The regional pairings are set. This is it, sports fans. There's 128 teams vying for one championship. From here on out it is do or die. Losers will fold their uniforms, unlace their sneakers, pack their bags, and start counting the days until practice starts up again in the fall. In a few nights, we'll be down to 64, then 32, and then only 16. Those sixteen, the Sweet Sixteen, will survive to play at Rupp Arena.
First Region: Regional Special Events Center, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
Wednesday, March 5th
6:00 - Fulton City vs. Calloway County
7:45 - Graves County vs. Lone Oak
Thursday, March 6th
6:00 - Marshall County vs. Hickman County
7:45 - Paducah Tilghman vs. Mayfield
Semifinals will be played at 6:00 and 7:45 p.m. on March 10th.
Finals will be played at 7:00 p.m. on March 11th.
Second Region: Madisonville-North Hopkins High School, Madisonville, Kentucky
Wednesday, March 5
6:00 - Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. Webster County
7:30 - Lyon County vs. Christian County
Thursday, March 6th
6:00 -University Heights Academy vs. Hopkins County Central
7:30 - Henderson vs. Livingston County Central
Semifinals will be played on March 10th at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Final will be played on March 11th at 7:00 p.m.
Third Region:
Tuesday, March 4th
7:00 - Grayson County vs. Owensboro, Grayson County High School
7:30 - Meade County vs. Muhlenberg South, Meade County High School
7:00 - Muhlenberg North vs. Edmonson County, Muhlenberg North Middle School*
7:00 - Apollo vs. Breckinridge County, Apollo High School
Semifinals will be played at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th and 7th at Daviess County High School
Final will be played at 7:00 p.m. on March 10th at Daviess County High School
*That is not a typographical error. Muhlenberg North's gym was severely damaged by a tornado in February, so they are playing their games at the middle school gym.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
More District Tournaments
As I've stated before, I never intended this blog to be about just the Fourth Region or just the Fifth Region. I want it to be about basketball in all of west Kentucky. I'd love to get to more games in the First, Second, and Third regions, but there is only one of me and only one of Chris. Two things: I thought gas prices would come down this winter, and my 14 year old pickup truck has developed a loud knock in the engine. I don't trust it for road trips anymore. It's the only piece of rolling stock the Pennyrile Pick and Roll owns.
I thought I'd put up district tournament information for the rest of west Kentucky.
FIRST REGION
District 1: Hickman County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 29th.
First round pits Fulton City vs. Fulton County and Carlisle County vs. Hickman County.
District 2: Paducah Tilghman High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 29th.
Top seeded Tilghman will take on Reidland and Lone Oak and Heath will play in the lower bracket.
District 3: Graves County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
Mayfield vs. Ballard Memorial in the first game, and Graves County will take on St. Mary in the second one. The championship game will most likely be between Mayfield and Graves, which could prove to be one of the better championship match ups in the state. It will be city vs. county, big school vs. little school, rival vs. rival.
District 4: Marshall County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
First round has Marshall County vs. Paducah Community Christian and Murray and Calloway County.
SECOND REGION
District 5: Lyon County High School. Feb. 28th and March 1st.
The first round pits Livingston Central vs. Crittenden County and Lyon County vs. Trigg County.
District 6: Webster County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The 6th District has only three teams. Union County and Webster County will play the first game, and the winner will take on Henderson County, which has already punched its ticket to the Second Region Tournament.
District 7: Madisonville-North Hopkins High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
The first round features Caldwell County vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins and Hopkins County Central vs. Dawson Springs.
District 8: Hopkinsville High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round will feature Hopkinsville vs. University Heights Academy and Fort Campbell vs. Christian County. UHA has two of the best players in the state with Scotty Hopson and Tyshwan Edmondson. The press loves Hopson, but Pick and Roll thinks Edmondson is the real talent for the Blazers. Hoptown and UHA could be one of the best district match ups in the entire Commonwealth.
THIRD REGION
District 9: I'm not sure where this one will be played. The way I see it, Apollo has the best district record and will play Owensboro Catholic, while Owensboro and Daviess County will play in the first round.
District 10: McLean County High School. Feb. 26th, 27th, and 29th.
The first round features top seed Muhlenberg North vs. McLean County and Muhlenberg South vs. Ohio County. Muhlenberg North is one of the best teams in the state.
District 11: Meade County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round has Meade County vs. Frederick Fraize (yeah, yeah, I know they're Cloverport) and Breckinridge County vs. Hancock County.
District 12: Grayson County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round features Edmonson County vs. Trinity (Whitesville) and Grayson County vs. Butler County. I recommend that people spend Leap Day in Grayson County watching the state's most gerrymandered basketball district and eating the best popcorn in high school basketball.
I thought I'd put up district tournament information for the rest of west Kentucky.
FIRST REGION
District 1: Hickman County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 29th.
First round pits Fulton City vs. Fulton County and Carlisle County vs. Hickman County.
District 2: Paducah Tilghman High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 29th.
Top seeded Tilghman will take on Reidland and Lone Oak and Heath will play in the lower bracket.
District 3: Graves County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
Mayfield vs. Ballard Memorial in the first game, and Graves County will take on St. Mary in the second one. The championship game will most likely be between Mayfield and Graves, which could prove to be one of the better championship match ups in the state. It will be city vs. county, big school vs. little school, rival vs. rival.
District 4: Marshall County High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
First round has Marshall County vs. Paducah Community Christian and Murray and Calloway County.
SECOND REGION
District 5: Lyon County High School. Feb. 28th and March 1st.
The first round pits Livingston Central vs. Crittenden County and Lyon County vs. Trigg County.
District 6: Webster County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The 6th District has only three teams. Union County and Webster County will play the first game, and the winner will take on Henderson County, which has already punched its ticket to the Second Region Tournament.
District 7: Madisonville-North Hopkins High School. Feb. 25th, 26th, and 28th.
The first round features Caldwell County vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins and Hopkins County Central vs. Dawson Springs.
District 8: Hopkinsville High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round will feature Hopkinsville vs. University Heights Academy and Fort Campbell vs. Christian County. UHA has two of the best players in the state with Scotty Hopson and Tyshwan Edmondson. The press loves Hopson, but Pick and Roll thinks Edmondson is the real talent for the Blazers. Hoptown and UHA could be one of the best district match ups in the entire Commonwealth.
THIRD REGION
District 9: I'm not sure where this one will be played. The way I see it, Apollo has the best district record and will play Owensboro Catholic, while Owensboro and Daviess County will play in the first round.
District 10: McLean County High School. Feb. 26th, 27th, and 29th.
The first round features top seed Muhlenberg North vs. McLean County and Muhlenberg South vs. Ohio County. Muhlenberg North is one of the best teams in the state.
District 11: Meade County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round has Meade County vs. Frederick Fraize (yeah, yeah, I know they're Cloverport) and Breckinridge County vs. Hancock County.
District 12: Grayson County High School. Feb. 26th and 29th.
The first round features Edmonson County vs. Trinity (Whitesville) and Grayson County vs. Butler County. I recommend that people spend Leap Day in Grayson County watching the state's most gerrymandered basketball district and eating the best popcorn in high school basketball.
Friday, December 28, 2007
King of the Bluegrass Tournament
Adair County vs. University Heights Academy
By Chris Gregory, Fifth Region Correspondent
Everybody is talking about Scotty Hopson, but pound-for-pound Adair County's Kalen Kimberland was the best player in this game. He had a tough assignment: guard Hopson.
I like to watch players during warm ups and see how they prepare themselves for the game. Hopson was dancing to the music played over the loudspeakers, but the Adair players looked focused. This was the first time I've gotten a look at Adair County since last season's Fifth Region Tournament, and they looked stronger, especially the 6'7" center, Darrin Ballou.
A friend of mine from Louisville joined me and wanted to see if I could be wowed by Scotty Hopson. Instead, Ballow wowed me.
When we took our seats, I noticed we were behind Scott Padget. I could tell by his ears. He's a heck of a nice guy and was talking to everyone around him.
Hopson got fired up quickly when the game started. He scored six quick points, and then he let me down. I remember what Pick and Roll said about him in Bowling Green, and I saw what he was talking about. He's got great potential but needs to get his game face on.
I liked what I saw out of Adair County. I looked forward to a Hopson-Ballou match up, but to my surprise, Kimberland started guarding Hopson. Kimberland is only 5'11," so he gives up eight inches to the Blazers' blue chipper. He plays great defense.
At the end of the first quarter the Blazers had a 16-14 lead.
Darrin Ballou is quickly becoming one of my favorite players, and I hear he is big on WKU. I think he would be a good fit for the Hilltoppers. He shoots good from the floor but tends to force some of his shots He was stronger than Hopson. Ballou needs to work on his free throw shooting.
The second quarter went back-and forth. Hopson stood around a lot and looked lazy. His teammate, Tyshawn Edmonson took up the slack by doing most of the scoring in the second quarter. It's rumored that UT is looking at Edmonson (editor's note: I've also heard Florida). UHA still had the lead at the half, 33-28.
Adair County made some adjustments to start the third quarter. They started feeding Ballou down low, and he was finding the basket. It didn't take long for Hopson to switch over and guard Ballou, but Ballou took it right to him. He is stronger in the upper body, and he pushed Hopson around quite a bit.
With 5:00 to go in the third, UHA Coach Randy McCoy called a timeout and was red faced. At the end of the quarter, the game was tied at 49.
The game was living up to its hype.
With his team in a battle, Mr. Hopson decided to show up. He took charge in the fourth quarter. He is quick off the dribble and really elevates on his jump shot. He just doesn't impress me. I don't know why.
The game went to overtime with the teams knotted at 58.
In the extra frame, Adair County's Kalen Kimberland showed why he was -- pound-for-pound -- the best player on the floor. He scored nine of his game high 21 points in overtime. After a timeout, UHA threw a 2-1-2 zone press against Adair, and it caused the Indians a lot of trouble. With 6.6 second left in the game, UHA had a two point lead, but Adair had the ball. They had a shot at tying it up, but Ballou turned the ball over. UHA won a good contest, 65-63.
OBSERVATIONS
Beam Thee Up Scotty: Hopson has a lot of growing up to do before he plays the college game. His attitude is sorry. Scott Padgett said the same thing about him. If he ends up at UK, I hope BCG can mold him. He is athletic and has great hops.
Editor's Observation: Pick and Roll was never in the military, but he knows that soldiers, sailors, and Marines call the thick rimmed, ugly, military issue eyeglasses "BCG's." That is their lingo for Birth Control Glasses. I'll let the readers make the leap in logic, but calling Billy Clyde "BCG" could get...well...ugly.
Double Dog Adair You: Adair County is going to be fun to watch again this year in the Fifth Region. Ballou and Nick Fudge (in my opinion the best point guard in the Fifth) along with Kimberland will carry the Indians deep into the regional tournament. Ballou and Fudge are both juniors, so they'll be tough next year, too.
Editor's Note: I've got to take "A Christmas Story" out of the DVD player.
By Chris Gregory, Fifth Region Correspondent
Everybody is talking about Scotty Hopson, but pound-for-pound Adair County's Kalen Kimberland was the best player in this game. He had a tough assignment: guard Hopson.
I like to watch players during warm ups and see how they prepare themselves for the game. Hopson was dancing to the music played over the loudspeakers, but the Adair players looked focused. This was the first time I've gotten a look at Adair County since last season's Fifth Region Tournament, and they looked stronger, especially the 6'7" center, Darrin Ballou.
A friend of mine from Louisville joined me and wanted to see if I could be wowed by Scotty Hopson. Instead, Ballow wowed me.
When we took our seats, I noticed we were behind Scott Padget. I could tell by his ears. He's a heck of a nice guy and was talking to everyone around him.
Hopson got fired up quickly when the game started. He scored six quick points, and then he let me down. I remember what Pick and Roll said about him in Bowling Green, and I saw what he was talking about. He's got great potential but needs to get his game face on.
I liked what I saw out of Adair County. I looked forward to a Hopson-Ballou match up, but to my surprise, Kimberland started guarding Hopson. Kimberland is only 5'11," so he gives up eight inches to the Blazers' blue chipper. He plays great defense.
At the end of the first quarter the Blazers had a 16-14 lead.
Darrin Ballou is quickly becoming one of my favorite players, and I hear he is big on WKU. I think he would be a good fit for the Hilltoppers. He shoots good from the floor but tends to force some of his shots He was stronger than Hopson. Ballou needs to work on his free throw shooting.
The second quarter went back-and forth. Hopson stood around a lot and looked lazy. His teammate, Tyshawn Edmonson took up the slack by doing most of the scoring in the second quarter. It's rumored that UT is looking at Edmonson (editor's note: I've also heard Florida). UHA still had the lead at the half, 33-28.
Adair County made some adjustments to start the third quarter. They started feeding Ballou down low, and he was finding the basket. It didn't take long for Hopson to switch over and guard Ballou, but Ballou took it right to him. He is stronger in the upper body, and he pushed Hopson around quite a bit.
With 5:00 to go in the third, UHA Coach Randy McCoy called a timeout and was red faced. At the end of the quarter, the game was tied at 49.
The game was living up to its hype.
With his team in a battle, Mr. Hopson decided to show up. He took charge in the fourth quarter. He is quick off the dribble and really elevates on his jump shot. He just doesn't impress me. I don't know why.
The game went to overtime with the teams knotted at 58.
In the extra frame, Adair County's Kalen Kimberland showed why he was -- pound-for-pound -- the best player on the floor. He scored nine of his game high 21 points in overtime. After a timeout, UHA threw a 2-1-2 zone press against Adair, and it caused the Indians a lot of trouble. With 6.6 second left in the game, UHA had a two point lead, but Adair had the ball. They had a shot at tying it up, but Ballou turned the ball over. UHA won a good contest, 65-63.
OBSERVATIONS
Beam Thee Up Scotty: Hopson has a lot of growing up to do before he plays the college game. His attitude is sorry. Scott Padgett said the same thing about him. If he ends up at UK, I hope BCG can mold him. He is athletic and has great hops.
Editor's Observation: Pick and Roll was never in the military, but he knows that soldiers, sailors, and Marines call the thick rimmed, ugly, military issue eyeglasses "BCG's." That is their lingo for Birth Control Glasses. I'll let the readers make the leap in logic, but calling Billy Clyde "BCG" could get...well...ugly.
Double Dog Adair You: Adair County is going to be fun to watch again this year in the Fifth Region. Ballou and Nick Fudge (in my opinion the best point guard in the Fifth) along with Kimberland will carry the Indians deep into the regional tournament. Ballou and Fudge are both juniors, so they'll be tough next year, too.
Editor's Note: I've got to take "A Christmas Story" out of the DVD player.
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