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JACKSON – January 10, 2020 – Bradley Charles – Bluegrass
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On Saturday, the 14th Region Basketball All “A” Classic Semi-Finals
for both boys and girls will take place at Breathitt County High School inside
Fairce O. Woods Coliseum.
Game 1 (Girls) –
Leslie County v. Hazard:
Leslie County is
9-5 on the season and holds a 3-2 record against teams in the 14th region. The
Lady Eagles are one of the youngest teams in the state. They have no
sophomores, two juniors and just one senior. Despite this, the Lady Eagles lead
the state in RPG (43.6).
Senior guard Lexy Meyers ranks third in the state in PPG
(25.8), third in the state in FT% (90.1%) and leads the state in 3-pointers
made per game (4.4).
Hazard (8-4) is
led by a strong backcourt which features Hayley Caudill, Hailee Mullins, and
Desiree Sturgill. The trio combines for over 40 points per game, while shooting
a combined 79% from the free-throw line.
Caudill ranks 20th in the state in FT% while Sturgill ranks
37th in the state. As a team, the Lady Bulldogs rank 12th in the state in FT%.
Game 2 (Girls) –
Knott County Central v. Buckhorn:
Knott County Central
is 9-6 on the season and is 6-0 against teams in the 14th region. The Lady Patriots
are a very balanced team as they have six players who average at least 7.0 PPG.
Presley Fletcher leads Knott Central in points scored with an average of 10.9
PPG.
The Lady Patriots rank 15th in the state in FG% (44.7%) and
14th in the state in 3-point percentage (35.4%), while ranking 19th in the state
in PPG (62.0).
Buckhorn is 5-8
on the season with a 5-4 record against teams in the 14th region. The Lady
Wildcats enter Saturday’s contest on a three-game winning streak. On the
season, they have victories over Buckhorn, Jackson City (2), June Buchanan, and
Lee County.
Game 3 (Boys) – Cordia v. Hazard:
The Cordia Lions
are 7-9 on the season and hold a 4-2 record against 14th region teams. The
Lions have victories over Pikeville, Perry County Central, Letcher County
Central, Jackson City, and Breathitt County, to name a few.
Cordia is a team composed of upperclassmen as they have three
juniors and five seniors. Senior guard Darryen Pringle is averaging 18.8 PPG
which leads the team. Fellow senior Kalil Harris is third on the team in PPG
(11.5) and leads the team in RPG (9.7). Harris ranks 28th in the state in RPG.
The Hazard Bulldogs
are 10-2 on the season with a 2-0 record against teams in the 14th region.
Hazard won the WYMT Mountain Classic earlier this season. The Bulldogs won two
of their three games in the Mountain Classic by double digits.
Despite averaging 62 PPG, the Bulldogs are led by their
defense. Hazard allows 50.4 PPG which ranks 13th in the state and second in the
region to Estill County.
Game 4 (Boys) – Knott
County Central v. Buckhorn:
Knott County Central
is 11-3 this season and holds a 6-0 record against 14th region teams. The
Patriots rank fourth in the state in 3-point percentage (43.1%). On average,
Knott County Central makes over six 3-pointers per game.
The Patriots are led in scoring by Colby Napier who averages
nearly 20 PPG. Forwards Josh McGuire and Jason Williams combine for over 20 PPG
and 16 RPG.
Buckhorn is 6-7
on the season and 4-0 against teams in the 14th region. Buckhorn ranks third in
the state in RPG and led the state in that category earlier this season.
The Wildcats are led in scoring by sophomore center
Christian Collins who averages 15.3 PPG and 8.6 RPG. Junior guard Kobe Bowling
is second on the team in PPG (13.5) and third on the team in RPG (8.2).
Sophomore center Dylan Knight is third on the team in PPG (9.4) and first on
the team in RPG (9.8).
Game times can be found here.
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