The Playoffs - Round Three

Some quick hits from each class, where most everything went as expected...

Class A
It was another great season for Metcalfe County, but once again they can't get past Mayfield in the playoffs...Danville is the obvious favorite now to win the state tournament, what with their dominant win over Bethlehem, a team which had just beaten #1 Bardstown...Newport Central Catholic could play spoiler though, as they continue their fantastic play with a solid win over Raceland...Somerset, as expected, came out of the east with a big win over Hazard...

Class 2A
Owensboro Catholic's athletic program just knows how to get it done when it counts, as the Aces added to their lore with an exciting overtime win against Trigg County...but their season looks to end next week against Mercer County, as the Titans demolished a very good Larue County team...Russell struggled to put away Corbin, but nevertheless marched onto the state semifinals again...Belfry outscored Middlesboro and sets up the classic Russell vs. Belfry tilt to decide Eastern Kentucky superiority....

Class 3A
Bowling Green, as expected, had no trouble with a Hopkinsville team that started the year very poorly...Central barely escaped Southwestern by a 47-40 count, which probably was the most exciting 3A game of the weekend...or perhaps it was Covington Catholic outlasting Lexington Catholic 56-49, in a game that would have been worthy of a state championship...and Johnson Central made a statement as well, as they punished Rockcastle County and proved once and for all to be the best 3A team in the East...

Class 4A
Henderson County's dream run continues with their ultra-exciting 42-38 win over Warren Central, in which the Dragon kicker missed four PAT's...Ryle put their name into the discussion with an expected pounding of Meade County...what can you say about Male-Trinity, other than it is a shame that this game had to be played this early in the playoffs...Male would likely beat all the other teams in the field by 20+ points, with the possible exception of Henry Clay, which outlasted George Rogers Clark and now is all that stands between Trinity and a repeat championship...