Region Tournament Preview: Regions 13-16

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hard to believe it but we have already reached the Regional Tournament portion of the year and State Tournament at Rupp Arena will be here before we know it! Here are some things to look for in the regional tournaments these next few weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Thirteenth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: South Laurel vs Bell County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Harlan County vs Bell County for the 5th time; Harlan County gets the win</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: Blake Burnett, Bell County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1130313' first='Maddox' last='Huff'], Harlan County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Fourteenth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Breathitt County vs Perry County Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Breathitt County vs Hazard; Hazard rolls to Rupp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='1901831' first='Daulton' last='Combs'], Hazard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1111948' first='Austin' last='Sperry'], Breathitt County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Fifteenth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best "Elite 8" Matchup: Pike County Central vs Paintsville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Pikeville vs Martin County; Martin County wins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='1543312' first='Jackson' last='Keene'], Pikeville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1578745' first='Gavin' last='Parker Watts'], Martin County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Sixteenth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Fleming County vs Boyd County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Ashland vs Boyd County again; The Tomcats win and head to Rupp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2082035' first='Jackson' last='Childers'], Boyd County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1089524' first='Zander' last='Carter'], Ashland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->