Top 5 Teams and Prospects: Regions 1 and 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regular season practice starts all across the Bluegrass state next week and scrimmages will start in the next month. I wanted to breakdown the top 5 college prospects and the top 5 teams in each region heading into the year. This should not be considered the top 5 overall players! These are the best college prospects in each region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region 1:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 5 Prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1513532' first='Jonah' last='Butler'], Calloway County (2025) - Committed to Stony Brook</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2127277' first='Matthew' last='Langhi'], Marshall County (2027) - Top 5 in 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2046736' first='Wyatt' last='Rickard'], Carlisle County (2027) - Offer from Tennessee-Martin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1229152' first='Eli' last='Finley'], Calloway County (2025) - Multiple D2/D3/NAIA Offers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1543353' first='Jackson' last='Klope'] (2026) - Out until February with torn ACL.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 5 Teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Calloway County - Talented and can score in bunches. Do they have any depth?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshall County - Always going to peak when it matters. Langhi could make a big jump.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McCracken County - Always talented. If Klope gets back to his old self, watch out!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Graves County - Coach Holland's teams are always scrappy and know how to win ugly.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Murray - A good returning cast and [player_tooltip player_id='1874790' first='Acey' last='Stricklin'] could be a breakout player this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region 2</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 5 Prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1894141' first='Tylin' last='George'], University Heights Academy - Top 15 in 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1543608' first='Bray' last='Kirk'], Lyon County - Top 20 in 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1318185' first='Elijah' last='Walton'], University Heights - Top 30 in 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1320168' first='Cooper' last='Davenport'], Henderson County - Top 30 in 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2317256' first='Lukas' last='Breedlove'], Lyon County - Top 25 in 2026. Offer from McNeese State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 5 Teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lyon County - Defending state champs have a lot of experienced pieces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>University Heights Academy - Hard to match their athleticism but will they have depth?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henderson County - Always dangerous and well coached.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madisonville-North Hopkins - Talented roster but relatively young. Strong Freshman class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union County - Return all but 1 player from last season. Dark horse to compete for the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->