The Week Ahead: Week 2 (FREE)

The 2021-22 season is off and running across the Commonwealth. Here’s a look at some of the best games in the week ahead. This is not a list of the only good games around the state but rather a list of top matchups. Not all the best games will make the list each week.

Monday:

Big game in the 13th region as Corbin hosts Harlan County. 2023 Hayden Llewellyn Hayden Llewellyn 6'2" | CG Corbin | 2023 State KY started his season with 32 points for Corbin while 2024 Trent Noah Trent Noah 6'7" | SF Harlan County | 2024 State #139 Nation KY posted a 39 point game for Harlan County last week.

District game in Lexington as Cobi Commodore Cobi Commodore 6'0" | CG Tates Creek | 2023 State KY and Tates Creek host Brayden Mirus Brayden Mirus 6'1" | PG Rowan County | 2024 State KY and Lexington Christian.

Could be a shootout in the second region when Travis Perry Travis Perry 6'2" | PG Lyon County | 2024 State #115 Nation KY and Lyon County take on Bradin Nelson Bradin Nelson 6'3" | PG Webster County | 2023 State KY and Webster County.

Tuesday:

Good early season matchup in Bowling Green as Turner Buttry Turner Buttry 5'11" | PG Bowling Green | 2022 State KY and the Purples host Alandre Murphy Alandre Murphy 6'3" | SF Elizabethtown | 2022 State KY and Elizabethtown.

Two of the top players in 2023 lock horns as Ohio State commit George Washington III George Washington III 6'3" | CG Chaminade Julienne | 2023 State #92 Nation OH and CAL tangle with Dallas Roberts Dallas Roberts 6'1" | PG North Oldham | 2023 State KY and North Oldham.

Good game in the 11th region when Jack Gohmann Jack Gohmann 6'3" | SG Lexington Catholic | 2022 State KY and Lexington Catholic take on Kai Simpson Kai Simpson 6'3" | PG Frederick Douglass | 2023 State KY and Frederick Douglass.

Early season showdown in the 6th as Evan Frederick Evan Frederick 6'9" | C Southern | 2022 State KY and Southern go up against Isaac Garang Isaac Garang 6'7" | C Fern Creek | 2022 State KY and Fern Creek.

Wednesday:

Gavin Salva Gavin Salva 6'5" | PF West Jessamine | 2023 State KY and West Jessamine matchup with Parker Payne Parker Payne 6'1" | PG South Laurel | 2023 State KY and South Laurel in the opening night of the Toyota Classic.

Damone King Damone King 6'0" | PG DeSales | 2024 State KY matches up against Cole Sherman Cole Sherman 5'10" | PG St. Xavier | 2022 State KY as DuPont Manual takes on St. Xavier.

Thursday:

The Toyota Classic continues with some good matchups. Jacob Meyer Jacob Meyer 6'2" | PG Holy Cross Covington | 2023 #170 Nation GA and Covington Holy Cross take on Tyson Barrett Tyson Barrett 6'8" | PF Frederick Douglass | 2023 FL and Frederick Douglass.

Brant Smithers Brant Smithers 6'1" | CG Walton-Verona | 2022 State KY and Walton-Verona travel to Cooper to face Caleb Brooks Caleb Brooks 6'9" | C Cooper | 2023 State KY and the Jags in an underrated northern Ky matchup.

Tough western Ky guards battle it out as Grant Whittaker and Murray face Gavin Grubbs Gavin Grubbs 6'1" | CG University Heights Academy | 2024 State KY and UHA.

Friday:

A shootout is likely in the 7th region as Gabe Sisk Gabe Sisk 6'5" | SG Ballard | 2023 #232 Nation CA-N and Ballard take on GW3 and CAL.

9th district action gets underway when Kenyatta Carbon and Owensboro make the trip across town to face Devonte McCampbell Devonte McCampbell 6'5" | SF Daviess County | 2022 State KY and Daviess County.

Good one in the 11th as Robby Todd Robby Todd 6'7" | PF Madison Central | 2022 State KY and Madison Central go head to head with Jaden Biggers Jaden Biggers 6'6" | PF Bryan Station | 2023 State KY and Bryan Station.

Big game in the 13th region when Reed Sheppard Reed Sheppard 6'3" | PG North Laurel | 2023 State #22 Nation KY and North Laurel host Carter Stewart Carter Stewart 5'11" | CG Corbin | 2024 State KY and Corbin.

Saturday:

There are a ton of quality showcases and one day events across the state.

Rylee Samons Rylee Samons 6'7" | SF Pikeville | 2023 State KY leads Pikeville to Mason County where they’ll tangle with a Royals team led by Terrell Henry Terrell Henry 6'2" | SF Mason County | 2023 State KY .

Lyon County makes the trip to Louisville to tangle with Kaleb Glenn Kaleb Glenn 6'7" | SF La Lumiere | 2023 #64 Nation IN and Male.