39 Teams Left

We are rapidly narrowing the field.  Here are last night's scores from the Boys' Basketball Regionals:

1st Region Quarter-Finals (at Murray State U.):
Graves Co. 63, Fulton City 29
Murray 55, Paducah Tilghman 53

2d Region Quarter-Finals (at Union Co.):
(2) Henderson Co. 74, Crittenden Co. 32
Webster Co. 54, Madisonville-N. Hopkins 52 (OT)

3d Region Semi-Finals (at Owensboro Sportscenter):
(7) Owensboro 72, Muhlenberg Co. 46
Meade Co. 67, Owensboro Apollo 64

4th Region Semi-Finals (at W. Kentucky U.):
Bowling Green 68, Barren Co. 67
Warren Cent. 68, Monroe Co. 51

5th Region Semi-Finals (at Green Co.):
Bardstown 62, Elizabethtown 48
(4) Taylor Co. 65, N. Hardin 55

7th Region Semi-Finals (at Lou. Valley):
(1) Lou. Ballard 67, (5) Lou. Trinity 54
 Lou. Manual 51, Lou. Waggener 48

8th Region Semi-Finals (at Henry Co.):
Shelbyville Collins 48, Owen Co. 41
Oldham Co. 70, Grant Co. 48

9th Region Semi-Finals (at Bank of Kentucky Center):
(9) Cov. Catholic 72, St. Henry 53
Cov. Holmes 56, Dixie Heights 55

10th Region Semi-Finals (at Mason Co.):
Campbell Co. 81, Pendleton Co. 67
Scott 54, Harrison Co. 53

11th Region Semi-Finals (at E. Kentucky U.):
Lex. Bryan Station 65, Lex. Lafayette 48
Lex. Catholic 65, Lex. Henry Clay 44

12th Region Semi-Finals (at Lincoln Co.):
Boyle Co. 63, Wayne Co. 56
Lincoln Co. 57, Mercer Co. 34

13th Region Final (at Corbin):
Williamsburg 70, Clay Co. 61

14th Region Semi-Finals (at Powell Co.):
(3) Knott Co. Cent. 56, Estill Co. 27
Perry Co. Cent. 63, Powell Co. 47

15th Region Semi-Finals (at E. Kentucky Expo Center):
Johnson Cent. 80, Pike Co. Cent. 63
Lawrence Co. 66, Sheldon Clark 65

16th Region Quarter-Finals (at Morehead St. U.):
Morgan Co. 54, Ashland Blazer 47
Raceland 54, Fleming Co. 53

And that sets up a whole host of big games for tonight, including a monster game in Union County:

1st Region Semi-Finals (at Murray State U.):
Carlisle Co. (20-8) v. Calloway Co. (27-3)
Graves Co. (19-11) v. Murray (22-9)

2d Region Semi-Finals (at Union Co.):
(8) Hopkinsville (24-5) v. (2) Henderson Co. (27-3)
Trigg Co. (16-13) v. Webster Co. (25-6)

Note:  No team from outside of Christian County has won the Second Region since Madisonville did it in 2001.

3d Region Final (at Owensboro Sportscenter):
(7) Owensboro (26-4) v. Meade Co. (17-10)

4th Region Final (at W. Kentucky U.):
Bowling Green (27-5) v. Warren Cent. (23-8)

Note:  Bowling Green and Warren Central have won every Fourth Region title since Greenwood won the title in 2008.

5th Region Final (at Green Co.):
Bardstown (21-10) v. (4) Taylor Co. (27-4)

6th Region Semi-Finals (at Lou. Valley):
Lou. Fern Creek (18-11) v. Lou. DeSales (24-7)
Bullitt East (21-9) v. Lou. Doss (24-6)

8th Region Final (at Henry Co.):
Oldham Co. (27-4) v. Shelbyville Collins (25-8)

9th Region Final (at Bank of Kentucky Center):
(9) Cov. Catholic (28-5) v. Cov. Holmes (23-8)

10th Region Final (at Mason Co.):
Campbell Co. (24-9) v. Scott (18-13)

11th Region Final (at E. Kentucky U.):
Lex. Bryan Station (22-7) v. Lex. Catholic (23-8)

Note:  No public school in Fayette County has reached the State Tournament since 2005.

12th Region Final (at Lincoln Co.):
Boyle Co. (25-6) v. Lincoln Co. (25-5)

14th Region Final (at Powell Co.):
Perry Co. Cent. (23-10) v. (3) Knott Co. Cent. (29-2)

Note:  Knott Co. Central has won the Fourteenth Region in each of the last three years.

15th Region Final (at E. Kentucky Expo Center):
Lawrence Co. (19-12) v. Johnson Cent. (22-9)

Note:  Johnson Central has won the Fifteenth Region in each of the last three years.

16th Region Semi-Finals (at Morehead St. U.):
Elliott Co. (20-7) v. Rowan Co. (23-6)
Morgan Co. (21-5) v. Raceland (20-10)

By the way, here's the draw for next week's State Tournament:

Wednesday, March 18:
Region 8 v. Region 3
Region 5 v. Region 2
Region 9 v. Region 10
Williamsburg v. Region 6

Thursday, March 19:
Region 15 v. Region 7
Region 11 v. Region 12
Region 4 v. Region 16
Region 14 v. Region 1