Bluegrass Cardinal Classic: Thursday Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bluegrass Cardinal Classic takes place this week in Winchester and there are a ton of talented young ladies coming to Win City. Here's a look at some top games to watch on Thursday, by order of start time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 am - Mercy vs Paintsville - Mercy's [player_tooltip player_id='493154' first='Abby' last='Reitzel'] going against Paintsville's [player_tooltip player_id='590302' first='Kylie' last='Kinner'] is going to be worth the price of admission.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11 am - Pikeville vs Scott County - [player_tooltip player_id='688045' first='Leighan' last='Jackson'] takes the reins for Pikeville while Scott County looks primed to compete for the 11th region title again in 2025 behind [player_tooltip player_id='386151' first='Maleiyah' last='Moore'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12 pm - Franklin County vs Henderson County - Two of the power programs in Kentucky go head to head at noon. [player_tooltip player_id='471746' first='Leia' last='Hogan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='328576' first='Juliana' last='Frazee'] lead the Flyers while [player_tooltip player_id='376814' first='Brooklyn' last='Gibson'] and A'tylia Green are stars for Henderson. This is a Rupp Arena level of matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 pm - Madison Southern vs Montgomery County - Junior [player_tooltip player_id='494367' first='Hadley' last='French'] is a top talent in the 11th region while MoCo is led by talented Senior [player_tooltip player_id='502282' first='Savannah' last='Jarvis']. Should be a really good game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 pm - Great Crossing vs Walton-Verona - Sharpshooter [player_tooltip player_id='494689' first='Elin' last='Logue'], [player_tooltip player_id='403472' first='Braylin' last='Terrell'] and Walton-Verona taking on [player_tooltip player_id='825676' first='Kennedy' last='Harrison'] and [player_tooltip player_id='739715' first='Nia' last='Carr'] of Great Crossing is a fun matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3 pm - North Laurel vs Owensboro Catholic - Senior [player_tooltip player_id='254278' first='Karmin' last='Riley'] should be the go to player for the Lady Aces while North Laurel is led by top ten talent Brooke Nicholson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 pm - Barren County vs Frederick Douglass - Douglass is super talented and led by [player_tooltip player_id='231488' first='Niah' last='Rhodes']. Barren is reloading but has younger talent in Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='903187' first='Shelby' last='Byrd'] and Senior Kaitlyn Elmore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 pm - Madison Central vs Highlands - [player_tooltip player_id='320855' first='Marissa' last='Green'] and [player_tooltip player_id='568110' first='Saylor' last='Macke'] are a tough inside-out duo for Highlands while Central is led by Seniors [player_tooltip player_id='502279' first='Nataya' last='Strader'] and [player_tooltip player_id='470569' first='Cameryn' last='Ridderikhoff'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6 pm - Scott High vs South Laurel - A lot of young talent on the floor in this one as freshmen [player_tooltip player_id='831862' first='Nakiah' last='Mejia'] and [player_tooltip player_id='963023' first='Noelle' last='Price'] of Scott take on Super Sophomores [player_tooltip player_id='747650' first='Skeeter' last='Mabe'], [player_tooltip player_id='738252' first='Maci' last='Messer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='747656' first='Shelbie' last='Mills'] of South Laurel.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 pm - Taylor County vs Assumption - No school in the state has been as active in the transfer portal as Assumption and should have a loaded up roster for the season. Taylor County has young talent in Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='502129' first='Kayley' last='Benningfield'] and 8th grader [player_tooltip player_id='1050025' first='Kennedy' last='Deener'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 pm - George Rogers Clark vs Spring Valley (WV) - GRC is loaded with talent as always with players like [player_tooltip player_id='376806' first='Teigh' last='Yeast'] and [player_tooltip player_id='739686' first='Kennedy' last='Stamper'] leading one of the best rosters in Kentucky. Meanwhile Spring Valley is led by Allie Daniels who holds multiple D1 offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->