Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament
Boys 8 & Under
Boys 9 & Under
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
March 4-6, 2005
©2005 by Ron Harrison
Five teams will compete for the Boys 8 & Under championship. The teams entered are Central Kentucky Warriors, Somerset Future, Scott County Cheetahs, Hall's Hornets, and North Lexington YMCA Blaze. These teams will each play four games with the top two seeds playing for the championship. The teams will be seeded based on record, head-to-head record, and point margin.
Nine teams will compete for the Boys 9 & Under championship. The teams were divided into three pools as follows: Pool 1: Central Kentucky Kings, Somerset Future, and Bluegrass Knights. Pool 2: South Laurel Cyclones, Northern Kentucky Tarheels, and Campbell County Rockets. Pool 3: MABA 9U, Central Kentucky Warriors, and Betsy Layne.
Friday March 4th
Pool Play
|
Boys 8 and Under |
|||
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
48 |
Hall's Hornets |
30 |
|
North Lexington YMCA Blaze |
49 |
Scott County Cheetahs |
12 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
28 |
Somerset Future |
21 |
|
Hall’s Hornets |
40 |
Scott County Cheetahs |
14 |
Central Kentucky Warriors
48 Hall's Hornets 30
Tanner Johnson, Felix Wilson, and Michael Talbott led the
victorious Warriors with 12 points each. Beau Hoge and Griffin
Urlage led the Hornets with 10 points each. Jackson Hall
chipped in with eight points.
North Lexington YMCA Blaze
49 Scott County Cheetahs 12
Paul Price led the victors with 14 points. Marcus Tyler added
seven points. Jake Fain and Jason McIntire led the Cheetahs
with six and four points respectively.
Central Kentucky Warriors
28 Somerset Future 21
Tanner Johnson led the Warriors with 14 points while Somerset Future was
paced by Kenny Spear with 11 points.
Hall’s Hornets
40 Scott County Cheetahs 14
Beau Hoge and Griffin Urlage led the Hornets with 13 and nine
points. Jake Fain and Jason McIntire led Scott County
Cheetahs with four points each.
|
Boys 9 and Under |
|||
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
62 |
MABA 9U |
13 |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
33 |
Central Kentucky Kings |
25 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
43 |
South Laurel Cyclones |
8 |
|
MABA 9U |
35 |
Betsy Layne |
33 |
Central Kentucky Warriors
62 MABA 9U 13
Trey Grundy, Christen Cunningham, and Jordan Green led the
victors with 12 points each. Carson King led MABA 9U with seven
points.
Bluegrass Knights
33 Central Kentucky Kings 25
Darion Burns led the Knights with 10 points. Troy Steward
and Shaun Johnson added eight and seven points respectively. Charles
Johnson and Xavier Piersawl led the Kings with 11 and six points
respectively.
Northern Kentucky Tarheels
43 South Laurel Cyclones 8
Jalen Beal led a balanced Tarheel attack with eight points. Josh
Castleman, Quan Palmer, and Jalen Avery added seven, six, and
five points respectively. Zach Allen led the Cyclones with four
points.
MABA 9U
35 Betsy Layne 33
Jaelin Sandford and Garrison Matthews led MABA 9U with nine and
eight points respectively. Dylan Meade led Betsy Layne with 15
points. Peyton Case added eight points.
Saturday March 5th
Pool Play
|
Boys 8 and Under |
|||
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
54 |
Scott County Cheetahs |
5 |
|
Somerset Future |
37 |
North Lexington YMCA Blaze |
30 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
38 |
North Lexington YMCA Blaze |
27 |
|
Somerset Future |
37 |
Hall’s Hornets |
10 |
|
Somerset Future |
50 |
Scott County Cheetahs |
10 |
|
North Lexington YMCA Blaze |
36 |
Hall’s Hornets |
17 |
Central Kentucky Warriors
54 Scott County Cheetahs 5
JuVontez Farris and Jarod Griffin led the Warriors with 10 and
eight points respectively. Trey Farmer and Tanner Johnson added
six points each. Jake Fain paced the Cheetahs with three points.
Somerset Future
37 North Lexington YMCA Blaze 30
Tyler Dishman and Kenny Spear led Somerset Future with 19 and 11
points respectively. Jarrett Stidham and Paul Price led
Blaze with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Central Kentucky Warriors
38 North Lexington YMCA Blaze 27
Central Kentucky Warriors were led by Tanner Johnson and Michael
Talbott with 16 and 11 points respectively. North Lexington YMCA
Blaze was led by Jarrett Stidham and Marcus Tyler with nine and
eight points respectively.
Somerset Future
37 Hall's Hornets 10
Boysen McWilliams led the victors with 17 points. Tyler Dishman
and Kenny Spear added eight points each. Hall’s Hornets were led
by Beau Hoge and Blake Darland with five and three points
respectively.
Somerset Future
50 Scott County Cheetahs 10
Kenny Spear set a new Kentucky AAU tourney 8 & Under scoring record
with 26 points to lead the Somerset to victory. Boysen McWilliams added
12 points. The Cheetahs were led by Jake Fain and Jason
McIntire with four points each.
North Lexington YMCA Blaze
36 Hall's Hornets 17
Jeremiah Tisdale led the victors with 17 points. Griffin Urlage
led the Hornets with nine points.
|
Boys 9 and Under |
|||
|
Bluegrass Knights |
37 |
Somerset Future |
21 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
44 |
Campbell County Rockets |
35 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
77 |
Betsy Layne |
13 |
|
Campbell County Rockets |
38 |
South Laurel Cyclones |
17 |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
34 |
Somerset Future |
27 |
Bluegrass Knights
37 Somerset Future 21
Bryson McKee and Darion Burns led the Knights with 10 and nine
points respectively. Somerset Future was led by Bryson Jones with
six points. Will Lange and Chandler Purcell added four
points each.
Northern Kentucky Tarheels
44 Campbell County Rockets 35
Quan Palmer led the Tarheels with 17 points. Jalen Avery
added eight points. Gary Geiman and Jacob Schulte led the
Rockets with 13 and 10 points respectively.
Central Kentucky Warriors
77 Betsy Layne 13
Jarek Coles led the Warriors with 18 points including two three point
baskets. Jordan Green added 14 points. Trey Grundy, Michael
Ryan, and Christen Cunningham chipped in with eight, eight, and
seven points respectively. Winston Akers and Jarredd Jarrell led
Betsy Layne with four points each.
Campbell County Rockets
38 South Laurel Cyclones 17
Jacob Schulte led the Rockets with nine points. Tyler
Schweitzer and Gary Geiman added seven and five points
respectively. South Laurel Cyclones were led by Tanner Bell
with 10 points.
Central Kentucky Kings
34 Somerset Future 27
Charles Johnson and Daquise Jackson led the Kings with 12 and 10
points respectively. Will Lange led Somerset with 12 points.
Alex Smith added eight points.
Tournament Play
|
Boys 9 and Under |
||||
|
Betsy Layne |
32 |
South Laurel Cyclones |
26 |
|
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
84 |
Somerset Future |
2 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
25 |
Campbell County Rockets |
22 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
43 |
MABA 9U |
26 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
50 |
Betsy Layne |
19 |
Quarterfinal |
Betsy Layne
32 South Laurel Cyclones 26
Peyton Case and Dylan Meade led the victors with 10 and eight
points respectively. Zach Allen and Tanner Bell led South
Laurel with 10 and seven points respectively.
Central Kentucky Warriors
84 Somerset Future 2
(Quarterfinal)
Christen Cunningham led the Warriors with 19 points. Trey
Grundy, Jarek Coles, and Donnie Lewis added 14, 14, and 10
points respectively. Will Lange scored two points for Somerset.
Central Kentucky Kings
25 Campbell County Rockets 22
(Quarterfinal)
Xavier Piersawl hit a three point basket at the buzzer to give the Kings
a victory. The Kings were led by Xavier Piersawl and Charles
Johnson with nine and eight points respectively. Jacob Schulte
led the Rockets with 12 points and Gary Geiman chipped in with five points.
Northern Kentucky Tarheels
43 MABA 9U 26 (Quarterfinal)
Josh Castleman led the victors with 11 points. Jalen Avery
and Quan Palmer added 10 and nine points respectively. Jeffrey
Byrne and Garrison Matthews led MABA 9U with nine points each.
Bluegrass Knights
50 Betsy Layne 19 (Quarterfinal)
Darion Burns led the Knights with 16 points. Wade Adams and
Shaun Johnson added eight points each. Dylan Meade led
Betsy Layne with eight points.
Sunday March 6th
|
Boys 8 and Under Championship |
||||
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
45 |
Somerset Future |
38 |
Championship |
Central Kentucky Warriors
45 Somerset Future 38
(Championship)
Tanner Johnson led the Warriors today with 22 points including two three
point baskets. Boysen McWilliams led Somerset Future with 12
points. Kenny Spear and Tyler Dishman added 10 and nine
points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
13 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
- |
45 |
|
Somerset Future |
9 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
- |
38 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(45) |
- |
Johnson 22, Griffin 2, Wilson 6, Walker 4, Farris 6, Talbott 5. |
|
Somerset Future |
(38) |
- |
Spear 10, Dishman 9, McWilliams 12, Hall 4, Cowan 3. |
|
Boys 9 and Under Tournament |
||||
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
52 |
Central Kentucky Kings |
20 |
Semifinal |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
33 |
Bluegrass Knights |
26 |
Semifinal |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
34 |
Central Kentucky Kings |
28 |
Third Place |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
68 |
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
31 |
Championship |
Central Kentucky Warriors
52 Central Kentucky Kings 20
(Semifinal)
Central Kentucky Warriors raced out to a 21-4 first quarter lead on their way
to a 52-20 victory over Central Kentucky Kings. Jordan Green
led the victors with 15 points. Donnie Lewis and Christen
Cunningham added 11 and 10 points respectively. Charles Johnson
led the Kings with eight points. Daquise Jackson and Conner
McHugh added four points each.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
21 |
4 |
15 |
12 |
- |
52 |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
4 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
- |
20 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(52) |
- |
Coles 4, Grundy 4, George 1, Cunningham 10, Ware 2, Henry 1, Green 15, Ryan 4, Lewis 11. |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
(20) |
- |
Boyd 2, Piersawl 2, Jackson 4, Johnson 8, McHugh 4. |
Northern Kentucky Tarheels
33 Bluegrass Knights 26
(Semifinal)
The Tarheels took a 12-5 lead after the first quarter and maintained their
advantage throughout the game to take a 33-26 victory over the Knights. Quan
Palmer and Jalen Avery led the Tarheels with 13 and 11 points
respectively. The Bluegrass Knights were led by Darion Burns with
nine points.
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
12 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
- |
33 |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
5 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
- |
26 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(33) |
- |
Avery 11, Henderson 2, Palmer 13, Castleman 5, Maricle 2. |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
(26) |
- |
Steward 2, McKee 4, Sanders 2, Adams 3, Johnson 3, Fawns 2, Burns 9. |
Bluegrass Knights
34 Central Kentucky Kings 28 (Third
Place)
The Knights took a 23-22 lead after three quarters and pulled away in the final
quarter to earn a 34-28 decision over the Kings. The victors were led by Troy
Steward and Brett Fawns with seven points each. Bryson
McKee and Darion Burns added five points each. Xavier
Piersawl led the Kings with 15 points.
|
Bluegrass Knights |
8 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
- |
34 |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
5 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
- |
28 |
|
Bluegrass Knights |
(34) |
- |
Steward 7, McKee 5, Adams 4, Thomas 2, Johnson 4, Fawns 7, Burns 5 |
|
Central Kentucky Kings |
(28) |
- |
Piersawl 15, Jackson 4, Johnson 3, McHugh 4, Boyd 2. |
Central Kentucky Warriors
68 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 31
(Championship)
The Central Kentucky Warriors raced out to a 28-6 first quarter lead on their
way to a decisive 68-31 victory over the Northern Kentucky Tarheels for the
Championship. Christen Cunningham paced the victors with 17 points
and Trey Grundy added 16 points, 14 of them in the first quarter. Michael
Ryan chipped in with 10 points. The Tarheels were paced by Josh
Castleman with 10 points. Will Henderson added seven points.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
28 |
20 |
7 |
13 |
- |
68 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
6 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
- |
31 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(68) |
- |
Coles 2, Grundy 16, George 2, Cunningham 17, Henry 8, Anderson 4, Green 4, Ryan 10, Lewis 5. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(31) |
- |
Avery 6, Henderson 7, Palmer 4, Castleman 10, Maricle 4. |
Conclusion
I have attempted to give a brief recap of each game played in this tourney. I apologize in advance for any misspelled names or errors in the stats as I hurriedly transcribed the statistics from the scoresheet. This report is meant to be an overview of the tourney and not an instrument for ascertaining precise individual records.
Congratulations to the Central Kentucky Warriors teams for winning both the 8 and Under and 9 and Under tournaments. The Central Kentucky Warriors are sponsored by the S.A.C. Foundation Inc. The 8 and Under champions were coached by Danny Johnson and were led by Tanner Johnson who tallied 70 points in five games. Michael Talbott also played well this week, putting up some good numbers. Somerset Future, the runner-up in the 8 and Under division, was led by Kenny Spear with 66 points in five games including a new age group record with 26 points in a single game.
The 9 and Under division was dominated by the Central Kentucky Warriors who won all five of their games by victory margins of 49, 64, 82, 32, and 37 points. This team, coached by Jerome Coles, was a very talented squad that was playing with no age exceptions. Several players had excellent tourneys including Christen Cunningham, Trey Grundy, Jordan Green, and Jarek Coles. Cunningham tallied 65 points in five games. The Northern Kentucky Tarheels features good AAU teams at all age levels and the 9 and Under team was also very good.
Acknowledgments
A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy family for the hospitality extended me during this tourney. The KBA does an excellent job hosting these events and with five regulation courts this is a perfect venue for multi-game events.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, 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.