HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY

BOYS:  UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS WON ITS 17^TH 2^ND REGION ALL A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 58-36 WIN OVER LYON COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT.

MATT MCGOWAN LEAD THE BLAZERS WITH 30 POINTS AND JALAN LADD ADDED 12 FOR THE BLAZERS WHO WILL FACE THE 14^TH REGION CHAMPION IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE ALL A STATE TOURNAMENT THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3^RD AT 10:30 AM CENTRAL TIME.

ELSEWHERE:  NO SCORE WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE K-H-S-A-A WEBSITE FOR THE HOPKINSVILLE/TODD CENTRAL GAME. 

CALLOWAY COUNTY DEFEATED CALDWELL COUNTY 60-37, DAWSON SPRINGS OVER COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 58-39, HOPKINS CENTRAL EDGED TRIGG COUNTY IN OVERTIME 98-92, LIVINGSTON CENTRAL ALSO HAD TO GO TO OVERTIME TO DEFEAT MURRAY 74-70 AND LOGAN COUNTY NEEDED EXTRA TIME TO BEAT BARREN COUNTY 76-72 AND FULTON COUNTY OVER MAYFIELD 71-59.

GIRLS:   CRITTENDEN COUNTY WON THE 2^ND REGION ALL A TITLE WITH A 54-41 WIN OVER LYON COUNTY AND OWENSBORO CATHOLIC WON THE 3^RD REGION ALL A CROWN WITH A 47-37 WIN OVER HANCOCK COUNTY.

ELSEWHERE:  HOPKINSVILLE DEFEATED TODD CENTRAL 62-50, TRIGG COUNTY OVER REIDLAND 53-45, MADISONVILLE OVER OWENSBORO 68-34, MUHLENBERG COUNTY DEFEATS OHIO COUNTY 57-47, MASSAC COUNTY, IL OVER PADUCAH TILGHMAN 62-46.

BARREN COUNTY OVER LOGAN COUNTY 68-55, GRAVES COUNTY DEFEATS CARLISLE COUNTY 52-35, GRAYSON COUNTY OVER APOLLO 78-60, HEATH IN DOUBLE OVERTIME DEFEATS MAYFIELD 63-62, WEBSTER COUNTY EDGED HENDERSON COUNTY 48-44.

TONIGHT’S GAMES

BOYS:  FORT CAMPBELL PLAYS AT LYON COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY TRAVELS TO WEBSTER COUNTY, MADISONVILLE AT OWENSBORO, DAWSON SPRINGS AT HOPKINS CENTRAL,BOWLING GREEN AT LOGAN COUNTY, RUSSELLVILLE AT GLASGOW, HEATH AT GRAVES COUNTY, OHIO COUNTY AT BUTLER COUNTY, HENDERSON COUNTY HOSTS EVANSVILLE NORTH, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT HICKMAN COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY HOSTS MCLEAN COUNTY, BALLARD MEMORIAL AT ST. MARY, PADUCAH TILGHMAN AT REIDLAND.

GIRLS:  UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TRAVELS TO HOPKINSVILLE FOR AN 8^TH DISTRICT SHOWDOWN AT 7:30, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 7:15 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY PLAYS AT MARSHALL COUNTY, DAWSON SPRINGS AT HOPKINS CENTRAL, LYON COUNTY WELCOMES COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN, MADISONVILLE AT LIVINGSTON CENTRAL, CALDWELL COUNTY HOSTS RUSSELLVILLE, UNION COUNTY HOSTS CRITTENDEN COUNTY, PADUCAH TILGHMAN AT REIDLAND, BALLARD MEMORIAL AT ST. MARY, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT HEATH.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

AUSTIN PEAY’S TYSHWAN EDMONDSON NOT ONLY WON THE O-V-C MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD MONDAY, HE WAS ALSO NAMED THE LEAGUE’S NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK.

THE FORMER U-H-A STANDOUT WON THE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON AND THE NEWCOMER AWARD FOR THE SIXTH TIME.  EDMONDSON HAD 25 POINTS IN A LOSS TO TENNESSEE TECH AND SCORED 23 POINTS IN A WIN OVER JACKSONVILLE STATE.  THE GOVERNORS ARE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT HOSTING EASTERN KENTUCKY.

KENTUCKY BASKETBALL COACH JOHN CALIPARI TELLS THE COURIER JOURNAL WITH 11 GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON, THE WILDCATS HAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS ANYONE TO GROW AND IMPROVE BEFORE THE NC-AA TOURNAMENT.  THE WILDCATS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY HOSTING GEORGIA, WITH PRE GAME COVERAGE AT 1:30 ON LITE 98.7.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE OFFICIALS SAY BASKETBALL PLAYER RENALDO WOOLRIDGE DID NOT COMMIT AN NC-AA VIOLATION IN VISITING A KNOXVILLE BAR OVER THE WEEKEND. 

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS WOOLRIDGE RECEIVED EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO A PORTION OF THE NEW AMSTERDAM BAR AND GRILL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  THERE HAD BEEN SPECULATION WOOLRIDGE WAS PERFORMING FOR A MUSIC VIDEO JUST AFTER THE VOLS LOST AT CONNECTICUT.  HOWEVER, U-T ATHLETIC OFFICIALS SAY NO PERFORMANCE WAS DONE.

U-K WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH MATTHEW MITCHELL ANNOUNCED MONDAY FORMER CONNECTICUT BASKETBALL PLAYER SAMARIE WALKER HAS TRANSFERRED TO KENTUCKY.

WALKER CAN PRACTICE WITH THE TEAM, BUT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY UNTIL THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE 2011-12 ACADEMIC YEAR.  WALKER WILL HAVE THREE YEARS OF ELIGIBLITY.

TONIGHT’S GAMES: MURRAY STATE’S LADY RACERS ARE IN ACTION THIS EVENING AT SIU-EDWARDSVILLE.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

CHARGES FILED AGAINST FORMER KENTUCKY QUARTERBACK MIKE HARTLINE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DROPPED IF HE COMPLETES COMMUNITY WORK.  HARTLINE WAS ARRESTED ON PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGES AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT STEMMING FROM A DECEMBER INCIDENT.  IT’S NOT KNOWN HOW MANY COMMUNITY HOURS HARTLINE MUST SERVE.

A PROSPECT WHO PLANNED TO PLAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IS NOW HEADED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY.  THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS INDIANAPOLIS WARREN CENTRAL HIGH PRODCUT ERIC ROBINSON-BERRY HAD PLANNED TO ATTEND LOUISVILLE SINCE LAST AUGUST.  HOWEVER, ROBINSON-BERRY SAYS ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE HE WILL PLAY FOR THE HILLTOPPERS. 

THE COURIER JOURNAL ALSO REPORTS CHRISTIAN COUNTY DEFENSIVE BACK MARCOREYON TANDY WILL VISIT KENTUCKY THIS WEEKEND.  TANDY TELLS THE NEWSPAPER KENTUCKY AND MARSHALL ARE HIS TOP TWO SCHOOLS.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS HAD A THREE GAME WINNING STREAK SNAPPED LAST NIGHT AT CALGARY 3-1.  THE PREDS CLOSE OUT THEIR SIX GAME ROAD TRIP TOMORROW NIGHT AT VANCOUVER, WITH COVERAGE OF THE GAME AT NINE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.