The Week Ahead: December 10-15

Steve Quattrocchi December 9, 2018 @ 07:42 PM

After another week of outstanding basketball across the Commonwealth, some teams are starting to separate themselves as state title contenders while others are just hoping to get a win. Here's a look ahead at the best games on the schedule for the week ahead.

Monday, December 10:

Warren Central travels to Glasgow in a battle of top teams in the 4th. The Scotties are looking to bounce back from a beating they took in Bowling Green last week while Dre Boyd is off to a strong start for the Dragons.
Harrison County looks for a win at Grant County. Harrison has two 1,000 point scorers in Quenton Turley and Spencer Free while Grant is led by Junior Luke Dawalt.
Pendleton County Senior Dontaie Allen is 54 points away from 3,000 for his career. He will look to get closer with a big game on Monday night against Augusta.

Tuesday, December 11:

Mr. Basketball candidate David Johnson and Trinity travel to Bardstown for a showdown with JJ Traynor and the Tigers.
Owensboro makes a trip to Hopkinsville to take on Christian County. The Colonels are coming off a tough loss to Hoptown on Friday night.
Madison Central makes the drive to Shelbyville to go up against the Titans of Collins in what should be a good game.
Male heads to Fern Creek in a matchup of the Tigers talented Sophomores and the Bulldogs Juniors.
University Heights and Hopkinsville lock horns for the first time this year. Senior James Nicholas is off to a strong start for the Tigers this season.
Two of the best teams in the 12th region go head to head in Stanford when West Jessamine and Lincoln County square off.
Big district match-up in Lexington as Dunbar takes on Lexington Christian and Kyle Rode.

Wednesday, December 12:

A good one in the 6th region as Pleasure Ridge Park and Darius Osborne make the trip to play Bullitt East and Zak Perdew.
One of the best rivalries in the 11th region is renewed as Lorenzo Williams and Scott County come to Lexington to play Ben Johnson and Lexington Catholic.
Freshman Justin Becker and Robertson County host Pendleton County while Dontaie Allen should score his 3,000th point in this one.

Thursday, December 13:

Wade Pelfry leads Hazard into Knott County Central looking to steal a win.
Lafayette makes the trip from Lexington to South Oldham where they will look to get a win against the Dragons.
Kenny White and the Madisonville Maroons travel to University Heights to face KJ Crump and the Blazers in a huge game in the second region.

Friday, December 14:

It's the 7th vs the 11th as Henry Clay travels to Louisville to take on Ballard.
Ryle's Vince Rankin will look to lead his team to a win over Jalen Scott and Conner.
Mercer County and Carter Baughman take on district rivals West Jessamine and Dalton Bruner.
Tates Creek and Deonte Edmonds square off against Brandon Cromwell and Woodford County in an 11th region battle.

Saturday, December 15:

The John Turner Classic takes place at Newport. Fern Creek travels north to take on Kevin Centers and Cooper.
Paducah Tilghman and Rodriguez Thomas travel to Graves County and Ryan Mathis.
Taylor County and Trevon Smith make the trip to Metro Louisville to go up against Oldham County and Sam Campbell.
South Oldham hosts Kelly Niece and Simon Kenton in a big 8th region match-up.