Jason FrakesLouisville Courier Journal
Ranking the top 10 boys basketball teams and players in all 16 Kentucky regions, based on a poll of coaches:
First Region
Teams: 1. McCracken County, 2. Murray, 3. Calloway County, 4. Paducah Tilghman, 5. Mayfield, 6. Marshall County, 7. Graves County, 8. St. Mary, 9. Ballard Memorial, 10. Carlisle County
Players: 1. Grant Whitaker (Murray), 2. Jack McCune (McCracken County), 3. Ian Hart (McCracken County), 4. Eli Finley (Calloway County), 5. Mian Shaw (Paducah Tilghman), 6. Jonah Butler (Calloway County), 7. Jayvion Powell (Paducah Tilghman), 8. Prince Kahnplaye (Community Christian), 9. Luke Sims (St. Mary), 10. Cole Mills (Graves County)
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Second Region
Teams: 1. Lyon County, 2. Madisonville-North Hopkins, 3. Hopkinsville, 4. Henderson County, 5. Christian County, 6. University Heights, 7. Union County, 8. Webster County, 9. Trigg County, 10. Hopkins County Central
Players: 1. Travis Perry (Lyon County), 2. Marcus Eaves (Madisonville-North Hopkins), 3. Derrell Bateman (Christian County), 4. Gerard Thomas (Henderson County), 5. Brady Shoulders (Lyon County), 6. Izaiah Manuel (Union County), 7. Daisjaun Mercer (Hopkinsville), 8. Gavin Grubbs (University Heights), 9. Jhaden Vaughn (Trigg County), 10. Antonio Williams (Hopkinsville)
Third Region
Teams: 1. Owensboro, 2. Ohio County, 3. Hanco*ck County, 4. Owensboro Catholic, 5. Whitesville Trinity, 6. McLean County, 7. Muhlenberg County, 8. Butler County, 9. Breckinridge County, 10. Grayson County
Players: 1. Kenyata Carbon (Owensboro), 2. Elijah Decker (Ohio County), 3. Brian Griffith (Owensboro Catholic), 4. Landon Huff (Whitesville Trinity), 5. Kaleb Keown (Hanco*ck County), 6. Jaxon Floyd (McLean County), 7. Ty Price (Butler County), 8. Parker Culbertson (Ohio County), 9. Cole Burch (Daviess County), 10. Evan Ferry (Hanco*ck County)
Fourth Region
Teams: 1. Warren Central, 2. Bowling Green, 3. Warren East, 4. Franklin-Simpson, 5. Greenwood, 6. Barren County, 7. Metcalfe County, 8. South Warren, 9. Clinton County, 10. Todd County Central
Players: 1. Omari Glover (Warren Central), 2. Isaiah Andrews (Warren East), 3. Chappelle Whitney (Warren Central), 4. M.J. Wardlow (Bowling Green), 5. Mason Ritter (Bowling Green), 6. Kade Unseld (Warren Central), 7. Wyatt Blythe (Metcalfe County), 8. Jalen Briscoe (Franklin-Simpson), 9. Jamison Glass (Todd County Central), 10. Izayiah Villafuerte (Warren Central)
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Fifth Region
Teams: 1. Washington County, 2. Elizabethtown, 3. Central Hardin, 4. Taylor County, 5. LaRue County, 6. North Hardin, 7. Bardstown, 8. John Hardin, 9. Green County, 10. Caverna
Players: 1. Brett Decker (Central Hardin), 2. Ayden Evans (Elizabethtown), 3. Beau Baker (Washington County), 4. Mason Guffey (Taylor County), 5. Carson Childress (LaRue County), 6. Taveon Smith (North Hardin), 7. Meek Ater (Caverna), 8. Casey Steadmon (Bethlehem), 9. Riley Brown (Washington County), 10. Jakob Fredrickson (Central Hardin)
Sixth Region
Teams: 1. Western, 2. Evangel Christian, 3. Pleasure Ridge Park, 4. DeSales, 5. Jeffersontown, 6. Fairdale, 7. Bullitt East, 8. Fern Creek, 9. Butler, 10. Moore
Players: 1. Cyr Malonga (Evangel Christian), 2. Keith Robinson (Pleasure Ridge Park), 3. Trent Hinkle (Western), 4. Julius Edmonds (Western), 5. Jacob Tucker (Fairdale), 6. Kyran Tilley (Evangel Christian), 7. Dalton Hicks (Fairdale), 8. Christian Doerr (Evangel Christian), 9. Will Gibson (DeSales), 10. Jayden Miles (Western)
Seventh Region
Teams: 1. Trinity, 2. Male, 3. Manual, 4. Ballard, 5. Seneca, 6. St. Xavier, 7. Christian Academy, 8. Eastern, 9. Central, 10. Waggener
Players: 1. Damone King (Manual), 2. Jack Edelen (Male), 3. Drae Vasser (Trinity), 4. Cam McClain (Trinity), 5. Meechie White (Male), 6. Quel’Ron House (Seneca), 7. Kirk Lemons (Christian Academy), 8. Jayden Johnson (Trinity), 9. Miles Franklin (Ballard), 10. Will Crockett (Kentucky Country Day)
Eighth Region
Teams: 1. North Oldham, 2. Woodford County, 3. Collins, 4. Spencer County, 5. Oldham County, 6. Grant County, 7. Owen County, 8. Simon Kenton, 9. Walton-Verona, 10. South Oldham
Players: 1. Teagan Moore (Owen County), 2. Dallas Roberts (North Oldham), 3. Jasper Johnson (Woodford County), 4. Kenyon Goodin (Collins), 5. Dylan Hammonds (Grant County), 6. Max Green (Oldham County), 7. John McCrear (Woodford County), 8. Luke Erhardt (Spencer County), 9. Ian Higdon (North Oldham), 10. Gabe Dynes (Simon Kenton)
Ninth Region
Teams: 1. Covington Catholic, 2. Cooper, 3. Lloyd Memorial, 4. Conner, 5. Covington Holy Cross, 6. Highlands, 7. Newport, 8. St. Henry, 9. Dixie Heights, 10. Beechwood
Players: 1. Jacob Meyer (Covington Holy Cross), 2. Evan Ipsaro (Covington Catholic), 3. E.J. Walker (Lloyd Memorial), 4. Jeremiah Israel (Lloyd Memorial), 5. Landen Hamilton (Conner), 6. Will Herald (Highlands), 7. Caleb Brooks (Cooper), 8. Marquez Miller (Newport), 9. Cameron Boyd (Beechwood), 10. Brady Hussey (Covington Catholic)
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10th Region
Teams: 1. George Rogers Clark, 2. Mason County, 3. Bracken County, 4. Campbell County, 5. Harrison County, 6. Montgomery County, 7. Scott, 8. Bishop Brossart, 9. Augusta, 10. Paris
Players: 1. Jerone Morton (George Rogers Clark), 2. Trent Edwards (George Rogers Clark), 3. Terrell Henry (Mason County), 4. Sam Parrish (George Rogers Clark), 5. Blake Reed (Bracken County), 6. Aydan Hamilton (Campbell County), 7. Kaydon Custard (Harrison County), 8. Camden Reed (Bracken County), 9. Riley Mastin (Mason County), 10. Jake Gross (Campbell County)
11th Region
Teams: 1. Great Crossing, 2. Madison Central, 3. Lexington Catholic, 4. Frederick Douglass, 5. Madison Southern, 6. Paul Dunbar, 7. Henry Clay, 8. Scott County, 9. Bryan Station, 10. Tates Creek
Players: 1. Reece Potter (Lexington Catholic), 2. Malachi Moreno (Great Crossing), 3. Jaylen Davis (Madison Central), 4. Jay Rose (Madison Southern), 5. Nick Spalding (Paul Dunbar), 6. Vince Dawson (Great Crossing), 7. Hagan Harrison (Madison Central), 8. Kai Simpson (Frederick Douglass), 9. Robby Todd (Madison Central), 10. Walter Campbell (Western Hills)
12th Region
Teams: 1. Lincoln County, 2. Pulaski County, 3. West Jessamine, 4. Boyle County, 5. Wayne County, 6. Danville Christian, 7. Danville, 8. Mercer County, 9. McCreary Central, 10. Somerset
Players: 1. Tremane Alcorn (Lincoln County), 2. Kyle Stephens (McCreary Central), 3. Cayden Lancaster (Pulaski County), 4. Colton Ralston (Lincoln County), 5. Drew Marshall (West Jessamine), 6. Ethan Cooper (Garrard County), 7. Montavin Quisenberry (Boyle County), 8. Kendall Phillips (Wayne County), 9. Ethan Willoughby (Casey County), 10. Barek Williams (Pulaski County)
13th Region
Teams: 1. North Laurel, 2. Harlan County, 3. Corbin, 4. South Laurel, 5. Harlan, 6. Whitley County, 7. Bell County, 8. Barbourville, 9. Clay County, 10. Jackson County
Players: 1. Reed Sheppard (North Laurel), 2. Trent Noah (Harlan County), 3. Ryan Davidson (North Laurel), 4. Hayden Llewellyn (Corbin), 5. Maddox Huff (Harlan County), 6. Parker Payne (South Laurel), 7. Gavin Chadwell (Knox Central), 8. Dawson Woolum (Bell County), 9. Micah Engle (Lynn Camp), 10. Jaedyn Gist (Harlan)
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14th Region
Teams: 1. Breathitt County, 2. Perry County Central, 3. Hazard, 4. Wolfe County, 5. Letcher County Central, 6. Estill County, 7. Knott County Central, 8. Buckhorn, 9. Cordia, 10. Leslie County
Players: 1. Austin Sperry (Breathitt County), 2. Sawyer Thompson (Wolfe County), 3. Rydge Beverly (Perry County Central), 4. Christian Collins (Breathitt County), 5. Kade Benton (Estill County), 6. Zach Watterson (Lee County), 7. Jamal Hazell (Hazard), 8. Wyatt Hensley (Leslie County), 9. Skylar Ritchie (Wolfe County), 10. Tyler Day (Perry County Central)
15th Region
Teams: 1. Pikeville, 2. Shelby Valley, 3. Pike County Central, 4. Betsy Layne, 5. Magoffin County, 6. Martin County, 7. Johnson Central, 8. Floyd Central, 9. Lawrence County, 10. Paintsville
Players: 1. Rylee Samons (Pikeville), 2. Aden Barnett (Magoffin County), 3. Jaylan Rigdon (Pike County Central), 4. Brady Robinson (Betsy Layne), 5. Luke Hale (Martin County), 6. Connor Fugate (Paintsville), 7. Jaden Stewart (Pike County Central), 8. Russ Osborne (Shelby Valley), 9. Ryan Rose (Johnson Central), 10. Andrew Kidd (Betsy Layne)
16th Region
Teams: 1. Ashland Blazer, 2. Boyd County, 3. Bath County, 4. Morgan County, 5. Rowan County, 6. Fleming County, 7. Russell, 8. Lewis County, 9. Raceland, 10. West Carter
Players: 1. Zander Carter (Ashland Blazer), 2. Zack Otis (Bath County), 3. Rheyce DeBoard (Ashland Blazer), 4. Jacob Spurlock (Boyd County), 5. Jason Ellis (Boyd County), 6. Colby Wilburn (Rowan County), 7. Gatlin Griffith (Morgan County), 8. Adam Hargett (Fleming County), 9. Trey Gerike (Lewis County), 10. Tucker Conway (Ashland Blazer)
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.
