Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament
Girls 12 & Under Division I and II
Girls 13 & Under Division I and II
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
May 11-13, 2007
©2007 by Ron Harrison
Four teams competed for the Girls 12 & Under Division I Championship.
The teams entered were Louisville Jaguars, Louisville Select, Lexington Catholic-Blue*, and Lexington Lady Diamonds.
*Lexington Catholic-Blue forfeited their games and Lexington Blaze filled in their final two games as an exhibition opponent.
Six teams competed for the Girls 12 & Under Division II championship. The teams were divided into two pools as follows: Pool 1: Letcher County Cougars, Northern Kentucky Panthers, and Somerset Future. Pool 2: Lexington Catholic-White, Fire & Ice, and Somerset Christian.
Five teams competed for the Girls 13 & Under Division I Championship. The teams entered were Louisville Jaguars, Central Kentucky Angels, Lexington Catholic, Louisville Sting, and Kentucky Blast.
Five teams competed for the Girls 13 & Under Division II Championship. The teams entered were Cloverfork Cougars, Lexington Lady Diamonds, SMS Lady Cats, Somerset Future, and West Jessamine.
Friday May 11th
Pool Play
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Girls 12 & Under Division I |
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|
Louisville Jaguars |
won |
Lexington Catholic Blue |
forfeit |
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Louisville Select |
49 |
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
34 |
Louisville Select
49 Lexington Lady Diamonds 34
Taylor Pate led the victors with 13 points including three three point baskets.
Alexis Stallard added 11 points.
Jaitesha Hanson, Brittani Gay, and Erin Conner led the Lady Diamonds with nine, nine, and seven points respectively.
|
Girls 12 & Under Division II |
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Letcher County Cougars |
47 |
Somerset Future |
34 |
|
Fire & Ice |
51 |
Somerset Christian |
4 |
Letcher County Cougars
47 Somerset Future 34
Vannah Breeding, Kelah Eldridge, and Sierra Dixon led the Cougars with 12, nine, and eight points respectively.
Cassie Bray led Somerset Future with 13 points including three three point baskets.
Mariko Krause added eight points.
Fire & Ice
51 Somerset Christian 4
Kelsie Jacobs and Whitney Back led the victors with 12 and 11 points respectively.
Lauren Dungan scored all four points for Somerset Christian.
|
Girls 13 & Under Division I |
|||
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Louisville Jaguars |
61 |
Lexington Catholic |
31 |
|
Kentucky Blast |
47 |
Central Kentucky Angels |
33 |
Louisville Jaguars
61 Lexington Catholic 31
Kara Wright led the Jaguars with 18 points.
Heather Wheat and Maggie Hartlage added nine and six points respectively.
Oney Harrison and Jill Maronde led Lexington Catholic with 12 and nine points respectively.
Kentucky Blast
47 Central Kentucky Angels 33
Lindsey Burd, Adrienne Tarrance, and Chastity Gooch led Kentucky Blast with nine, nine, and eight points respectively.
Alex McKenzie, Jariana Gillespie, and Caroline McDowell led the Angels with 10, six, and six points respectively.
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Girls 13 & Under Division II |
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|
SMS Lady Cats |
67 |
Cloverfork Cougars |
51 |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
68 |
West Jessamine |
6 |
SMS Lady Cats
67 Cloverfork Cougars 51
Kendall Noble led SMS with 26 points.
Chelsea Hays and Leslie Spencer added 12 and 11 points respectively.
Miranda Davenport led Cloverfork with 29 points including three three point baskets.
Lexington Lady Diamonds
68 West Jessamine 6
Macy Clontz, Christin Haney, Kristen Jacob, and Olivia Eastham led the
victors with 18, 14, 12, and 10 points respectively.
S. Curry led West Jessamine with four points.
Saturday May 12th
Pool Play
|
Girls 12 & Under Division I |
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|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
52 |
Louisville Jaguars |
31 |
|
|
Louisville Select |
42 |
Lexington Blaze |
31 |
(Exhibition) |
|
Louisville Select |
48 |
Louisville Jaguars |
20 |
|
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
60 |
Lexington Blaze |
32 |
(Exhibition) |
Lexington Lady Diamonds
52 Louisville Jaguars 31
Jaitesha Hanson led the victors with 19 points.
The Jaguars were led by Sophie Ford, Jaclyn Ochsner, and Katie Shaheen
with eight, six, and five points respectively.
Louisville Select
42 Lexington Blaze 31
(Exhibition)
Kayla Styles and Melena Shankin led Louisville Select with nine and eight points respectively.
April Wilson and Andrea Owen added six points each.
Kearia Pennie and Serena Sandusky led Lexington Blaze with 12 and eight points respectively.
Louisville Select
48 Louisville Jaguars 20
Alexis Stallard, Melena Shankin, and Kayla Styles led the victors with nine, eight, and six points respectively.
Jaclyn Ochsner and Sophie Ford led the Jaguars with six points each.
Lexington Lady Diamonds
60 Lexington Blaze 32
(Exhibition)
Kelli Mitchuson and Kierra Muhammad led the Lady Diamonds with 16 and 13 points respectively.
DeShante Clay, Kearia Pennie and Whaley led Lexington Blaze with nine, eight, and six points respectively.
|
Girls 12 & Under Division II |
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|
Somerset Future |
41 |
Northern Kentucky Panthers |
28 |
|
Letcher County Cougars |
51 |
Northern Kentucky Panthers |
25 |
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Lexington Catholic-White |
51 |
Somerset Christian |
11 |
|
Fire & Ice |
43 |
Lexington Catholic-White |
10 |
Somerset Future
41 Northern Kentucky Panthers 28
Cassie Bray and Mariko Krause led Somerset Future with eight and seven points respectively.
MacKenzie Townsend, Chelsea Coldiron, and Marcy Perkins added six points each.
Ellie Ogle led the Panthers with 13 points.
Letcher County Cougars
51 Northern Kentucky Panthers 25
Julie Cornett and Vannah Breeding led the Cougars with 13 and 11 points respectively.
Ellie Ogle led the Panthers with 12 points.
Lexington Catholic-White
51 Somerset Christian 11
Emily Blake and Emily Johns led the victors with 10 points each.
Four players scored two points each for Somerset Christian.
Fire & Ice
43 Lexington Catholic-White 10
Kelsie Jacobs and Paige Slone led Fire & Ice with 16 and 10 points respectively.
Five players scored two points each for Lexington Catholic.
|
Girls 13 & Under Division I |
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|
Kentucky Blast |
41 |
Louisville Jaguars |
32 |
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Central Kentucky Angels |
45 |
Louisville Sting |
41 |
|
Kentucky Blast |
60 |
Louisville Sting |
39 |
|
Central Kentucky Angels |
45 |
Lexington Catholic |
28 |
|
Louisville Sting |
35 |
Lexington Catholic |
32 |
|
Louisville Jaguars |
61 |
Central Kentucky Angels |
58 |
Kentucky Blast
41 Louisville Jaguars 33
Adelaide Luckett and Chastity Gooch led Kentucky Blast with 11 and nine points respectively.
Kara Wright and Ashley Spratt led the Jaguars with eight and five points respectively.
Central Kentucky Angels
45 Louisville Sting 41
Jariana Gillespie and Octavia Wilson paced the victors with 18 and 10 points respectively.
Asjah Roan led Louisville Sting with 13 points including three three point baskets.
LeAsia Wright added eight points.
Kentucky Blast
60 Louisville Sting 39
Natalie Greenwell led Kentucky Blast with 21 points including five three point baskets.
Kelsey Mitchell added 14 points including four three point baskets.
LeAsia Wright, Asjah Roan, and Asia Nichols led Louisville Sting with 10, eight, and six points respectively.
Central Kentucky Angels
45 Lexington Catholic 28
Octavia Wilson, Candance Morton, and Jariana Gillespie led the victors
with 12, nine, and eight points respectively.
Oney Harrison led Lexington Catholic with 12 points.
Louisville Sting
35 Lexington Catholic 32
LeAsia Wright led the victors with seven points.
Katie Bishop and Chalyse Taylor added five points each.
Alex Botkin, Oney Harrison, and Jill Moronde led Lexington Catholic with nine, eight, and six points respectively.
Louisville Jaguars
61 Central Kentucky Angels 58
Kara Wright led the Jaguars with 19 points.
Heather Wheat added 11 points including three three point baskets.
Octavia Wilson led the Angels with 17 points including five three point baskets.
Jariana Gillespie and Candance Morton added 13 points each.
|
Girls 13 & Under Division II |
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|
Somerset Future |
73 |
West Jessamine |
2 |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
49 |
SMS Lady Cats |
38 |
|
Somerset Future |
50 |
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
39 |
|
Cloverfork Cougars |
33 |
West Jessamine |
26 |
|
SMS Lady Cats |
59 |
West Jessamine |
19 |
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Somerset Future |
55 |
Cloverfork Cougars |
43 |
Somerset Future
73 West Jessamine 2
Tiarra Barnes led Somerset Future with 25 points.
Samantha Gadberry and Lori Thomas added 13 and 10 points respectively.
S. Curry scored two points for West Jessamine.
Lexington Lady Diamonds
49 SMS Lady Cats 38
Christin Haney led the victors with 17 points including three three point baskets.
Macy Clontz added 11 points.
Kendall Noble led SMS with 16 points.
Chelsea Hays added nine points.
Somerset Future
50 Lexington Lady Diamonds 39
Jessica Coffey and Samantha Gadberry led Somerset Future with 14 and 12 points respectively.
Macy Clontz and Christin Haney led the Lady Diamonds with 19 and eight points respectively.
Cloverfork Cougars
33 West Jessamine 26
Miranda Davenport led the Cougars with 16 points.
S. Curry led West Jessamine with 14 points.
SMS Lady Cats
59 West Jessamine 19
Leslie Spencer and Amber Gross led SMS with 12 and eight points respectively.
S. Curry led West Jessamine with 10 points.
Somerset Future
55 Cloverfork Cougars 43
Tiarra Barnes, Lori Thomas, and Jessica Coffey led the victors with 17, 12, and 10 points respectively.
Miranda Davenport led Cloverfork with 24 points including four three point baskets.
Hendrix added 10 points.
Tournament Round
|
Girls 12 & Under Division II |
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|
Northern Kentucky Panthers |
46 |
Lexington Catholic-White |
30 |
|
Somerset Future |
36 |
Somerset Christian |
8 |
Northern Kentucky Panthers
46 Lexington Catholic-White 30
Ellie Ogle led the Panthers with 13 points.
Lexington Catholic was led by Emily Blake with 12 points.
Somerset Future
36 Somerset Christian 8
Mariko Kranse and Alyssa Anciro led the victors with eight and six points respectively.
Sarah Correll led Somerset Christian with six points. .
Sunday May 13th
Pool Play
|
Girls 13 & Under Division I |
|||
|
Louisville Jaguars |
45 |
Louisville Sting |
36 |
|
Kentucky Blast |
55 |
Lexington Catholic |
21 |
Louisville Jaguars
45 Louisville Sting 36
Heather Wheat and Shelby West led the Jaguars with nine points each.
Asjah Roan and LeAsia Wright led Louisville Sting with with 13 and 12 points respectively.
Kentucky Blast
55 Lexington Catholic 21
Adelaide Luckett and Kelsey Mitchell led Kentucky Blast with 10 and eight points respectively.
Lindsey Burd and Adrienne Tarrence added six points each.
Abbi Stamper led Lexington Catholic with seven points.
|
Girls 13 & Under Division II |
|||
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
53 |
Cloverfork Cougars |
31 |
|
Somerset Future |
52 |
SMS Lady Cats |
50 |
Lexington Lady Diamonds
55 Cloverfork Cougars 43
Christin Haney, Macy Clontz, and Kristen Jacob led the
victors with 13, 13, and 12 points respectively.
Miranda Davenport led the Cougars with 16 points.
Somerset Future
52 SMS Lady Cats 50
Lori Thomas, Jessica Coffey, and Samantha Gadberry
led Somerset Future with 16, 11, and 10 points respectively.
Kendall Noble and Victoria Shouse led SMS with 22 and 12 points respectively.
Tournament Round
|
Girls 12 & Under Division I |
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|
Louisville Select |
47 |
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
38 |
Championship |
Louisville Select
47 Lexington Lady Diamonds 38
(Championship)
Melena Shanklin led Louisville Select with 11 points.
April Wilson and Josie Gomez added six points each.
Dawn Johnson led the Lady Diamonds with 18 points.
|
Louisville Select |
24 |
23 |
- |
47 |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
23 |
15 |
- |
38 |
|
Louisville Select |
(47) |
- |
Pate 3, Callahan 2, Jones 2, Stallard 4, Wilson 6, Gomez 6, Styles 5, Shanklin 11, Owen 5, Bodine 3. |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
(38) |
- |
Hanson 4, Mitchuson 3, Muhammad 5, Conner 4, Johnson 18, Douthi 4. |
|
Girls 12 & Under Division II |
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|
Letcher County Cougars |
58 |
Northern Kentucky Panthers |
53 |
Semifinal |
|
Fire & Ice |
54 |
Somerset Future |
34 |
Semifinal |
|
Fire & Ice |
62 |
Letcher County Cougars |
52 |
Championship |
Letcher County Cougars
58 Northern Kentucky Panthers 53
(Semifinal)
Julie Cornett led the Cougars with 13 points.
Kelah Eldridge, Janette Dixon, and Vannah Breeding each recorded 12 points.
Ellie Ogle led the Panthers with 16 points.
Fire & Ice
54 Somerset Future 34
(Semifinal)
Kelsie Jacobs and Whitney Back led Fire & Ice with 20 and 16 points respectively.
Cassie Bray led Somerset Future with 10 points.
Fire & Ice
62 Letcher County Cougars 52
(Championship)
Kelsie Jacobs, Paige Slone, and Whitney Back led Fire & Ice with 22, 18, and 12 points respectively.
Julie Cornett, Kelah Eldridge, and Janette Dixon led Letcher County with 16, 11, and 11 points respectively.
|
Fire & Ice |
33 |
29 |
- |
62 |
|
Letcher County Cougars |
21 |
31 |
- |
52 |
|
Fire & Ice |
(62) |
- |
Slone 18, Back 12, K. King 2, R. King 4, Jacobs 22, McAdams 4. |
|
Letcher County Cougars |
(52) |
- |
Eldridge 11, Breeding 4, Cornett 16, J. Dixon 11, S. Dixon 4, A. Nichols 2, E. Nichols 4. |
|
Girls 13 & Under Division I |
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|
Kentucky Blast |
62 |
Louisville Jaguars |
52 |
Championship |
Kentucky Blast
62 Louisville Jaguars 52
(Championship)
Natalie Greenwell led Kentucky Blast with 26 points including four three point baskets.
Kelsey Mitchell and Adelaide Luckett added 13 and 10 points respectively.
Ashley Spratt and Shelby West led the Jaguars with 18 and 12 points respectively.
|
Kentucky Blast |
32 |
30 |
- |
62 |
|
Louisville Jaguars |
24 |
28 |
- |
52 |
|
Kentucky Blast |
(62) |
- |
Luckett 10, Burd 7, Greenwell 26, Mitchell 13, Gooch 2, Tarrence 1, Sibalich 5. |
|
Louisville Jaguars |
(52) |
- |
Tubb 4, Baker 2, Goetz 3, Lauterback 2, Miller 6, Wheat 4, Wright 2, West 12, Spratt 18. |
|
Girls 13 & Under Division II |
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|
Somerset Future |
59 |
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
41 |
Championship |
Somerset Future
59 Lexington Lady Diamonds 41
(Championship)
Jessica Coffey and Lori Thomas led Somerset Future with 22 and 16 points respectively.
Christin Haney led Lady Diamonds with 17 points including four three point baskets.
Macy Clontz added 13 points.
|
Somerset Future |
30 |
29 |
- |
59 |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
19 |
22 |
- |
41 |
|
Somerset Future |
(59) |
- |
Thomas 16, Burkett 5, Moore 6, Gadberry 5, Coffey 22, Barnes 5. |
|
Lexington Lady Diamonds |
(41) |
- |
Haney 17, Jacob 4, Clontz 13, Drake 2, Vinson 4, Eastham 1. |
Conclusion
Congratulations to Louisville Select, Fire & Ice, Kentucky Blast, and Somerset Future for capturing their respective division titles.
I have attempted to give a brief recap of this tournament and the statistics came from the game scoresheets. I apologize for any misspelled names or errors in stats as I hurriedly transcribed the statistics from the scoresheets. This report is meant to be an overview of the tourney and not an instrument for ascertaining official statistics.
Acknowledgments
Congratulations to the staff at Kentucky Basketball Academy for hosting another excellent week of basketball.
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.