Region 1 Sports 4th District basketball preview

4th District Boys
Marshall County (2024 4th District Champion)
Coach: Sawyer Donohoo
Last Season's Record: Overall 25-8, in region 14-6, in district 5-3.

Last season's team:  The Marshals shot 48.8% from the floor, 38.2% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while averaging 63.3 points a game. The Marshals were led by a duo of double figure scorers including junior Alex Staples 14.7 points a game and freshman Matthew Langhi's 13 a game. 

This year's outlook:  The defending regional champ returns five of their top six scorers, including their top two in Staples and Langhi. Losing just two seniors, although both brought size to the lineup, the Marshals look more then poised to defend and repeat last year's district and regional titles.


Murray (2024 4th District Runner-up)
Coach: Jimmie Holder
Last Season's Record: Overall 24-10, in region 16-4, in district 7-2.

Last season's team:  The Tigers shot 50.7% from the floor, 32.3% from three and 65.7% from the foul line while averaging 61.8 points a game. The Tigers technically had four players in double figures last season with Lincoln English at 12.7 a game, Zavion Carman at 11.6 a game, Jeremiah Jones at 10.1 a game and Collin Wilson at 9.6 a game. 

This year's outlook:  It will be a much younger and less experienced roster for first year Tiger Head Coach Jimmie Holder. The Tigers graduated five seniors from last year's team, including three of their top four scorers. They do return Jones and Aiden Armstrong who finished third and fifth in scoring a year ago.



Calloway County 
Coach: Brad Cleaver
Last Season's Record: Overall 17-11, in region 10-4, in district 7-2 

Last season's team:  The Lakers shot 46.3% from the floor, 36.0% from three and 71.7% from the foul line while averaging 66.2 points a game. The Lakers were led by four double digit scorers in Eli Finley at 23.8 a game, Jonah Butler at 17.5 a game, Conner Lockhart at 13.7 a game and Luke Armstrong at 10 a game. 

This year's outlook:  A preseason favorite to win the region last year, the Lakers feel short of the regional tournament with a loss to eventual regional title winner Marshall County in the district tournament. The Lakers though are once again seen as the early favorites this season after bringing back all of last year's production, including two early player of the year favorites in Finley and Butler.  




Christian Fellowship
Coach: Kayl Kite
Last Season's Record: Overall 9-22, in region 6-12, in district 0-8 

Last season's team:  The Eagles shot 40% from the floor, 27.4% from three and 67.3% from the foul line while averaging 63.6 points a game. They were led by sophomore Elijah Grigg at 25.3 points a game, Daxton Kite at 13.4 a game and Samuel Grigg at 12.3 a game. 

This year's outlook:  The Eagles were young last season, losing just one senior from a team that was dominated by sophomores. They return all of their production from a team that scored over 60 points a game, including Elijah Grigg who was one of the top scorers in the entire region. 




4th District Girls
Calloway County (4th District Champion)
Coach: Kirsten B. Collins
Last Season's Record: Overall 27-7, in region 14-5, in district 7-1.

Last season's team:  The Lady Lakers shot 45.7% from the floor, 33.1% from three and 74.6% from the foul line while averaging 60.5 points a game. The Lady Lakers were led by a duo of double digit scorers in Saylor Lowe and Jaidan Koch. Lowe scored 20.7 a game, while Koch averaged 25.7 a game.

This year's outlook:  The Lady Lakers return everyone from last year's district winning team. A team that saw a 19 win improvement from the previous season under first year Head Coach Kirsten Collins. A team that also  found itself three points shy of playing for a regional championship. They will once again be led by All-Region performers in Lowe and Koch and will lean on the leadership of seniors Jaycee Crouch and Madison Futrell to win the district and make another run at a regional title.


Marshall County (4th District Runner-up)
Coach: Aaron Beth
Last Season's Record: Overall 21-9, in region 10-6, in district 6-2

Last season's team:  The Lady Marshals shot 43.2% from the floor, 30.9% from three and 59.7% from the foul line while averaging 55.7 points a game. The Lady Marshals were led in scoring by Skylar Waller at 13.7 points a game and Kenzlee Terry who scored just shy of 10 a game at 9.6. 

This year's outlook:  The Lady Marshals return all but one of their top performers form last year's team only losing Chevelle Henson from their top 11 scorers. They will once again be led by Waller, who basically played last season on one good knee,. 



Christian Fellowship
Coach: Jaret Logsdon
Last Season's Record: Overall 16-13, in region 9-12, in district 0-7

Last season's team: The Lady Eagles shot 38.0% from the floor,24.8% from three and 62.9%    from the foul line while averaging 49.4 points a game. Last year's team was led by Gracie Howard, the region's all-time leading scorer, at 28.8 points a game. Howard was the only player to average double figures. 

This year's outlook: The Lady Eagles have a new coach in Jaret Logsdon and will be without Howard for the first time in six seasons. Howard started playing varsity as a seventh grader during the 2018/19 season and averaged 13 points a game that year and eventually helped lead the charge for the team to make it's first ever regional tournament appearance two years ago. A much younger roster this year with freshman Kylee Hines expected to help lead the next group.



Murray
Coach: Tom Foust
Last Season's Record: Overall 7-18, in region 5-13, in district 2-5

Last season's team:  The Lady Tigers shot 35.1% from the floor, 25.0% from three and 51.7%    from the foul line while averaging 32.2 points a game. Last year's team was led by the Smiths, Mylee and Maylee, who scored 8.9 and 7.8 points a game.  

This year's outlook:  The Lady Tigers lost Mylee to graduation, but return Maylee for her freshman season. They will have to replace three of their top five scorers from last season, but do have Maylee and sophomore Addison Neal to lean on moving forward. 



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