John McGraw's TN/KY HS Top 40 – Week 5

Week 5	Prev Week	High School	Record	The Skinny
1	2	Blackman (TN)	7-1	Won 2 games this week beating Siegel 57-9 then de-throning previous #1 Oakland 40-26. Headed to Phoenix, AZ next week to play in the Nike TOC, the nation’s top HS tournament.
2	3	Butler (KY)	4-0	Beat a good Bullitt East team this week 68-54 then beat Moore 70-37. Have 2 big tournaments coming up, the Republic Bank Classic in Lexington and the Bragging Rights Classic in Cincinnati
3	4	Elizabethtown (KY)	5-1	Won 3 games this past week, winning all by 30+….wins over Nelson Co. 72-21, Mercy 62-32, and Hardin 54-22
4	5	Dyer Co (TN)	9-0	Only played once this past week, barely outlasting a good Munford team in Double OT 53-50. They travel to Florida to play in the Go Southern Classic after Christmas.
5	1	Oakland (TN)	7-1	Beat a underrated Stewart’s Creek team 73-49 then lost to Blackman 26-40. They don’t play again until the New Year and won’t be challenged until back to back games with Smyrna and Riverdale.
6	6	Henderson Co. (KY)	4-0	Won 2 tough games this week, beating Castle (IN) badly 67-44 then taking down a good Bullitt East team behind 26 points from super soph Alisha Owens
7	7	Ridgeway (TN)	7-0	Beat Germantown 57-26 then Southwind 70-35. Big match up on the road with Jackson South Side looms
8	10	Dupont Manual (KY)	5-0	Won 3 games this week, all blowouts beating Presentation 81-37, Assumption 59-35 and Seneca 64-15. Huge game with Butler on Tuesday.
9	11	Houston (TN)	9-1	Won on the road at Cordova 41-40 then beat Wooddale on the road too 51-21.
10	12	Male (KY)	4-0	Won 2 games this week beating Notre Dame 78-54 then Ballard 66-37. No big matchups before Christmas.
11	13	Mercer Co. (KY)	4-0	Won 3 games this week Rockcastle Co 66-32, Montgomery Co 80-57, then Corbin 89-57. Big games with Danville and East Jessamine on the horizon.
12	16	Memphis Overton (TN)	10-1	Beat Raleigh Egypt 81-41 and then Memphis East 54-21 to move to 10-1.
13	15	Elizabethton (TN)	9-0	Won 3 high quality games this week, beating Hampton 47-29, then Farragut 58-45 and Cumberland Co. 70-49. Travel to North Carolina after Christmas for a big tournament.
14	8	Murray (KY)	4-1	Lost in the championship of the Massac (IL) Co. Classic to the host 42-46 after beating Graves Co. 53-45 and Carbondale (IL) 67-37. Big games coming up vs. Martin Westview (TN) and Craigmont (TN)
15	19	Mt. Juliet (TN)	10-1	Beat both Gallatin 57-28 then Portland 64-30 in blow out wins this week. They play in the LandAir classic after Christmas.
16	20	Paducah Tilghman (KY)	6-0	Won 3 blowouts this week, beating Community Christian 66-27, Christian Co. 59-35 and Hickman Co 85-26. Have 2 tournaments before New Years, Heritage Bank and the Go Southern Classic
17	NR	Holy Cross Covington (KY)	5-0	Won 3 games this past week, beating St. Henry 69-39, Boone Co 68-37, and Lloyd Memorial 68-21. Playing in the Republic Bank Classic coming up before Christmas
18	NR	Middleton (TN)	11-0	Huge win this week over a very good MHEA team 60-44. Blew out Scotts Hill and Jackson Christian as well and have a huge win over Mississippi power HW Byers. Making a great case for TN Class A state champs.
19	9	Morristown West (TN)	9-1	Got upset by an up and coming Jefferson Co. team 36-43 then bounced back versus South Doyle 59-40. Rivalry game with Morristown East and the LandAir Classic coming up prior to New Years.
20	NR	Franklin County (KY)	5-0	Two huge wins this week over Lafayette 66-61 then East Carter 50-46. Also beat Woodford Co 78-64. Play in the Land Air Classic
21	22	Riverdale (TN)	8-1	Beat an underrated Smryna team 60-51 and Independance 62-34. Playing in the Cres Com Bank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, SC
22	14	MHEA (TN)	15-2	Three tough games this week beating Memphis Central 60-52 then beat Arlington 70-51 before losing to up and coming Middleton 44-60. Huge matchup with Blackman before New Years
23	25	Bell Co. (KY)	4-0	Beat Harlan 68-32 and Lechter Co 51-46. Have a few local tournaments coming up.
24	28	Allen County-Scottsville (KY)	4-1	Won three games this week, beating Barron Co. 68-33, Cumberland Co 81-54 and Warren East 73-33. Play in the Republic Bank Classic before Christmas.
25	26	Ashland Blazer (KY)	2-1	Win over Mason Co. 61-30, play Ironton (OH) this week then the Republic Bank Classic
26	21	Murfreesboro Central Magnet (TN)	14-1	Beat Page 58-33, beat Smith Co 48-42 before being upset by a very good Livingston Academy team 59-70. Only 1 more game before the New Year versus a very good Cumberland County (TN) team.
27	27	University Heights (KY)	3-0	Beat Lyon County 72-60 & Hopkinsville 90-51 this week. Have a few local tournaments coming up
28	31	South Warren (KY)	4-1	Beat Franklin Simpson 62-37 then beat Warren East 72-35. Play in the Republic Bank Classic
29	32	Marshall Co. (KY)	5-0	Blew out Fort Campbell 64-10 and McCracken Co 49-23. Have a local tournament then travel to California for the Surf and Slam event in San Diego
30	34	Briarcrest Christian (TN)	7-1	Beat Bolton 63-54. Big games with Arlington and MHEA coming up.
31	37	Knoxville Webb (TN)	9-1	Took down Alcoa 64-52 then blew out Knox Catholic 62-15. Have 1 more game in 2014 vs a good Grace Christian team
32	NR	Glasgow (KY)	5-1	Only loss is by 2 to a good Somerset team. Won three games this week beating Bowling Green 53-44, Warren Central 67-58 and Russell Co. 59-40
33	33	Gibson Co (TN)	12-0	Won 2 games this week beating Halls 62-23 then Greenfield 58-40. Relative weak strength of schedule keeps their ranking steady. Big games coming up this week in Murray (KY) tournament
34	17	Bowling Green (KY)	3-1	Lost to Glasgow 44-53 then rebounded with a win 71-31 over Todd Co. Big game versus Mercer Co. after Christmas.
35	24	East Carter (KY)	4-1	Beat Lewis Co. 60-47 then Fleming Co 61-42 and finally lost to Franklin Co 46-50. Play in the Republic Bank Classic
36	35	CPA (TN)	8-0	Beat CAK 54-49 then beat Columbia Academy 60-31. Play Rossview and Clarksville NE this week
37	29	Munford (TN)	9-3	Double OT loss 50-53 to Dyer Co. on the road. Beat Haywood 57-43. Two big Tournaments around the holidays in central TN.
38	39	Dyersburg (TN)	9-1	Didn’t play this week, play again versus Jackson Christian and then an Arkansas team and Missouri team in their Christmas tournament.
39	40	White Station (TN)	5-3	Beat Arlington 49-45 then beat Hamilton 77-61.
40	40	West Carroll (TN)	9-0	Beat Hollow Rock Bruceton 100-57, then Milan 55-45 and finally had a huge district win over rival Dresden 59-46