HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS:  UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS BEGINS PLAY TODAY IN THE TOUCHSTONE ENERGY ALL A STATE TOURNAMENT AGAINST HAZARD.  THESE TWO SCHOOLS HAVE COMBINED FOR A TOTAL OF 30 APPEARANCES IN THE ALL A.  COVERAGE FROM MCBRAYER ARENA ON THE EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN RICHMOND BEGINS WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 10:45 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

OTHER GAMES INCLUDE—FORT CAMPBELL HOSTING TRIGG COUNTY, DAWSON SPRINGS MEETS MURRAY, HOPKINS CENTRAL WELCOMES LYON COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY PLAYS AT HICKMAN COUNTY, REIDLAND WELCOMES FULTON CITY AND SOUTH WARREN ENTERTAINS GLASGOW.

GIRLS:  IT’S AN EIGHTH DISTRICT SHOWDOWN AS CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND HOPKINSVILLE PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SIX DAY PERIOD.  A LADY TIGER WIN WRAPS UP THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT.

PRE GAME COVERAGE FROM COLONEL GYM BEGINS WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 7:15 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

OTHER GAMES INCLUDE—HOPKINS CENTRAL MEETING WEBSTER COUNTY, HENDERSON COUNTY AT UNION COUNTY.

FROM THE TOUCHSTONE ENERGY GIRLS ALL A STATE TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY:  3RD REGION REPRESENTATIVE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC DEFEATED WASHINGTON COUNTY 71-52, 2^ND REGION REPRESENTATIVE CRITTENDEN COUNTY LOST TO LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN 48-46, 4^TH REGION REPRESENTATIVE MONROE COUNTY DEFEATED WEST CARTER 54-40 AND 1^ST REGION REPRESENTATIVE BALLARD MEMORIAL LOST 52-51 TO SHELDON CLARK.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, A MEMBER OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S FOOTBALL TEAM WILL BE HEADED TO LEXINGTON TO PLAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.  STANOUT MARCOREYON TANDY MADE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT OFFICIAL ON WEDNESDAY.  TANDY SAYS HE COULD SEE ACTION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOTBALL.

TANDY JOINS FORMER COLONEL MALCOM MCDUFFEN WHO WAS REDSHIRTED THIS PAST SEASON.  KENTUCKY ALSO GOT ANOTHER PLAYER FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY AS PADUCAH TILGHMAN’S JOSH FORREST SIGNED WITH THE WILDCATS.

ALSO SIGNING YESTERDAY WAS HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DENO MONTGOMERY, WHO WILL PLAY FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY.

FORT CAMPBELL’S TRE POWELL ALSO SIGNED WITH MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

IT’S A BUSY THURSDAY FOR A NUMBER OF AREA TEAMS, INCLUDING WESTERN KENTUCKY WHO PUTS ITS FOUR GAME SUN BELT CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE AGAINST SOUTH ALABAMA AT DIDDLE ARENA.

THE TENNESSEE VOLS ARE ALSO BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT AS THEY PLAY AT AUBURN.  IT’S NOT KNOWN WHETHER SCOTTY HOPSON WILL PLAY TONIGHT AFTER SUFFERING AN ANKLE SPRAIN IN PRACTICE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

IN THE O-V-C:  AUSTIN PEAY’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS ARE IN ACTION HOSTING UT-MARTIN, WITH THE WOMEN’S GAME BEGINNING AT 5:15.

MURRAY STATE’S BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ALSO IN ACTION THIS EVENING AS THEY PLAY AT TENNESSEE STATE.

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS WILL BE WITHOUT PRESTON KNOWLES WHEN THEY PLAY DEPAUL SATURDAY.  THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS KNOWLES STRAINED A HAMSTRING IN PRACTICE TUESDAY.  COACH RICK PITINO SAYS KNOWLES COULD ALSO MISS NEXT WEDNESDAY’S GAME AT NOTRE DAME.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS FORMER KENTUCKY QUARTERBACK ANDRE WOODSON WILL BECOME A STUDENT ASSISTANT ON COACH JOKER PHILLIPS STAFF.  WOODSON WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC QUARTERBACKS IN KENTUCKY HISTORY, THROWING FOR OVER NINE THOUSAND YARDS AND 81 TOUCHDOWNS FROM 2004-07.

NFL

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS HAVE WIDENED THEIR SEARCH FOR JEFF FISHER’S REPLACEMENT AS HEAD COACH.

THE TITANS HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW NEW YORK GIANTS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR PERRY FEWELL ALONG WITH ATLANTA FALCONS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE MULARKEY ABOUT THE VACANCY.

THE TITANS ALSO RECEIVED PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS SAINTS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR GREGG WILLIAMS—A ONE TIME TITANS ASSISTANT—ALSO, BUT HE WITHDREW HIS NAME.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS WILL TRY TO SNAP A THREE GAME LOSING STREAK THIS EVENING AS THEY PLAY IN PHILADELPHIA AGAINST THE FLYERS.  FIRST PUCK DROPS AT SIX P-M.