Upset Alert: Monday’s District Games
The opening round of district tournaments is typically a 1 vs 4 matchup that doesn’t yield many upsets but let’s take a look at some games that could see an upset on Monday.
15th District: Barren County vs Monroe County at Allen County-Scottsville – Monroe is only 10-17 while Barren is 21-8. Barren won both regular season games but only by 2 when they last played on January 20th. Aden Nyekan Aden Nyekan 6'5" | SF Barren County | 2022 State KY , Gavin Withrow and Will Bandy Will Bandy 6'4" | PF Barren County | 2020 State KY combined for 32 of the 47 Barren points and will need a better effort this time around to beat Monroe.
27th District: Waggener at Trinity – The defending state champions were beaten by 17 in their only regular season matchup against the Wildcats just last week. The Shamrocks are led by Zach Stahlman Zach Stahlman 6'2" | CG Trinity | 2021 State KY and Ethan Hodge but they will have their hands full with Dallas Rufus Dallas Rufus 6'2" | PG Waggener | 2020 State KY and Richard White. Trinity and Waggener is always a fun match-up and I think Monday’s game will be another battle in their rivalry.
43rd District: Lafayette vs Dunbar at Lexington Christian – Dunbar swept the two meetings against the Generals in the regular season but Ray Surratt has been having a great Senior season, averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Dunbar front line of Tim Hall Tim Hall 6'6" | PF Westminster Catawba | 2023 State SC , Rabby Kamona Rabby Kamona 6'8" | C Dunbar | 2020 State KY , Robby Todd Robby Todd 6'7" | PF Madison Central | 2022 State KY , Shyheim Drew, Lionel Kumwimba and Branco Balingate give the Bulldogs 30 fouls to use on Ray.
44th District: Madison Southern vs Madison Central at EKU – The 44th district is a blind draw so these two rivals face off for the first time this season on Monday night. Kole Browne Kole Browne 6'3" | CG Madison Central | 2021 State KY e and Braeden Ray are the Junior leaders for Coach Feldhaus’ team while Chad Fugate Chad Fugate 6'0" | SG Madison Southern | 2020 State KY , Hunter Buchanan, and Nate Turner are all double figure scorers for the Eagles. Central is ahead of Southern in the KHSAA RPI but Southern has more wins. Should be a good game.