With the 2018-19 Kentucky high school basketball regular season in the books, it’s officially postseason time across the Bluegrass State as district tournaments tip-off Monday evening.
The four districts that make up Region 4 – District 13, 14, 15 and 16 – will all be in action throughout the week, and the champions and runners-up from each district on both the boys’ and girls’ sides will advance to the Region 4 Tournament at WKU’s E.A. Diddle Arena next week.
Here’s a preview of this week’s area district tournaments, including locations, matchups, statistic leaders and predictions from Sporting Times:
District 13:
at Todd County Central
- Boys’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Thursday, Feb. 21
- Semifinal matchups: Logan County (22-6, 5-1) vs. Todd County Central (5-23, 1-5), 7:30 p.m. Monday; Franklin-Simpson (15-11, 5-1) vs. Russellville (8-16, 1-5), 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
- Logan County: No stats entered on KHSAA Scoreboards website
- Todd County Central: John Calvery – 17.4 ppg; Austin Rager – 8.6 ppg
- Franklin-Simpson: DeMarco Chatman – 16.1 ppg; Andreyous Miller – 10.8 ppg
- Russellville: Jacob Naylor – 25.2 ppg; Elijah Kemp – 12.9 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Logan County over Franklin-Simpson in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
- Girls’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 22
- Semifinal matchups: Logan County (19-10, 5-1) vs. Todd County Central (4-19, 2-5), 6:30 p.m. Monday; Russellville (17-10, 4-3) vs. Franklin-Simpson (6-23, 2-4), 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
- Logan County: Sarah Hale – 13.5 ppg; Paige Vanzant – 12.7 ppg; Kennedy Nichols – 11.4 ppg
- Todd County Central: Amy Brumfield – 10.7 ppg; Paige Rager – 8.0 ppg
- Russellville: DeShala LaBlanc – 14.4 ppg; Amiyah Collier – 9.8 ppg
- Franklin-Simpson: Kate Norwood – 8.1 ppg; Evyn McCutchen – 7.1 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Logan County over Russellville in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
District 14:
at Warren East
- Boys’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Thursday, Feb. 21
- Quarterfinal matchup: Warren East (11-17, 0-8) vs. South Warren (13-14, 3-5), 7:30 p.m. Monday
- Semifinal matchups: Bowling Green (22-5, 7-1) vs. Warren East/South Warren winner, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; Warren Central (16-10, 5-3) vs. Greenwood (16-11, 5-3), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
- Warren East: Adante Barber – 12.8 ppg; Bryson Wallace – 7.8 ppg; Ryan Carter – 7.8 ppg
- South Warren: Tyler Martin – 17 ppg; Jace Carver – 12.6 ppg
- Bowling Green: Isaiah Mason – 15.3 ppg; Kolbe Gray – 7.7 ppg; Turner Buttry – 7.1 ppg
- Warren Central: Dre Boyd – 14.0 ppg; Kobe Brents – 13.6 ppg
- Greenwood: Ben Carroll – 16.4 ppg; Jack Roberts – 15.3 ppg; Noah Stansbury – 9.7 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Bowling Green over Warren Central in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
- Girls’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 22
- Quarterfinal matchup: Warren Central (3-26, 1-7) vs. Greenwood (11-16, 2-6), 6 p.m. Monday
- Semifinal matchups: South Warren (16-11, 7-1) vs. Warren Central/Greenwood winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday; Bowling Green (22-7, 7-1) vs. Warren East (14-16, 3-5), 6 p.m. Wednesday
- Warren Central: Krisheana Johnson – 10.4 ppg; La Aunhni Lewis – 8.6 ppg
- Greenwood: Jacqueline Jackson – 14.9 ppg; Carly Miller – 8.8 ppg
- South Warren: Natalie Pierce – 17.0 ppg; Brooke Stevenson – 11.1 ppg
- Bowling Green: T’Alla Brown – 13.5 ppg; Keyozdon Jones – 12.4 ppg
- Warren East: Lucy Patterson – 13.1 ppg; Hailey Hymer – 8.1 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Bowling Green over South Warren in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
District 15:
at Monroe County
- Boys’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Thursday, Feb. 21
- Semifinal matchups: Glasgow (19-10, 4-2) vs. Barren County (15-14, 1-5), 6 p.m. Monday; Allen County-Scottsville (22-7, 4-2) vs. Monroe County (11-14, 3-3), 7:45 p.m. Monday
- Glasgow: Nik Sorrell – 19.3 ppg; Tucker Kirkpatrick – 11.2 ppg; Robert Kingery – 11.1 ppg
- Barren County: Will Bandy – 16.1 ppg; Aden Nyekan – 14.3 ppg
- Allen County-Scottsville: Brett Rippy – 16.9 ppg; Mason Shirley – 15.4 ppg
- Monroe County: Chandler Clements – 25.8 ppg; Grayson Rich – 12.9
- Tyler’s pick: Allen County-Scottsville over Glasgow in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
- Girls’ Tournament: Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Friday, Feb. 22
- Semifinal matchups: Glasgow (19-8, 5-1) vs. Monroe County (5-18, 0-6), 6 p.m. Tuesday; Barren County (26-4, 4-2) vs. Allen County-Scottsville (20-6, 3-3), 7:45 p.m. Tuesday
- Glasgow – Ashanti Gore – 13.4 ppg; Anzley Adwell – 10 ppg
- Monroe County – Grace Turner – 13.3 ppg; Paisley Ford – 7.2 ppg
- Barren County – Bailey Pedigo – 13.8 ppg; Elizabeth Bertram – 13.4 ppg
- Allen County-Scottsville – Sarah Sutton – 22.8 ppg; Mason Towery – 14.3 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Barren County over Glasgow in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
District 16:
at Metcalfe County
- Boys’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Thursday, Feb. 21
- Semifinal matchups: Clinton County (21-7, 8-0) vs. Cumberland County (6-22, 0-8), 7:30 p.m. Monday; Metcalfe County (10-19, 3-4) vs. Russell County (7-23, 4-3), 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
- Clinton County – Jackson Harlan – 24.3 ppg; Seth Stockton – 14.2 ppg
- Cumberland County – Dawson Smith – 19.7 ppg; Joseph Johnson – 11.7 ppg; Isaiah Dyer – 10.9 ppg
- Metcalfe County – Boston Devore – 16.0 ppg; Tyler London – 13.7 ppg
- Russell County – Scott Hamm – 14.0 ppg; Briley Hadley – 11.3 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Clinton County over Metcalfe County in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
- Girls’ Tournament: Monday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 22
- Semifinal matchups: Metcalfe County (21-7, 6-1) vs. Cumberland County (3-24, 0-6), 6 p.m. Monday; Russell County (16-13, 5-1) vs. Clinton County (9-19, 2-5), 6 p.m. Tuesday
- Metcalfe County – Kaylee Harbison – 14.1 ppg; Macy Welsh – 12.3 ppg; Jaycie Harper – 10.2 ppg
- Cumberland County – Cambria Vincent – 10.9 ppg; Maggie Morgan – 6.8 ppg
- Russell County – Addison Loy – 12.5 ppg; Jaylen Elmore – 12.1 ppg; Juliah Bault – 10.7 ppg
- Clinton County – Braylee Mann – 15.1 ppg; Rylee Stockton – 10.2 ppg
- Tyler’s pick: Metcalfe County over Russell County in final (both go to Region 4 Tournament)
