SIXTH REGION BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
* Who: Bullitt East (27-5) vs. Doss (26-5).
* When: 7 p.m. Monday.
* Where: Valley High School.
* Tickets: $8.
* Litkenhous Ratings: No. 9 Bullitt East (94.2), No. 16 Doss (91.8).
* Last regional title: Doss (2015), Bullitt East (2012).
* Regular-season meeting: Did not play.
* Bullitt East’s probable starters: Tyler Sharpe (6-0, Sr., G, 19.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg); Bailey Rakes (6-0, Sr., G, 11.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg); Konnor Polson (6-5, Jr., F, 5.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg); Brandon Klefot (6-4, Sr., F, 9.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg); Jared Farris (6-7, Sr., F, 9.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg).
* Doss’ probable starters (statistics not available): Stephon Franklin (6-1, So., G, 6.1 ppg, 4.1 apg); Kenyi Bryant (6-4, Sr., G, 16.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg); Jaylon Hall (6-4, Jr., G, 11.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg); Laron Hargrove (6-1, Sr., G/F, 6.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Kel’Shawn Knight Goff (6-5, Sr., F, 13.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg).
* Bullitt East’s postseason road: Beat Whitefield Academy 92-33 in 24th District semifinal; lost to Fern Creek 60-50 in 24th District final; beat North Bullitt 72-55 in regional quarterfinal; beat DeSales 57-51 in overtime in regional semifinal.
* Doss’ postseason road: Beat Western 71-51 in 22nd District semifinal; beat DeSales 71-56 in 22nd District final; beat Valley 63-57 in regional quarterfinal; beat Fern Creek 57-44 in regional semifinal.
* Notes: Bullitt East’s Tyler Sharpe was voted the Sixth Region’s Player of the Year by the region’s coaches and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches. … Doss is trying to become the third straight school to win back-to-back regional titles, as Pleasure Ridge Park did it in 2013-14 and Bullitt East accomplished the feat in 2011-12. … The Sixth Region champion will play the 15th Region champion in the first round of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Sweet 16 at noon on March 17 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.
– Jason Frakes