30 Teams Left

Here are the results from last night's regional games:

SECOND REGION SEMIFINALS (at Madisonville-N. Hopkins H.S.):

Madisonville-N. Hopkins 73 - 69 Union Co.

Henderson Co. 59 - 55 Lyon Co. (OT)

THIRD REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Owensboro Sportscenter):

Daviess Co. 69 - 56 Grayson Co. 

FOURTH REGION QUARTERFINALS (at W. Kentucky):

Franklin-Simpson 46 - 57 Russell Co.

(14) Bowling Green 80 - 53 Glasgow

FIFTH REGION QUARTERFINALS (at Marion Co. H.S.):

N. Hardin 81 - 57 Bethlehem

(17) Green Co. 64 - 62 Taylor Co.

SIXTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Valley H.S.):

Lou. Butler 51 - 60 Lou. Jeffersontown

EIGHTH REGION QUARTERFINALS (at Henry Co. H.S.):

Simon Kenton 59 - 61 (11) S. Oldham

Henry Co. 59 - 64 Spencer Co. (2 OT)

NINTH REGION SEMIFINALS (at No. Kentucky):

(9) Cooper 59 - 54 (7) Cov. Catholic

Newport 40 - 41 (13) Erlanger Lloyd

The Ninth Region tournament is almost always one of the best tournaments of the year.

TENTH REGION QUARTERFINALS (at Montgomery Co. H.S.):

Nicholas Co. 73 - 66 Augusta

Campbell Co. 52 - 57 (20) Geo. Rogers Clark

ELEVENTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Lex. Paul Dunbar H.S.):

(2) Great Crossing 59 - 57 (3) Lex. Frederick Douglass

One of the games of the year in the Commonwealth.  Great Crossing had to beat the Number-5 Team in the State (Bryan Station) and the Number-3 Team (Frederick Douglass) to win the Region. 

TWELFTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Lincoln Co. H.S.):

Mercer Co. 36 - 39 (19) Danville Christian

FIFTEENTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Pike Co. Cent. H.S.):

Lawrence Co. 97 - 84 Martin Co.

Lawrence Co. went 19-9 in the regular season, and then lost 70-69 to Prestonsburg in the 58th District Semi-Finals.  In almost every year going back to the 1930's, that would have ended their season.  But the Fifteenth Region now plays a Super Region Tournament, in which every team in the region participates in the Regional.  So Lawrence Co. beat Johnson Cent. (94-82), beat Pikeville (68-67), beat Pike Co. Central (93-76) and beat Martin Co. (97-84) to punch their ticket to State.  They are the first school to win their regional without advancing to the finals of the district.

SIXTEENTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (at Morehead St.):

Boyd Co. 47 - 55 (8) Ashland Blazer

Now there won't be any more regional games until next Monday, as everyone gets to stay home and watch the Conference Tournaments.  Ten regions have been decided, and six others remain.  The draw for the Sweet 16 now looks like this:

Wednesday, March 26:

(8) Ashland Blazer v. (6) Calloway Co.

Region 4 v. Region 5

Region 8 v. (19) Danville Christian

Lou. Jeffersontown v. (1) Lou. St. Xavier

Thursday, March 27:

N. Laurel v. Breathitt Co.

Lawrence Co. v. Region 10

Daviess Co. v. (2) Great Crossing

Region 2 v. Region 9