Litkenhous Ratings

Here are the latest Litkenhous Ratings for boys' basketball, with the top teams in each region. Team records are in parentheses. Those teams in the top 20 in the Commonwealth have their ranking in front of their name:

1st Region:
Marshall Co: 82.5 (25-2) (No other team in the Commonwealth has a bigger Litkenhous lead in its region than the Marshals.)
Paducah Tilghman: 71.0 (13-12)
(Heath is in 6th place with a 64.7 rating. The Pirates are 16-11.)

2d Region:
Hopkinsville: 81.0 (25-2)
Madisonville-North Hopkins: 74.3 (18-8)
(Trigg County is 21-6, but Litkenhous is not impressed.)

3d Region:
Ohio Co: 80.6 (26-2)
Muhlenberg Co: 79.6 (17-9)
(Also watch out for Grayson Co., which is 21-6)

4th Region:
Warren Central: 84.2 (20-7)
Bowling Green: 84.1 (22-6)
(Warren Central lost 73-67 at Bowling Green, then beat the Purples 76-71 at home. Also watch out for Glasgow, which is 19-6)

5th Region:
Bardstown: 83.0 (20-8) (runner-up in the All "A" Tournament)
John Hardin: 81.0 (15-8)

6th Region:
3. Pleasure Ridge Park: 101.0 (22-5)
5. Bullitt East: 97.1 (20-4)
6. Moore: 95.5 (24-4)
8. Jeffersontown: 91.1 (18-9)
19. Butler: 84.9 (15-9)

7th Region:
1. Trinity: 108.5 (24-3)
2. Ballard: 101.9 (20-6)
10. Manual: 90.0 (16-9)
15. Eastern: 87.2 (14-12)
20. St. Xavier: 84.8 (17-8)

8th Region:
17. Oldham Co: 86.4 (23-5)
S. Oldham: 84.0 (16-8)

9th Region:
13. Dixie Heights: 87.5 (17-8)
18. Cov. Holy Cross: 86.2 (27-2) (winner of the All "A" classic)

10th Region:
16. Clark Co: 86.6 (23-5)
Montgomery Co: 80.0 (21-7)

11th Region:
4. Scott Co: 100.2 (24-4)
7. Madison Cent: 92.2 (26-1) (Last team in the Commonwealth to lose a game)
11. Henry Clay: 88.8 (22-6) (Only team to beat Madison Central)
14. Lexington Catholic: 87.5 (20-7) (Always dangerous)

12th Region:
12. Southwestern: 88.4 (20-8)
E. Jessamine: 82.1 (22-4)

13th Region:
Clay Co: 80.3 (18-10)
Harlan Co: 78.2 (23-4)
(Also watch out for Barbourville, which is 22-3)

14th Region:
9. Perry Co. Cent: 91.1 (21-4) (Only team in the top 10 not from Louisville or the Bluegrass.)
Knott Co. Cent: 84.2 (22-4)

15th Region:
Sheldon Clark: 72.5 (23-5)
Johnson Cent: 69.0 (20-8)

16th Region:
Rowan Co: 82.4 (18-7)
Ashland Blazer: 81.7 (18-10)
(W. Carter is 23-5, but Litkenhous rates them pretty low.)

If form were to hold, the first round of the State Tournament would look like this:

Wednesday, March 14:
Rowan Co. v. Clay Co.
Southwestern v. Hopkinsville
Pleasure Ridge Park v. Trinity
Ohio Co. v. Clark Co.

Thursday, March 15:
Warren Central v. Oldham Co.
Dixie Heights v. Perry Co. Central
Marshall Co. v. Scott Co.
Bardstown v. Sheldon Clark