Region Tournament Preview: Regions 9-12

<!-- 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">Ninth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: This region has already started as of this writing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Cooper vs Notre Dame; Cooper cuts the nets</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='743650' first='Asia' last='Carner'], Dixie Heights</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='747645' first='Haylee' last='Noel'], Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tenth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Bishop Brossart vs Montgomery County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: George Rogers Clark vs Montgomery County; GRC wins another 10th region title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='502282' first='Savannah' last='Jarvis'], Montgomery County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='739686' first='Kennedy' last='Stamper'], GRC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Eleventh Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: Franklin County vs Lexington Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Franklin County vs. Madison Central; The Lady Flyers prevail.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='903256' first='Tamia' last='Waide'], Frederick Douglass</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='502279' first='Nataya' last='Strader'], Madison Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Twelfth Region:</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Best Opening Matchup: West Jessamine vs Southwestern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My Championship Game Prediction: Danville Christian vs Rockcastle County; DCA goes back to Rupp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>X Factor: [player_tooltip player_id='913408' first='Amauri' last='Blackford'], Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='403464' first='Grace' last='Mbugua'], Danville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->