Kentucky AAU State Preview
Girls 9 & Under
Girls 10 & Under
Girls 12 & Under

Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
March 31-April 1, 2007

©2007 by Ron Harrison

Three teams were entered in the Girls 9 & Under Division.  The teams entered were Lady Blaze, Carroll County, and Red Heat. 

Seven teams were entered in the Girls 10 & Under Division.  The teams were divided into two pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Leslie County Bigg Dawgz, Lil Lady Bobcats, Kentucky Blast, and Carroll County.  Pool 2:  Lady Blaze, Lady Royals, and Lincoln County Red Heat. 

Four teams were entered in the Girls 12 & Under Division.  The teams entered were Lady Blaze, Paris Stars, Lady Bobcats, and Red Heat. 

 

Saturday March 31st

Pool Play

 

Girls 9 & Under

Lady Blaze

42

Carroll County

7

Lady Blaze

16

Red Heat

12

Red Heat

28

Carroll County

13

 

Lady Blaze   42     Carroll County   7
Destiny Cozart and Asia Sims led the Lady Blaze with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Carroll County was led by Chelsea Cope with four points.

Lady Blaze  

13

9

14

6

-

42

Carroll County

3

0

0

4

-

7

 

Lady Blaze

(42)

 - 

Sims 13, Coffey 6, Smith 4, Cozart 19.

Carroll County

(7)

 - 

Cope 4, Brewer 2, Roberts 1.

Lady Blaze   16     Red Heat   12
Asia Sims led the Lady Blaze with nine points.  Cristin Hall, Catlin Hall, and Ashtyn Lovett led Red Heat with three points each. 

Lady Blaze  

1

5

2

8

-

16

Red Heat

0

4

1

7

-

12

 

Lady Blaze

(16)

 - 

Sims 9, Coffey 3, Cozart 2, Davis 2.

Red Heat

(12)

 - 

Cristen Hall 3, Sowders 2, Catlin Hall 3, Lovett 3, Miller 1.

Red Heat   28     Carroll County   13
Cristin Hall and Kenesha Miller led Red Heat with six points each.  Michaela Roberts and Tailor Brewer led Carroll County with six and five points respectively. 

Red Heat  

12

6

6

4

-

28

Carroll County

3

3

5

2

-

13

 

Red Heat

(28)

 - 

Cristen Hall 6, Sowders 2, Timberlake 2, Catlin Hall 2, Lovett 2, Miller 6, Johnson 4, Owens 2, Harris 2.

Carroll County

(13)

 - 

Groseclose 2, Brewer 5, Roberts 6.

 

 

Girls 10 & Under

Kentucky Blast

52

Lil Lady Bobcats

5

Lady Blaze

39

Lincoln County Red Heat

5

Lady Blaze

30

Lady Royals

0

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

35

Lil Lady Bobcats

11

Kentucky Blast

52

Carroll County

2

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

30

Carroll County

8

Lincoln County Red Heat

22

Lady Royals

11

 

Kentucky Blast   52     Lil Lady Bobcats   5
Amanda McGeorge led a balanced Kentucky Blast attack with 12 points.  Lauren Turner and Kaley Burnette added nine points each.  Cristi Peterson and Jaycey Fite scored two points each for the Lil Lady Bobcats.

Kentucky Blast  

10

15

14

13

-

52

Lil Lady Bobcats

2

0

2

1

-

5

 

Kentucky Blast

(52)

 - 

McGeorge 12, Turner 9, Burnette 9, Moss 8, Murray 8, Pennington 6.

Lil Lady Bobcats

(5)

 - 

Peterson 2 Fite 2, Taylor 1.

Lady Blaze   39     Lincoln County Red Heat   5
Shakeema Jackson and Ken'yale Demus led the Lady Blaze with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Kelly Coleman and Anna Gross led Red Heat with two points each. 

Lady Blaze  

9

10

13

7

-

39

Lincoln County Red Heat

0

4

0

1

-

5

 

Lady Blaze

(39)

 - 

Jackson 19, Demus 13, Sims 3, Boyd 2, McCoy 2.

Lincoln County Red Heat

(5)

 - 

Coleman 2, Gross 2, Comorat 1.

Lady Blaze   30     Lady Royals   0
Asia Sims led the Lady Blaze with nine points.  Shakeema Jackson and Ken'yale Demus added six points each.

Lady Blaze  

11

12

3

4

-

30

Lady Royals

0

0

0

0

-

0

 

Lady Blaze

(30)

 - 

Jackson 6, McCoy 4, Boyd 3, Sims 9, Davis 2, Demus 6.

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz   35     Lil Lady Bobcats   11
Katie Moore led the victors with 12 points.  Katelyn Fee and Madisyn Combs added six points each.  McKenzie Taylor led Lil Lady Bobcats with four points.  Cristi Peterson added three points.

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

9

12

4

10

-

35

Lil Lady Bobcats

0

2

6

3

-

11

 

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

(35)

 - 

Moore 12, Fee 6, Combs 6, Couch 2, Farler 2, H. Napier 2, Sparks 3, Collett 2.

Lil Lady Bobcats

(11)

 - 

McIntyre 2, Crump 2, Taylor 4, Peterson 3.

Kentucky Blast   52     Carroll County   2
Kaley Burnette and Elizabeth Moss led Kentucky Blast with 14 and 10 points respectively.  Kirsten Arvin scored two points for Carroll County.

Kentucky Blast  

16

16

12

8

-

52

Carroll County

2

0

0

0

-

2

 

Kentucky Blast

(52)

 - 

Burnette 14, Downing 6, McGeorge 8, Moss 10, Murray 6, Pennington 2, Turner 6.

Carroll County

(7)

 - 

Arvin 2.

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz   30     Carroll County   8
Katie Moore and Madisyn Combs led the victors with nine and eight points respectively.  Four players scored 2 points each for Carroll County. 

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

8

5

17

0

-

30

Lil Lady Bobcats

2

2

4

0

-

8

 

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

(30)

 - 

Moore 9, Fee 4, Combs 8, Couch 2, Farler 2, Asher 4, Collett 1.

Lil Lady Bobcats

(8)

 - 

Arvin 2, Osborne 2, Smith 2, Roberts 2.

Lincoln County Red Heat   22     Lady Royals   11
Courtney Bowen led Lincoln County with 11 points.  Alex Berry led Lady Royals with nine points. 

Lincoln County Red Heat

(22)

 - 

Bowen 11, Comorat 4, Gross 1, Honaker 2, Weir 2, Kidd 2.

Lady Royals

(11)

 - 

Berry 9, Turner 2.

 

 

Girls 12 & Under

Lady Blaze

37

Red Heat

20

Paris Stars

32

Lady Bobcats

17

Lady Blaze

48

Paris Stars

21

Red Heat

48

Lady Bobcats

19

Lady Blaze

37

Lady Bobcats

14

Red Heat

36

Paris Stars

31

Lady Blaze   37     Red Heat   20
Kearia Pennie and Serena Sandusky led the victors with 19 and 10 points respectively.  Hannah Harris led Red Heat with five points. 

Lady Blaze  

14

0

12

11

-

37

Red Heat

4

7

3

6

-

20

 

Lady Blaze

(37)

 - 

D. Clay 6, Sandusky 10, Turner 2, Pennie 19.

Red Heat

(20)

 - 

Fox 4, Saylor 4, S. Harris 4, Gifford 1, H. Harris 5, Conley 2.

Paris Stars   32     Lady Bobcats   17
Alexis Tye, Kylie Hilander, and Jazmen Chenault led Paris Stars with 10, nine and nine points respectively.  Shayla Robinson led the Lady Bobcats with seven points. 

Paris Stars  

9

15

6

2

-

32

Lady Bobcats

4

1

7

5

-

17

 

Paris Stars

(32)

 - 

Tye 10, Clark 2, Hilandler 9, Chenault 9, Tucker 2.

Lady Bobcats

(17)

 - 

Robinson 7, Boyd 3, Miller 2, Taylor 1, Jent 4.

Lady Blaze   48     Paris Stars   21
Kearia Pennie and Serena Sandusky led the Lady Blaze with 16 and 10 points respectively.  Jazmen Chenault and Alexis Tye led Paris with 10 and seven points respectively. 

Lady Blaze  

18

10

12

8

-

48

Paris Stars

6

5

7

3

-

21

 

Lady Blaze

(48)

 - 

Fender 8, D. Clay 6, Sandusky 10, Walker 2, Crumbie 2, Turner 4, Pennie 16.

Paris Stars

(21)

 - 

Tye 7, Hilander 2, Chenault 10, Marks 1, Tucker 1.

Red Heat   48     Lady Bobcats   19
Emily Fox led Red Heat with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Tierra Taylor and Kelsey Jent led Lady Bobcats with seven and five points respectively. 

Red Heat  

16

9

13

10

-

48

Lady Bobcats

7

7

3

2

-

19

 

Red Heat

(48)

 - 

Fox 17, Saylor 2, Gilbert 2, S. Harris 6, Young 6, Gifford 2, H. Harris 1, Grider 6, Spangler 6.

Lady Bobcats

(19)

 - 

Miller 3, Taylor 7, Watson 4, Jent 5.

Lady Blaze   37     Lady Bobcats   14
Kearia Pennie, Jordin Fender, and Serena Sandusky led the victors with 14, nine, and eight points respectively.  Rachel Boyd led the Lady Bobcats with six points. 

Lady Blaze  

6

17

6

8

-

37

Lady Bobcats

0

6

4

4

-

14

 

Lady Blaze

(37)

 - 

Fender 9, D. Clay 4, Sandusky 8, Turner 2, Pennie 14.

Lady Bobcats

(14)

 - 

Hurst 3, Robinson 2, Boyd 6, Miller 3.

Red Heat   36     Paris Stars   31
Emily Fox, LeAnne Grider, and Chansler Gilbert led Red Heat with 19, eight, and six points respectively.  Jazmen Chenault and Kylie Hilander led Paris Stars with 14 and six points respectively. 

Red Heat  

5

5

14

12

-

36

Paris Stars

2

12

12

5

-

31

 

Red Heat

(36)

 - 

Fox 10, Gilbert 6, Saylor 1, Young 2, Gifford 3, Grider 8, Conley 2, Spangler 3.

Paris Stars

(31)

 - 

Chenault 14, Clark 4, Hilandler 6, Tye 5, Tucker 2.

 

 

Tournament Play

 

Girls 10 & Under

Lincoln County Red Heat

42

Lil Lady Bobcats

8

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

34

Lady Royals

19

Lady Blaze

40

Carroll County

8

Lincoln County Red Heat   42     Lil Lady Bobcats   8
Hayley Comorat, Kelly Coleman, and Jessica Kidd led the victors with eight, six, and six points respectively.  Cristi Peterson led Lil Lady Bobcats with six points. 

Lincoln County Red Heat

13

14

10

5

-

42

Lil Lady Bobcats

3

2

1

2

-

8

 

Lincoln County Red Heat

(42)

 - 

Bower 4, Coleman 6, Comorat 8, Goens 4, Gross 4, Kidd 6, Mullins 2, Sims 1, Smith 3, Weir 4.

Lil Lady Bobcats

(8)

 - 

Taylor 2, Peterson 6.

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz   34     Lady Royals   19
Katie Moore led Leslie County with 16 points.  Cara Green and Alex Berry led the Lady Royals with six points each. 

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

8

14

10

2

-

34

Lady Royals

8

2

4

5

-

19

 

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

(34)

 - 

Moore 16, Fee 6, Combs 8, Asher 2, Collett 2.

Lady Royals

(19)

 - 

Green 6, Turner 2, Berry 6, Shields 4, Arn 1.

Lady Blaze   40     Carroll County   8
Destiny Cozart and Asia Sims led the Lady Blaze with 19 and 13 points respectively.  Carroll County was led by Michaela Roberts with four points.

Lady Blaze  

20

12

8

0

-

40

Carroll County

0

4

4

0

-

8

 

Lady Blaze

(40)

 - 

Demus 14, Jackson 6, McCoy 4, Boyd 4, Sims 4, Cornett 2, Leachman 6.

Carroll County

(8)

 - 

Arvin 2, Bates 2, Roberts 4.

 

 

Sunday April 1st

Tournament Play

Girls 10 & Under

Kentucky Blast

27

Lincoln County Red Heat

6

Semifinal

Lady Blaze

36

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

21

Semifinal

Kentucky Blast

36

Lady Blaze

32

Championship

 

Kentucky Blast   27     Lincoln County Red Heat   6   (Semifinal)
Kaley Burnette and Kayla Murray led a balanced Kentucky Blast attack with eight points each.  Courtney Bowen led Lincoln County with four points. 

Kentucky Blast  

9

7

4

7

-

27

Lincoln County Red Heat

4

2

0

0

-

6

 

Kentucky Blast

(27)

 - 

Burnette 8, Downing 5, Moss 2, Murray 8, Turner 4.

Lincoln County Red Heat

(6)

 - 

Bowen 4, Weir 2.

Lady Blaze   36     Leslie County Bigg Dawgz   21   (Semifinal)
Shakeema Jackson and Ken'yale Demus led the Lady Blaze with 16 and 11 points respectively.  Madisyn Combs led Leslie County with 11 points. 

Lady Blaze  

7

10

13

6

-

36

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

4

3

7

7

-

21

 

Lady Blaze

(36)

 - 

Demus 11, Jackson 16, Cornett 2, McCoy 3, Sims 2, Davis 2.

Leslie County Bigg Dawgz

(21)

 - 

Moore 7, Combs 11, Asher 3.

Kentucky Blast   36     Lady Blaze   32   (Championship)
Kayla Murray and Lauren Turner led a balanced Kentucky Blast attack with eight and seven points respectively.  Asia Sims, Karmari Boyd, and Shakeema Jackson led Lady Blaze with 11, seven, and seven points respectively. 

Kentucky Blast  

14

8

5

9

-

36

Lady Blaze

7

7

11

7

-

32

 

Kentucky Blast

(36)

 - 

Burnette 6, Downing 4, McGeorge 5, Moss 2, Murray 8, Pennington 4, Turner 7.

Lady Blaze

(32)

 - 

Demus 5, Jackson 7, Boyd 7, Sims 11, Cornett 2.

 

 

Girls 12 & Under

Lady Blaze

41

Red Heat

35

Championship

 

Lady Blaze   41     Red Heat   35   (Championship)
Kearia Pennie and Serena Sandusky led the victors with 17 and 12 points respectively.  Emily Fox and Kasey Young led Red Heat with eight points each. 

Lady Blaze  

11

10

11

9

-

41

Red Heat

6

13

9

7

-

35

 

Lady Blaze

(41)

 - 

Fender 7, D. Clay 5, Sandusky 12, Pennie 17.

Red Heat

(35)

 - 

Fox 8, Gilbert 6, S. Harris 2, Young 8, H. Harris 3, Grider 6, Spangler 2.

 

 

 

Conclusion

I have attempted to give a brief recap of this event 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

A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy staff for putting on another quality event.

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.