2006 Kentucky Middle School State Tournament
February 24-26, 2006
Presented by Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky

The Kentucky Basketball Academy Hosted the Middle School State Tournament this weekend.  Fifty-seven teams accepted invitations to participate in this event.  The teams scheduled to participate were Bryan Station, Corbin, Southern, Virgie, Morton, Boyle County, Elkhorn, Middlesboro, East Jessamine, Tates Creek, Georgetown, King, Clark Moores, Winburn, Harrison County, Anderson County, Farnsley, Whitley County, Jackson Street, Turkey Foot, Meece, St. Joseph, Highlands, Hindman, East Carter, Lincoln County, Betsy Layne, Gray, McCreary, Russell County, Sebastian, Caldwell County, R. G. Eversole, Mason County, Dorton, Cumberland County, Graves County, June Buchanan, Henderson South, Robinson, Moss, Pikeville, Johnson County, Muhlenberg South, Jessie Clark, South Laurel, Pineville, Bath County, LCA, North Laurel, Clinton County, A. B. Combs, Scott County, Whitesburg, Ockerman, Adams, and Browning Springs*.  Most of the teams played in preliminary games on Friday and the entire field started the single elimination on Saturday morning.

*Browning Springs did not make an appearance and forfeited both scheduled games.

Friday February 24th

Friday Results

Virgie

62

Southern (Lexington)

40

Morton (Lexington)

46

Boyle County

26

Middlesboro

47

Elkhorn (Frankfort)

31

Tates Creek

51

East Jessamine

23

Georgetown

49

King (Harrodsburg)

42

Winburn (Lexington)

62

Clark Moores (Richmond)

56

Anderson County

56

Harrison County

42

Whitley County

55

Farnsley (Louisville)

38

Jackson Street (Louisville)

53

Turkey Foot (Edgewood)

36

St. Joseph (Cold Spring)

47

Meece (Somerset)

28

Highlands

63

Hindman

39

East Carter

39

Lincoln County

26

Gray (Union)

50

Betsy Layne

42

Russell County

51

McCreary

33

Sebastian (Jackson)

72

Caldwell County

29

R. G. Eversole (Hazard)

45

Mason County

37

Dorton

62

Cumberland County

56

Robinson (Hazard)

54

Henderson South

43

Moss (Bowling Green)

54

Pikeville

49

Muhlenberg South

46

Johnson County

43

June Buchanan

50

Graves County

44

Bryan Station

Won

Browning Springs

Forfeit

Pineville

56

Bath County

46

South Laurel

40

Jessie Clark (Lexington)

38

A. B. Combs (Hazard)

62

Clinton County

47

Lexington Christian Academy

45

North Laurel

36

Virgie   62     Southern (Lexington)   40
Taylor Newsome and Tyler Newsome led the victors with 29 and 11 points respectively.  Venchezz Major and John Burton led Southern with 17 and 16 points respectively.

Morton (Lexington)   46     Boyle County   26
James Hellard and Wells Lawless led Morton with 12 points each.  Cory Gardner and Ben Carman led Boyle County with seven and six points respectively.

Middlesboro   47     Elkhorn (Frankfort)  31
Blaine Green and Matt Powers led Middlesboro with 23 and 12 points respectively.  Linden McKee led Elkhorn with 11 points.

Tates Creek   51     East Jessamine   23
Trevor Gott, Marcellus Barksdale, and Ryan McCray led Tates Creek with seven points each.  East Jessamine was led by Christian King with eight points.

Georgetown   49     King (Harrodsburg)   42
Steve Travis and Will Schu led Georgetown with 14 and 13 points respectively.  Chatham Lynn and Paul Wilson led King with 10 and nine points respectively.

Winburn (Lexington)   49    Clark Moores (Richmond)   56
Joe Fain led Winburn with 31 points.  Otis Webb added 19 points.  Adam Herald led Clark Moores with 25 points including four three point baskets.  Steve Guerra added 15 points.

Anderson County   56     Harrison County   42
Jacob Russell and Nick Humphries led Anderson County with 14 and eight points respectively.  Jared Martin and Matthew Dye led Harrison County with nine points each.

Whitley County   55     Farnsley (Louisville)   38
Zach Powers and Josh Wynn led Whitley County with 22 and 16 points respectively.  Thomas Blakmore led Farnsley with 17 points.

Jackson Street (Louisville)   53    Turkey Foot (Edgewood)   36
Sam Tolliver paced the victors with 17 points.  Dwayne Gordon and Will Jackson added 11 points each.  Ben Wolfe led Turkey Foot with 11 points.

St. Joseph (Cold Spring)   47     Meece (Somerset)   28
Scott Becker and Nicholas Hanneken led St. Joseph with 10 and eight points respectively.  Josh Troxtel paced Meece with 10 points.

Highlands   63     Hindman   39
Stephen Kowolonek and George Grote led Highlands with 13 and eight points respectively.  Austin Smith led Hindman with 14 points.

East Carter   39     Lincoln County   26
Colt Barnhill and Caleb Adams led East Carter with nine and seven points respectively.  Brandon Weir led Lincoln County with six points.

Gray (Union)   50    Betsy Layne   42
Clay Coleman and Nick Cook led Gray with 12 and nine points respectively.  Nathan Martin led Betsy Layne with 16 points.  Colt Stumbo and Dylan Maldonado added nine and eight points respectively.

Russell County   51     McCreary   33
Adam Justice led Russell County with 15 points.  Lucas Justice and Kyle Burchette added nine and eight points respectively.  Zack Roark led McCreary with 14 points.

Sebastian (Jackson)   72     Caldwell County   29
Cody Moore and Dakota Ritchie led Sebastian with 15 and 14 points respectively.  Cody Hooks led Caldwell County with 16 points.

R. G. Eversole (Hazard)   45     Mason County   37
Cory Martin, Joey Meehan, and Austin Delpont paced the victors with 12 points each.  Ryne King led Mason County with 11 points.

Dorton   62    Cumberland County   56
Elisha Justice led Dorton with 27 points including four three point baskets.  Cody Varney added 23 points including five three point baskets.  Shaun Wheat and Cameron Stalcup led Cumberland County with 16 and 12 points respectively.

Robinson (Hazard)   54     Henderson South   43
Cody Campbell, Channing Fugate, and D. J. Wilson led Robinson with 17, 14, and 11 points respectively.  Paden West and Deja Holmes led Henderson South with 13 and nine points respectively.

Moss (Bowling Green)   54    Pikeville   49
Denzel Carpenter led Moss with 15 points.  Jordan Shanklin and Troy Halcomb added 12 and 10 points respectively.  Houston McAnallen led Pikeville with 19 points.  Blake Branham added 14 points including four three point baskets.

Muhlenberg South   46     Johnson County   43
Aaron Johnson hit a layup and free throw with 1.7 seconds remaining on the clock to give Muhlenberg South the victory.  Johnson and Michael Civils led the victors with 15 and 10 points respectively.  Robert Smith and Nathan Dillon led Johnson County with 14 and 11 points respectively.

June Buchanan   50     Graves County   44  (OT)
Clinton Stepp led June Buchanan with 21 points including five three point baskets.  Rex Coleman led Graves County with 20 points.

Pineville   56     Bath County   46
Cody Hendrickson led Pineville with 25 points including six three point baskets.  Aaron Ashby and Taylor Staton led Bath County with 10 and eight points respectively.

South Laurel   40     Jessie Clark (Lexington)   38
Matt St. John and Tyler Huff led the victors with 12 and seven points respectively.  Eric Shaw led Jessie Clark with 14 points.

A. B. Combs (Hazard)   62     Clinton County   47
Chris Noble led A. B. Combs with 23 points.  Eric Back and Jamie Noble added 15 and 11 points respectively.  Storm Burchett and James Dyer led Clinton County with 17 and 13 points respectively.

Lexington Christian Academy   45    North Laurel   36
LCA was led by Evan Kear and Lucas Witt with 15 and nine points respectively.  Adrian Wardrop led North Laurel with 15 points including three three point baskets.

 

Saturday February 25th

Tourney Bracket - First Round

Boyle County

35

Georgetown

34

Winburn

57

Betsy Layne

49

East Carter

40

King

29

Anderson County

46

Caldwell County

39

R. G. Eversole

59

East Jessamine

43

Scott County

76

Bath County

43

Graves County

49

Pineville

42

Clinton County

53

Adams

36

Hindman

49

June Buchanan

37

Virgie

Won

Browning Springs

Forfeit

Muhlenberg South

62

Farnsley

50

South Laurel

46

Elkhorn

39

Tates Creek

36

Turkey Foot

20

Southern

49

A. B. Combs

44

Ockerman

52

Henderson South

39

Jessie Clark

46

Whitley County

40

McCreary

49

Lincoln County

33

St. Joseph

46

Johnson County

39

Corbin

55

Pikeville

37

Cumberland County

43

Bryan Station

37

Clark Moores

63

Lexington Christian Academy

48

Sebastian

62

Harrison County

34

Mason County

50

Meece

17

Gray

41

North Laurel

32

Boyle County   35     Georgetown   34
Ben Carman and Cory Gardner led Boyle County with 11 and seven points respectively.  Tamron Manning led Georgetown with 15 points.

Winburn   57    Betsy Layne   49
Joe Fain led Winburn with 19 points.  Otis Webb added 15 points including three three point baskets.  Nathan Martin led Betsy Layne with 20 points including three three point baskets.  Dylan Maldonado added 11 points.

East Carter   40    King   29
Derek Stapleton led East Carter with 15 points including three three point baskets.  Chatham Lynn led King with 12 points.

Anderson County   46     Caldwell County   39
Jacob Russell led Anderson County with 25 points.  Caldwell County was led by Tron Gray and Cody Hooks with 15 and 10 points respectively.

R. G. Eversole   59     East Jessamine   43
Austin Delpont and Allen Fugate paced the victors with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Travis Steward led East Jessamine with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Quentin Turner added 11 points.

Scott County   76     Bath County   43
Dustin Rodgers, Hayden Willoughby, and Matt Bayer led Scott County with 25, 16, and 12 points respectively.  Taylor Maze and Bobby Lyons led Bath County with 13 and eight points respectively.

Graves County   49     Pineville   42
Rex Coleman led Graves County with 19 points and Ryan Hayden added 16 points including four three point baskets.  Pineville was led by Mark Combs and Cody Hendrickson with 17 and 10 points respectively.

Clinton County   53     Adams   36
Storm Burchett led Clinton County with 28 points including six three point baskets.  Coty Woodall added 13 points.  Michael Burchett led Adams with 14 points.

Hindman   49     June Buchanan   37
Austin Smith led Hindman with 23 points and Shawn Mosley added 11 points.  Clinton Stepp and Zachary Amburgey led June Buchanan with 10 and nine points respectively.

Muhlenberg South   62    Farnsley   50
Michael Civils led four Muhlenberg South in double figures with 17 points.  Braden Gaylen, Lucas Shanks, and Aaron Johnson added 14, 13, and 11 points respectively.  Thomas Blakmore, Juan Bell, and Andre Gray led Farnsley with 17, 14, and 10 points respectively.

South Laurel   46     Elkhorn   39
Matt St. John and Jordan Wilson led South Laurel with 13 and 10 points respectively.  Shaun Thompson led Elkhorn with 16 points.

Tates Creek   36     Turkey Foot   20
Darrius Drake led the victors with 14 points.  Brice Smallwood led Turkey Foot with eight points.

Southern   49     A. B. Combs   44
Venchezz Major and John Burton led Southern with 22 and 16 points respectively.  Eric Back and Jamie Noble led A. B. Combs with 12 and 11 points respectively.

Ockerman (Florence)   52    Henderson South   39
Austin Flannery led Ockerman with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Cody Thamann added 10 points.  Tony Marigny led Henderson South with 11 points.

Jessie Clark   46     Whitley County   40
Eric Shaw and Ryan Fucci led Jessie Clark with 19 and 15 points respectively.  Michael Crawford and Derek Lovett led Whitley County with 11 points each.

McCreary   49     Lincoln County   33
Zack Roark and Jacob Dixon led McCreary with 21 and 11 points respectively.  Josh Jones and Matt Smith led Lincoln County with nine and seven points respectively.

St. Joseph   46     Johnson County   39
Jordan Armstrong and Kyle Moore led St. Joseph with 13 and 11 points respectively.  Nathan Dillon and Chris Hill led Johnson County with 14 and 11 points respectively.

Corbin   55     Pikeville   37
Aaron Manns, Madison Johnson, and Isaac Wilson led Corbin with 18, 15, and 10 points respectively.  Blake Branham led Pikeville with 12 points on four three point baskets.  Devin Burchett added nine points.

Cumberland County   43     Bryan Station   37
Jacob Smith led the victors with 22 points.  Bryan Station was led by Rio Brown with 21 points.

Clark Moores   63    Lexington Christian Academy   48
Adam Herald led Clark Moores with 23 points.  Steve Guerra and Ryan Horn added 15 and 12 points respectively.  Evan Kear and Lucas Witt led Lexington Christian Academy with 17 and 15 points respectively.

Sebastian   62     Harrison County   34
Josh Salyers and Cody Moore led Sebastian with 16 and 10 points respectively.  Jared Martin led Harrison County with eight points.

Mason County   50     Meece   17
Ryne King led Mason County with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Kyler Barnett led Meece with seven points.

Gray   41     North Laurel   32
Clay Coleman and Nick Cook led Gray with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Jordan Watts and Adrian Wardrop led North Laurel with 11 and 10 points respectively.

 

Tourney Bracket - Second Round

Highlands

61

Boyle County

23

Winburn

41

East Carter

26

Anderson County

62

Dorton

54

Scott County

82

R. G. Eversole

63

Jackson Street

50

Graves County

13

Hindman

60

Clinton County

38

Virgie

41

Russell County

25

Muhlenberg South

53

South Laurel

39

Morton

53

Tates Creek

33

Ockerman

64

Southern

55

Jessie Clark

45

McCreary

31

Moss

45

St. Joseph

37

Corbin

32

Robinson

27

Clark Moores

58

Cumberland County

52

Sebastian

42

Mason County

32

Gray

44

Middlesboro

40

Highlands   61    Boyle County   23
Cullen Redmond led Highlands with 12 points.  Ben Watson and David Hogue added nine and eight points respectively.  Justin Short led Boyle County with nine points.

Winburn   41     East Carter   26
Javonte Briscoe, Joe Fain, and Otis Webb led Winburn with 15, 13, and 11 points respectively.  Tyler Back led East Carter with 10 points.  Derek Stapleton and Colt Barnhill added six points each.

Anderson County   62     Dorton   54
Jacob Russell, Nick Humphries, and John Updike led Anderson County with 18, 17, and 16 points respectively.  Cody Varney led Dorton with a single game tournament record 35 points including six three point baskets.  Elisha Justice added 17 points.

Scott County   82     R. G. Eversole   63
Scott County broke open the game with a 31-19 advantage in the fourth quarter.  The victors had five players in double figures, led by Matt Bayer with 24 points including five three point baskets.  Hayden Willoughby, Chris Ramsey, Michael Weeks, and Dustin Rodgers added 16, 13, 11, and 10 points respectively.  Joey Meehan, Austin Delpont, and Cory Martin led R. G. Eversole with 17, 17, and 10 points respectively.

Jackson Street   50     Graves County   13
Sam Tolliver led Jackson Street with 19 points.  Rex Coleman led Graves County with four points.

Hindman   60    Clinton County   38
Evan Potter led Hindman with 16 points.  Austin Smith and Randy Collins added 12 and 10 points respectively.  James Dyer led Clinton County with 14 points.

Virgie   41     Russell County   25
Taylor Newsome and Ashley Hatfield led Virgie with 15 and 11 points respectively.  Adam Justice led Russell County with 13 points.

Muhlenberg South   53     South Laurel   39
Braden Gaylen and Michael Civils led the victors with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Matt Watkins led South Laurel with 14 points.

Morton   53     Tates Creek   33
James Hellard and Wells Lawless led Morton with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Marcellus Barksdale led Tates Creek with 14 points.

Ockerman   64     Southern   55
Cody Thamann led Ockerman with 24 points including six three point baskets.  Austin Flannery, Andy Earls, and Ryan Popp added 12 points each.  Cody White and Josh Young led Southern with 19 and 14 points respectively.

Jessie Clark   45     McCreary   31
Michael Morton and Peyton Manning led Jessie Clark with 10 points each.  Zack Roark led McCreary with 10 points.

Moss   45    St. Joseph   37
Troy Halcomb led Moss with 15 points.  Shamarcus Wells and Jordan Shanklin added nine and eight points respectively.  Daniel Lehman, Scott Becker, and Jordan Armstrong led St. Joseph with eight, eight, and seven points respectively.

Corbin   32    Robinson   27
Madison Johnson and Aaron Manns led Corbin with 14 and seven points respectively.  D. J. Wilson and Channing Fugate led Robinson with 12 and nine points respectively.

Clark Moores   58    Cumberland County   52
Adam Herald led Clark Moores with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Chastain Schneider added 11 points.  Jacob Smith and Cameron Stalcup led Cumberland County with 29 and 12 points respectively.

Sebastian   42     Mason County   32
Cody Moore led Sebastian with 15 points.  Dakota Ritchie and Josh Salyers added eight points each.  Mason County was paced by Ryne King and Colt Fearis with seven points each.

Gray   44     Middlesboro   40
Clay Coleman and Kiefer Eubank led Gray with 11 points each.  Blaine Green and Matt Powers led Middlesboro with 12 points each.

 

Tourney Bracket - Third Round (Final 16)

Highlands

51

Winburn

34

Scott County

45

Anderson County

38

Jackson Street

50

Hindman

41

Virgie

41

Muhlenberg South

30

Ockerman

62

Morton

39

Jessie Clark

63

Moss

53

Corbin

45

Clark Moores

20

Sebastian

57

Gray

43

Highlands   51    Winburn   34
Highlands raced out to a 16-2 first quarter lead on their way to victory.  Ben Watson led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points.  Otis Webb and Joe Fain led Winburn with 12 points each.

Highlands

16

12

12

11

-

51

Winburn

2

12

8

12

-

34

 

Highlands

(51)

 - 

Lother 6, Watson 12, Gordon 2, Welz 2, Roller 5, Grote 6, Dill 5, Kowolonek 3, Hogue 6, Collinsworth 2, Grubbs 2.

Winburn

(34)

 - 

Briscoe 6, O. Webb 12, Fain 12, Jones 2, R. Webb 2.

Scott County  45      Anderson County  38
Dustin Rodgers and Hayden Willoughby led Scott County with 14 and 12 points respectively.  Jacob Russell paced Anderson County with 17 points.

Scott County

12

9

12

12

-

45

Anderson County

10

7

9

12

-

38

 

Scott County

(45)

 - 

Bayer 6, Buffin 2, Ramsey 9, Willoughby 12, Rodgers 14, Sutton 2.

Anderson County

(38)

 - 

Warford 2, Ruggles 7, Walker 8, Russell 17, Updike 4.

Jackson Street  50      Hindman  41
Dwayne Gordon led Jackson Street with 19 points including five three point baskets.  Sam Tolliver added 14 points.  Austin Smith and Evan Potter led Hindman with 15 and 14 points respectively.

Jackson Street

23

7

17

3

-

50

Hindman

10

13

8

10

-

41

 

Jackson Street

(50)

 - 

Gordon 19, Tolliver 14, Jackson 9, Klondike 4, Bradley 4.

Hindman

(41)

 - 

Ratliff 3, Smith 15, Mosley 9, Potter 14.

Virgie  41      Muhlenberg South  30
Virgie only led 24-23 at the end of three quarters but outscored Muhlenberg South 17-7 in the fourth quarter.  Taylor Newsome led Virgie with 23 points while Braden Gaylen led Muhlenberg South with 10 points.

Virgie

6

10

8

17

-

41

Muhlenberg South

6

10

7

7

-

30

 

Virgie

(41)

 - 

Taylor Newsome 23, Tyler Newsome 8, Hatfield 5, Hamilton 4, Jordan Hall 1.

Muhlenberg South

(30)

 - 

Hawkins 2, Civils 2, Gaylen 10, Perkins 5, Shanks 6, Johnson 5.

Ockerman  62      Morton  39
Andy Earls and Austin Flannery led Ockerman with 22 and 19 points respectively.  Marlon Johnson led Morton with eight points.

Ockerman

17

9

18

18

-

62

Morton

6

16

11

6

-

39

 

Ockerman

(62)

 - 

Thamann 9, Shuize 3, Alford 2, Popp 5, Williams 2, Earls 22, Flannery 19.

Morton

(39)

 - 

Warner 2, Lawless 5, W. Johnson 6, M. Johnson 8, Klinker 4, Dauer 2, Hellard 6, Slavov 6.

Jessie Clark  63      Moss  53
Jessie Clark led 21-11 after the first quarter on their way to a 63-53 victory over Moss.  Eric Shaw, Ryan Fucci,and Nick Fergerson led Jessie Clark with 17, 14, and 12 points respectively.  Troy Halcomb, Jordan Shanklin,and Shamarcus Wells led Moss with 17, 16, and 11 points respectively.

Jessie Clark

21

9

10

23

-

63

Moss

11

13

11

18

-

53

 

Jessie Clark

(63)

 - 

Fucci 14, Fergerson 12, Duncan 3, Morton 9, Shaw 17, Britt 4, Manning 4.

Moss

(53)

 - 

King 3, Wells 11, Shanklin 16, Carpenter 2, Halcomb 17, Jackson 4.

Corbin  45      Clark Moores  20
Isaac Wilson and Aaron Manns led Corbin with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Adam Herald and Stephen Guerra led Clark Moores with four points each.

Corbin

11

11

13

10

-

45

Clark Moores

6

4

4

6

-

20

 

Corbin

(45)

 - 

Wilson 19, Manns 13, Stewart 2, Watkins 2, Johnson 4, House 2, Lewallen 2, Vickers 1.

Clark Moores

(20)

 - 

McQuarter 3, Horn 2, Schneider 1, Guerra 4, Herald 4, Champ 2, Anglin 2, Hunt 2.

Sebastian  57      Gray  43
Sebastian outscored Gray 21-12 in the third quarter in a 57-43 victory.  Nick Noble led Sebastian with 18 points.  Cody Moore added 13 points.  Mitch McLeish led Gray with 17 points.

Sebastian

15

13

21

8

-

57

Gray

13

10

12

8

-

43

 

Sebastian

(57)

 - 

Moore 13, Ritchie 4, Terry 4, Noble 18, Salyers 8, Huff 3, Haddix 6, Howard 1.

Gray

(43)

 - 

Nichols 2, Coleman 5, Cook 2, Eubank 3, Kennedy 2, McConvey 3, McLeish 17, McKenzie 6, Burton 1, Brown 2.

 

Sunday February 26th

Tourney Bracket – Final Rounds

Highlands

44

Scott County

38

(Quarterfinal)

Virgie

39

Jackson Street

33

(Quarterfinal)

Ockerman

58

Jessie Clark

54

(Quarterfinal)

Sebastian

53

Corbin

40

(Quarterfinal)

Highlands

49

Virgie

44

(Semifinal)

Sebastian

65

Ockerman

53

(Semifinal)

Highlands

52

Sebastian

50

(Championship)

Highlands (26-6) 44      Scott County (33-5) 38      (Quarterfinal)
Highlands trailed 24-18 at halftime but outscored Scott County 15-6 in the third quarter on their way to a 44-38 victory.  Zach Lother led the victors with 13 points.  Stephen Kowolonek and George Grote added eight and seven points respectively.  Dustin Rodgers and Zach Sutton led Scott County with 14 and eight points respectively.

Highlands

12

6

15

11

-

44

Scott County

10

14

6

8

-

38

 

Highlands

(44)

 - 

Lother 13, Watson 1, Gordon 2, Roller 6, Grote 7, Kowolonek 8, Hogue 2, Collinsworth 1, Grubbs 4.

Scott County

(38)

 - 

Weeks 6, Bayer 2, Ramsey 2, Willoughby 6, Sutton 8, Rodgers 14.

Virgie (34-2) 39      Jackson Street (13-2) 33      (Quarterfinal)
Ashley Hatfield led Virgie with 12 points.  Taylor Newsome and Tyler Newsome added nine and seven points respectively.  Sam Tolliver and Dwayne Gordon led Jackson Street with 15 and 10 points respectively.

Virgie

12

4

6

17

-

39

Jackson Street

12

7

6

8

-

33

 

Virgie

(39)

 - 

Taylor Newsome 9, Hatfield 12, Tyler Newsome 7, Hamilton 2, Jordan Hall 4, Damron 5.

Jackson Street

(33)

 - 

Gordon 10, Tolliver 15, Rephisti 2, Qualah 6.

Ockerman (30-4) 58      Jessie Clark (6-1) 54      (Quarterfinal)
Ockerman outscored Jessie Clark 13-9 in the final quarter to earn a 58-54 victory.  Austin Flannery led the victors with 20 points including five three point baskets.  Cody Thamann added 17 points including four three point field goals.  Andy Earls chipped in with 10 points.  Eric Shaw led Jessie Clark with 21 points.  Ryan Fucci added nine points.

Ockerman

17

12

16

13

-

58

Jessie Clark

8

16

21

9

-

54

 

Ockerman

(58)

 - 

Thamann 17, Popp 9, Rigsby 2, Earls 10, Flannery 20.

Jessie Clark

(54)

 - 

Fucci 9, Fergerson 3, Duncan 2, Durbin 2, Morton 5, Shaw 21, Britt 5, Manning 7.

Sebastian (42-4) 53      Corbin (28-4) 40      (Quarterfinal)
Sebastian raced out to a 28-19 halftime lead on their way to a 53-40 victory over Corbin.  Nick Noble, Josh Salyers, and Dakota Ritchie led Sebastian with 14, 10, and 10 points respectively.  Aaron Manns and Isaac Wilson led Corbin with 17 and 10 points respectively.

Sebastian

9

19

11

14

-

53

Corbin

12

7

10

11

-

40

 

Sebastian

(53)

 - 

Moore 2, Ritchie 10, Terry 3, Noble 14, Taulbee 4, Salyers 10, Epperson 2, Barker 2, Haddix 6.

Corbin

(40)

 - 

Wilson 10, Manns 17, Johnson 3, Watkins 7, Partin 3.

Highlands (27-6) 49      Virgie (35-2) 44      (Semifinal)     (OT)
Zach Lother paced the victors with 19 points including four three point baskets.  George Grote added 15 points.  Ashley Hatfield and Taylor Newsome led led Virgie with 17 and 14 points respectively.

Highlands

7

9

13

10

10

-

49

Virgie

11

6

14

8

5

-

44

 

Highlands

(49)

 - 

Lother 19, Watson 2, Grote 15, Kowolonek 9, Hogue 2, Roller 2.

Virgie

(44)

 - 

Tyler Newsome 7, Hatfield 17, Taylor Newsome 14, Hamilton 4, Jordan Hall 2.

Sebastian (43-4) 65      Ockerman (31-4) 53      (Semifinal)
Sebastian led 42-41 at the end of three quarters and outscored Ockerman 23-12 in the final quarter to earn a 65-53 victory.  Nick Noble paced the victors with 18 points including three three point baskets.  Dakota Ritchie and Travis Terry added 17 and 11 points respectively.  Austin Flannery led Ockerman with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Andy Earls and Ryan Popp added 12 and 11 points respectively.  Cody Thamann chipped in with nine points on three three point baskets.

Sebastian

22

7

13

23

-

65

Ockerman

15

14

12

12

-

53

 

Sebastian

(65)

 - 

Moore 5, Ritchie 17, Terry 11, Noble 18, Salyers 7, Haddix 5, Taulbee 2.

Ockerman

(53)

 - 

Thamann 9, Popp 11, Rigsby 5, Earls 12, Flannery 16.

Highlands (28-6)  52      Sebastian (44-4)  50      (Championship)
Highlands coach Matt Stevens started the following lineup:  5-10 George Grote, 5-10 Stephen Kowolonek, 6-0 David Hogue, 5-5 Brandon Roller, and 5-2 Zach Lother.  Sebastian coach Doug Noble countered with 6-2 Dakota Ritchie, 5-7 Travis Terry, 6-4 Cody Moore, 5-10 Jade Haddix, and 5-10 Nick Noble.

Highlands survived a furious rally to earn a 52-50 victory over Sebastian.  Highlands led 40-30 early in the final quarter but Sebastian charged back to take a 49-48 lead.  The score was tied 50-50 when Highland’s Zach Lother hit a shot in the lane with approximately 15 seconds remaining in the game to give his team a 52-50 lead.

George Grote led Highlands with 17 points.  Zach Lother and Tyler Grubbs added nine points each.  Nick Noble, Cody Moore, and Dakota Ritchie led Sebastian with 18, 15, and 11 points respectively.

Highlands

16

9

13

14

-

52

Sebastian

10

12

8

20

-

50

 

Highlands

(52)

 - 

Lother 9, Grote 17, Kowolonek 7, Hogue 8, Collinsworth 2, Grubbs 9.

Sebastian

(50)

 - 

Moore 15, Ritchie 11, Noble 18, Taulbee 2, Salyers 3, Haddix 1.

All Tournament Team

Zach Lother

(Highlands)

MVP

George Grote

(Highlands)

 

Nick Noble

(Sebastian)

 

Dakota Ritchie

(Sebastian)

 

Taylor Newsome

(Virgie)

 

Ashley Hatfield

(Virgie)

 

Austin Flannery

(Ockerman)

 

Ryan Popp

(Ockerman)

 

Sam Tolliver

(Jackson Street)

 

Dustin Rodgers

(Scott County)

 

Eric Shaw

(Jessie Clark)

 

Aaron Manns

(Corbin)

 

Cody Varney

(Dorton)

 

Adam Herald

(Clark Moores)

 

Austin Smith

(Hindman)

 

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 players’ heights or stats as I hurriedly transcribed stats from the scorebooks.  This report is meant to be an overview of the tourney and not an instrument for ascertaining precise individual records.

Congratulations to Highlands for winning the championship and to both Sebastian and Highlands for providing us an excellent championship game.  There were many fine teams and too many excellent players to mention them all here.  There was much thought put into selecting the All Tournament Team but with only fifteen slots available, many fine players were left off the team.  Joe Fain (Winburn), Elisha Justice (Dorton), and Jacob Russell (Anderson County) are just a few of the other players who impressed observers this week.

This was a well-balanced tourney field with several teams having a legitimate shot at the title.  The pipeline continues for high schools in the state with many of these players destined to make their mark at the varsity level in the near future.  It is obvious from covering this event that the future of basketball in Kentucky is extremely bright.  The future of this event is also bright and the Kentucky Basketball Academy will strive to improve this event each year.

Some of the past members of the All-Tournament Team who have moved on to star at the varsity level in high school include Aaron Dunaway (Henry Clay), Andrew Howard and Jay Ivey (Owensboro Catholic), Rodney Haddix (Scott County), Ty Proffitt and Jordan Hammonds (South Laurel), Jonathan Mackey (Scott County), and Clark Stepp (June Buchanan).

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the staff at the Kentucky Basketball Academy family incuding Steve Hatton, Ken Farley, Mark Ogden, Sean Vinsel (tournament director) and all the other workers.  Attention is paid to every detail in an attempt to make this a rewarding experience for all the participants and spectators.  Also, a special thanks to all the coaches and parents who give so unselfishly of their time and money to follow these young athletes around the state for various tournaments.

 

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.kyprephoops.com.