The Scribe
11-25-2006, 06:07 PM
10th Region
By Nick Campbell
Special to Bluegrasspreps.com
For the past few seasons, Montgomery County and Mason County have battled down to the wire for the 10th Region title. Both times, Montgomery County won out.
1. Mason County is looking to knock the Lady Indians from atop the region mountain and advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1987.
Mason County (24-8) returns two of the region’s top players in guard Lacey Cline (15.4 ppg.) and center De’Sarae Chambers (14.1 ppg., 7.9 rpg.).
Head coach Paula Buser also has another double-digit scorer returning in junior Kasey Litzinger (11.5 ppg.), who teamed with Cline to bury more than 70 3-pointers last year.
The Lady Royals won 11 of 12 games before falling to region nemesis Montgomery County in the second round of the region tournament.
2. Montgomery County (28-7) won 13 of 14 games against 10th Region foes, losing only to George Rogers Clark in early December.
Head coach John High returns four starters from last year’s Sweet 16 quarterfinal team that won 16 of 17 games before their season-ending loss to Iroquois.
5-10 senior Courtney Danis averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds a game for the Lady Indians, whose up-tempo style scored 61 points a game.
Maggie Prewitt, a 5-8 junior, scored 14 points in Montgomery’s region final win over Mason County and averaged 12 points a game last year.
Senior guard Jenna High (7.7 ppg.) and senior forward Natasha Thomas (4.7 ppg.) also return for Montgomery County, who have flexed their 10th Region muscles by winning six titles in the past decade.
3. Bishop Brossart (18-12) last won a region title in 2001, and for the Lady Mustangs to win in 2007, they will need Chelsea Harris to have another big season and get some more production from the other starters.
Head coach Camey Geiman will be looking for returning starters Katelyn Snyder and Theresa Henke to help get the Lady Mustangs back to the Sweet 16.
4. George Rogers Clark (18-9) saw five of their nine losses come to district foes Paris, Montgomery County, and Bourbon County.
Juniors Jewel Rogers and Brooke Pegg will join seniors Austina McCaffery and Ashley Knowles in the starting lineup for the Lady Cardinals, who will be looking to end a 12-year region title drought and plan to play a more up-tempo style this season.
5. Harrison County (20-10) lost all-everything Brooke Faulkner to graduation, but return point guard LaDonna Turley.
Top Players
Courtney Danis (Montgomery County)
De’Sarae Chambers (Mason County)
Lacey Cline (Mason County)
Maggie Prewitt (Montgomery County)
Erin Carmack (Deming)
Molly Norton (Bourbon County)
Chelsea Harris (Bishop Brossart)
Kiki Brown (Scott)
Kasey Litzinger (Mason County)
Jenna High (Montgomery County)
By Nick Campbell
Special to Bluegrasspreps.com
For the past few seasons, Montgomery County and Mason County have battled down to the wire for the 10th Region title. Both times, Montgomery County won out.
1. Mason County is looking to knock the Lady Indians from atop the region mountain and advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1987.
Mason County (24-8) returns two of the region’s top players in guard Lacey Cline (15.4 ppg.) and center De’Sarae Chambers (14.1 ppg., 7.9 rpg.).
Head coach Paula Buser also has another double-digit scorer returning in junior Kasey Litzinger (11.5 ppg.), who teamed with Cline to bury more than 70 3-pointers last year.
The Lady Royals won 11 of 12 games before falling to region nemesis Montgomery County in the second round of the region tournament.
2. Montgomery County (28-7) won 13 of 14 games against 10th Region foes, losing only to George Rogers Clark in early December.
Head coach John High returns four starters from last year’s Sweet 16 quarterfinal team that won 16 of 17 games before their season-ending loss to Iroquois.
5-10 senior Courtney Danis averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds a game for the Lady Indians, whose up-tempo style scored 61 points a game.
Maggie Prewitt, a 5-8 junior, scored 14 points in Montgomery’s region final win over Mason County and averaged 12 points a game last year.
Senior guard Jenna High (7.7 ppg.) and senior forward Natasha Thomas (4.7 ppg.) also return for Montgomery County, who have flexed their 10th Region muscles by winning six titles in the past decade.
3. Bishop Brossart (18-12) last won a region title in 2001, and for the Lady Mustangs to win in 2007, they will need Chelsea Harris to have another big season and get some more production from the other starters.
Head coach Camey Geiman will be looking for returning starters Katelyn Snyder and Theresa Henke to help get the Lady Mustangs back to the Sweet 16.
4. George Rogers Clark (18-9) saw five of their nine losses come to district foes Paris, Montgomery County, and Bourbon County.
Juniors Jewel Rogers and Brooke Pegg will join seniors Austina McCaffery and Ashley Knowles in the starting lineup for the Lady Cardinals, who will be looking to end a 12-year region title drought and plan to play a more up-tempo style this season.
5. Harrison County (20-10) lost all-everything Brooke Faulkner to graduation, but return point guard LaDonna Turley.
Top Players
Courtney Danis (Montgomery County)
De’Sarae Chambers (Mason County)
Lacey Cline (Mason County)
Maggie Prewitt (Montgomery County)
Erin Carmack (Deming)
Molly Norton (Bourbon County)
Chelsea Harris (Bishop Brossart)
Kiki Brown (Scott)
Kasey Litzinger (Mason County)
Jenna High (Montgomery County)