Regional Tournament: GameChangers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Photo By: John Herndon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are in the midst of Regional Tournament play here in Kentucky. 16 regions are hosting tournaments to determine who will make it to the Sweet 16 state tournament at the historic Rupp Arena.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>GameChanger-"A player that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest".</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["502279"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Madison Central won the 44th district championship for the 2nd year in a row after defeating Madison Southern 56-49. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='502279' first='Nataya' last='Strader'] continues to play at a high level for the Lady Indians in the postseason. She scored 17 points in the district title game and followed that up with a clutch performance in the quarterfinals of the regional tourney, scoring a team-high 23 points, including a game-winning floater in the lane to lead her team to victory in a nail-biter against Great Crossing 42-41. Madison Central advances to the semifinals of the 11th region tourney, where they will face the defending region champs Frederick Douglass tonight at 8:00pm.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65e9a9a21aaa1"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["636721"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Fresh off of winning a District Championship and making the 29th District All-Tournament Team, Freshman standout [player_tooltip player_id='636721' first='Brynn' last='Brickey'] rose to the occasion once again in a big moment and delivered when her team needed it the most. In a back and forth battle against Grant County in the regional quarterfinals, u0022Big Shotu0022 Brynn scored 19 points and hit the go ahead, 3-pointer that helped the Lady Dragons get the win 81-78. South Oldham survived and advanced to the next round of the 8th region tournament, where they will go head to head against Anderson County in the semifinals tomorrow at 8:00pm.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65e9a9a21ab10"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["376763"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='376763' first='Anaysia' last='Bagwell'] went off for a game-high 29 points to help Christian County move past Madisonville-North Hopkins 56-51 in the 2nd region quarterfinals game. The star sophomore delivered from everywhere on the floor, making difficult shots look easy and showed up in a big way in the second half, where she scored 20 of her 29 points. The Lady Colonels will take on a Henderson County team that won the 2nd region last year and made it all the way to the final four of Sweet 16 state tournament.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65e9a9a21ab67"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='885346' first='Alexis' last='Taylor']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12124","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Todd County Central","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Todd County Central pulled off one of the biggest upsets in this year's Regional Tournament. The Lady Rebels stunned Warren East in the quarterfinals 70-64. The teams-leading scorer throughout the regular season [player_tooltip player_id='885346' first='Alexis' last='Taylor'] made a major impact on both ends of the floor, finishing with 23 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in the contest. Todd County Central will matchup against Metcalfe County in the 4th region semifinals at Western Kentucky University tonight at 7:30pm.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65e9a9a21ac14"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1252822' first='Ella' last='Brown']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Spencer County","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"OTP","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Spencer County sent shock waves throughout Kentucky, after beating the defending 8th region champions Simon Kenton in a last second thriller 46-45. 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