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2010 Kentucky Girls Middle School 7th Grade State Tournament

 

Kentucky Basketball Academy

Lexington, KY

 

November 12-14, 2010 (KBA)

November 27, 2010 Championship (Rupp Arena)

 

Twenty-two teams will compete for the championship this season.  The teams will play a play-in game on Friday night.  Single elimination play begins Saturday.  The championship will be played November 27th at Rupp Arena.

 

The teams competing for the championship this season are Elkhorn, Whitley County, Garrard County, Raceland, South Laurel, Lincoln County, Crosby, Simons, CAL, Southern, Lebanon, Conner, Boyle County, Leslie County, TK Stone, Middlesboro, Corbin, Herald Whitaker, Knott County,  Adair County, Clay County, and Johnson Central.

 

Friday November 12th

 

Play-in Games

 

Elkhorn

51

Whitley County

21

 

Raceland

38

Garrard County

29

 

Lincoln County

32

South Laurel

20

 

Crosby

36

Simons

24

 

Southern

36

CAL

21

 

Lebanon

18

Conner

17

 

Leslie County

39

Boyle County

33

 

TK Stone

55

Middlesboro

23

 

Corbin

43

Herald Whitaker

42

Scrimmage

Clay County

39

Johnson Central

36

 

 

Elkhorn  51   Whitley County  21

Dasia Kilbourne and Caroline Mefford led Elkhorn with 10 and eight points respectively.  Natosha Bennett led Whitley County with six points.

 

Raceland  38   Garrard County 21

Lacee Penix and Ashton Sipps led Raceland with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Kenley Norton and Haylee Hamilton led Garrard County with nine and seven points respectively.

 

Lincoln County  32   South Laurel  20

Caitlin Hall led Lincoln County with 17 points.  Sydney Martin led South Laurel with seven points.

 

Crosby  36   Simons  24

No Statistics available

 

Southern  36   CAL  21

Samantha Fitzgerald and Elisabeth Latham led Southern with nine and eight points respectively.  Katie Amin led CAL with six points.

 

Lebanon  18   Conner  17

TT Adams and Kendyl Powell led Lebanon with seven and six points respectively.  Hunter Hendricks led Conner with 11 points.

 

Leslie County  39   Boyle County  33

Madisyn Combs led Leslie County with 11 points.  Emma Harris led Boyle County with 14 points.

 

TK Stone  55   Middlesboro  23

Erin Boley and Brooke Hawkins led TK Stone with 18 and 10 points respectively.  Taylor Prater, Stevie Shepherd, and Blair Green led Middlesboro with five points each.

 

Corbin  43   Herald Whitaker  42  (Scrimmage)

Jaclyn Jewel led Corbin with 17 points including four thee point baskets.  Melanie Wilson added 12 points.  Jazzy Howard and Leslie Howard led Herald Whitaker with 25 and 13 points respectively.

 

Clay County  39   Johnson Central  26

TaLaura Mathis led Clay County with 18 points.  Blair Watson led Johnson Central with 11 points.

 

 

Saturday November 13th

 

Tournament (First Round)

 

Johnson Central

38

Whitley County

22

Leslie County

33

South Laurel

24

Conner

35

Garrard County

22

Middlesboro

31

Herald Whitaker

29

CAL

33

Boyle County

32

 

Johnson Central  38   Whitley County  22

Lauren DeLong led Johnson Central with 15 points.  Paige Ponder led Whitley County with eight points.

 

Leslie County  33   South Laurel  24

Madisyn Combs and Kaley Colett led Leslie County with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Taylor Bell led South Laurel with 11 points.

 

Conner  35   Garrard County  22

Brittany Vest, Hunter Hendricks, and Shelby Frye led Conner with eight, seven, and six points respectively.  Emma Young led Garrard County with 10 points.

 

Middlesboro  31   Herald Whitaker  29

Bailey Hensley and Anajae Stephney led Middlesboro with 13 and 10 points respectively.  Jazzy Howard led Herald Whitaker with 15 points.

 

CAL  33   Boyle County  32

Allie Blackburn and Dana Joss led CAL with 14 and 10 points respectively.  Marlee Smith and Cami Holton led Boyle County with nine points each.

 

 

Tournament (Second Round)

 

Lincoln County

41

Raceland

18

Southern

26

Johnson Central

23

Corbin

42

Leslie County

29

Adair County

39

Conner

23

Elkhorn

32

TK Stone

27

Lebanon

34

Simons

26

Clay County

36

Middlesboro

26

Crosby

21

CAL

17

 

Lincoln County  41   Raceland  18

Caitlin Hall led Lincoln County with 12 points.  Krystal Keeton and Ashton Sipps led Raceland with seven and six points respectively.

 

Southern  26   Johnson Central  23

Madison Cook and Elisabeth Latham led Southern with nine and six points respectively.  Jayla Spurlock, Blair Watson, and Bailey Daniel led Johnson Central with seven, six, and six points respectively.

 

Corbin  42   Leslie County  29

Melanie Wilson and Jaclyn Jewel led Corbin with 14 and 12 points respectively.  McKayla Caldwell, Madisyn Combs. and Shelby Sparks led Leslie County with nine, seven, and seven points respectively.

 

Adair County  39   Conner  23

Beth Owens and Alex Keltner led Adair County with 16 and 10 points respectively.  Hunter Hendricks and Taylor Gambrel led Conner with seven points each.

 

Elkhorn  32   TK Stone  27

Dasia Kilbourne led Elkhorn with 18 points.  Erin Boley led TK Stone with 13 points.

 

Lebanon  34   Simons  26

Kendyl Powell led Lebanon with 24 points.  McKenzie Taylor and Torri Ishmael led Simons with seven and six points respectively.

 

Clay County  36   Middlesboro  26

TaLaura Mathis led Clay County with 17 points.  Anajae Stephney led Middlesboro with eight points.

 

Crosby  21   CAL  17

Ebony Reed and Chase Spencer added Crosby with eight and six points respectively.  Dana Joss, T. Hadley, and Natalie Neff  led CAL with six, five, and four points respectively.

 

 

Sunday November 14th

 

Tournament Round (Quarterfinals and Semifinals)

 

Southern

24

Lincoln County

13

(Quarterfinal)

Corbin

41

Adair County

28

(Quarterfinal)

Elkhorn

29

Lebanon

22

(Quarterfinal)

Crosby

37

Clay County

27

(Quarterfinal)

Corbin

31

Southern

28

(Semifinal)

Crosby

23

Elkhorn

22

(Semifinal)

 

Southern  24   Lincoln County  13  (Quarterfinal)

Elisabeth Latham led Southern with 11 points.  Cristin Hall led Lincoln County with 12 points on four three point baskets.

 

Southern

5

4

7

8

24

Lincoln County

0

0

3

10

13

 

Southern  (24) – Cook 2, Fitzgerald 4, Latham 11, Russell 3, Wilson 4.

Lincoln County  (13) – C. Hall 12, Noland 1.

 

Corbin  41   Adair County  28  (Quarterfinal)

Jaclyn Jewel and Melanie Wilson led Corbin with 22 and 15 points respectively.  Alex Keltner and Beth Owens led Adair County with 12 and 10 points respectively.

 

Corbin

7

13

9

12

41

Adair County

14

8

1

5

28

 

Corbin  (41) – Jewel 22, Wilson 15, Bolton 4.

Adair County  (28) – Keltner 12, Owens 10, Absher 3, Matthews 1, Kessler 2.

 

Elkhorn  29   Lebanon  22  (Quarterfinal)

Dasia Kilbourne, Caroline Mefford, and Malaka Frank led Elkhorn with seven points each.  Kaylee Wheatley and Nicole Smith led Lebanon with six and five points respectively.

 

Elkhorn

7

5

6

11

29

Lebanon

2

7

6

7

22

 

Elkhorn  (29) – Kilbourne 7, Mefford 7, Arrastia 2, Ward 4, Frank 7, Cook 2.

Lebanon  (22) – Wheatley 6, Adams 3, Kendyl Powell 4, Mattingly 4, Smith 5.

 

Crosby  37   Clay County  27  (Quarterfinal)

Chase Spencer and Jaeda Coffey led Crosby with 13 and seven points respectively.  TaLaura Mathis and Kaitlyn Shell led Clay County with seven points each.

 

Crosby

10

12

8

7

37

Clay County

7

4

5

11

27

 

Crosby  (37) – Ballard 4, Coffey 7, MacBlane 5, Bowman 4, Reed 4, Spencer 13.

Clay County  (27) – Mathis 7, Roberts 6, Jackson 6, Shell 7, Cotton 1.

 

Corbin  31   Southern  28  (Semifinal)

Jaclyn Jewel and Melanie Wilson led Corbin with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Madison Cook and Samantha Fitzgerald led Southern with 11 and eight points respectively.

 

Corbin

9

3

6

13

31

Southern

13

4

10

1

28

 

Corbin  (31) – Jewel 12, Wilson 10, Logan 4, Bolton 3, Gabbard 2.

Southern  (28) – Cook 11, Fitzgerald 8, Latham 5, Russell 2, E. Wilson 2.

 

Crosby  23   Elkhorn  22  (Semifinal)

Chase Spencer led Crosby with 16 points.  Dasia Kilbourne led Elkhorn with 11 points.

 

Crosby

7

6

8

2

23

Elkhorn

5

8

7

2

22

 

Crosby  (23) – Ballard 4, Coffey 2, MacBlane 3, Spencer 16.

Elkhorn  (22) – Kilbourne 11, Mefford 2, Frank 7, Cook 2.

 

 

Saturday November 27th  (Championship)   (Rupp Arena)

 

Crosby  37   Corbin  35  (Overtime)

Corbin coach Bo Roaden started the following lineup: Jaclyn Jewel, Melanie Wilson, Rachel Logan, Madicyn Wynn, and Shelby Bolton.  Crosby coach Paul Sehlinger countered with Amara Ballard, Sydney MacBlane, Emma Bowman, Ebony Reed, and Chase Spencer.

 

Sydney MacBlane hit a shot at the buzzer to give Crosby a 37-35 overtime victory in an exciting game that seemed to change on every possession.  Crosby has one of the most balanced teams I have ever seen play with several players capable of making the big plays.  Corbin is a very talented team that plays hard from beginning to end.  Crosby led 18-8 in the second quarter but Corbin roared back to only trail by two; 18-16 at halftime.

 

The game remained close the rest of the way with the score being tied 28-28 at the end of regulation.  Sydney MacBlane was named Game MVP and led the victors with nine points.  Chase Spencer, Ebony Reed, and Amara Ballard added eight, six, and six points respectively.  Jaclyn Jewel, Melanie Wilson, and Rachel Logan led Corbin with 15, nine, and seven points respectively.

 

Crosby

9

9

6

4

9

37

Corbin

7

9

5

7

7

35

 

Crosby  (37) – Ballard 6, MacBlane 9, Bowman 2, Reed 6, Spencer 8, Schroll 3, Little 2, Coffey 1.

Corbin  (35) – Jewel 15, Wilson 9, Logan 7, Wynn 1, Bolton 2, Gabbard 1.

 

Conclusion

 

Congratulations to Crosby for capturing the championship and also to Corbin.  Both teams played extremely well in the tourney and earned the right to compete for the title at Rupp Arena.  The stats mentioned in this report came from the scoresheets at the KBA and the championship game statistics was recorded at Rupp Arena.

 

Acknowledgements

 

A special thanks to Jared Prickett, Ken Farley, and the rest of the Kentucky Basketball Academy staff for the hospitality extended me during this event.