11th Region ~ Opening Round Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Opening Round games will be hosted by the District Winner. Below is a spotlight of Tuesday's opening round match-ups: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7:00pm at Madison Central High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madison Central (18-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>44th District Winner vs Madison Southern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 79.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #52 .600</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Western Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Great Crossing in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='926900' first='Robby' last='Todd'] </em>(14ppg, 9rpg), Jayden West (13ppg, 4rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='932775' first='Jaylen' last='Davis']</em> (18.5ppg, 7.5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Western Hills (17-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>41st District Runner-up vs Great Crossing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 63.7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #83 .565</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Frederick Douglass in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1369439' first='Walter' last='Campbell'] </em>(22.5ppg, 18rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1409546' first='Javeon' last='Campbell']</em> (20ppg, 13.5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1514349' first='Elijah' last='Thompson']</em> (15.5ppg, 3.5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7:00pm at Frederick Douglass High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Frederick Douglass (28-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>42nd District Champion vs Scott County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 81.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #7 .672</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Lexington Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Henry Clay in Region Final)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regular Season Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1133838' first='Kai' last='Simpson'] </em>(17ppg, 5.6pg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1344607' first='Armelo' last='Boone'] </em>(15.9ppg, 5.6rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1344606' first='Aveion' last='Chenault']</em> (13.3ppg, 5.6rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1033473' first='Tylon' last='Webb']</em> (11.8ppg, 4.7rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lexington Christian (23-9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>43rd District Runner-up vs Lexington Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 70.1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #47 .601</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Frederick Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2019 (loss vs Woodford County in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regular Season Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1130312' first='Andersen' last='Green'] </em>(14.1ppg, 5.1rpg), Tyler Hall (13.1ppg, 6rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1240891' first='Saxton' last='Howard']</em> (12.4ppg, 1.8rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7:00pm at Great Crossing High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Great Crossing (27-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>41st District Champion vs Western Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 77.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #4 .682</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1-0 vs Scott County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Henry Clay in Semi-Finals)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1130310' first='Malachi' last='Moreno'] </em>(12.5ppg, 10rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1110323' first='Vince' last='Dawson']</em> (20ppg, 7rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1320254' first='Jeremiah' last='Godfrey'] </em>(11ppg, 6rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Scott County (11-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>42nd District Runner-up vs Frederick Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 59.1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #162 .483</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-1 vs Great Crossing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2020 (11th Region Champion)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regular Season Top Performers: Nick Mosby (16.8ppg, 6rpg), Micah Glenn (9.9ppg, 3.5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7:00pm at Lexington Catholic High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lexington Catholic (30-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>43rd District Champion vs Lexington Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 83.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #2 .706</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Madison Southern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Madison Central in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1088851' first='Reece' last='Potter'] </em>(14.5ppg, 8.5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1148609' first='Tyler' last='Doyle'] </em>(16ppg, 2.5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1216424' first='John' last='Reinhart'] </em>(16.5ppg, 2rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1043605' first='Hudson' last='Sparks'] </em>(7ppg, 5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madison Southern (19-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>44th District Runner-up vs Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 67.8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #86 .562</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Lexington Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2021 (loss vs Frederick Douglass in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1126557' first='Jay' last='Rose'] </em>(15ppg, 18rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1126558' first='Zach' last='Hudson']</em> (15.5ppg, 7rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1407269' first='Braden' last='Hudson']</em> (16ppg, 7rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1208173' first='Brett' last='Erslan'] </em>(5.5ppg, 4rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Make sure you are following</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/prephoopsky"><strong> </strong><strong>@PrepHoopsKY</strong></a><strong> on Twitter for weekly top games &amp; top performers!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->