26 Games Left

Huge night last night -- 23 big games, including championship games in five regions.  We  lost several more top-10 squads, as it was a pretty good night for upsets.  Top-10 squads Bullitt East, Covington Catholic, and Scott Co. were all eliminated.  Also, Tilghman got beat, and Hoptown will miss the State Tournament for the first time in a long time.  And someone from outside Warren County finally beat Warren Central.  Here we go:

1st Region Semi-Finals (at Murray St. U.):
McCracken Co. 58, Graves Co. 51 (2 OT)
Murray 41, Paducah Tilghman 37

2d Region Final (at Hopkins Co. Cent.):
(1) Christian Co. 82, Hopkinsville 72

4th Region Semi-Finals (at W. Kentucky U.):
Barren Co. 58, Warren Cent. 53
(5) Bowling Green 61, Russell Co. 55

5th Region Semi-Finals (at Nelson Co.):
Bardstown 74, Central Hardin 60 (OT)
Taylor Co. 69, N. Hardin 49

6th Region Final (at Lou. Valley):
Lou. Doss 58, (10) Bullitt East 54

8th Region Semi-Finals (at Henry Co.):
Anderson Co. 59, Oldham Co. 55
S. Oldham 74, Martha Layne Collins 70

9th Region Final (at BB&T Arena):
Newport Cent. Catholic 52, (4) Cov. Catholic 47

10th Region Semi-Finals (at Montgomery Co.):
Augusta 63, Montgomery Co. 49
Mason Co. 67, Paris 63

11th Region Final (at E. Kentucky U.):
(7) Lex. Dunbar 51, (3) Scott Co. 39

12th Region Semi-Finals (at Pulaski Co.):
Casey Co. 60, Boyle Co. 57
(2) Mercer Co. 85, Southwestern 66

13th Region Final (at Corbin Arena):
S. Laurel 69, Clay Co. 43

14th Region Semi-Finals (at Knott Co. Cent.):
Buckhorn 68, Breathitt Co. 51
Perry Co. Cent. 58, June Buchanan 48

15th Region Semi-Finals (at E. Kentucky Expo Center):
Johnson Cent. 59, E. Ridge 45
Lawrence Co. 82, Magoffin Co. 61

16th Region Semi-Finals (at Morehead St. U.):
Boyd Co. 53, Rowan Co. 51 (OT)
Elliott Co. 59, Lewis Co. 49

So five teams -- (1) Christian Co., Lou. Doss, Newport Cent. Catholic, Lex. Dunbar, and South Laurel -- have qualified for the State Tournament.  That leaves eleven slots -- and, by coincidence, we are playing eleven regional title games tonight:

1st Region Final (at Murray St. U.):
McCracken Co. (24-9) v. Murray (28-5)

3d Region Final (at Owensboro Sportscenter):
Owensboro Catholic (21-9) v. Meade Co. (22-10)

4th Region Final (at W. Kentucky U.):
Barren Co. (28-5) v. (5) Bowling Green (29-2)

5th Region Final (at Nelson Co.):
Taylor Co. (23-8) v. Bardstown (26-7)

7th Region Final (at Lou. Valley):
(9) Lou. Trinity (28-6) v. Lou. St. Xavier (23-9)

8th Region Final (at Henry Co.):
S. Oldham (27-5) v. Anderson Co. (18-13)

10th Region Final (at Montgomery Co.):
Mason Co. (22-10) v. Augusta (24-6)

12th Region Final (at Pulaski Co.):
(2) Mercer Co. (32-1) v. Casey Co. (16-17)

14th Region Final (at Knott Co. Cent.):
Perry Co. Cent. (25-4) v. Buckhorn (18-15)

15th Region Final (at E. Kentucky Expo Center):
Johnson Cent. (20-12) v. Lawrence Co. (28-4)

16th Region Final (at Morehead St. U.):
Elliott Co. (21-7) v. Boyd Co. (21-12)