Region Tournament Preview: Regions 9-12

<!-- 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">Ninth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Newport vs Holy Cross</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Cooper vs Lloyd Memorial; Jaguars cut the nets</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2248846' first='Anthony' last='Blaackar'], Lloyd Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2357590' first='Andy' last='Johnson'], Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tenth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: George Rogers Clark vs Campbell County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: George Rogers Clark vs Montgomery County; Cardinals take the rematch of the District Title game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='2694628' first='Austin' last='Davie'] - The freshman broke a couple of fingers on his non-shooting hand last week</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1149267' first='Cayden' last='Reed'], Montgomery County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Eleventh Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Madison Central vs Frederick Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Great Crossing vs Frederick Douglass; The Warhawks get back to Rupp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='1344606' first='Aveion' last='Chenault'], Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1130310' first='Malachi' last='Moreno'], Great Crossing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Twelfth Region</span>:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Pulaski County vs Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Danville Christian vs Mercer County; DCA wins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: Leek Ateny, DCA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1512908' first='Trevor' last='Ellis'], Mercer County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->