Kentucky AAU High School Championships

Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Division

Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY

June 14-17, 2007

© 2007 by Ron Harrison

There are 26 teams entered in the Junior Varsity Division.  The teams entered are Somerset, Clay County, Boone County, Cordia, Sayre, Montgomery County, June Buchanan, South Laurel, Lafayette, Franklin-Simpson, Boyle County, Middlesboro, Breathitt County, Butler, East Jessamine, Rockcastle County, St. Xavier, Hazard, Lexington Christian Academy, Owen County, Wayne County, Buckhorn, Lexington Catholic, Elliott County, Monticello, and Tates Creek. 

There are 36 teams entered in the Varsity Division.  The teams entered are Scott County, Middlesboro, St. Patrick, Rockcastle County, June Buchanan, Montgomery County, Owen County, Lynn Camp, Tates Creek, Southwestern, Fern Creek, South Laurel, Elliott County, Jackson County, Sayre, Cumberland, Somerset, Hazard, Kentucky Homeschoolers, Cawood, Breathitt County, Franklin-Simpson, East Jessamine, Red Bird, Clay County, Lexington Christian Academy, Buckhorn, Monticello, Pineville, Butler, Wayne County, Oneida Baptist, Boone County, Knox Central, Boyle County, and Cordia. 

Thursday June 14th

Pool Play

Junior Varsity Division
Clay County 64 Cordia 31
Boone County 70 Somerset 43
South Laurel 65 Montgomery County 62
June Buchanan 62 Sayre 51
Lafayette 69 Boyle County 61
Lafayette 83 Middlesboro 69
Breathitt County 72 East Jessamine 40
Butler 47 Rockcastle County 27
Hazard 61 Owen County 35
Lexington Christian Academy 59 St. Xavier 57
Lexington Catholic 68 Wayne County 44
South Laurel 72 Sayre 23
Tates Creek won Elliott County forfeit
June Buchanan 82 Montgomery County 62

Clay County  64    Cordia  31
Todd McDaniel, Matthew Mitchell, and John Hooker led Clay County with 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Dwayne Watts led Cordia with 14 points. 

Boone County  70    Somerset  43
Nate Alford, Vogelpohl, Cody Thamann, and Josiah Schultz led the victors with 15, 14, 13, and 12 points respectively.   Billy Roberts led Somerset with 10 points. 

South Laurel  65    Montgomery County  62
South Laurel was led by Matt Watkins with 18 points.  Hunter Sizemore, Chris Cheek, and Tyler Mehler added 11, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Cody Curtis led Montgomery County with 25 points including five three point baskets.  Logan Manship added 12 points. 

June Buchanan  62    Sayre  51
Shane Slone and Nason Roberts led June Buchanan with 19 and 16 points respectively.   Walker and Gaines led Sayre with 15 and 11 points respectively.  

Lafayette  69    Boyle County  61
Michael Walker, Eric Shaw, and Wells Lawless led Lafayette with 21, 20, and 10 points respectively.   Hunter Classcock and Corey Jones led Boyle County with 28 and 12 points respectively.  

Lafayette  83    Middlesboro  69
Eric Shaw led Lafayette with 23 points.  Burton and Napier added 17 and 11 points respectively.   Matthew Powers and Brandon Lewis led Middlesboro with 15 and 14 points respectively.  

Breathitt County  72    East Jessamine  40
Josh Fletcher, Chavis Stokes, and Justin Taulbee led the victors with 21, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Turner led East Jessamine with 10 points. 

Butler  47    Rockcastle County  27
Damon Saunders, Thomas Blakemore, and Tyler Allen led Butler with nine, seven, and seven points respectively.   Anthony Prewitt and Matthew Lunsford led Rockcastle County with seven and six points respectively.  

Hazard  61    Owen County  35
Cory Martin and J. Walker led Hazard with 15 and 10 points respectively.   Blake Traylor led Owen County with nine points. 

Lexington Christian Academy  59    St. Xavier  57
Brandon Burdette, Trace Helton, and Taylor Barnette led Lexington Christian Academy with 18, 18, and 12 points respectively.   Helton recorded four three point baskets.  Markell Carter, Zane Karrer, and Sean Samsel led St. Xavier with 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.  

Lexington Catholic  68    Wayne County  44
Taylor Martin, Scott Schuette, and Bryce Andrews led Lexington Catholic with 17, 15, and 10 points respectively.   Tyler Hughes led Wayne County with 10 points. 

South Laurel  72    Sayre  23
Wilson, Chandler, and Matt Watkins led South Laurel with 18, 15, and 11 points respectively.   Walker led Sayre with eight points. 

June Buchanan  82    Montgomery County  62
Braxton Childers led June Buchanan with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Nason Roberts, Blake King, and Zach Davis added 14, 14, and 11 points respectively.   Josh Clark and Omar Prewitt led Montgomery County with 14 and 11 points respectively.  

 
 

Varsity Division
Scott County 82 St. Patrick 29
Middlesboro 65 Rockcastle County 51
June Buchanan 74 Owen County 44
Montgomery County 83 Lynn Camp 65
June Buchanan 72 Lynn Camp 45
Montgomery County 70 Owen County 43
Tates Creek 90 Fern Creek 86 (OT)
South Laurel 72 Southwestern 62
Tates Creek 69 South Laurel 49
Fern Creek 87 Southwestern 61
Jackson County 65 Sayre 47
Elliott County 71 Cumberland 59
Elliott County 69 Sayre 40
Cumberland 65 Jackson County 60
Ky. Homeschoolers 75 Somerset 68 (OT)
Cawood 50 Hazard 49
East Jessamine 80 Breathitt County 64
Breathitt County 86 Red Bird 56
Lexington Christian Academy 75 Monticello 52
Clay County 45 Buckhorn 42
Wayne County 78 Butler 63
Pineville 65 Oneida Baptist 48
Boone County 75 Boyle County 48
Knox Central 65 Cordia 45
Boone County 87 Cordia 55
Knox Central 67 Boyle County 54

Scott County  82    St. Patrick  29
Richie Phares, Bud Mackey, and Markus Burchfield led the victors with 18, 14, and 13 points respectively.   Stephen Mason led St. Patrick with 13 points. 

Middlesboro  65    Rockcastle County  51
Blaine Green led Middlesboro with 23 points.  Daniel Griffin added 16 points including five three point baskets.  Derek Thacker and Devin Hasty led Rockcastle County with 12 and 10 points respectively.  

June Buchanan  74    Owen County  44
Clark Stepp, Clint Stepp, and Trey Short led June Buchanan with 18, 17, and 11 points respectively.   Clint Stepp recorded five three point baskets.  Evan Bush led Owen County with 11 points. 

Montgomery County  83    Lynn Camp  65
Brandon Rash, Jordan Stephens, and Tyler Fruth led the victors with 17, 15, and 10 points respectively.   Cody Mobley, Jonah Mitchell, and Darick Knuckles led Lynn Camp with 17, 16, and 14 points respectively.  

June Buchanan  72    Lynn Camp  45
Clint Stepp led June Buchanan with 23 points including seven three point baskets.  Clark Stepp and Tate Cox added 15 points each.  Darick Knuckles led Lynn Camp with 13 points. 

Montgomery County  70    Owen County  43
Jordan Stephens, Brandon Rash, and Josh Clark led Montgomery County with 19, 18, and 11 points respectively.   Clint Hamilton led Owen County with 15 points. 

Tates Creek  90    Fern Creek  86  (OT)
Michael Sparks led Tates Creek with 43 points.  Marcellus Barksdale, Carlos Parris, and Mike Stone added 15, 15, and 10 points respectively.   Eric Mosley, Lee McGee, and Asian Evans led Fern Creek with 32, 19, and 14 points respectively.  

South Laurel  72    Southwestern  62
Billy Jones, Zack Smith, Jordan Bortnem, and Matthew Gilbert led South Laurel with 17, 15, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Chris Jones and Trevor Jones led Southwestern with 29 and 16 points respectively.   Trevor Jones recorded three three point baskets. 

Tates Creek  69    South Laurel  49
Marcellus Barksdale, Michael Sparks, and Darius Walker led the victors with 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Matt St. John led South Laurel with 13 points. 

Fern Creek  87    Southwestern  61
Lee McGee led Fern Creek with 26 points.  Barry Moore, Marshall Bradley, and Eli Jiminez added 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Trevor Jones and Chris Jones led Southwestern with 28 and 11 points respectively.   Chris Jones recorded three three point baskets. 

Jackson County  65    Sayre  47
Nick Brumback, Jordan Whitehead, and Cody Hamblin led the victors with 19, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Hamblin recorded four three point baskets.  Ryan Brady led Sayre with 14 points including four three point baskets.  Quinn Schwartz added 12 points. 

Elliott County  71    Cumberland  59
Jonathan Ferguson, Evan Faulkner, and Ethan Faulkner led the victors with 24, 20, and 17 points respectively.   Desmond Johnson and Brock Lesige led Cumberland with 21 and 12 points respectively.  

Elliott County  69    Sayre  40
Jonathan Ferguson, Evan Faulkner, and Ethan Faulkner led Elliott County with 21, 16, and 12 points respectively.   Evan Faulkner recorded three three point baskets.  Ryan Brady led Sayre with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Lee Haggin added 10 points. 

Cumberland  65    Jackson County  60
Brooks Hogue, Desmond Johnson, Garfield Wilson, and Brock Lesige led the victors with 16, 13, 11, and 11 points respectively.   Nick Brumback, Jordan Whitehead, and Nathan Adkins led Jackson County with 19, 14, and 11 points respectively.  

Ky. Homeschoolers  75    Somerset  68  (OT)
Josh Sizemore led the victors with 16 points.  Daniel Vaught, Josiah Karsner, Jordan Hall, and Andrew Underwood added 12, 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Corey Price, Tyler Bourne, Adam Wallen, and Aaron Dockery led Somerset with 20, 16, 16, and 10 points respectively.  

Cawood  50    Hazard  49
Josh Caldwell hit a putback at the buzzer to give Cawood the victory.  Adam Rhymer led Cawood with 23 points.  Michael Campbell and Randy Lewis led Hazard with 14 and 13 points respectively.  

East Jessamine  80    Breathitt County  64
Darius Johnson, Ian Schweitzer, and Sam Humphrey led East Jessamine with 23, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Sam Humphrey recorded four three point baskets.  Dakota Richie and Travis Smith led Breathitt County with 19 and 11 points respectively.  

Breathitt County  86    Red Bird  56
Travis Smith, Nick Noble, Justin Hollan, and Justin Taulbee led the victors with 24, 14, 13, and 13 points respectively.   Derek Davis led Red Bird with 34 points.  Hacker added 10 points. 

Lexington Christian Academy  75    Monticello  52
Trace Helton and Cam Marshall led Lexington Christian Academy with 15 and 13 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton led Monticello with 31 points. 

Clay County  45    Buckhorn  42
Justin Hobbs led a balanced Clay County attack with 12 points.  Andy Blank led Buckhorn with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Zach Gay added 15 points. 

Wayne County  78    Butler  63
Gavin Dunigan led Wayne County with 20 points.  Jacob Gregory, Cody Decker, and Dustin Wells added 16, 16, and 14 points respectively.   Dewhon McAfee led Butler with 29 points. 

Pineville  65    Oneida Baptist  48
Dustin Day, Jared Jeffrey, and Dustin Warren led Pineville with 18, 14, and 11 points respectively.   Ben Early, Shawn Arthur, and Ashton Mills led Oneida Baptist with 15, 14, and 10 points respectively.  

Boone County  75    Boyle County  48
Austin Flannery, Mike Gabbard, Andy Earls, and Andrew Brown led Boone County with 18, 14, 13, and 12 points respectively.   Rees McShara and Ben Carman led Boyle County with 11 and 10 points respectively.  

Knox Central  65    Cordia  45
Robert Warren, Josh Whitaker, and Cody Miller led Knox Central with 17, 16, and 15 points respectively.   Zach Hurt and Josh Mosley led Cordia with 23 and 11 points respectively.  

Boone County  87    Cordia  55
Austin Flannery led Boone County with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Steven McFarland, Andrew Brown, and Ryan Popp led Boone County with 13, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Eric Combs, Zach Hurt, and Josh Mosley led Cordia with 23, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Mosley recorded four three point baskets. 

Knox Central  67    Boyle County  54
Josh Whitaker, Robert Warren, Corey Williamson, and Jacob Scalf led the victors with 16, 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Rees McShara and Christian Williams led Boyle County with 14 and 10 points respectively.  


Friday June 15th

Pool Play

Junior Varsity Division
Clay County 68 Boone County 53
Somerset 56 Cordia 48
Franklin-Simpson 70 Middlesboro 34
Franklin-Simpson 61 Boyle County 50
Butler 75 East Jessamine 40
Rockcastle County 76 Breathitt County 69
St. Xavier 66 Owen County 35
Hazard 71 Lexington Christian Academy 58
Lexington Catholic 40 Buckhorn 35
Wayne County 61 Buckhorn 53
Scott County 70 Tates Creek 51
Scott County won Elliott County forfeit
Scott County 77 South Laurel 44 (Exhibition)

Clay County  68    Boone County  53
C. J. Miller, Matthew Mitchell, and John Hooker led Clay County with 18, 17, and 16 points respectively.   Cody Thamann led Boone County with 19 points including five three point baskets.  Nate Alford added 13 points. 

Somerset  56    Cordia  48
Alexander led Somerset with 14 points including three three point baskets.  Pence added 10 points.  Jon Stacy, Nathaniel Everage, and Tyler Slone led Cordia with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  70    Middlesboro  34
Marcus Doaks, Terry Bryant, and Jalen Bell led Franklin-Simpson with 15, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Brandon Lewis and Scott Thompson led Middlesboro with 10 and nine points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  61    Boyle County  50
Chris Hillard, Jalen Bell, and Terry Bryant led the victors with 17, 14, and 10 points respectively.   C. Jones led Boyle County with 13 points. 

Butler  75    East Jessamine  40
Damon Saunders led Butler with 22 points.  Darius Stone and Tyler Allen added 17 and 11 points respectively.   Turner and Brockman led East Jessamine with 18 and 10 points respectively.  

Rockcastle County  76    Breathitt County  69
Jamie Todd led Rockcastle County with 18 points.  Matt Bullens, Derek Thacker, Carpenter, and Derrick Pittman added 15, 15, 11, and 11 points respectively.   Josh Fletcher led Breathitt County with 26 points.  Cody Moore, Bill Hayes, Chavis Stokes, and Travis Terry added 12, 11, 10, and 10 points respectively.  

St. Xavier  66    Owen County  35
Markell Carter and Justin Raque led St. Xavier with 27 and 11 points respectively.   Michael Colligan led Owen County with 12 points. 

Hazard  71    Lexington Christian Academy  58
Cory Martin led Hazard with 27 points.  Austin Delport, Joey Meehan, and Alan Fugate added 17, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Brandon Burdette led Lexington Christian Academy with 18 points including three three point baskets. 

Lexington Catholic  40    Buckhorn  35
Daniel Deluca and Tanner Paurach led a balanced Lexington Catholic attack with seven points each.  Dustin Colwell and Andrew Abbott led Buckhorn with 14 and 12 points respectively.  

Wayne County  61    Buckhorn  53
Brandon Hurd, Lucas Guinn, and Tyler Hughes led Wayne County with 18, 16, and 10 points respectively.   Eric Stidham led Buckhorn with 19 points. 

Scott County  70    Tates Creek  51
Ryan Walker, Aaron Ford, and Michael Weeks led Scott County with 20, 18, and 12 points respectively.   Marcellus Barksdale, Kelwin Cuyler, and Justin Shield led Tates Creek with 16, 13, and 12 points respectively.  

Scott County  77    South Laurel  44  (Exhibition)
Michael Weeks and Ryan Walker led Scott County with 15 points each.  Watkins and Dean led South Laurel with nine and seven points respectively.  

 
 

Varsity Division
Middlesboro 64 St. Patrick 38
Scott County 76 Rockcastle County 36
Scott County 95 Middlesboro 72
Rockcastle County 75 St. Patrick 70
Montgomery County 78 June Buchanan 64
Owen County 59 Lynn Camp 56
Tates Creek 67 Southwestern 36
Fern Creek 74 South Laurel 66
Elliott County 90 Jackson County 73
Cumberland 67 Sayre 32
Cawood 45 Somerset 43
Hazard 67 Ky. Homeschoolers 37
Hazard 62 Somerset 43
Cawood 53 Ky. Homeschoolers 46
Franklin-Simpson 76 Red Bird 47
East Jessamine 73 Red Bird 60
Franklin-Simpson 49 Breathitt County 40
Franklin-Simpson 61 East Jessamine 40
Clay County 59 Monticello 31
Lexington Christian Academy 51 Buckhorn 43
Clay County 67 Lexington Christian Academy 54
Buckhorn 68 Monticello 48
Pineville 66 Wayne County 51
Oneida Baptist 67 Butler 59
Pineville 63 Butler 53
Wayne County 78 Oneida Baptist 48
Boone County 70 Knox Central 66
Boyle County 70 Cordia 36

Middlesboro  64    St. Patrick  38
Daniel Griffin led Middlesboro with 19 points including four three point baskets.  Nick Smith, Blaine Green, and Antwan Brown added 14, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Nick Anderson led St. Patrick with 15 points. 

Scott County  76    Rockcastle County  36
Richie Phares led Scott County with 20 points.  Tyler Portwood added 17 points including four three point baskets.  Cam Hundley chipped in with 11 points.  Derek Thacker led Rockcastle County with 13 points. 

Scott County  95    Middlesboro  72
Tyler Portwood led the victors with 36 points including six three point baskets.  Richie Phares, Jordan Lee, and Markus Burchfield chipped in with 20, 14, and 10 points respectively.   Nick Smith, Blaine Green, Daniel Griffin, and Antwan Brown led Middlesboro with 25, 17, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Smith and Griffin recorded three three point baskets each.  

Rockcastle County  75    St. Patrick  70
Matt Bullens and Devin Hasty led Rockcastle County with 19 points each.  Spencer Mullins and Derek Thacker added 12 points each.  Stephen Mason led St. Patrick with 32 points.  Nick Anderson and Cropper added 16 and 10 points respectively.  

Montgomery County  78    June Buchanan  64
Jordan Stephens and Josh Clark led the victors with 21 and 19 points respectively.   Brandon Rash added 16 points including four three point baskets.  Blaine Stull chipped in with 12 points.  Clark Stepp led June Buchanan with 25 points.  Tate Cox, Clint Stepp, and Garrison Collins added 14, 14, and 10 points respectively.   Clint Stepp connected on four three point baskets. 

Owen County  59    Lynn Camp  56
Collin Gamble led Owen County with 26 points including three three point baskets.  Clint Hamilton added 11 points.  Jonah Mitchell, Zach Johnson, and David Sizemore led Lynn Camp with 17, 16, and 11 points respectively.   Johnson and Mitchell recorded five and four three point baskets respectively.  

Tates Creek  67    Southwestern  36
Michael Spaulding, McCann, and Darius Walker led Tates Creek with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Trevor Jones led Southwestern with 23 points. 

Fern Creek  74    South Laurel  66
Lee McGee and Eric Mosley led Fern Creek with 25 and 21 points respectively.   Matt St. John, Jordan Bortnem, Duncan, and Smith led South Laurel with 17, 13, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Duncan and Bortnem recorded three three point baskets each.  

Elliott County  90    Jackson County  73
Evan Faulkner, Jonathan Ferguson, Ethan Faulkner, and Tyler Maynard led Elliott County with 23, 20, 17, and 14 points respectively.   Maynard recorded four three point baskets.  Nick Brumback led Jackson County with 33 points. 

Cumberland  67    Sayre  32
Brock Lesige led Cumberland with 21 points including three three point baskets.  Desmond Johnson and Garfield Wilson added 18 and 14 points respectively.   Tebo Barnett led Sayre with 12 points. 

Cawood  45    Somerset  43
Josh Caldwell hit two free throws with 7.3 seconds remaining on the clock to give Cawood the victory.  Caldwell and Adam Rhymer led the victors with 15 and 12 points respectively.   Corey Price and Tyler Bourne led Somerset with 16 and 11 points respectively.  

Hazard  67    Ky. Homeschoolers  37
Randy Lewis led Hazard with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Michael Campbell added 12 points.  Josh Sizemore led Ky. Homeschoolers with 21 points including four three point baskets. 

Hazard  62    Somerset  43
Justin Jones, Randy Lewis, Josh Combs, and Michael Campbell led Hazard with 16, 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Corey Price and Tyler Bourne led Somerset with 18 and 17 points respectively.  

Cawood  53    Ky. Homeschoolers  46
Adiam Rhymer led Cawood with 20 points including three three point baskets.  Josh Caldwell added 14 points.  Jordan Hall and Josiah Karsner led Ky. Homeschoolers with 22 and 10 points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  76    Red Bird  47
Rayco Bryant and Cedrick Adams led Franklin-Simpson with 23 and 12 points respectively.   Brandon Roberts led Red Bird with 19 points including three three point baskets. 

East Jessamine  73    Red Bird  60
Darius Johnson, Gainey, and Ian Schweitzer led East Jessamine with 22, 21, and 11 points respectively.   Derek Davis led Red Bird with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Josh Sizemore and Andrew Hacker added 15 and 10 points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  49    Breathitt County  40
Courtney Dalcort and Rayco Bryant led the victors with 20 and 11 points respectively.   Aaron Combs and Justin Hollan led Breathitt County with 10 points each.  

Franklin-Simpson  61    East Jessamine  40
Rayco Bryant led the victors with 29 points.  Gainey led East Jessamine with 11 points. 

Clay County  59    Monticello  31
Jeremy Garrison led Clay County with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Kendale Reed added 16 points.  Derrick Peyton led Monticello with 13 points. 

Lexington Christian Academy  51    Buckhorn  43
Cam Marshall led Lexington Christian Academy with 18 points including four three point baskets.  Patrick Nevitt added 12 points.  Andy Blank led Buckhorn with 17 points including four three point baskets.  Zach Gay added 10 points. 

Clay County  67    Lexington Christian Academy  54
Justin Hobbs, Kendale Reed, and Ryan Smith led the victors with 24, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Cam Marshall led Lexington Christian Academy with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Patrick Nevitt and Grant Sparks added 10 points each.  

Buckhorn  68    Monticello  48
Zach Gay, Jeremy Davis, and Kyle Mullins led Buckhorn with 15, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton and Jerret Sexton led Monticello with 15 points each.  

Pineville  66    Wayne County  51
Dustin Day led the victors with 31 points.  James David Strange added 21 points including three three point baskets.  Jacob Gregory, Gavin Dunigan, and Austin Shearer led Wayne County with 17, 15, and 10 points respectively.  

Oneida Baptist  67    Butler  59
Ben Early led Oneida Baptist with 25 points.  Mackey Moss and Shawn Arthur added 11 and 10 points respectively.   Dewhon McAfee and Matt Thomas led Butler with 26 and 14 points respectively.   McAfee and Thomas recorded four three point baskets each.  

Pineville  63    Butler  53
Dustin Day and James David Strange led the victors with 19 points each.  Dewhon McAfee and Kienan Cullen led Butler with 17 and 11 points respectively.  

Wayne County  78    Oneida Baptist  48
Gavin Dunigan, Jordan Perkins, Jacob Gregory, and Dustin Wells led Wayne County with 20, 16, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Perkins had four three point baskets.  Ben Early and Ashton Mills led Oneida Baptist with 14 and 10 points respectively.  

Boone County  70    Knox Central  66
Steven McFarland, Austin Flannery, and Andy Earls led the victors with 25, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Flannery recorded three three point baskets.  Robert Warren, Josh Whitaker, and Cody Miller led Knox Central with 26, 12, and 10 points respectively.  

Boyle County  70    Cordia  36
Jordan Aumiller and Rees McShara led Boyle County with 20 and 11 points respectively.   Eric Combs led Cordia with 20 points. 


Saturday June 16th

Junior Varsity Division (Pool Play)
Boone County 75 Cordia 46
Clay County 64 Somerset 35
Montgomery County 61 Sayre 44
June Buchanan 63 South Laurel 56
Franklin-Simpson 60 Lafayette 57
Boyle County 52 Middlesboro 36
Rockcastle County won East Jessamine forfeit
Butler 81 Breathitt County 50
Lexington Christian Academy 76 Owen County 35
St. Xavier 73 Hazard 45
Scott County 95 Buckhorn 45
Tates Creek 56 Wayne County 44
Lexington Catholic 72 Oneida Baptist 53 Exhibition
Lexington Catholic won Elliott County forfeit
Buckhorn won Elliott County forfeit

Boone County  75    Cordia  46
Cody Thamann led Boone County with 34 points including five three point baskets.  Josiah Schultz and Eric Campbell added 15 and 10 points respectively.   Jon Stacy led Cordia with 17 points including five three point baskets. 

Clay County  64    Somerset  35
Matthew Mitchell and John Hooker led the victors with 19 and 10 points respectively.   Sledge led Somerset with eight points. 

Montgomery County  61    Sayre  44
Chad Townsend, Tyler Fruth, and Logan Manship led Montgomery County with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Walker led Sayre with 23 points. 

June Buchanan  63    South Laurel  56
Braxton Childers, Nason Roberts, and Zach Davis led the victors with 20, 16, and 11 points respectively.   Chandler and Cheek led South Laurel with 14 and 11 points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  60    Lafayette  57
Terry Bryant and Jerron Patterson led the victors with 21 and 13 points respectively.   Burton and Walker led Lafayette with 24 points each.  

Boyle County  52    Middlesboro  36
Dawson and Jones led Boyle County with 14 and 13 points respectively.   Matt Powers led Middlesboro with 11 points. 

Butler  81    Breathitt County  50
Darius Stone, D. J. Davis, and Austin Fuqua led Butler with 19, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Travis Terry, Justin Taulbee, and Josh Fletcher led Breathitt County with 10, 10, and nine points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy  76    Owen County  35
Brandon Burdette led Lexington Christian Academy with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Stevens and Gullett added 10 points each.  Shelton led Owen County with 11 points. 

St. Xavier  73    Hazard  45
Markell Carter and Sean Samsel led St. Xavier with 16 points each.  Zane Karrer, Nick Sears, and Bryan Just added 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Cory Martin led Hazard with 19 points. 

Scott County  95    Buckhorn  45
Joe Bender, Michael Weeks, and Chris Ramsey led Scott County with 16, 15, and 12 points respectively.   Eric Stidham and Andrew Abbott led Buckhorn with 16 and 11 points respectively.  

Tates Creek  56    Wayne County  44
Ryan Fucci and Darius Walker led Tates Creek with 18 and 12 points respectively.   Travis Bell and Ryan Hopper led Wayne County with 11 and nine points respectively.  

Lexington Catholic  72    Oneida Baptist  53  Exhibition
Taylor Martin, Daniel Deluca, and Jack Lyden led Lexington Catholic with 11, nine, and nine points respectively.   Johnson led Oneida Baptist with 31 points including five three point baskets.  Little added 16 points. 

 
 

Varsity Division (Consolation Bracket)
Owen County 55 Rockcastle County 39
Butler 55 Sayre 49
Oneida Baptist 57 Red Bird 53 (OT)
Breathitt County 83 Ky. Homeschoolers 58
Cordia 52 Monticello 28
Buckhorn 57 Somerset 44
St. Patrick 65 Lynn Camp 63
Boyle County 83 South Laurel 64

Owen County  55    Rockcastle County  39
Collin Gamble led Owen County with 26 points including five three point baskets.  Drew Marston added 11 points.  Derek Thacker and Spencer Mullins led Rockcastle County with 12 and 11 points respectively.  

Butler  55    Sayre  49
Dewhon McAfee and Kienan Cullen led Butler with 17 and 10 points respectively.   Lee Haggin and Tebo Barnett led Sayre with 14 and 12 points respectively.  

Oneida Baptist  57    Red Bird  53  (OT)
Johnson, Ashton Mills, Mackey Moss, and Ben Early led the victors with 15, 14, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Brandon Roberts led Red Bird with 17 points including five three point baskets. 

Breathitt County  83    Ky. Homeschoolers  58
Justin Hollan led Breathitt County with 30 points including six three point baskets.  Travis Smith and Dakota Richie added 28 and 14 points respectively.   Jordan Hall, Josiah Karsner, and Josh Sizemore led Ky. Homeschoolers with 14, 13, and 12 points respectively.  

Cordia  52    Monticello  28
Eric Combs and Zach Hurt led the victors with 16 and 11 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton led Monticello with 18 points. 

Buckhorn  57    Somerset  44
Zach Gay and Andrew Abbott led Buckhorn with 15 and 12 points respectively.   Corey Price led Somerset with 18 points. 

St. Patrick  65    Lynn Camp  63
Stephen Mason, Nick Anderson, and Gallagher led St. Patrick with 25, 22, and 16 points respectively.   David Sizemore, Tyler Brock, and Cody Mobley led Lynn Camp with 21, 15, and 12 points respectively.  

Boyle County  83    South Laurel  64
Jordan Aumiller and Christian Williams led the victors with 16 and 14 points respectively.   Zack Smith, Jordan Bortnem, and Matthew Gilbert led South Laurel with 15, 15, and 10 points respectively.  

 
 

Junior Varsity Division (Tourney Round)
Tates Creek 60 South Laurel 49
St. Xavier 68 Lafayette 58
Butler 46 Wayne County 40
Lexington Catholic 81 Rockcastle County 67
Franklin-Simpson 50 Boone County 34
Scott County 81 Hazard 65

Tates Creek  60    South Laurel  49
Kelvin Cuyler and Darius Walker led Tates Creek with 16 and 14 points respectively.   Dean and Chris Cheek led South Laurel with 12 and 11 points respectively.  

St. Xavier  68    Lafayette  58
Markell Carter, Justin Raque, and Zane Karrer led the victors with 21, 14, and 10 points respectively.   Burton led Lafayette with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Eric Shaw added 11 points. 

Butler  46    Wayne County  40
Jerry Mangrum, Thomas Blakemore, and Austin Fuqua led Butler with eight, seven, and seven points respectively.   Ryan Hopper and Tyler Hughes led Wayne County with 14 and 11 points respectively.  

Lexington Catholic  81    Rockcastle County  67
Scott Schuette led the victors with 22 points including four three point baskets.  Tanner Paurach and Taylor Martin added 17 and 11 points respectively.   Derek Thacker and Andrew Abbott led Rockcastle County with 31 and 12 points respectively.  

Franklin-Simpson  50    Boone County  34
Terry Bryant and Jerron Patterson led Franklin-Simpson with 12 and eight points respectively.   Cody Thamann led Boone County with 16 points including four three point baskets. 

Scott County  81    Hazard  65
Ryan Walker, Mitchell Green, and Dustin Rogers led Scott County with 14, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Alan Fugate and Joey Meehan led Hazard with 12 and 11 points respectively.  

 
 

Varsity Division (Tourney Round)
Knox Central 91 East Jessamine 61
Lexington Christian Academy 69 Wayne County 58
Scott County 78 Knox Central 74
Boone County 61 Pineville 48
June Buchanan 73 Cawood 60
Fern Creek 87 Elliott County 80
Lexington Christian Academy 54 Montgomery County 50
Middlesboro 77 Clay County 51
Franklin-Simpson 52 Hazard 34
Cumberland 52 Tates Creek 38

Knox Central  91    East Jessamine  61
Josh Whitaker and Robert Warren led the victors with 26 and 21 points respectively.   Corey Williamson and Cody Miller added 14 and 12 points respectively.   Gainey, Darius Jackson, Ian Schweitzer, and Sam Humphrey led East Jessamine with 20, 14, 14, and 13 points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy  69    Wayne County  58
Cam Marshall, Grant Sparks, and Daniel Langley led the victors with 16, 15, and 10 points respectively.   Gavin Dunigan, Dustin Wells, and Austin Shearer led Wayne County with 22, 16, and 16 points respectively.   Shearer recorded four three point baskets. 

Scott County  78    Knox Central  74
Bud Mackey led Scott County with 23 points.  Tyler Portwood, Richie Phares, and Jordan Lee added 16, 15, and 11 points respectively.   Josh Whitaker, Cody Miller, and Robert Warren led Knox Central with 23, 20, and 12 points respectively.  

Boone County  61    Pineville  48
Steven McFarland, Andy Earls, and Austin Flannery led Boone County with 18, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Dustin Day, Jesse Fuson, and James David Strange led Pineville with 14, 10, and nine points respectively.  

June Buchanan  73    Cawood  60
Clint Stepp led June Buchanan with 20 points including six three point baskets.  Clark Stepp and Brent Hall added 19 and 11 points respectively.   Josh Caldwell, Brandon McCoun, and Dillon Cain led Cawood with 16, 15, and 11 points respectively.  

Fern Creek  87    Elliott County  80
Eric Mosley led Fern Creek with 31 points.  Lee McGee and Marshall Bradley added 19 and 12 points respectively.   Ethan Faulkner led Elliott County with 35 points including four three point baskets.  Chris Knipp, Jonathan Ferguson, and Evan Faulkner added 18, 14, and 11 points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy  54    Montgomery County  50
Patrick Nevitt, Daniel Langley, and Cam Marshall led Lexington Christian Academy with 18, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Jordan Stephens and Josh Clark led Montgomery County with 10 points each.  

Middlesboro  77    Clay County  51
Daniel Griffin led Middlesboro with 22 points including five three point baskets.  Blaine Green and Antwan Brown added 18 and 14 points respectively.   Justin Hobbs led Clay County with 13 points including three three point baskets.  Jeremy Garrison added 10 points. 

Franklin-Simpson  52    Hazard  34
Rayco Bryant and Courtney Dalcort led Franklin-Simpson with 22 and 17 points respectively.   Randy Lewis and Michael Campbell led Hazard with 13 and 10 points respectively.  

Cumberland  52    Tates Creek  38
Garfield Wilson, Desmond Johnson, and Brock Lesige led Cumberland with 21, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Michael Spaulding and Darius Walker led Tates Creek with 10 and nine points respectively.  


Sunday June 17th

Tourney Round

Junior Varsity Division
Clay County 54 Tates Creek 45 (Quarterfinal)
St. Xavier 66 Butler 51 (Quarterfinal)
Lexington Catholic 63 Franklin-Simpson 43 (Quarterfinal)
Scott County 77 June Buchanan 45 (Quarterfinal)
Clay County 63 St. Xavier 45 (Semifinal)
Scott County 78 Lexington Catholic 41 (Semifinal)
Scott County 65 Clay County 62 (OT) (Championship)

Clay County  54    Tates Creek  45  (Quarterfinal)
Matthew Mitchell, Todd McDaniel, and Cody Roberts led Clay County with 17, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Marcellus Barksdale and Darius Walker led Tates Creek with 16 and 13 points respectively.  

Clay County 9 18 7 20 54
Tates Creek 4 14 11 16 45
Clay County (54) - Hooker 4, McDaniel 13, Mitchell 17, Griffin 2, Roberts 11, Miller 7.
Tates Creek (45) - Walker 13, Barksdale 16, Bradley 3, Sheilds 2, Lee 5, *** 6, Cuyler 2.

St. Xavier  66    Butler  51  (Quarterfinal)
Markell Carter, Nick Sears, Zane Karrer, and Sean Samsel led St. Xavier with 17, 13, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Darius Stone led Butler with 17 points. 

St. Xavier 16 13 18 19 66
Butler 12 11 15 13 51
St. Xavier (66) - Carter 17, Just 4, Karrer 11, Pendergast 2, Roberts 2, Remmers 2, Rizenberg 5, Samsel 10, Sears 13.
Butler (51) - Saunders 6, Fuqua 1, Blakemore 3, Stone 17, Smith 6, Browning 2, Davis 5, Allen 2, Billharz 7.

Lexington Catholic  63    Franklin-Simpson  43  (Quarterfinal)
Taylor Martin, Bryce Andrews, and Scott Schuette led Lexington Catholic with 17, 15, and 11 points respectively.   J. T. Curtis led Franklin-Simpson with 12 points. 

Lexington Catholic 17 15 16 15 63
Franklin-Simpson 12 9 7 15 43
Lexington Catholic (63) - Paurach 2, Andrews 15, Schuette 11, Martin 17, Talbott 7, Deluca 3, Hobson 2, Luke *** 5.
Franklin-Simpson (43) - Doaks 5, Curtis 12, Phillips 2, Gardner 4, Hilliard 2, Bell 3, Reetzke 1, Randolph 2, T. Bryant 6, Remmers 6.

Scott County  77    June Buchanan  45  (Quarterfinal)
Aaron Ford and Rodgers led Scott County with 27 and 14 points respectively.   Braxton Childers led June Buchanan with 20 points including three three point baskets. 

Scott County 18 24 20 15 77
June Buchanan 14 13 12 6 45
Scott County (77) - Ford 27, Weeks 3, Walker 6, Robinson 5, Green 3, Bayer 5, Willoughby 5, Rodgers 14, Sinclair 6, Ramsey 2.
June Buchanan (45) - Collins 4, Amburgey 2, Slone 3, Davis 7, Roberts 3, Childers 20, Adams 3, Thomas 1.

Clay County  63    St. Xavier  45  (Semifinal)
Todd McDaniel and Matthew Mitchell led Clay County with 22 and 21 points respectively.   Markell Carter led St. Xavier with 16 points.  Sean Samsel added 14 points including four three point baskets. 

Clay County 13 10 15 25 63
St. Xavier 12 9 8 16 45
Clay County (63) - Hooker 9, McDaniel 22, Mitchell 21, Roberts 3, Miller 8.
St. Xavier (45) - Carter 16, Just 2, Karrer 3, Raque 8, Samsel 14, Sears 2.

Scott County  78    Lexington Catholic  41  (Semifinal)
Michael Weeks, Ryan Walker, Aaron Ford, and Sinclair led Scott County with 16, 14, 13, and 13 points respectively.   Paurach led Lexington Catholic with 11 points. 

Scott County 24 17 21 16 78
Lexington Catholic 11 18 11 1 41
Scott County (78) - Ford 13, Weeks 16, Walker 14, Robinson 5, Green 3, Bayer 3, Willoughby 2, Travis 2, Rodgers 3, Wilson 1, Sinclair 13, Ramsey 4.
Lexington Catholic (41) - Cash 2, Paurach 11, Andrews 5, Schuette 2, Martin 3, Talbott 7, Deluca 7, Cowens 2.

Scott County  65    Clay County  62  (OT)  (Championship)
Aaron Ford led Scott County with 27 points.  Michael Weeks, Robinson, and Rodgers added 10 points each.  Matthew Mitchell, Todd McDaniel, and Cody Roberts led Clay County with 27, 13, and 10 points respectively.  

Scott County 10 8 20 19 8 65
Clay County 19 12 11 15 5 62
Scott County (65) - Ford 27, Weeks 10, Walker 2, Robinson 10, Willoughby 7, Rodgers 10.
Clay County (62) - Hooker 2, McDaniel 13, Mitchell 27, Griffin 6, Roberts 10, Miller 4.

 
 

Varsity Division
Scott County 76 Boone County 60 (Quarterfinal)
June Buchanan 72 Fern Creek 64 (Quarterfinal)
Lexington Christian Academy 75 Middlesboro 39 (Quarterfinal)
Cumberland 45 Franklin-Simpson 43 (OT) (Quarterfinal)
Scott County 74 June Buchanan 71 (Semifinal)
Lexington Christian Academy 58 Cumberland 55 (Semifinal)
Scott County 80 Lexington Christian Academy 47 (Championship)

Scott County  76    Boone County  60  (Quarterfinal)
Scott County outscored Boone County 25-7 in the second quarter on their way to victory.  Richie Phares, Jordan Adams, Bud Mackey, and Markus Burchfield led the victors with 18, 14, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Steven McFarland and Austin Flannery led Boone County with 13 points each.  Flannery recorded three three point baskets. 

Scott County 16 25 18 17 76
Boone County 21 7 15 17 60
Scott County (76) - Phares 18, Lee 3, Hundley 7, Portwood 8, Mackey 12, Adams 14, Burchfield 10, Royse 2, Caldwell 2.
Boone County (60) - S. Brown 4, A. Brown 6, McFarland 13, Spaulding 6, Earls 8, Popp 5, Gabbard 3, Flannery 13.

June Buchanan  72    Fern Creek  64  (Quarterfinal)
Clark Stepp led June Buchanan with 26 points.  Garrison Collins, Tate Cox, and Clint Stepp added 16, 15, and 11 points respectively.   Cox and Clint Stepp recorded three three point baskets each.  Eric Mosley and Lee McGee led Fern Creek with 22 and 21 points respectively.  

June Buchanan 12 18 22 20 72
Fern Creek 18 11 17 18 64
June Buchanan (72) - Clark Stepp 26, Cox 15, Collins 16, Short 2, Clint Stepp 11, Hall 2.
Fern Creek (64) - Jiminez 3, Barnard 7, McGee 21, Mosley 22, Bradley 7, Evans 5.

Lexington Christian Academy  75    Middlesboro  39  (Quarterfinal)
Cam Marshall and Trace Helton led Lexington Christian Academy with 20 and 11 points respectively.   Marshall and Helton recorded four and three three point baskets respectively.   Blaine Green led Middlesboro with 16 points. 

Lexington Christian Academy 26 17 23 9 75
Middlesboro 15 9 2 13 39
Lexington Christian Academy (75) - Helton 11, Marshall 20, Nevitt 8, Langley 7, Evans 9, Sparks 7, Wooten 5, Smith 3, Stafford 5.
Middlesboro (39) - N. Smith 8, Griffin 4, Green 16, Brown 6, Harrison 2, Powers 3.

Cumberland  45    Franklin-Simpson  43  (OT)  (Quarterfinal)
Brock Lesige and Desmond Johnson led Cumberland with 13 and 11 points respectively.   Rayco Bryant and Cedrick Adams led Franklin-Simpson with 18 and 15 points respectively.  

Cumberland 10 14 2 12 7 45
Franklin-Simpson 10 12 9 7 5 43
Cumberland (45) - Johnson 11, Wilson 8, Lesige 13, K. Hogue 3, Early 5, Simmons 5.
Franklin-Simpson (43) - Adams 15, Clark 3, Bryant 18, Murphree 1, Dalcourt 3, Gooch 3.

Scott County  74    June Buchanan  71  (Semifinal)
Richie Phares led Scott County with 30 points.  Cam Hundley and Bud Mackey added 13 and 11 points respectively.   Clark Stepp and Tate Cox led June Buchanan with 26 points each.  Clint Stepp added 11 points including three three point baskets. 

Scott County 20 31 12 11 74
June Buchanan 20 16 17 18 71
Scott County (74) - Lee 7, Mackey 11, Portwood 6, Hundley 13, Adams 8, Phares 30.
June Buchanan (71) - Clark Stepp 26, Cox 26, Short 4, Clint Stepp 11, Hall 4.

Lexington Christian Academy  58    Cumberland  55  (Semifinal)
Patrick Nevitt, Cam Marshall, and Trace Helton led the victors with 16, 13, and 12 points respectively.   Marshall recorded three three point baskets.  Garfield Wilson, Brock Lesige, and Desmond Johnson led Cumberland with 17, 16, and 14 points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy 7 10 19 22 58
Cumberland 8 10 14 23 55
Lexington Christian Academy (58) - Helton 12, Marshall 13, Nevitt 16, Evans 5, Sparks 4, Rogers 8.
Cumberland (55) - Johnson 14, Wilson 17, Lesige 16, K. Hogue 5, Simmons 3.

Scott County  80    Lexington Christian Academy  47  (Championship)
Richie Phares, Bud Mackey, and Tyler Portwood led Scott County with 21, 19, and 11 points respectively.   Mackey recorded four three point baskets.  Will Evans and Grant Sparks led Lexington Christian Academy with 15 and 10 points respectively.   Evans recorded three three point baskets. 

Scott County (80) - Mackey 19, Portwood 11, Phares 21, Hundley 4, Lee 6, Adams 3, Burchfield 7, Caldwell 2, Alexander 6.
Lexington Christian Academy (47) - Helton 6, Nevitt 7, Langley 7, Evans 15, Sparks 10, Rogers 2.


All Tournament Team

Brock Lesige Cumberland
Desmond Johnson Cumberland
Clark Stepp June Buchanan
Clint Stepp June Buchanan
Tate Cox June Buchanan
Cam Marshall Lexington Christian Academy
Trace Helton Lexington Christian Academy
Bud Mackey Scott County
Tyler Portwood Scott County
Richie Phares Scott County MVP

 

Conclusion

I have attempted to give a brief recap of each game in this tournament.  I apologize in advance 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 tournament for entertainment purposes and not an instrument for ascertaining official statistics or precise individual records.

Congratulations to the Scott County Cardinals for capturing both the Junior Varsity and Varsity championships.  Several teams and players had excellent performances this week.  It is difficult to evaluate summer basketball for a variety of reasons.  Key players will be missing for varied reasons.  Coaches will be evaluating their own players to replace graduated seniors.  However, other teams will start the process of attempting to fine-tune teams expected to make a run for the coveted high school championship in March.  Often teams will not display the same defensive intensity during the summer campaigns and it is often used to keep players in shape over the summer.

However, I enjoy summer basketball for a variety of reasons.  Simply put, I enjoy the high school game and always enjoy attempting to identify players who will contribute or star at the varsity level.  Summer ball is an important tool for coaches to develop players, install new concepts, and begin the long process of building their teams for regular season play.

Congratulations to Clint Stepp (June Buchanan) for his long-range marksmanship.  Stepp was credited with 30 three point baskets, which tied the mark of 30 set by Russell Farmer (Clay County) in 1987.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy family for the hospitality extended me during this event.  Also a special thanks to the coaches who provided me with information about their teams.  

 

Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.kyprephoops.com.