Fairdale/High Potential Hooparama Showcase

THE INAUGURAL
Fairdale/High Potential Hooparama Showcase

November 23, 2002

JEFFERSONTOWN vs FAIRDALE (11 AM)

DAWSON SPRINGS vs LOUISVILLE SENECA (1 PM)

RICHMOND MADISON CENTRAL vs LOUISVILLE MALE (3 PM)

LOUISVILLE MANUAL vs LOUISVILLE PRP (5 PM)

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TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR

(listed alphabetically)

Candyce Bingham	6-1/Jr	(Manual)	Kellie Peyton	5-8/Sr	(PRP)
Latasha Harrison	5-7/So	(Seneca)	Keila Smiley	5-7/Sr	(Dawson Springs)
Veronica Hudson	5-9/Jr	(Male)	Olivia Terry	5-8/Jr	(Madison Central)
Danielle Lascoe	5-9/Jr	(Jeffersontown)	Reva Tyus	6-0/Sr	(Fairdale)
Margaret McKemie	6-0/So	(Manual)	Ciara Webster	5-9/So	(Jeffersontown)
Sara McKemie	6-1/Jr	(Manual)	Anitha Williams	5-6/Jr	(PRP)

Jenna Williams 5-6/Jr (Jeffersontown)

These games will be played at Fairdale High School. Varsity and Junior Varsity teams will play at the same time in two different gyms at the same site.
Games will be two twenty minute halves for a total of 40 minutes with the clock stopping on dead balls, free throws, etc. (Note: Due to KHSAA rules, the scoreboard will be erased at halftime. )
MVPs for each team will be selected in varsity games only.
Coverage of this showcase will appear in Rick Bolus' High Potential Basketball Recruiting Service newsletters that go out to his college subscribers.
Questions should be directed to either Larry Bruner (502) 594-4005 or Rick Bolus (502) 543-7308.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Jeffersontown

The Lady Chargers are coached by Kim Messer. They are defending district champs and play an up-tempo style. 5-10 Jr. Danielle Lascoe mans a forward position and is the leading returning scorer. Lascoe is very athletic and can shoot the ball. 5-9 So. Ciara Webster, a power forward/center is an excellent jumper, good at put backs, and has a “scorer’s mentality”. 5-4 Sr. point guard Natalie Rice led the team in assists and can shoot the three ball. 5-5 Sr. guard Abigail Hardy is a good athlete and excellent leader who could be the Lady Chargers’ best defender. 5-6 Jr. Jenna Williams can penetrate as well as shoot the three ball, and can play either the 1, 2, or 3 position. 5-8 Jr. Eboney Johnson is very quick and slashes well to the basket.

Fairdale

The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Larry Bruner. This team should be led by five solid seniors: 6-0 Reva Tyus, 5-10 Kaya Stephenson, 5-8 Sheila Taylor, 5-4 Heather Greschel, and 4-11 Tish Gray. The strengths of this team should be experience, quickness, and numbers.

Dawson Springs

The Lady Panthers are coached by Norman Manasco and should be led by 5-7 Sr. Keila Smiley. The Panthers have some good young talent coming down the road including 5-7 So. Amanda Carlton, 5-5 Fr. Brittney Chappell, and 5-8 Fr. Ashli Lanham.

Louisville Seneca

The Seneca Lady Redhawks are coached by Lou Sartori. 5-7 So. Latasha Harrison brings quickness and athletic ability to the team. Harrison received considerable playing time last year as a freshman. 5-8 Sr. wing player Beth Daunhauer is very athletic and led the team in scoring last year with a 12.2 ppg. Daunhauer shot 72.9% from the free throw line. Crystal Rohmann is a 5-6 Sr. point guard who can shoot the trey and averaged 11 ppg last season. Alix Messersmith is a 6-1 Jr. center who has only played four years of organized ball but had an excellent summer attending four different camps. This should be a good shooting team with several players moving up from freshman and JV teams who posted winning records last season.

Madison Central

The Lady Indians are coached by Kent Miller and are the defending 11^th Region runner-up. They lose Jeannie Vorbeck and Tiffany Green but return All-Region performer 5-8 Jr. guard Olivia Terry. Terry has been a double digit scorer since the 8^th grade and should only get better each year. 5-4 Sr. Heather Rose and 5-5 Sr. Lori Parsons also started last season.

Louisville Male

The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Leslie Scully. Male graduated two Kentucky All-Stars in 5-10 Connie Neal and 6-0 Sharell Snardon. Coach Scully always comes up with good athletes and the Lady Bulldogs should be led this year by 5-10 Sr. Brandy Denning, 5-5 Sr. Stacey Gillette, 5-10 Jr. Megan Hix, and 5-9 Jr. Veronica Hudson. Coach Scully is also high on two talented freshmen: 5-10 Whitney Hodge, and 5-7 Kristi White.

DuPont Manual

The Lady Crimsons are coached by Mina Todd and should have an excellent team again this year. 6-2 Jr. center Sarah McKemie is extremely tough in the paint and rebounds well. 6-1 Jr. Candyce Bingham has size and all the tools necessary to be an outstanding backcourt player. 6-0 So. Maggie McKemie and 6-0 Sr. Ellen Doolittle are also expected to be key contributors for the Lady Crimsons. This team could be a force this season if they get consistent point guard play.

Pleasure Ridge Park

The Lady Panthers are coached by Craig Webb and should have another outstanding season. They should be led this season by their outstanding guard combination of 5-8 Sr. Kellie Peyton and 5-6 Jr. Anitha Williams. Peyton is one of the state’s top sharpshooters and can light up the scoreboard. Williams has speed and quickness, allowing her to do an excellent job of creating offense for ther teammates. 5-7 So. Alisa Pierce, 6-0 Jr. Chelsea Bibelhauser, 5-10 Sr. Natalie Neal, 5-7 So. Quinetta Nelson, 5-9 Jr. Michelle Reichle, and 5-6 Jr. Kelly Thieneman are all expected to contribute this season. PRP also has three new players expected to contribute this season: 5-10 Sr. Lauren Weber (transfer from Presentation), 5-9 Jr. Andrea Bishop (transfer from Holy Rosary), and 5-6 Fr. Janay Jones. PRP will have one of the best backcourts in the state and if they can develop a deep rotation should challenge for regional honors again this year.

This should be an excellent day of basketball concluding with the battle between DuPont Manual and Pleasure Ridge Park. These two teams should be ranked in the pre-season polls with several players on the rosters who should eventually be playing at the collegiate level.

RESULTS

Game No. 1 Jeffersontown vs. Fairdale

Jeffersontown coach Kim Messer started the following lineup: 5-10 Jr. Danielle Lascoe, 5-9 Jr. Nikita Martin, 5-9 Jr. Denise Layne, 5-4 Sr. Natalie Rice, and 5-5 Sr. Abigail Hardy. Fairdale coach Larry Bruner countered with 5-10 Sr. Kaya Stephenson, 5-8 Sr. Sheila Taylor, 6-0 Sr. Reva Tyus, 5-4 Sr. Heather Greschel, and 4-11 Sr. Tish Gray.

Jeffersontown took the first half by a score of 24-21 but Fairdale stormed back to capture the second half 32-18. The combined score was Fairdale 53, Jeffersontown 42. Fairdale was led today by Fairdale game MVP Heather Greschel with 16 points. Reva Tyus and Kaya Stephenson added 11 and 10 points respectively. Stephenson, Tyus, and Taylor also rebounded well, especially in the second half. Jeffersontown was led by their game MVP Danielle Lascoe, who tallied 25 points. Coach Messer is playing a bit short-handed as Ciara Webster and Jenna Williams, two players counted on to be key contributors this season, are currently not with the team. 5-8 Jr. Eboney Johnson also missed the scrimmage due to an injury.

Jeffersontown	24	18	-	42
Fairdale	21	32	-	53

Jeffersontown	(42)		Lascoe 25, Martin 0, Layne 5, Rice 2, Hardy 9, Klomklao 1.
Fairdale	(53)		Stephenson 10, Taylor 6, Tyus 11, Greschel 16, Gray 7, Underwood 2, Fink 1.

Game No. 2 Seneca vs. Dawson Springs

Seneca coach Lou Sartori started the following lineup: 5-8 Sr. Beth Daunhauer, 5-7 Sr. Leslie Couden, 6-1 Jr. Alix Messersmith, 5-7 So. Latasha Harrison, and 5-6 Sr. Crystal Rohmann. Dawson Springs coach Norman Manasco countered with 5-8 Jr. Leslie Hamby, 5-7 Sr. Keila Smiley, 5-1 Jr. Amy Stallins, 5-7 So. Amanda Carlton, and 5-8 Fr. Ashli Lanham.

Dawson Springs captured both halves today, the first by a 41-27 margin and the second half score was 27-20. Dawson Springs held a 68-47 margin in the combined score. Norman Manasco’s squad moved the ball around well today and hit the open shots. They got a big game from team MVP Ashli Lanham, who scored 24 points and nailed four three-point shots. Amanda Carlton added 20 points. Seneca’s Alix Messersmith was named game MVP for her team today as she scored 15 points and pulled down numerous rebounds. Messersmith is a rapidly improving player with an excellent work ethic. Beth Daunhauer, another hard-nosed scrapper for Coach Sartori’s Lady Redhawks, had a good game with 12 points. Crystal Rohmann chipped in with 12 points.

Seneca	27	20	-	47
Dawson Springs	41	27	-	68

Seneca	(47)		Daunhauer 12, Couden 0, Messersmith 15, C. Rohmann 12, Harrison 6, Stengel 2.
Dawson Springs	(68)		Hamby 9, Smiley 5, Stallins 6, Carlton 20, Lanham 24, Marsili 2, Sisk 2.

Game No. 3 Madison Central vs. Male

Madison Central coach Kent Miller started the following lineup: 5-9 Jr. Laquesha Bosley, 5-9 Sr. Jessica Johnson, 5-8 Jr. Olivia Terry, 5-4 Sr. Heather Rose, and 5-5 Sr. Lori Parsons. Male coach Leslie Scully countered with 5-10 Sr. Brandy Denning, 5-10 Fr. Whitney Hodge, 5-10 Jr. Megan Hix, 5-5 Jr. Brittany Fulton, and 5-5 Sr. Stacey Gillette.

Madison Central eked out a narrow 41-38 decision in the first half and captured a 45-36 decision in the second half. The combined score today was Madison Central 86, Male 74. This game hardly resembled a scrimmage as there was a total of 35 fouls called in the first half and these young ladies put in an excellent effort. Madison Central was led by Olivia Terry, who was named team MVP today with 39 points. Ms. Terry put on an electrifying performance today with a combination of athleticism and outside shooting (four three-point goals). Heather Rose added 21 points. Brandy Denning, who was named team MVP for today’s game, led Male with 24 points. Megan Hix also had an excellent game with 18 points.

Madison Central	41	45	-	86
Male	38	36	-	74

Madison Central	(86)		Bosley 14, Johnson 8, Terry 39, Rose 21, Parsons 0, Barnett 2, Runyons 2.
Male	(74)		Denning 24, Hix 18, Hodge 8, Fulton 4, Gillette 6, Hudson 12, Brown 2.

Game No. 4 DuPont Manual vs. Pleasure Ridge Park

DuPont Manual coach Mina Todd started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Ellen Doolittle, 6-0 So. Maggie McKemie, 6-2 Jr. Sarah McKemie, 5-10 So. Dominica Blakemore, and 6-1 Jr. Candyce Bingham. Pleasure Ridge Park coach Craig Webb countered with 5-7 So. Alisa Pierce, 5-10 Sr. Natalie Neal, 6-0 Jr. Chelsea Bibelhauser, 5-8 Sr. Kellie Peyton, and 5-6 Jr. Anitha Williams.

DuPont Manual captured both halves of play today, taking the first half 36-26 and gaining a 38-31 decision in the second half. The combined score was DuPont Manual 74, Pleasure Ridge Park 57. PRP played hard today but they didn’t have any answer for the tall, talented trio of Candyce Bingham and the McKemie sisters. Bingham, who was named team MVP for today’s game, led Manual with 28 points. Maggie McKemie and Sarah McKemie added 13 and 12 points respectively. PRP was led by their team MVP for today’s game, Anitha Williams, with 19 points. Alisa Pierce and Kellie Peyton added 11 points each.

DuPont Manual	36	38	-	74
Pleasure Ridge Park	26	31	-	57

DuPont Manual	(74)		Doolittle 4. M. McKemie 13, S. McKemie 12, Blakemore 8, Bingham 28, McMillion 3, Summers 6.
Pleasure Ridge Park	(57)		Pierce 11, Neal 2, Bibelhauser 9, Peyton 11, Williams 19, Jones 2, Nelson 3.

Conclusion

This was an excellent day of pre-season basketball, with attention being given to every detail from an organizational aspect. The JV teams played in an adjoining gym and was also well attended. The coaches did an excellent job of using this event as a teaching tool. There was some excellent talent on display today both veteran and underclassmen. While there were several performances worth noting, that of Madison Central’s Olivia Terry stands out. Ms. Terry lit up the scoreboard for 39 points and impressed observers with her athleticism. DuPont Manual could make waves if Coach Mina Todd can get consistent guard play. The Lady Crimsons are tall, talented, and have only two seniors on the squad—they will only get better. I was also impressed with Coach Norman Manasco’s Dawson Springs Lady Panthers. This is a young team, but Coach Manasco stresses ball movement and these young ladies can shoot the ball.

The Inaugural Fairdale/High Potential Hooparama was an excellent day of basketball and hopefully will become an annual event.