the defensive prowess for South Warren, holding the Bruins to just 98 yards of offense. South Warren couldn’t get much going with their QB hobbled, not gaining much offensively themselves, but won the day on defense and special teams. They opened the game with a kickoff return for a score, and later blocked a punt for a scoop and score by linebacker Devante Colton. Both Johnson Central and South Warren have been unapproachable so far, and each would make a fine #1 . They are considered the easy favorites for their respective sides, but until that potential meeting in the state finals, it appears we may be left with an “eye of the beholder” situation as to who belongs at the top. Speaking of Ryder Litten, the engine of the South Warren offense, he was one of several key players on South Warren to emerge banged up last week, and is considered doubtful for their tilt against North Hardin this week. This is likely a precaution to ensure his health heading into district play, but bears keeping an eye on. He is easily their most dominant playmaker, and in many ways the difference between the South Warren of 2013 and 2014, with the former featuring a smothering defense but an offense that combined for 10 points in their two losses. Quenton Baker kept up his Mr. Football candidacy with a 17/147/3 stat line on the ground against 3A #9 Russell. Baker has already rushed for 634 yards on 64 carries this season, with one out of every 7 carries resulting in a touchdown. Ashland is 3-0, and will likely roll to 8-0 before facing Johnson Central on October 23rd. Franklin County, Hopkinsville, and Shelby County also kept up undefeated campaigns, with each bumping up to 4-0. Franklin County blew out 1A Frankfort 46-15 while Shelby County handled North Bullitt 56-7. Franklin County is just two years removed from starting this well, but Shelby County only had three wins in the entire season last season. It’s the best start for the Rockets since they opened 7-0 in 2005. Hopkinsville has been waiting even longer, last starting this well in 2004 when they opened 13-0 in Curtis pulley’s senior campaign. The adversity has been constant for the Tigers, now dealing with injuries on top of the tragic death of Jay’von Quarles at the beginning of the year. This latest win didn’t come easily, a come from behind victory over Murray. They face a tough test this week against Christian County. It wasn’t a win this last week, but perhaps no team found a greater status in a previous win than Knox Central did. While they were beating Harlan County 35-25, Louisville Central was taking down St. X 20-17. Knox Central beat the Yellowjackets two weeks ago 28-24. The games to watch this week are the aforementioned Hopkinsville/Christian County tilt, where the Colonels enter as 5A’s #6 team, Franklin County putting it on the line against 5A #8 Anderson County, and a matchup of the unbeaten when Spencer County takes on 5A #1 0 Bullitt Central. A nice benchmark also might be seen when Collins hosts Boyle County, 3A’s #1 team.
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A year ago, Johnson Central was our preseason #1 team, and held that position for the first nine weeks. For nine weeks we had them pegged as the class favorites – then came Belfry. That made clear a truth that we had long denied, that South was the clear class of 4A, and then they backed it up in the state title game. But that was last year. This year, Johnson Central is on a similar, but even more impressive track. After opening with a victory over Capital High, the #2 ranked team in West Virginia, they doubled up Lexington Catholic 54-7, before notching another out of state victory over South Charleston last week, 30-6. As usual, a powerful ground attack leads the way, as the Golden Eagles are averaging nearly 400 yards per game rushing. Joe Jackson leads the way with 386 yards on 49 carries, while freshman Cody Rice has an eye popping 17 YPC on his 12 carries thus far, notching 204 yards. The offense is still fairly one-dimensional, but that may not be the problem it was last year as South Warren’s defense, while still formidable, is not the lights out run stopper it was. One issue that may hurt Johnson Central is the relative lack of opposition they will face between now and October 28th’s rematch with Belfry, so it remains to be seen just how different this year will be from last. But one thing is almost certain – Johnson Central is your #1 team from now until then. Speaking of South Warren, the deposed #1 needed a statement following their stunning loss to Greenwood, and they got it, via a 27-20 OT win over 6A #10 Central Hardin. During the week all the talk was about the myriad of injuries the Spartans had suffered, and would they be able to overcome the Bruins that were out to avenge a loss last season. Rider Lytten ultimately was able to go for the Spartans, and turned in a solid 11/18/134 line through the air, spreading out the ball to six different receivers in the absence of Hayes. Central Hardin ultimately outgained South Warren by five yards, but their regulation comeback was thwarted by a fumble in overtime, allowing the Spartans to escape with a needed win. They’ll have another difficult 6A opponent in North Hardin before they’ll visit Franklin-Simpson on September 23. As for Franklin-Simpson, they had easily the game of 4A last week, taking on 5A #4 Greenwood, fresh off that victory over Sparta. The game did not disappoint, as Franklin raced out to a 17-7 lead, but appeared to falter late, as Greenwood took a 20-17 lead with 2 minutes left. Enter a crazy ending, as a sure interception in the end zone by Malcolm Johnson bounced off his hands up in the air, and into the waiting arms of Hunter Janes, who had not given up on the play. The crazy finish gave the Wildcats a 24-20 win, and continued to announce this year is different. Franklin-Simpson is now 4-0 for the first time since 1996’s 5-0 start. Two more results of note were Mercer County’s narrow 28-26 loss to 5A #8 Southwestern, and Rockcastle County’s thunderous 42-14 win over 3A #5 Garrard County. Mercer County jumped up on the Warriors 20-6 by halftime, by could not hold the lead in the third quarter, giving up 22 straight points before getting a chance at a tie but failing on the two point conversion. Despite the loss, it adds to a decent starting resume, with wins over Anderson County and Bell County bookended by good efforts against Central Hardin and Southwestern. They’ll get formidable Wayne County this week, but look good to win out from there. Meanwhile, Rockcastle County continued a resurgent season, jumping out to 3-0 by plastering Garrard County. It’s the first 3-0 start in five years for the Rockets, and the win over Garrard County bodes well, given that the Golden Lions had already knocked off Shelby County earlier in the year. Junior Holden Barnett is off to a tremendous start for Rockcastle, with 256 yards and 3 TDs on 34 carries to key the rushing attack. A challenging three weeks awaits with a visit to Pulaski County followed by a homestand against Somerset and Wayne County, but the Rockets are proving that last season’s surge was no fluke. In all, Rockcastle has won 7 of its last 9 games. This week’s best game inside of 4A is the aforementioned Wayne County/Mercer County tilt, a rare inter-district matchup. A year ago, the Cardinals won by the skin of their teeth 21-14, kicking off a 9 game winning streak, while the Titans launched into a six game winning streak of their own. The two represent a potential region final matchup if everything shakes out right, giving us a mid-September postseason treat. But probably the best game, and almost certainly most intriguing, is #5 Hopkinsville against 5A #2 Christian County. The Tigers have been remarkably consistent this year, averaging 42.5 PPG while scoring between 41-44 points in each game. Most of it has come across a weak schedule, though their 44-22 win over Graves to opens the year stands out. No one else left on their schedule has a prayer, so this is all that stands between them and an undefeated season. Hopkinsville has beaten the Colonels just once in the past 8 seasons, and Christian County is no pushover again this year. Jalen Johnson has thrown 16 touchdowns in just four games, while both Stephen Cager and CJ Henangan have reeled in 7 TD receptions apiece. They have a very formidable, balanced attack, with just 18 yards passing more than rushing thus far. They have one of the most diverse and experienced attacks in the entire class. Now we get to see what it can do against an opponent with some teeth.
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It is no secret at this point that Class 2A appears to be one of the State's Strongest classifications pound per pound this season. The early season success of the class playing up against larger class schools has been well documented and as Non-District play begins to wear down we continue to see the prowess of the class shine through. This past week though finally began to give us clarity in terms of how the pecking order of this class appears. The Champs Look Like the Champs For all of Class 2A's successes on the early season "playing up" the one thing that they had not been able to solidify was a win against a Top 10 team from the State's Largest Classification. The Cardinals entered their match-up with local rival McCracken County as an underdog in most people's eyes but the Cardinals were able to overcome the larger roster size and broader 2-deep of the Mustangs to jump out to a 25-7 lead. The Cards withstood a late comeback to secure a 46-41 win. This is a game that should serve notice to the rest of the classification as few 2A Teams have the sheer athleticism and size to match McCracken. Unfortunately for Mayfield though, the win came at a cost as standout RB Trajan Bright suffered an elbow injury that may sideline him for an extended amount of time. 3A East vs. 2A East= Advantage 3A An interesting sidebar this past week was the rare opportunity to see the 2015 Semi-Finalists from Class 2A and Class 3A's Eastern Semi-State square off on the same night. The two Eastern delegates to the State Final squared off in Newport as NewCath welcomed 3A #1 Belfry. The Breds battled valiantly on Defense for a Half before Belfry's size and big play ability ultimately overwhelmed them in a 41-8 loss. The silver lining for NewCath is they were able to not only slow down the Belfry freight train, but they actually did a good job limiting the effectiveness of Belfry's stable of fleet footed Halfbacks. In Title Town, the mood entering the Admirals game against #2 3A Corbin was one chock full of optimism. The Ads had been ultra impressive early in the season and had handled the Redhounds the previous year in a game marred by Corbin snap issues. This year though the tables turned in more ways than one. Not only did Corbin control the clock and assert their will in a 28-7 win, but it was Danville who struggled with the shotgun snap with several costly miscues that slowed drives. Beam Me Up Scotties! The Glasgow football program has been one of the more under the radar powerhouses in Kentucky History and over the past decade have found a nice niche as one of those consistently good teams that makes a push into the middle of November. Last season Glasgow seemingly took a large step back by their standards with a disappointing 6-6 season that tempered expectations entering the 2016 campaign. The Scotties have became one of the more pleasant surprises of this season as they have jumped out to a 3-0 start (one game was cancelled due to lightning). This past week Glasgow took on a pretty solid 4A Allen County-Scottsville and earned a hard fought 28-26 win. The Scotties are led on Offense by QB Dessi Austin who averages 214 passing yards per game and has thrown 8 TD's as opposed to only a lone Interception. LB Steven Franklin is a D-1 prospect and has been an anchor on the opposite side of the ball along with Evan Riddle who has already pulled down 3 Interceptions. Looking ahead at their schedule you can expect the Scotties to roll into their September 23 meeting with Greenwood sporting a 4-0 record. The 5A Gators are a Top 10 team and will provide possibly the stiffest regular season test for Glasgow, but if the Scotties can somehow pull out a "W" they will quickly emerge as a team firmly in the picture as a contender in an already loaded Western side of the bracket. The Rebels' Last Stand On the subject of undefeated teams, at this point only five 2A teams remain unblemished and one name is probably the most surprising of the lot, Allen Central. Jeremy Hall's "Runnin' Rebs" rolled to a 52-8 win over 1A Jenkins to improve to 3-0 on the season. For those that do not know, Allen Central does not refer to Allen County, but instead it is a Floyd County school from Eastern Kentucky. This is in fact the last year for Allen Central's program as they will be consolidated into the new Floyd County Central High School starting in 2017. This Friday the Rebels will look to continue their hot start against 1A South Floyd. This is a bit of an oddity. It is rare that you get to see two teams play each other before they consolidate and become teammates. The Battle of Beaver Creek will pit the underclassmen as rivals before they join together next season wearing the same jersey. Game of the Week #3 DeSales vs. 5A #4 Fern Creek We are still not quite into the District Slate of the 2016 season, so another week of games featuring 2A teams challenging all comers rests on the docket. Last year Fern Creek ended DeSales winning streak with a 14-0 defensive struggle. The Colts need momentum and with a brutal three game stretch beginning with the 3-1 Tigers this could be a watershed type of game.