Providing dynamic, unbiased, comprehensive coverage of High School Athletics in the KHSAA throughout Western & South central KY. (Formally 3rd Region Hoops)
Breck Co HC Chad Moorman has had health issues recently & is currently at Vanderbilt Medical Center awaiting surgery scheduled for 12:30 to remove blood clots that have caused serious health complications for him. Asking everyone to pray for him, his family & the BC Program
The “private schools have ruined KY basketball” & the “we need classes in basketball” crowds are really, REALLY disappointed this afternoon!
Cannot wait for the State Title! Nobody in America does HS basketball better than KY!
#NeverChange
In Tim Riley’s last 20 seasons as a HC in KY, he’s played in a Regional Final 15 times.. WHAT?! O’Cath, contrary to popular belief, hasn’t historically been a contender but they have under his watch, advancing to the Final in 6 of his 9 years at O’Cath - An ALL TIME KHSAA GREAT!
Butler Co guard Nicholas Francisco was involved in a fatal car crash over the weekend & has a long recovery ahead. Nicholas has already had multiple surgeries w/ more to come. Asking our followers to keep this young man, family & the BC community in your thoughts and prayers!
Ty Price averaged 36ppg in the 3rd Region Tournament.
Put the entire County on his back and led them to the promise land! That program was flipped on its head when he returned home. Embrace him, as special of a talent as we’ve seen in this region in a long, LONG time.
Boys Score Update—
Ohio Co 48
O’Cath 47
Final!
Ohio County’s Elijah Decker with the buzzer beater to pick up a MUCH NEEDED victory over Tim Riley & O’Cath!
It’s a MOTOWN PARTY! The 2023-24 version of the Butler County Bears will NEVER have to pay for ANYTHING in Butler County again, FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!
Thanks to everyone who attended & suffered through the 1st Annual 3RH Award Ceremony. Over 100 people in attendance & many student athletes recognized. Special thanks to Breckinridge County HS for allowing us to use your facilities!
Apollo has found its new BOYS Head Basketball Coach -
@rynetinsley11
will look to get the Eagles back to relevance in the 3rd Region. A Young, Up and Coming coach with ties to the AAU landscape all across the state of Kentucky.
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Congratulations to Breckinridge Co big man, Hunter Barr on his commitment to Transylvania! Barr had a tremendous SR campaign and was one of the best players in the Region. A blast to cover this past season.
@HunterMBarr2
@BRECKBASKETBALL
After 25 seasons as the HC at Muhlenberg North & now Muhlenberg County, Mike Harper officially announced his retirement! Harper won 9 total regional titles & 15 district championships & is one of the most successful coaches in Kentucky High School. A 3rd Region Legend!
Tomorrow night, Owensboro will take the floor at RUPP ARENA. OHS is no stranger to the Sweet 16. Another familiar name at the Sweet 16 is Red Devils Head Coach, Rod Drake. A program & Coach the 3rd Region is fortunate to have.
@OHSsports
@DrakeRoderick
Owensboro HS has one of the nicest facilities in the region. You can’t help but notice & appreciate the tradition & banners hanging throughout the gym when attending a game. The traditions in our region do not get the attention they deserve statewide!
Wonder if RUPP Arena & all those attending the BOYS Sweet 16 know what’s about to happen? All of Motown is shut down & it’ll be JUST like a UK home game. Just watch!
Was last night Aubrey Randolph’s “BreakThrough Game” of the 2023/24 season? From the jump last night, she dominated in all facets - finished w/ 22pts last night & is 1/5 of the most talented starting 5 in West Ky.
Breckinridge County had the ball with 1.0 second left after Meade hits a fall away jumper from the corner to go up. Out of bounds at scores table. Lobs to
@HunterMBarr2
who connects on the layup at the buzzer.
Barr just broke the hearts of Brandenburg! TIGERS ADVANCE!
Owensboro Catholic BOYS have made 9 straight 3rd Region tournaments. They’ve done that in what is more times than not, the toughest district in the 3rd Region! Aces HC Tim Riley has taken O’Cath to heights it hadn’t been prior to his arrival, but that’s just what he does!
Do we talk enough about the job OHS HC Jansen Locher has done?
His 1st 5 seasons, OHS was (48-87) overall w/ 0 Regional Tournament appearances. His last 2 (& counting) he’s went (40-22) w/ 2 regional tourn. appearances including a Region Runner Up!
The answer is NO - We don’t!
BOYS Scrimmage Update—
Butler Co 62
Christian Academy Louisville 40
Final.
Ty Price finished w/ 27 points & Lawson Rice finished with 25 points.
Briar Griffin is as good of an on ball defender as you’re going to find in this area.
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We stay in our lane & work as hard as anyone in the state at covering 3rd Region basketball. We do NOT seek to compete with or challenge ANYONE. If you hear otherwise, our staff works 6-7 evenings a week covering games, so you’ll see 3RH somewhere almost every night.. JUST ASK!
While we have the same arguments every year about seeding the State Tournament, let’s take time to be thankful our format isn’t that of Indiana’s postseason BB. The KHSAA sweet 16 is the best in America!
Congratulations to O’Cath’s Hailee Johnson & Ohio County’s Elijah Decker on winning the KABC 3rd Region Player of The Year!
@OCathLadyAces
@ohiocobball
What Shalyn Sprinkles has brought to the OHS program cannot go unnoticed. Yes, she's a huge boost offensively w/ her ability to score the ball & put points on the board in a hurry, but it's the WINNING pedigree she came in with that is HUGE! This is trip
#3
to RUPP for her - BIG!
Breck Co’s Caroline Lucas has joined the 1,000 point club today! Very few has made as big of a leap in a little under two seasons as Lucas has. Yes, she can PLAY!
@BCLADYTIGERS
Breck Co assistant Brad Carby (
@BradCarby
) will be the acting HC while Coach Moorman is away from the team. The Lady Tigers host Apollo tonight! Continue to pray for Coach Moorman, his family & the entire Breck Program as they navigate through this unfortunate adversity!
One thing we will never do is argue with fan bases, media outlets, coaches or players about why we have who ranked where or why a player is not on a 1st or 2nd team. If our OPINION bothers you that much, maybe 3RH isn’t for you. It’s really not as personal as some make it.
Ty Price will go down as one of the best offensive players to ever play in the 3rd Region. Glad he was able to get to the
@OboroSportCtr
and put his talents on display. Hope y’all realize what we all just got to whiteness.
@coachdockery42
@ButlerCosports
@TyPrice2025
Hancock County Senior Ella House is arguably the most slept on player in the region. Averaging 15ppg & 7rpg, she doesn’t get talked about enough! Ella did whatever she wanted yesterday VS Evansville Harrison in a 69-32 win!
When you think “Best Duo’s” in the 3rd Region, you instantly think Ty Price & Lawson Rice, and rightfully so. They’re GREAT!
However, the duo of Jack Logsdon & Spencer Langdon is RIDICULOUS & yes, those 2 are freshman, playing on the youngest team in the 3rd Region - SCARY!
3RH’s BOYS Top 5 Combo Guards up to this point—
1.Luke Beickman (O’Cath)
2.Jack Logsdon (Grayson Co)
3.Briar Griffin (Butler Co)
4.Carter Young (Ohio Co)
5.Spencer Langdon (Grayson Co)
Can confirm that Natalie Payne will be the Next HC of the Daviess County Lady Panthers. Payne was the HC at Apollo before stepping away after this past season. She won a region championship as a player and coach for the E-Gals! This is EXACTLY what the Lady Panthers NEEDED!
On one ankle, Ty Price had himself a time in the 2nd half including 16 in the 4th QTR unofficially. Player of the game & wasn’t 100% - say what will, but we haven’t seen an individual talent like him in the region in a very, VERY long time.. At least since Rex Chapman!
Brescia got an INSTANT IMPACT player by landing a commitment from Caroline Lucas. Nobody was playing at a higher level down the last stretch of the season than her, which solidified her being the 2023-24 3RH GIRLS Player of The Year. A steal for
@BresciaWBB
GIRLS —
O’Cath (
@OCathLadyAces
) & Meade Co (
@LadyWaves_Bball
) make the Preseason Top 25.
Lady Aces will enter the season ranked
#8
in the state, while the Lady Wave enter at
#14
Breck & OHS could enter the top 25 at some point this season as well. Buckle up, this will be fun!
Congratulations to Warren Central’s Kade Unseld (
@kade_unseld
) on being selected First Team ALL State by the Lexington Herald Leader! Unseld, a WKU signee averaged 16ppg & 7rpg for the 4th Region Champions. (
@DubCHoops
)
O’Cath junior Luke Beickman has been playing possessed as of late! Averaged 31ppg in the 9th District. There’s NO DOUBT he’s one of the best 5 players in the region! The Aces open up Regional Tournament play on Wednesday night at 7:45 VS Edmonson Co!
Ty Price & company gearing towards bringing magic to Morgantown. Enjoy this write up featuring
@TyPrice2025
& the Butler Co Boys program!
@ButlerCosports
Ohio Co’s Paul Decker is responsible for 2 of the schools 4 Titles & played on a 3rd. He’s had Ohio as a consistent contender. Amid speculation as to whether he returns or not, Decker is the most Successful coach in program history & will go down as one of the regions best.
How about Breck Co’s Kylie Carby?! 7-7 from 3 in the 11th District Tournament! The
@BCLADYTIGERS
open regional tournament play Monday night @ 6pm VS McLean Co.
All of us at K105 would like to wish E.E. "Mr. Spirit" McGhee a very happy 87th birthday today! Mr. Spirit truly is one of a kind and no one loves the Cougars and Grayson County more than him! We hope you have a great day!
#MrSpirit
🎂🎉
Can confirm that Daviess Co sophomore DeAaron Watkins (
@DeAaronWatkins1
) has officially been ruled ELIGIBLE! Watkins transferred from Madisonville North Hopkins. This solidifies DC as a regional title contender!
@DaviessCoBball
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’ll have members of our staff at each location this week to provide updates — we’ll also be live streaming the 10th District tournament all week on our YouTube Channel & Star 107.3 & 3rd Region Hoops FB pages. LET’S DO IT!
On the road, Breck Co students showed UP! Meade wasn’t as loud during the night cap… shout out to both fan bases. You won’t find many parties like a Breck/Meade Party.
Ty Price had 35pts tonight after having 33 last night. We spoke of it on the show this AM, but no player faces more scrutiny with every move he makes in the region than him. He just puts his head down, goes about his business & continues to do things we aren’t used to seeing!
Not interested in hearing a Private VS Public argument after a loss that was a very competitive game. Evangel has transfers & a couple of FE students.. You think public schools don’t have the same? A great run from Butler Co, it just wasn’t their day yesterday. RUN IT BACK!
How about Breckinridge County’s Mercer Rogers (
@MercerRogers25
) - the Junior standout eclipsed 1,000 points tonight in a win over Edmonson County. He’s somewhat quietly put together a really impressive season — Kid does it all for his hometown squad!
Congratulations to Butler County (
@ButlerCosports
) Junior, Ty Price (
@TyPrice2025
) on being named to the ALL STATE Second Team by the Lexington Herald Leader! Price finished top 5 in the state in scoring & averaged 29ppg, 4apg for the 3rd Region Champions!
Everyone covering the 4th Region were foaming at the mouth over FS all season, you’d have thought they were Sacred Heart.. give
@coach_head44
his flowers! There’s levels to winning when it matters!
Calvin Head and his Lady Purples prove that you have to know how to win in games like this. They take down the team with the states best record in dominating fashion. They will once again play for a region championship and look to make it 5️⃣ in a row 😳
The 3rd Region had several participants at the Nike Hoops Midwest Academy in Louisville -
Ty Price
Lawson Rice
Briar Griffin
Jack Logsdon
Jonathon Moss
DeAaron Watkins
Mercer Rogers
Bo Morse
Ty Price selected as a Top 20 kid at the camp.
A few names we feel could be a break out player next season after a big summer—
Carter Young (Ohio Co)
Will Alexander (Edmonson Co)
Justin Castlen (Butler Co)
Ryder Harbaugh (Butler Co)
Trevor DeWeese (Butler Co)
Jack Logsdon (Grayson Co)
We spoke with Farm Boy Restaurant Owner Skyler Moore about the turn out yesterday for the Francisco Family.. they were able to raise $10,585 yesterday alone. The 3rd Region SHOWED OUT — that number will AT LEAST double next week! Full podcast episode published at 1pm.
DC got ousted in the 1st Rnd last PM & a lot of y’all are celebrating because of how the offseason played out, BUT;
-Nobody works harder than Neil Hayden & his staff.
-dads, want your son around FIRST CLASS coaches? DC has them!
-He got a team w/ stars to buy in.
GREAT JOB!
We’re excited to have Macie McCombs (
@ukmmaciem
) apart of our team as the Lead Photographer! You’ll be seeing a lot of her at games this upcoming season. Give her a follow!
Boys Score Update—
Edmonson Co 61
Grayson Co 53
Final!
The Cats pull off the upset & punch their ticket to the Regional Tournament.. It’s Butler VS Edmonson for the 12th District title.
The Boys 3RH Game of The Week Player of The Game is Apollo Freshman Tate Powers. Powers had 13 points in a 60-49 win over Hancock County.
@AHSEaglesBBall
Boys Scoring Update—
Semi-Finals
Butler Co - 69
Ohio Co - 45
Final!
Butler Co will take on Owensboro Catholic on Tuesday for the 3rd Region Championship!