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South Central Bank Lady Invitational of the South: News and Notes: Pairings Announced for 25th Annual Tournament

Thursday, September 18
Pairings Announced for 25th Annual Tournament

     The 25^th annual South Central Bank Lady Invitational of the South basketball tournament field includes a Kentucky state tournament quarter-finalist, a Tennessee Class A state tournament runner-up, 10 teams that won 20 games last season, tradition powerhouse programs and up-and-coming players and teams representing high schools from Kentucky and Tennessee.       

     The tournament tips at 9:30 a.m. (CST) December 27^th as Caverna faces Red Boiling Springs (TN). Caverna is an up-and-coming team looking to improve on last year’s 7-18 record. Red Boiling Springs, 14-19 last season, will be looking to overcome a rebuilding year and return to the power team that won 30 games in 2007.         

     The 11:00 a.m. game will see Bowling Green, 22-11 last year, go against Notre Dame Academy (20-11). Bowling Green is coming off a season in which they advanced to the championship game of the Fourth Region tournament. Ninth Region power Notre Dame appears in their first SCBLIS after reaching the finals of the Ninth Region tournament last March.      

     The 12:45 p.m. contest features the host school, Allen County-Scottsville pitted against Antioch (TN). ACS posted a 15-13 record last year. The ACS program is one of Kentucky’s tradition-rich programs---having just passed the 600 mark on Kentucky’s all-time wins list. Antioch was rebuilding last winter and their 6-17 worksheet is a testament to that fact. Antioch has a winning tradition, evident by their 30-7 record in 2007, the year in which Antioch reached the quarter-finals of the TSSAA 3-A state tournament.       

     Tipping at 2:15 will be Ohio County and George Rogers Clark. Ohio County was 28-5 last season, reaching the quarter-finals of the Houchens Industries/KHSAA state tournament. George Rogers Clark is up-and-coming, having posted a 13-17 worksheet in the tough 10^th Region.       

     The bottom half of the 16-team tournament gets underway at 4:00 p.m. when Knott County Central----a 14^th Region mainstay----meets Fifth Region power, North Hardin. Knott Central was 23-9 last year while North Hardin recorded a 24-8 record.       

     The 5:30 p.m. contest has Tennessee power Livingston Academy against Boone County---a tradition rich Ninth Region power. First time SCBLIS participant Livingston Academy was 25-8 last year---a solid record a year after going 29-9 and reaching the semi-finals of the Tennessee Class 2-A state tournament in 2007. Boone County went 21-10 last season.      

      The 7:00 p.m. game will have Clarkrange (TN) facing Franklin County. Clarkrange was an impressive 32-7 last season, losing to Jackson County in the finals of the Tennessee Class A state tournament. The Tennessee school reached has a rich tradition including seven state championships, the last coming in 2004.  Franklin County was 19-11 last season in a very tough 11^th Region.     

      The final game of the first day starts at 8:45 p.m. as 2008 15^th Region runner-up Pike County Central battles 2008 16^th Region Runner-Up Ashland Paul Blazer. Pike Central had a 25-6 record and are in their first SCBLIS. Ashland Blazer is coming off a very good 24-5 season.      

       Second round action will follow on December 28^th starting with consolation bracket games and followed by quarterfinal action. Games continue on December 29^th will the finals scheduled for December 30^th.