12th Region ~ Opening Round Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region Preview. All Games will be played at Lincoln County High School. All 8 teams made it to the 12th Region Tournament in 2022. All the opening round matchups are different.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a spotlight of all four opening round match-ups:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wednesday - March 1, 2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lincoln County (22-9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>45th District Winner vs Boyle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 72.6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #35 .611</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1-0 vs Wayne County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (12th Region Champion)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='932784' first='Tramane' last='Alcorn'] </em>(15ppg, 6rpg), Colton Ralston (11ppg, 5.5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1163338' first='Connor' last='Davis']</em> (8.5ppg, 5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wayne County (17-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>48th District Runner-up vs McCreary Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 59.7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #113 .536</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-1 vs Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Pulaski County in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1543323' first='Kendall' last='Phillips'] </em>(17ppg, 9.5rpg), Mason Burchett (10ppg, 5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Jessamine (21-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>46th District Champion vs&nbsp; Mercer County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 71.0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #68 .577</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Rockcastle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Boyle County in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: Daniel Waters (20.5ppg, 5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1497247' first='Drew' last='Marshall']</em> (13ppg, 3.5rpg), Jacob Jones (11.5ppg, 4rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1130843' first='Gavin' last='Salva']</em> (12.5ppg, 5.5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rockcastle County (16-15)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>43rd District Runner-up vs Pulaski County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 57.6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #120 .528</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Jessamine County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2019 (loss vs Lincoln County in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1543201' first='Walker' last='Craig'] </em>(20ppg, 6rpg), Broedy Dunaway (11ppg, 3rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday - March 2, 2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pulaski County (24-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>47th District Champion vs Rockcastle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 69.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #22 .631</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1-0 vs Mercer County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Lincoln County in Finals)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1126635' first='Barek' last='Williams'] </em>(17.5ppg, 5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1359136' first='Carson' last='Fraley']</em> (13ppg, 5.5rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1511830' first='Cayden' last='Lancaster'] </em>(15.5ppg, 5.5rpg)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mercer County (14-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>46th District Runner-up vs West Jessamine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 53.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #162 .466</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-1 vs Pulaski County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2020 (loss vs McCreary Central in opening round)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1512908' first='Trevor' last='Ellis'] </em>(18ppg, 7rpg), Thaddeus Mays (15ppg, 1.5rpg),</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McCreary Central (21-11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>47th District Champion vs Rockcastle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 64.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #66 .579</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs Boyle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2022 (loss vs Lincoln County in semi-finals)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason Top Performers: Kyle Stephens<em> </em>(14.5ppg, 8.5rpg), Max McKinney<em> </em>(9ppg, 5.5rpg)&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boyle County (15-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>45th District Runner-up vs Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 64.6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #108 .540</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>0-0 vs McCreary Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Region Appearance: 2021 (loss vs Pulaski County in semi-finals)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regular Season Top Performers: Kason Myers<em> </em>(14.2ppg, 4.2rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1148599' first='Montavin' last='Quisenberry']</em> (14.8ppg, 4.2rpg), <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1637712' first='Jakei' last='Tarter']</em> (11.3ppg, 13.8rpg)</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 -->