2012 Kentucky AAU State Tournament

2012KYAAUASB

2012 Kentucky AAU State Tournament

Boys 9^th , 10^th, and 11^th Grade All Star Divisions

Kentucky Basketball Academy, LCA, and Lafayette High School

Lexington, KY

May 18-20, 2012

There are twenty teams entered in the Boys 9^th Grade Division tournament. They are divided into five pools as follows: Pool A: Hoop Dreams KY Tigers, NKY Bulldogs, Eskimo Elite, and Attucks Wolfpack. Pool B: Shining Stars, Lex Colonels, The Ville, and HLB. Pool C: Next Level, River Starz, Quinn Anvils, and DC Elite. Pool D: Charlotte Ct., KY Elite, NKY Celtics, and CKY Storm. Pool E: Lex Celtics, 859 Hornets, Hardin Elite, and Charlotte Ct. 2.

There are seventeen teams entered in the Boys 10^th Grade Division tournament. They are divided into five pools as follows: Pool A: SO KY Hurricane, HLB, WKY Elite, and Quinn Anvils. Pool B: Hoop Dreams Price, Charlotte Ct., Big Chiefs, and Next Level. Pool C: Hoop Dreams Maxey, Crons, and Lex Celtics. Pool D: Louisville Prospects, First Step, and River Starz. Pool E: Attucks Wolfpack, KY Rush, and Bluegrass Hoops.

There are twenty teams entered in the Boys 11^th Grade Division tournament. They are divided into five pools as follows: Pool A: BA Hoyas, The Ville, Crons, and Charlotte Ct. Pool B: KY Elite, NKY Storm, Louisville Magic Red, and Mercer. Pool C: Hoop Dreams, WKY Elite, Spiece Gators White, and Bombers. Pool D: Louisville Magic Black, Mad. Co. Colonels, CKY Storm, and Spiece Gators Black. Pool E: Shining Stars, HLB, Louisville Storm, and Attucks Wolfpack.

Friday May 18^th

Pool Play

Boys 9th Grade

Charlotte Ct.	64	CKY Storm	52
Lex Celtics	96	Charlotte Ct. 2	63
Shining Stars	74	HLB	51
Lex Colonels	69	The Ville	57
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	87	NKY Bulldogs	47
Attucks Wolfpack	46	Eskimo Elite	44
DC Elite	72	Quinn Anvils	63
Next Level	85	River Starz	57

Boys 10^th Grade

Charlotte Ct.	77	Big Chiefs	69
Hoop Dreams Price	74	Next Level	65
Hoop Dreams Maxey	67	Lex Celtics	37
SO KY Hurricane	60	Quinn Anvils	57
Louisville Prospects	72	River Starz	52
Attucks Wolfpack	88	Bluegrass Hoops	50

Boys 11^th Grade

Mad. Co. Colonels	78	CKY Storm	75
BA Hoyas	77	Charlotte CT.	49
The Ville	79	Crons	69
Louisville Magic Black	74	Spiece Gators Black	60
KY Elite	87	Mercer	63
Hoop Dreams	79	Bombers	71
Shining Stars	84	Attucks Wolfpack	69
Louisville Magic Red	111	NKY Storm	52

Saturday May 19^th

Pool Play

Boys 9^th Grade

KY Elite	54	CKY Storm	50
Charlotte Ct.	63	NKY Celtics	60
Charlotte Ct. 2	73	Hardin Elite	32
Next Level	68	Quinn Anvils	59
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	72	Eskimo Elite	56
Attucks Wolfpack	51	NKY Bulldogs	45
River Starz	46	DC Elite	41
859 Hornets	80	Hardin Elite	17
KY Elite	56	NKY Celtics	46
Shining Stars	63	Lex Colonels	57
859 Hornets	81	Lex Celtics	59
The Ville	64	HLB	17

Boys 10^th Grade

SO KY Hurricane	68	WKY Elite	60
Hoop Dreams Price	79	Big Chiefs	35
River Starz	90	First Step	81
Crons	77	Lex Celtics	53
Quinn Anvils	72	HLB	60
Hoop Dreams Maxey	78	Crons	58
KY Rush	68	Attucks Wolfpack	59
Louisville Prospects	78	First Step	66
KY Rush	59	Bluegrass Hoops	37
Next Level	93	Charlotte Ct.	80
WKY Elite	75	HLB	72

Boys 11^th Grade

BA Hoyas	69	Crons	56
The Ville	95	Charlotte Ct.	59
Spiece Gators White	107	Bombers	106
WKY Elite	84	Hoop Dreams	78
Louisville Storm	61	HLB	59
NKY Storm	69	Mercer	64
Louisville Magic Red	81	KY Elite	72
HLB	75	Attucks Wolfpack	66
CKY Storm	70	Spiece Gators Black	68
Louisville Magic Black	99	Mad. Co. Colonels	49
WKY Elite	79	Spiece Gators White	65
Shining Stars	69	Louisville Storm	50

Tournament Round

Boys 9^th Grade

Quinn Anvils	81	Charlotte Ct. 2	62
Eskimo Elite	69	HLB	65
NKY Bulldogs	73	River Starz	60
The Ville	73	Hardin Elite	14
KY Elite	58	DC Elite	51
859 Hornets	82	CKY Storm	46
Lex Colonels	92	Lex Celtics	74
Attucks Wolfpack	75	NKY Celtics	67
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	54	The Ville	51
Next Level	78	Eskimo Elite	40
Shining Stars	78	NKY Bulldogs	60
Charlotte Ct.	70	Quinn Anvils	60

Boys 10^th Grade

Next Level	72	Quinn Anvils	66
Attucks Wolfpack	69	River Starz	58
Louisville Prospects	73	Bluegrass Hoops	37
Big Chiefs	73	Lex Celtics	63
KY Rush	78	WKY Elite	66
Hoop Dreams Price	50	HLB	47
Charlotte Ct.	76	Crons	64
Hoop Dreams Maxey	95	first Step	62
SO KY Hurricane	68	Big Chefs	58

Boys 11^th Grade

Crons	95	Mercer	45
NKY Storm	82	Charlotte Ct.	81
Bombers	74	Spiece Gators Black	63
CKY Storm	87	Hoop Dreams	61
Louisville Magic Black	74	Crons	71
WKY Elite	78	NKY Storm	60
The Ville	85	Louisville Storm	45
KY Elite	89	HLB	62
BA Hoyas	70	Bombers	36
Mad. Co. Colonels	73	Spiece Gators White	72
CKY Storm	71	Shining Stars	50
Louisville Magic Red	91	Attucks Wolfpack	51

Sunday May 20^th

Tournament Round

Boys 9^th Grade

KY Elite	78	Shining Stars	62	Quarterfinal
Next Level	66	Lex Colonels	53	Quarterfinal
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	45	859 Hornets	37	Quarterfinal
Attucks Wolfpack	73	Charlotte Ct.	55	Quarterfinal
Next Level	78	Attucks Wolfpack	74	Semifinal
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	89	KY Elite	56	Semifinal
Hoop Dreams KY Tigers	58	Next Level	56	Championship

Boys 10^th Grade

Hoop Dreams Maxey	83	Attucks Wolfpack	66	Quarterfinal
Hoop Dreams Price	60	Charlotte Ct.	41	Quarterfinal
KY Rush	61	SO KY Hurricane	50	Quarterfinal
Louisville Prospects	71	Next Level	56	Quarterfinal
Hoop Dreams Price	78	KY Rush	75	Semifinal
Hoop Dreams Maxey	85	Louisville Prospects	58	Semifinal
Hoop Dreams Maxey	87	Hoop Dreams Price	65	Championship

Boys 11^th Grade

BA Hoyas	88	Mad. Co. Colonels	56	Quarterfinal
The Ville	72	WKY Elite	55	Quarterfinal
KY Elite	57	Louisville Magic Black	47	Quarterfinal
Louisville Magic Red	82	CKY Storm	63	Quarterfinal
The Ville	62	KY Elite	58	Semifinal
Louisville Magic Red	71	BA Hoyas	67	Semifinal
Louisville Magic Red	81	The Ville	68	Championship

Boys 9^th Grade – The Hoop Dreams KY Tigers captured their title with a 6-0 record this weekend with an average victory margin of 17 ppg. Key members of this team includes Justin Miller (Ohio County), Jeremiah Tisdale (Henry Clay), Zac Baxter (South Laurel), Nick Coffey (Russell County), and Isaiah Collier (Southwestern). Tisdale, Baxter, and Miller led the Tigers to a 58-56 victory over Next Level in the championship game. Next Level finished 5-1 in this tournament with a roster comprised of Louisville-area players. They were led by Rashawn Robinson (Ballard), Dwayne Sutton (Manual), and D’ajon McCarley (Doss).

Several other players impressed this weekend including KY Elite’s Braxton Beverly (Perry County Central) and Corey Stearns (Wayne County), Attucks Wolfpack’s Nick Hatcher and Marcus Wade (Hopkinsville), DC Elite’s Richard Gaines (Pleasure Ridge Park), 859 Hornets’ Deonta Alcorn and DA Jones (Henry Clay), The Ville’s Jalen Perry (Ballard) and Will Parker (Male), Lex Colonels’ Matt Rose (Lexington Christian Academy) and Shon Wright (Lafayette), and Charlotte Court’s Lucky Jackson (Lafayette) and Desmond Duke (Tates Creek).

6-0 Jeremiah Tisdale, 6-7 Justin Miller, and 6-3 Zac Baxter impressed and led their team to the title and Rashawn Robinson impressed with his ability to get to the rim. 6-6 Matt Rose intrigued onlookers with his athleticism and unlimited potential. Braxton Beverly has already impressed with a state tournament appearance and Corey Stearns has the ability to light up the scoreboard.

Boys 10^th Grade – Hoop Dreams Maxey captured the championship with a 6-0 record and an average victory margin of 25 ppg. Key members of this team included Shane Hall (Johnson Central), Davell Roby (Memphis White Station), Curtis Phillips (Memphis), Wes Noble (Breathitt County), Austin Rentfrow (Marshall County), Jordan Fox (Dixie Heights), David Kapinga and Justin Edwards (Southwestern), and Tony Wolter (East Ridge). Noble, Roby, and Rentfrow led the victors with 18, 16, and 15 points respectively in their 87-65 championship victory over Hoop Dreams Price. Hoop Dreams Price was led this weekend by Chris Hudson (Cordia), Anthony Tagoloa (Bryan Station), Bryan Wallace (Shelby County), Hunter Shelton (Apollo), and Josh Hollan (Hazard).

Other impressive players this weekend included Louisville Prospects Dominique Harding and Bryce Byrd (Elizabethtown), Kentucky Rush Daniel Helton, Zach McNeil, and Tanner Moeves (Walton-Verona), Next Level Robert Shaw (St. Xavier) and Antonio McDaniel (Pleasure Ridge Park), Attucks Wolfpack JaQualis Matlock (Hopkinsville), Lashawn Evans and Quan Poindexter (Christian County), Charlotte Court Austin Crisp (Montgomery County), Darion Burns (Fleming County), and Daquice Allen (Bryan Station), WKY Elite Quentel Bradley (Glasgow).

6-8 Shane Hall continues to impress and is an athletic defender and rebounder. 6-5 Chris Hudson came to Cordia via the Houston Texas area and is very athletic and has excellent ‘hops”. 6-4 JaQualis Matlock was playing “up” and still excelled this weekend. Wes Noble put up some excellent numbers this weekend and 6-8 Austin Rentfrow played well during this tournament.

Boys 11^th Grade – Coach Ellis Myles split the Louisville Magic squad into two teams; Louisville Magic Red and Louisville Magic Black. Louisville Magic Red captured the championship with a 6-0 record this weekend with an average victory margin of 24 ppg. Louisville Magic Red defeated The Ville 81-68 in the championship game led by Derek Willis and Kelan Martin with 17 points each. The Ville was short-handed as Darryl Hicks was out with an injury and Omar Prewitt attended his sister’s college graduation. Members of the victorious Magic Red team were Quentin Snider and Kelan Martin (Ballard), Derek Willis (Bullitt East), LaMontrey Harris (Pleasure Ridge Park), Darryl Baker (Jeffersonville IN), Craig Owens (Trinity), and Jeremiah Bell (Butler). The Ville squad was led this weekend by Dominique Hawkins, Quan Taylor, and Ken-Jah Bosley (Madison Central), Lavonne Holland (Ballard), Darryl Hicks (Trinity), Omar Prewitt (Montgomery County), and David Levitch (North Oldham).

Other impressive players this weekend included Louisville Magic Black’s Dillon Avare (Lexington Catholic), Jordan Green and Christen Cunningham (Henry Clay), Brandon Hatton (Dixie Heights), and Jackson Davis (Lafayette), BA Hoyas’ Rusty Troutman and Trey Rakes (Bullitt East), Sam Strothman (Trinity), and Demetrius McReynolds (Butler), Hoop Dreams’ Jordan Brangers (Eastern) exploded for 37 points including six three point baskets in one game, Attucks Wolfpack’s Jordan Majors (Hopkinsville), Louisville Storm’s Dominique Chandler (Central) and Logan O’Bryan (Daviess County), Spiece Gators Black’s Josh Payne (Fairdale), CKY Storm’s Larry Morton, Spiece Gators White’s Tanner Clark (Franklin-Simpson), Crons’ Riley Barnes (Simon Kenton) and Justin Saunders (Bishop Brossart). KY Elite’s Mason Monroe (Pendleton County), Dalton Cornett (Perry County Central), Brock Kiesler (St. Xavier), Nick Trisko (Lafayette), and Quinn Richardson (Scott County).

Quentin Snider has developed into a high scoring point guard with the complete skill package (scoring, rebounding, and dishing the ball). Derek Willis is a 6-9 player with excellent basketball skills and Kelan Martin is a solid performer who wins. Dominique Hawkins continues to display backcourt skills which makes him one of the premier players in the state.

Acknowledgements

The KBA staff did an excellent job of providing the scores for this tourney in a very timely manner. Check out all of Jody Demling’s archived blogs in the Courier Journal for his usual outstanding job of covering this star-studded event.