By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter
The All “A” Classic basketball playoffs shift into high gear this week with local teams involved in regional tournaments that will determine berths in the annual small school state tournament that’s scheduled for Jan. 25-29 at Frankfort Convention Center.
The 10th Region got off to an early start with boys’ and girls’ teams from the same schools playing double-headers last Friday and Saturday. The tournament resumes on Monday with Brossart vs. Calvary Christian in boys’ and girls’ games at Paris High School. The winners will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday.
The 9th Region girls’ tournament gets underway at 7 p.m. Monday with first-round games at three sites. Newport Central Catholic, a team that has won nine of the last 10 regional titles, will host Bellevue in one of those games. The other match-ups are Ludlow at Holy Cross and Newport at Lloyd.
The winners of those games will move on to the quarterfinals to be played Tuesday and Wednesday at the Bellevue High School gym. The tournament schedule has the semifinals on Friday and the championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bellevue.
Walton-Verona is the only local school in the 8th Region. The Bearcats are hosting the boys’ tournament and play Trimble County at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Walton-Verona girls’ team drew a first-round bye and will play Williamstown or Carroll County in a semifinal game on Wednesday at Gallatin County High School.
The 9th Region boys’ tournament will start next Monday, Jan. 16 with first-round games at three sites. Here are the pairings for the each of the regional tournaments involving local teams:
Girls’ regional tournaments
9TH REGION
Monday at three sites
Ludlow at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Newport at Lloyd, 7 p.m.
Bellevue at Newport Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Bellevue
Heritage vs. Ludlow-Holy Cross winner, 6 p.m.
Dayton vs. St. Henry, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Bellevue
Beechwood vs. Newport-Lloyd winner, 6 p.m.
Villa Madonna vs. Bellevue-NewCath winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday at Bellevue
Semifinal games, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Bellevue
Championship game, 7 p.m.
8TH REGION AT GALLATIN COUNTY
Monday
Williamstown vs. Carroll County, 5:30 p.m.
Eminence vs. Owen County, 7 p.m.
Trimble County vs. Gallatin County, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Walton-Verona vs. Williamstown-Carroll County winner, 6 p.m.
Eminence-Owen County winner vs. Trimble County-Gallatin County winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13
Championship game, 7 p.m.
10TH REGION AT PARIS
Monday
Calvary Christian vs. Brossart, 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Semifinal: Paris vs. Calvary-Brossart winner, 6 p.m
Thursday
Semifinal: Bracken County vs. Nicholas County, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Championship game. 6 p.m.
Boys’ regional tournaments
10TH REGION AT PARIS
Monday
Calvary Christian vs. Brossart, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Semifinal: Paris vs. Calvary Christian-Brossart winner, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Semifinal: Bracken County vs. Nicholas County, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Championship game. 8 p.m.
8TH REGION AT WALTON-VERONA
Tuesday
Williamstown vs. Carroll County, 5:30 p.m.
Eminence vs. Owen County, 7 p.m.
Walton-Verona vs. Trimble County, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday
Gallatin County vs. Williamstown-Carroll County winner, 6 p.m.
Eminence-Owen Co. winner vs. Walton-Verona-Trimble Co. winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Championship game, 7 p.m.
9TH REGION
Monday, Jan. 16 at three sites
Heritage at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Lloyd at Beechwood, 7 p.m.
Bellevue at Ludlow, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Ludlow
Newport Central Catholic vs. Dayton-Heritage winner, 6 p.m.
Newport vs. Holy Cross, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Ludlow
St. Henry vs. Beechwood-Lloyd winner, 6 p.m.
Villa Madonna vs. Bellevue-Ludlow winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 20 at Ludlow
Semifinal games, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21 at Ludlow
Championship game, 7 p.m.