Tuesday, December 27, 2022

High School Basketball Update

Here's the latest top 20 in KHSAA Boys' Basketball, according to Max Preps:

1.  Warren Cent:  9-0
2.  Harlan:  8-0
3.  Cov. Catholic:  8-0
4.  McCracken Co:  8-0
5.  Great Crossing:  9-2
6.  Pulaski Co:  8-0
7.  Bowling Green:  8-0
8.  Lou. Ballard:  7-1
9.  Lou. Western:  10-1
10.  Collins:  9-1
11.  Lyon Co:  8-2
12.  Mason Co:  8-0
13.  George Rogers Clark:  6-2
14.  Marshall Co:  9-2
15.  Lex. Catholic:  6-1
16.  Boyd Co:  9-1
17.  Grant Co:  8-1
18.  Danville:  6-1
19.  N. Oldham:  7-4
20.  Bracken Co:  8-2

My guess is that the algorithm isn't properly counting the strength of schools in Louisville and Northern Kentucky, due to the low number of games played so far.  But it would be fun to have a season where McCracken County, Lyon County, and Marshall County are all in the top 15.

26 comments:

  1. Big upset at Lexington Catholic today, where Madison Central pounded Warren Central 60-43 in the first round of the White, Greer, & Maggard Holiday Classic. That is a very strange result. Madison Central was 4-4 going into this game, while Warren Central had just cruised through the King of the Bluegrass with four easy wins.

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  2. To be fair, Madison Central's four losses were to Lou. Ballard, George Rogers Clark, Collins, and Pulaski County. So their 4-4 record was misleading.

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  3. Other scores from the round of 16 at Lexington Catholic:

    (19) N. Oldham 72, W. Jessamine 54
    (7) Bowling Green 62, Lou. Fern Creek 45
    N. Laurel 71, Campbell Co. 56

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  4. Meanwhile, McCracken County is in the South Oldham Christmas Tournament, where they beat Ft. Thomas Highlands 59-43 in the first round. The Mustangs are 10-0 and coming off winning the Mason County Invitational, where they beat Augusta (69-49) and Lex. Henry Clay (53-47).

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  5. Update from the round of 16 at Lexington Catholic:

    (7) Bowling Green 62, Lou. Fern Creek 45
    Madison Cent. 60, (1) Warren Cent. 45
    (19) N. Oldham 72, W. Jessamine 54
    N. Laurel 71, Campbell Co. 56
    (11) Lyon Co. 95, Cov. Holy Cross 79
    (15) Lex. Catholic 77, Christian Academy-Louisville 43
    (8) Lou. Ballard 90, Woodford Co. 73

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  6. Last game of the day features (12) Mason County against (20) Bracken County.

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  7. Mason County beats Bracken County 65-63 in a thriller to complete the round of 16.

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  8. They played eight games in one day by starting at 9:30 AM Eastern Time. Here are tomorrow's quarter-finals, which will start at 3:30 PM Eastern (2:30 PM Central):

    (7) Bowling Green v. (15) Lex. Catholic
    (11) Lyon Co. v. (8) Lou. Ballard
    N. Laurel v. (19) N. Oldham
    Madison Cent. v. (12) Mason Co.

    Should be a good day of hoops.

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  9. In the first quarter-final, Mason County beat Madison Central 50-44.

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  10. At the half of the second quarterfinal, Lex. Catholic leads Bowling Green 50-33.

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  11. Lexington Catholic beats Bowling Green 61-44.

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  12. Lyon County leads Louisville Ballard 28-26 after one quarter.

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  13. Lyon County and Ballard are tied 44-all at the half.

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  14. Lyon County beats Ballard 86-80 behind 37 points from Travis Perry. Unbelievable!

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  15. North Oldham beats North Laurel 81-67, so tomorrow's semi-finals are set:

    (15) Lex. Catholic v. (11) Lyon Co.
    (19) N. Oldham v. (12) Mason Co.

    What a great tournament so far!

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  16. In the South Oldham Christmas Tournament, McCracken County beat Beechwood 64-54. The Mustangs are now 11-0.

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  17. McCracken County (11-0) and Mason County (10-0) are the last two unbeaten teams in the Commonwealth.

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  18. Travis Perry scores 25 points for Lyon County, but the Lyons fall to homestanding Lexington Catholic by the score of 73-53. LexCath will face the winner of Mason County/North Oldham in the final.

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  19. McCracken County wins the South Oldham Christmas Tournament, beating South Oldham 55-42. The Mustangs are now 12-0.

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  20. After losing in the first round of the Lexington Catholic tournament, Warren Central rolled through the consolation games, beating Lou. Fern Creek 87-53, West Jessamine 81-60, and Christian Academy-Louisville 70-48. The Dragons are 11-1, and they will be a tough out in the tournaments.

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  21. Lyon County beats Mason County 92-85 to come in third place at the White, Greer, & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic. The Lyons add that third place finish to their fourth place finish in the King of the Bluegrass, and run their record to 12-4.

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    1. Lyon County won that game in double overtime. The Lyons avenged a 72-75 loss to Mason County at Jackson County back on December 3.

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  22. Lexington Catholic wins its home tournament -- the White, Greer, & Maggard Holiday Classic -- with a 55-47 win over North Oldham. The Knights are now 13-1 and riding a thirteen-game winning streak.

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  23. My wife encouraged me last night to attend the boys' Sweet Sixteen this spring, which I thought was really kind of her.

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