21 Teams Left

Last night was one of the best nights of the year in Kentucky sports, with 10 tickets for the State Tournament being handed out.  There was also an enormous game in Union County, where Hoptown took a huge step toward its fourth consecutive to the State Tournament with a big win over Henderson County.  You will recall that Hoptown thought it was rolling to the State Title last year, when it was humiliated by Louisville Trinity (74-56) in the state quarter-finals.  This year, Hoptown lost 75-73 to Henderson County at home, and was crushed 71-42 at Trinity in early February.  But since then the Tigers have won eight games in a row, and Henderson County and Trinity have both been eliminated:

1st Region Semi-Finals (at Murray St. U.):
Calloway Co. 61, Carlisle Co. 25
Murray 57, Graves 48

2nd Region Semi-Finals (at Union Co.):
(8) Hopkinsville 59, (2) Henderson Co. 54
Webster Co. 49, Trigg Co. 47

3d Region Final (at Owensboro SportsCenter):
(7) Owensboro 87, Meade Co. 57

4th Region Final (at W. Kentucky U.):
Bowling Green 46, Warren Cent. 43

5th Region Final (at Green Co.):
(5) Taylor Co. 58, Bardstown 39

6th Region Semi-Finals (at Lou. Valley):
Lou. DeSales 69, Lou. Fern Creek 49
Lou. Doss 65, Bullitt East 61

8th Region Final (at Henry Co.):
Shelbyville Collins 53, Oldham Co. 41

9th Region Final (at Bank of Kentucky Center):
(9) Cov. Catholic 45, Cov. Holmes 37

10th Region Final (at Mason Co.):
Campbell Co. 89, Scott 57

11th Region Final (at E. Kentucky U.):
Lex. Catholic 56, Lex. Bryan Station 53

12th Region Final (at Lincoln Co.):
Boyle Co. 48, Lincoln Co. 46

14th Region Final (at Powell Co.):
(3) Knott Co. Cent. 53, Perry Co. Central 31

15th Region Final (at E. Kentucky Expo Center):
Johnson Cent. 67, Lawrence Co. 60

16th Region Semi-Finals (at Morehead St. U.):
Elliott Co. 43, Rowan Co. 37
Morgan Co. 63, Raceland 57

Only one game tonight, as our beloved First Region wraps up with a battle of Calloway County:

1st Region Final:
Calloway Co. (28-3) v. Murray (23-10)