Sweet 16 Preview ~ Wednesday’s Matchups

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sweet 16 Region Preview. A brief overview of each team and top performers. It is the final chance to scout high school players before transitioning to the travel season. Prep Hoops staff will be locked in to every game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a spotlight of Wednesday's four opening round match-ups:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>11:00am</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeffersontown (17-12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 73.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #115 .535</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>24th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Moore, Butler, DeSales</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2022</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1221420' first='Brandon' last='Gatewood'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1497250' first='Brenton' last='Moore'] (Junior)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Woodford County (20-12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 80.2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #80 .568</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Anderson County, Collins (2x), Owen County, North Oldham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 1986</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1118821' first='John' last='McCrear'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1110315' first='Jasper' last='Johnson'] (Sophomore), [player_tooltip player_id='1123569' first='Makhi' last='Smith'] (Sophomore), [player_tooltip player_id='1418231' first='Santonio' last='Waide'] (Sophomore), [player_tooltip player_id='1582396' first='Jaunte' last='Jenkins'] (Sophomore)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>1:30pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Elizabethtown (23-9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 73.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #73 .574</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs John Hardin, Central Hardin, Adair County, Bardstown, Larue County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2021</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='939115' first='Ayden' last='Evans'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1608175' first='Obian' last='Howard'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1088803' first='Alex' last='Evans'] (Junior)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>McCracken County (29-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 72.1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #12 .665</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Christian Community, Paducah Tilghman, Marshall County, Carlisle County, Mayfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2021</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='932794' first='Jack' last='McCune'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='926915' first='Ian' last='Hart'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1543353' first='Jackson' last='Klope'] (Freshman)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>6:00pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Warren Central (32-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 84.3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #1 .725</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Greenwood, Bowling Green (2x), Franklin-Simpson, Warren East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2022</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1493243' first='Chappelle' last='Whitney'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1493242' first='Omari' last='Glover'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1493244' first='Damarion' last='Walkup'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='939716' first='Kade' last='Unseld'] (Junior)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Pulaski County (27-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 70.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #22 .631</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>47th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Casey County, Rockcastle County, Mercer County, McCreary Central, Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2017</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players:&nbsp; <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1126635' first='Barek' last='Williams'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1511830' first='Cayden' last='Lancaster'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1359136' first='Carson' last='Fraley'] (Freshman)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>8:30pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Owensboro (19-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 72.4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #79 .568</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th District Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Daviss County, Owensboro Catholic (2x), Ohio County, Butler County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2019</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='932776' first='Kenyata' last='Carbon'] (Senior),&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='926896' first='JiAirius' last='Webb'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1359130' first='Jonathan' last='Moss'] (Freshman)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Ashland Blazer (22-11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cantrall's Rating: 73.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State RPI #73 .574</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region Champion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>64th District Runner-Up</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023 Postseason Victories vs Rose Hill Chrisitan, Russell, Morgan County, Boyd County,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previous Sweet 16 Appearance: 2022</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ranked Prep Hoops Players: <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1497249' first='Rheyce' last='DeBoard'] (Senior), [player_tooltip player_id='1089524' first='Zander' last='Carter'] (Sophomore)</em></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 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