[Stardust]

Site: E.A. Diddle Arena, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green

Schedule

Upper Bracket: Today: Glasgow (28-4) vs. Louisville Butler (23-9), 1 p.m.; Boone County (30-3) vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar (28-6), 2:30 p.m.; DuPont Manual (33-2) vs. Perry County Central (30-2), 7:30 p.m.; Muhlenberg County (21-10) vs. Montgomery County (28-6), 9 p.m. Friday: Glasgow/Louisville Butler winner vs. Boone County/Paul Laurence Dunbar winner, 1 p.m.; DuPont Manual/Perry County Central winner vs. Muhlenberg Country/Montgomery County winner, 2:30 p.m.

Lower Bracket: Thursday: Hopkinsville (31-4) vs. Marshall County (27-8), 1 p.m.; Marion County (31-4) vs. Walton-Verona (29-6), 2:30 p.m.; Magoffin County (28-4) vs. Ashland Blazer (29-6), 7:30 p.m.; Lincoln County (24-9) vs. Clay County (31-5), 9 p.m. Friday: Hopkinsville/Marshall County winner vs. Marion County/Walton-Verona winner, 7:30 p.m.; Magoffin County/Ashland Blazer winner vs. Lincoln County/Clay County winner, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s semifinals: Upper bracket, 11 a.m.; lower Bracket, 12:30 p.m.

Championship: 9 p.m. Saturday

Litkenhous Ratings in order (as of Monday): 1, DuPont Manual (Region 7) 111.6. 2, Marion County (Region 5) 109.4. 3, Perry County Central (Region 14) 101.7. 4, Boone County (Region 9) 100.4. 5, Glasgow (Region 4) 95.2. 6, Walton-Verona (Region 8) 95.1. 7, Clay County (Region 13) 94.9. 8, Louisville Butler (Region 6) 93.8. 9, Ashland Blazer (Region 16) 91.6. 10, Lincoln County (Region 12) 90.3. 11 (tie), Paul Laurence Dunbar (Region 11) and Hopkinsville (Region 2) 89.3. 13, Montgomery County (Region 10) 87.6. 14, Marshall County (Region 1) 87.2. 15, Muhlenberg County (Region 3) 82.6. 16, Magoffin County (Region 15) 80.0.

Team to beat in upper bracket: DuPont Manual.

Other upper bracket contenders: Perry County Central, Boone County, Glasgow and Louisville Butler. Boone County is the No. 4-rated team in the tournament and played a tough schedule with only two losses to Kentucky teams (Marion County and Ryle).

Team to beat in lower bracket: Marion County.

Other lower bracket contenders: Walton-Verona, Clay County, Lincoln County, Ashland Blazer. Walton-Verona is probably the only team in this bracket that has a legitimate chance to beat Marion County, but that will be difficult for the Bearcats.

Team to beat overall: DuPont Manual. A rubber game with Marion County appears likely.

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