Postseason Preview: Regions 11 and 12

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District tournaments start Monday! Let's take a look at some teams and players to watch heading into district tournaments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region 11:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely to make the regional tournament field:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Great Crossing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryan Station</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Frederick Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lexington Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lafayette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Model</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X-Factor: Travanti Cooper, Great Crossing - "T2" has been a big part of the recent surge by Great Crossing to re-establish themselves as a threat to win the region. The Warhawks are 13-5 since the calendar turned to 2026 and Cooper has been a double figure scorer in most of those games. When Crossing lost to Madison Central last month (only by a point), Travanti was held to 5 points. The region title likely runs through the Indians and T2 will need to be better if the reigning champs hope to defend their title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely regional champion: Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely regional tournament MVP: [player_tooltip player_id='2726831' first='Jake' last='Feldhaus'], Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region 12:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely to make the regional tournament field:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boyle County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Jessamine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Jessamine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Somerset</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pulaski County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wayne County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southwestern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X-Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='1564305' first='Seth' last='Farmer'], Wayne County - Danville Christian is the favorite to win the region but Wayne County is a legitimate threat to take the crown as well. In order to slow DCA down, Wayne would need to handle [player_tooltip player_id='2357272' first='Geu' last='Ateny']. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1564305' first='Seth' last='Farmer'] is the best option to hang with Ateny. At 6'6" and tough, Farmer is a good candidate to cancel out the effectiveness of Geu on the low block. With an assortment of post moves and the ability to step out and knock down shots, Farmer is very capable of canceling out Ateny's production and that could mean Wayne County returns to Rupp Arena next month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely regional champion: Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most likely regional tournament MVP: [player_tooltip player_id='2357272' first='Geu' last='Ateny'], Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->