Midseason Mr. Basketball Update

<p>I figured I would take my best shot at the Mr. Basketball award as it stands right now. This is only my opinion. Feel free to disagree in the comments. </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Favorite:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="604116" first="Ben" last="Johnson"], Lexington Catholic - </strong>At this point in time, I’m not sure this is even in question anymore. Catholic is undefeated with all but one win coming by double digits. Ben has had a game of 50+ and is averaging 28 points per game while shooting 57% from the field, 47% from three and 82% from the free throw line. He’s also second on his team in rebounds with just under 7 per game. Between injuries and Covid stoppages, I’m not sure anyone else’s numbers can come close to that type of scoring efficiency and there’s a good chance Lexington Catholic is the best team in the state right now. </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Second Favorite:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="773408" first="Zion" last="Harmon"], Marshall County - </strong>After being suspended for the first game of the season and spending the last month in a walking boot while not playing, Harmon’s season has fizzled to the point I’m not sure he’ll even win the player of the year in the first region. Zion has had a great career, including a state championship but if the award is considered to be based on Senior season and not career, he’ll struggle to win first region player of the year unless he gets back on the court very soon as ballots have already been sent out for voting. Before his injury, Zion was averaging 30.2 points with shooting splits of 52-23-64.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Predicting Players of the Year:</strong></span></p> <p>1st Region: [player_tooltip player_id="793777" first="Noah" last="Dumas"], McCracken County or [player_tooltip player_id="773408" first="Zion" last="Harmon"], Marshall County</p> <p>2nd Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923029" first="Hunter" last="McNaughton"], Webster County</p> <p>3rd Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923010" first="Nash" last="Divine"], Muhlenberg County</p> <p>4th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="793756" first="Isaiah" last="Mason"], Bowling Green</p> <p>5th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="530678" first="JaQuais" last="Franklin"], Elizabethtown</p> <p>6th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="1032006" first="Devin" last="Perry"], DeSales</p> <p>7th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923001" first="Cam" last="Pope"], Male</p> <p>8th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="793762" first="Kelly" last="Niece"], Simon Kenton or [player_tooltip player_id="793769" first="Trevor" last="Hardin"], Henry County</p> <p>9th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="793828" first="Sam" last="Vinson"], Highlands or [player_tooltip player_id="922991" first="Scotty" last="Draud"], Beechwood</p> <p>10th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="1027678" first="Rickey" last="Lovette"], Montgomery County</p> <p>11th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="604116" first="Ben" last="Johnson"], Lexington Catholic</p> <p>12th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="530673" first="DeAjuan" last="Stepp"], West Jessamine</p> <p>13th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923012" first="Connor" last="Robinson"], Clay County</p> <p>14th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923020" first="Wade" last="Pelfrey"], Hazard or [player_tooltip player_id="923014" first="Jaz" last="Johnson"], Wolfe County</p> <p>15th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="923007" first="Isaiah" last="May"], Johnson Central</p> <p>16th Region: [player_tooltip player_id="793786" first="Mason" last="Moore"], Rowan County</p>