Sunday, March 17, 2024

Friday, March 15, 2024

Conference Tournament Weekend

Purdue and Michigan State tip things off at 11 A.M. in the Central Time Zone.  They're out there banging away at each other as usual.  K-Pom has the Boilers winning 75 to 69.

Apparently there's an uproar in Indiana over the IU basketball program.  The Hoosiers are 19-13 on the year, 10-10 in the Big Ten, and they are currently on a five-game winning streak.  They'll play Nebraska in the Big Ten Quarter-Finals today, and they are ranked 84 on Ken Pom.  Now in all seriousness, that seems like a pretty typical year for IU, so I don't really know what the outrage is about.  Anyway, the IU fans can be proud that Purdue is doing so well, right?  I know that UK fans were always supposed to be happy when U of L was good, so I assume it works the same way in Hoosier-land.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Sounds Like Kentucky

 "{T}he land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:  a land which the Lord thy God careth for:  the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year."

Deuteronomy 11:11-12 (KJV)

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

26 Teams Left

This is the last day of Regionals, and we have ten Regional Finals left for tonight, including a rare 1 v. 2 matchup:

Second Region Final (at Hopkinsville):
(7) Lyon Co. (31-3) v. Henderson Co. (26-6)

Third Region Final (at Owensboro SportsCenter):
Owensboro Catholic (23-9) v. Butler Co. (22-8)

Fourth Region Final (at W. Kentucky U.):
(10) Bowling Green (29-5) v. Warren Cent. (16-11)

Sixth Region Final (at Lou. Valley):
(11) Lou. Evangel Christian (28-6) v. Lou. Fairdale (28-6)

Eighth Region Final (at Henry Co.):
Spencer Co. (24-9) v. Simon Kenton (18-15)

Ninth Region Final (at No. Kentucky U.):
(3) Newport (31-3) v. (14) Cooper (24-8)

Tenth Region Final (at Mason Co.):
Campbell Co. (25-6) v. Harrison Co. (17-14)

Eleventh Region Final (at Lex. Paul Dunbar):
(1) Great Crossing (33-1) v. (2) Lex. Catholic (32-2)

Twelfth Region Final (at Pulaski Co.):
Pulaski Co. (22-10) v. Somerset (22-10)

Sixteenth Region Final (at Morehead St. U.):
(17) Boyd Co. (27-6) v. Ashland Blazer (22-10)

Remember that we already have six regional champions so far:

First Region:  Marshall Co. Marshals (25-7)
Fifth Region:  Adair Co. Indians (28-7)
Seventh Region:  (4) Lou. Trinity Shamrocks (26-7)
Thirteenth Region:  (9) Harlan Co. Black Bears (31-4)
Fourteenth Region:  Perry Co. Cent. Commodores (22-13)
Fifteenth Region:  Magoffin Co. Hornets (21-13)

The draw for State looks like this:

Upper Bracket
Magoffin Co. v. Perry Co. Cent.
Region 8 v. Region 11
Region 16 v. Region 2
Adair Co. v. Marshall Co.

Lower Bracket
(9) Harlan Co. v. Region 4
Region 9 v. Region 10
Region 12 v. (5) Lou. Trinity
Region 3 v. Region 6

Sunday, March 10, 2024

42 Teams Left

Sixteen games on tap tomorrow, including some really big ones:

Second Region Semi-Final (at Hopkinsville):
Madisonville-N. Hopkins v. (7) Lyon Co.

Fourth Region Semi-Final (at W. Kentucky U.):
Cumberland Co. v. (10) Bowling Green

Seventh Region Final (at Valley):
Lou. Seneca (17-15) v. (5) Lou. Trinity (25-7)

Eighth Region Semi-Final (at Henry Co.):
Simon Kenton v. (8) N. Oldham

Tenth Region Semi-Final (at Mason Co.):
(12) George Rogers Clark v. Campbell Co.

Thirteenth Region Final (at The Corbin Arena):
Corbin (23-8) v. (9) Harlan Co. (30-4)

Fourteenth Region Final (at Powell Co.):
Breathitt Co. (20-11) v. Perry Co. Cent. (21-13)

Fifteenth Region Final (at Appalachian Wireless Arena):
Martin Co. (23-9) v. Magoffin Co. (20-13)

Sixteenth Region Semi-Final (at Morehead St. U.):
(17) Boyd Co. v. Rowan Co.