Region Tournament Preview: Regions 5-8

<!-- 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">Fifth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Green County vs Taylor County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Green County vs Adair County; Adair takes the region for a second straight season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2628796' first='Modi' last='Kouyate'], Green County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1130308' first='Connor' last='Loy'], Adair County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Sixth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Jeffersontown vs Fairdale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Butler vs Jeffersontown; J-Town takes the win</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2647506' first='Adrian' last='Wilder'], Butler</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: Camron McDaniels, Jeffersontown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Seventh Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: DuPont Manual vs Male</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Trinity vs St. Xavier; St. X takes the title</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='1369458' first='Will' last='Hanke'], St. X</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1359139' first='Jayden' last='Johnson'], Trinity</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Eighth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Simon Kenton vs South Oldham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Walton-Verona vs South Oldham; Dragons take the win</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2392232' first='Tommy' last='Gregg'], North Oldham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1876862' first='Aaron' last='Gutman'], Walton-Verona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->