Region Tournament Preview: Regions 5-8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hard to believe it but we have already reached the Regional Tournament portion of the year and Rupp Arena is coming up next week! Here are some things to look for in the regional tournaments this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Fifth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Green County vs Central Hardin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Green County vs Taylor County; Green County cut the nets in a mild upset.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='961302' first='Maliah' last='Courtney'], Bardstown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='1050025' first='Kennedy' last='Deener'], Taylor County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Sixth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Butler vs Whitefield Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Butler vs Mercy; Butler wins and completes a perfect season against regional foes</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='493163' first='Leah' last='Stinson'], Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: Keziah Renee, Butler</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Seventh Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Assumption vs Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Sacred Heart vs DuPont Manual; SHA takes another regional title</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: LiLi Mangrum, DuPont Manual</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='254273' first='ZaKiyah' last='Johnson'], Sacred Heart</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Eighth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: South Oldham vs Woodford County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Woodford County vs Simon Kenton; SK wins and heads to Rupp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='881375' first='Taylin' last='Wade'], Woodford County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='739708' first='Brynli' last='Pernell'], Simon Kenton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->