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Girls' basketball power rankings: Week Eight

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1. Christian County Lady Colonels (14-4)  The Lady Colonels take over the top spot in the rankings despite not playing this past week due to Webster County's loss to Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon. Christian County will now enjoy four consecutive home games, hosting Marshall County and Apollo this week. 2. Webster County Lady Trojans (16-5) Webster County suffered a 77-67 setback at the hands of the Bowling Green Lady Purples on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Trojans saw their five-game winning streak snapped. The Lady Trojans will host Evansville North (IN) on Monday night before traveling to district rival Henderson County on Friday night. 3. Hopkinsville Lady Tigers (14-5)   The Lady Tigers lost by 27 points at Graves County last Tuesday night, and they have not been able to play ever since due to the weather. Hoptown will have a chance to return to the winning path on the road at Henderson County on Tuesday night. 4. Henderson County Lad

Boys' basketball power rankings: Week Eight

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1. University Heights Blazers (13-4)   For the sixth consecutive season, the Blazers have won the Second Region All "A" Classic. UHA blew away Dawson Springs after receiving a first round bye before holding off a very stubborn Livingston Central team in the title game. The Blazers are set to take on 11th Region champion Lexington Christian on Thursday morning at EKU in Richmond. 2. Christian County Colonels (10-5) The Colonels were idle this past week but will return to action with a big road showdown against Castle High School of Newburgh, Indiana on Thursday night. Two nights later Christian will host archival Hopkinsville...who has had Shorty "Stephen" Cager cleared to play. Oh my.  3. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons (13-5) The Maroons had all their games snowed out this past week but will return to action with a road game at Lyon County on Monday night before traveling to Region Three contender Owensboro on Tuesday night. North will then host

Planting the seeds: A look at the Fifth and Sixth District tournament positioning right now

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While all the snow and ice that fell across the region forced several games to be canceled, all teams across the region lost a week worth of preparation for the postseason. Believe it or not the district tournaments are fast approaching--set to played in about a month. With a few district games left, here's a list of how a team can finish at a certain place in the Fifth and Sixth districts. (NOTE: district opponents in in-season tournaments do not count toward district record) 5TH DISTRICT BOYS CURRENT PROJECTION 1. Trigg County 2. Lyon County 3. Livingston Central 4. Crittenden County Crittenden County (4-10, 0-5 District Five) Forced to take the fourth and last seed Livingston Central (11-8, 3-2) Cannot secure top seed (Lyon and Trigg hold tie-breaker) 2nd seed: With win over Crittenden and Lyon loss to Trigg 3rd seed: Loss to Crittenden  3rd seed: Win over Crittenden but Lyon beats Trigg  Lyon County (3-10, 3-2) Top seed: Beats Trigg 2nd seed:

Girls' basketball power rankings: Week Seven

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1. Webster County Lady Trojans (16-4)  Webster County thrashed Henderson County on Tuesday night with a 62-35 victory at home, and the Lady Trojans keep taking major strides toward winning their first regional championship since 1998. Hopefully this snow does not put a damper on Coach Brandon Fisher's squad, who has lost just once in their last 13 games. 2. Christian County Lady Colonels (14-4) Christian County only had one game this past week, but the Lady Colonels romped to a 64-26 win at University Heights on Tuesday night. Coach Kiki Radford's club is slated to travel to Hopkinsville on Friday night--a game where the Lady Colonels can firmly establish themselves as the team to beat in the Eighth District. 3. Hopkinsville Lady Tigers (14-5)   The Lady Tigers lost by 27 points at Graves County on Tuesday night, and that is why they drop one spot in this week's rankings. Hopkinsville will look to bounce back at Marshall County on Tuesday night be

Boys' basketball power rankings: Week Seven

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1. University Heights Blazers (11-4)   University Heights picked up a district win on the road at Fort Campbell on Thursday night, and the Blazers will have a chance to record another district win against Christian County when the two sides resume play this Wednesday after slippery floors put the game into a hiatus at halftime this past Tuesday night. 2. Christian County Colonels (10-5) The Colonels did not play a single game this week outside of UHA. Christian County leads the Blazers 35-32 when the two teams finish the second half on Wednesday night at UHA. The Colonels will also travel to defending state champion Bowling Green on Tuesday night if the weather permits.  3. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons (13-5) The Maroons bounced right back after an 18-point loss to UHA with a 83-57 rout of Caldwell County in Princeton on Tuesday night. Madisonville will be off all of this week before a tune-up game at Lyon County followed by a tough road contest at Region Thr

Girls basketball power rankings: Week Six

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1. Webster County Lady Trojans (15-4)  Webster County is starting to click on all cylinders...especially defensively. The Lady Trojans limited Caldwell County to just 11 points after the first quarter in a 58-27 win on Saturday afternoon, and Webster has now won 11 out of its last 12 games. Webster County will host district rival Henderson County on Tuesday night--a team the Lady Trojans defeated 59-46 back on Dec. 23 in the Owensboro Invitational Tournament. 2. Hopkinsville Lady Tigers (14-4)  Hoptown has now won six out of its last seven games, and the Lady Tigers will face two major tests this week with district rival Christian County on Tuesday night at home and a road game at Graves County on Friday night. The two-headed monster of Breon Oldham and Jayla Rose continues to lead the Lady Tigers, the pair pouring in an average of 14.7 and 15.3 points per night, respectively. 3. Christian County Lady Colonels (13-4)   The Lady Colonels finally picked up a really