Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
November 27, 2004
© 2004 Ron Harrison
Twenty-two teams will have the opportunity to play at Rupp
Arena on November 27th. The
teams scheduled to perform are: Western Hills, Williamstown, Harlan, Menifee
County, Bracken County, Sayre, Mercer County, Bath County, Monroe County,
Russell, Campbell County, East Jessamine, North Laurel, Lexington Christian
Academy, Allen County-Scottsville, Prestonsburg, Shelby County, Cawood, Perry
County Central, Paul Dunbar, South Laurel, and Clay County.
The event is the brainchild of the Kentucky
Basketball Academy, and as the president of KBA Terry Hatton commented before
last year’s event, “What a better way to start the season.”
The rules for this event are as follows:
I will, for the sake of clarity, give scores for both
halves, plus a combined score. These
will be scores that are on the arena scoreboard. Any stats included are not official but were recorded by me
personally and should be fairly accurate. Please understand that these are scrimmages, and coaches are experimenting
with substitution rotations and are using this event as a teaching tool and to prepare for the upcoming season.
Game No. 1 Western Hills vs. Williamstown
Western Hills coach Brian Gossage started the following
lineup: 6-3 Jr. Charles Keene, 6-0 Sr. Jonathon Hood, 6-5
So. Kris Toles, 6-1 Sr. Matt Satterwhite, and 5-10 So. Tyler
Combess. Williamstown coach Tim Mefford countered with 6-2 Jr. Patrick
Steele, 6-2 Sr. Charles Jones, 6-4 Sr. Rob Van Til, 6-2 Sr. Josh
Livingood, and 6-5 Sr. Zack Mefford.
Williamstown captured the first half 17-10 but Western Hills
rebounded in the second half to take a 28-21 decision making the combined score
38-38. Zack Mefford and Josh Livingood led Williamstown with 13 and 10 points respectively.
Jonathon Hood led Western Hills with 14 points including 12 in the second half.
|
Western Hills |
10 |
28 |
- |
38 |
|
Williamstown |
17 |
21 |
- |
38 |
|
Western Hills |
(38) |
- |
Keene 1, Hood 14, Toles 4, Satterwhite 0, Combess 4, Young 2, Collet 3, Stucker 1, Weese 5, Hawkins 2, Ellison 2. |
|
Williamstown |
(38) |
- |
Steele 1, Jones 2, Van Til 7, Livingood 10, Mefford 13, Fight 1, Walter 2, Cheesman 2. |
Game No. 2 Harlan vs. Menifee County
Harlan coach Casey Lester started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Stephen Brown, 6-2 Jr. Casey
Huff, 6-5 Sr. Seth Haywood, 5-10 Jr. Ryan Clem, and 5-11 So. John
Smith. Menifee County coach Rick Parsons countered with 6-2 Sr. Casey Martin, 6-1 Jr. Cory Phelps,
6-1 Sr. Neil Smith, 6-1 Sr. Brandon Carty, and 5-10 Sr. Josh Brown.
Harlan captured the first half 29-22 but lost the second
half 19-14. The combined score was 43-41 in favor of Harlan. Harlan was
led today by Ryan Clem and John Smith with 15 and 10 points
respectively. Casey Martin led Menifee County with 17 points including four three point baskets.
|
Harlan |
29 |
14 |
- |
43 |
|
Menifee County |
22 |
19 |
- |
41 |
|
Harlan |
(43) |
- |
S. Brown 6, Huff 6, Haywood 2, Clem 15, Smith 10, J. Brown 4. |
|
Menifee County |
(41) |
- |
Martin 17, Phelps 3, Smith 5, Carty 2, Brown 2, B. Williams 6, Morris 4, Peters 2. |
Game No. 3 Bracken County
vs. Sayre
Bracken County coach Robert Hammonds started the following
lineup: 6-2 Sr. Zack Martin, 6-2 Sr. Tyler Bess, 6-2 Sr. Travis McKenney, 6-1 So. Tyler
Hamilton, and 5-10 So. Jesse Hall. Sayre coach Gene Kirk countered with 6-3 So. Trae Cunningham,
5-11 Jr. Chris Scott, 6-4 Sr. Alex McIntyre, 5-10 Jr. Will Campbell, and 5-6 So. Dee Smith.
Sayre captured both halves by scores of 22-4 and 30-20.
The combined score was 52-24 in favor of Sayre. The victors were led by Alex
McIntyre with 13 points. McIntyre was also very effective on the boards. Chris Scott chipped in with 10
points. Travis McKenney and Tyler Bess led Bracken County with eight and six points respectively.
|
Bracken County |
4 |
20 |
- |
24 |
|
Sayre |
22 |
30 |
- |
52 |
|
Bracken County |
(24) |
- |
Martin 4, Bess 6, McKenney 8, Hamilton 1, Hall 2, Schuster 3. |
|
Sayre |
(52) |
- |
Cunningham 8, Scott 10, McIntyre 13, Campbell 2, Smith 3, Bush Gess 6, Bowman 5, Russell 2, Waldman 3. |
Game
No. 4 Mercer County vs. Bath County
Mercer County coach Greg Edwards started the following
lineup: 6-2 Jr. Michael Bottoms, 5-11 Jr. Brian Stamper, 6-6 Jr. Daniel
Goodpaster, 5-11 Sr. Kameron McRay, and 5-10 Sr. Jordan Lyons.
Bath County coach Todd Wilson countered with
6-1 Sr. Clark Given, 6-4 Sr. Brandon Guy, 6-5 Sr. Johnathan
Newkirk, 6-0 Jr. Cortez Williams, and 5-11 So. Corey Razor.
Mercer County captured both halves of play today by scores of
29-21 and 27-18 for a combined score victory of 56-39. Jordan Lyons led a balanced Mercer
County attack with 11 points. Bath County was led by Clark Given with 14 points.
|
Mercer County |
29 |
27 |
- |
56 |
|
Bath County |
21 |
18 |
- |
39 |
|
Mercer County |
(56) |
- |
Bottoms 8, Stamper 0, Goodpaster 4, McRay 7, Lyons 11, Smith 7, Warren 4, Kidd 4, Williams 6, Ashford 3. |
|
Bath County |
(39) |
- |
Given 14, Guy 5, Newkirk 4, Williams 4, Razor 6, Clemons 3, Trusty 2, Metz 2. |
Game
No. 5 Monroe County vs. Russell
Monroe County coach Jeff Rippy started the following
lineup: 6-5 Sr. Rusty Hawkins, 6-1 Sr. Ryan Clarkson, 6-6 So. Bill Murphy, 6-1 Sr. Chad Rush,
and 5-8 So. John Branham. Russell coach Steve Dodd countered with 6-3 So. Johnathan VanHoose,
6-3 Jr. Jeremy Lavender, 6-2 Sr. Chris Fain, 5-11 Jr. Patrick
Clarke, and 6-0 So. Austin Blair.
Monroe County captured the first half 17-7 and won the
second half by a score of 24-14. The combined
score was 41-21 in favor of Monroe County. The victors were led by Rusty Hawkins and John Branham
VanHoose led Russell with five points.
|
Monroe County |
17 |
24 |
- |
41 |
|
Russell |
7 |
14 |
- |
21 |
|
Monroe County |
(41) |
- |
Hawkins 11, Clarkson 2, Murphy 7, Rush 0, Branham 9, Johnson 4, Hamilton 1, Compton 2, Hammer 3, Arms 3. |
|
Russell |
(21) |
- |
VanHoose 5, Lavender 4, Fain 0, Clarke 0, Blair 4, Gill 2, Anderson 3, Maddox 3. |
Game
No. 6 Campbell County vs. East Jessamine
Campbell County coach Mike Reitz started the following
lineup: 6-1 Jr. Brett White, 6-2 Jr. Adam Huenefeld, 6-4 Jr. Marcus
Clines, 5-10 Sr. Michael Jones, and 5-10 Jr. Graden McCain. East Jessamine coach Chris O’Bryan countered
with 6-0 Jr. Jonathan Foster, 6-3 Jr. Eurich Downey, 6-4 Sr. Jamie
Webster, 5-11 Sr. Mark Hamann, and 5-9 Sr. Brett Durham.
East Jessamine captured the first half a score of 33-30 but
Campbell County took a 20-18 decision in the second half. East Jessamine prevailed 51-50 in the total
score. East Jessamine was led today by Brett Durham with 22 points including a sizzling 18 point performance in
the first half. Eurich Downey added 16 points. Marcus Clines
and Brett White led Campbell County with 10 points each.
|
Campbell County |
30 |
20 |
- |
50 |
|
East Jessamine |
33 |
18 |
- |
51 |
|
Campbell County |
(50) |
- |
White 10, Huenefeld 0, Clines 10, Jones 8, McCain 6, Verst 7, Schmidt 4, Schneider 2, Talbot 3. |
|
East Jessamine |
(51) |
- |
Foster 0, Downey 16, Webster 3, M. Hamann 5, Durham 22, Whitley 2, Prather 1, Beach 2. |
Game
No. 7 North Laurel vs. Lexington Christian Academy
North Laurel coach Daniel Brown started the following
lineup: 6-2 Sr. Michael Robinson,
6-3 Sr. Mike White, 6-3 Sr. Jesse Sizemore, 5-10 Sr. Brandon
Maggard, and 5-10 Jr. Shanade Allen. Lexington Christian Academy coach Jason Seamands countered with
6-5 Sr. Nick Maloy, 6-4 Jr. Clay Turner, 6-6 Jr. Seth Lawless,
5-11 Jr. Chris Wade, and 5-11 Jr. Rich Ludka.
North Laurel captured both halves today by scores of 25-23
in favor of North Laurel. Brandon Maggard and Michael
Robinson led North Laurel with seven points each. Chris Wade and 6-6 Jr. Andre Henderson led
Lexington Christian Academy with 10 and nine points respectively.
|
North Laurel |
25 |
15 |
- |
40 |
|
Lexington Christian Academy |
23 |
11 |
- |
34 |
|
North Laurel |
(40) |
- |
Robinson 7, White 3, Sizemore 5, Maggard 7, Allen 4, Carson 2, Asher 2, Hopkins 2, Cesnna 2, Brown 4, Powell 1, Trabish 1. |
|
Lexington Christian Academy |
(34) |
- |
Maloy 4, Turner 2, Lawless 2, Wade 10, Ludka 4, Henderson 9, Combs 1, Sanders 2. |
Game
No. 8 Allen County-Scottsville vs. Prestonsburg
Allen County-Scottsville coach D. G. Sherrill started the
following lineup: 6-2 Sr. John Mark Holder, 6-2 Sr. Brett Oliver, 6-3 Sr. Jordan Keen, 6-0 So. Lucian
Graves, and 6-1 So. Garrett Stone. Prestonsburg coach Jackie Day Crisp countered with 6-2 Sr. Jesse
Chaffin, 6-0 Jr. Michael Stephens, 6-3 Sr. John Mark Stephens, 6-0 Sr. Trevor Compton, and 5-10 Sr. Joe Blackburn.
Prestonsburg captured the first half 25-23 but Allen
County-Scottsville took a 20-19 decision in the second half. The combined score was 44-43 in favor of
Prestonsburg. 6-2 Jr. Lewis Barnette led a balanced Prestonsburg attack with eight points. Lucian Graves led Allen
County-Scottsville with eight points.
|
Allen County-Scottsville |
23 |
20 |
- |
43 |
|
Prestonsburg |
25 |
19 |
- |
44 |
|
Allen County-Scottsville |
(43) |
- |
Holder 4, Oliver 5, Keen 2, Graves 8, Stone 7, Trammel 2, McReynolds 1, Stinson 1, Boards 7, Petty 1, Marsh 5. |
|
Prestonsburg |
(44) |
- |
Chaffin 4, M. Stephens 6, J. M. Stephens 6, Compton 6, Blackburn 3, Leslie 4, Ousley 2, Kerrick 3, Morrison 2, Barnette 8. |
Game
No. 9 Shelby County vs. Cawood
Shelby County coach Mike Clark started the following
lineup: 6-4 Sr. Andrew Hawkins, 6-3 Sr. Rob Matthews, 6-7 Sr. Shannon Jones, 5-8 Jr. Jamar
White, and 6-1 Jr. A. J. Slaughter. Cawood coach Anthony Nolan countered with 6-0 Sr. Shawn Ely, 6-1
Sr. Travis Clem, 6-4 Sr. Andrew Brock, 5-10 Jr. Derrick Watkins, and 6-3 Sr. Blake Hubbs.
Shelby County captured both halves by scores of 26-20 and
26-22. The combined score was 52-42 in favor of Shelby County. The victors
were led by A. J. Slaughter with 15 points. Jamar White and Rob Matthews added 13 and 12 points
respectively. Blake Hubbs led
Cawood with 16 points.
|
Shelby County |
26 |
26 |
- |
52 |
|
Cawood |
20 |
22 |
- |
42 |
|
Shelby County |
(52) |
- |
Hawkins 5, Matthews 12, Jones 3, White 13, Slaughter 15, Patterson 2, Morris 2. |
|
Cawood |
(42) |
- |
Ely 2, Clem 2, A. Brock 6, Watkins 8, Hubbs 16, Shelton 2, J. Brock 2, Hatfield 2, Turner 2. |
Game
No. 10 Perry County Central vs. Paul Dunbar
Perry County Central coach Allan Holland started the
following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Chris Chaney, 6-1 Jr. Robert Paul Amis, 6-3 Fr. Jason Kelly, 6-1
Sr. Derrick Bowling, and 6-2 Sr. Daniel Combs. Paul Dunbar coach Eddie Oakley countered
with 5-10 Fr. Dion Johnson, 6-1 Sr. Andre Tunstill, 6-1 Sr. Dustin
Fox, 5-10 Sr. Anthony Jones, and 5-9 Sr. Jesse Moton.
Paul Dunbar captured the first half by a score of 32-28 but
Perry County Central captured the second half 29-28. Dunbar held a 60-57 advantage in the combined score in a very
exciting game. Dustin Fox led Dunbar with 19 points. 6-0 Jr. Bryan
Hatton added 13 points including three baskets from beyond the arc. Daniel Combs led Perry County Central
with 24 points including three three point baskets. Derrick Bowling added 12 points.
|
Perry County Central |
28 |
29 |
- |
57 |
|
Paul Dunbar |
32 |
28 |
- |
60 |
|
Perry County Central |
(57) |
- |
Chaney 7, Amis 0, Kelly 8, Bowling 12, Combs 24, Shepherd 6. |
|
Paul Dunbar |
(60) |
- |
Johnson 0, Tunstill 11, Fox 19, A. Jones 0, Moton 6, Epps 7, Hatton 13, Sandford 2, Sok 2. |
Game
No. 11 South Laurel vs. Clay County
South Laurel coach Steve Wright started the following
lineup: 6-4 Jr. Walt Allen, 6-0 Sr. D. J. Perkins, 6-8 Sr. Eric Fields, 6-3 So. Ty Proffitt,
and 6-4 So. Jordan Hammonds. Clay County coach Mike Jones countered with
6-3 Jr. William Jones, 6-1 Jr. Robert Smith, 6-7 Sr. Rodney
Mitchell, 6-0 Sr. James Patterson, and 5-9 Jr. Anthony G. Hibbard.
Clay County took the first half 24-22 but South Laurel
rebounded to take the second half 26-14.
The combined score was 48-38 in favor of South Laurel. The victors were led by Jordan Hammonds
with 18 points including 16 in the first half.
Hammonds had four three point baskets for the game. Ty Proffitt and Eric Fields added
12 and 11 points respectively. Clay County was led by Rodney Mitchell with 11 points.
|
South Laurel |
22 |
26 |
- |
48 |
|
Clay County |
24 |
14 |
- |
38 |
|
South Laurel |
(48) |
- |
Allen 0, Perkins 3, Fields 11, Proffitt 12, Hammonds 18, Marcum 4. |
|
Clay County |
(38) |
- |
Jones 8, Smith 7, Mitchell 11, Patterson 5, Hibbard 3, Sizemore 4. |
This was an excellent day of pre-season basketball.
The coaches did an excellent job of using this event as a teaching tool and they managed to give as many players as
possible the opportunity to play on this floor. Some of these players will probably be back for the Sweet 16 in
March, but for many of these players it could be the only opportunity they will have to compete at Rupp Arena. I began
my love affair with basketball over 45 years ago on a small farm in Kentucky sitting around a coal stove on a cold winter evening listening to the exploits
of the Kentucky Wildcats on an old radio. It was a thrill for me to walk out on the floor the current Wildcats
call home before the games actually started on Saturday morning.
One of my first Wildcat heroes was Vernon Hatton, who
starred on the 1958 NCAA championship team. Everything tends to go in a full circle as his sons Terry and Steve run
the Kentucky Basketball Academy and his grandson Bryan is a member of the Paul
Dunbar team and was instrumental in their victory over Perry County Central
today.
There were too many teams and players to mention here but
there were some teams that appeared to be in mid-season form. Some teams were experimenting with player
rotations and several teams were still integrating players into the lineup that
have just finished the football season.
A special thanks to the Hatton family at the KBA and their
employees for undertaking the logistics of making this event work. Also, a note of appreciation to Ken Farley
the of the KBA for putting together an excellent media guide for the
event.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions
concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.angelfire.com/ky/prephoops.