Kentucky AAU High School Championships

Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Division

Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY

June 19-22, 2008

© 2008 by Ron Harrison

There are 14 teams entered in the Junior Varsity Division.  The teams are divided into four pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Rockcastle County, Clay County, Somerset, and Scott County.  Pool 2:  South Laurel #2, Dunbar, West Jessamine, and Middlesboro.  Pool 3:  Knox Central, East Jessamine, and Corbin.  Pool 4:  Hazard, South Laurel #1, and Monticello. 

There are 22 teams entered in the Varsity Division.  The teams are divided into six pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Scott County, Rockcastle County, Clinton County, and Pineville.  Pool 2:  East Jessamine, Dunbar, Middlesboro, and Monticello.  Pool 3:  Owen County, Corbin, June Buchanan, and Lexington Christian Academy.  Pool 4:  Lafayette, Clay County, Mercer County, and Montgomery County.  Pool 5:  Knox Central, Somerset, and Sayre.  Pool 6:  West Jessamine, South Laurel, and Hazard. 

Thursday June 19th

Pool Play

Junior Varsity Division
Clay County 55 Rockcastle County 40
Scott County 50 Somerset 38
Dunbar 53 South Laurel #2 38
West Jessamine 63 Middlesboro 37
Knox Central 47 Monticello 26
Corbin 51 East Jessamine 28
South Laurel #1 47 Hazard 36

Clay County  55    Rockcastle County  40
Brandon Griffin and Bill White led Clay County with 17 and 15 points respectively.   Travis Carpenter led Rockcastle County with 26 points. 

Scott County  50    Somerset  38
Zack Bryant, Isaiah Ivey, and Josh Walls led Scott County with 11, nine, and eight points respectively.   Josh Troxtle and D. J. Townsend led Somerset with 15 points each.  

Dunbar  53    South Laurel #2  38
Tyrell Terry and Z. Barker led Dunbar with nine and eight points respectively.   Daniel Skinner led South Laurel #2 with 14 points. 

West Jessamine  63    Middlesboro  37
Brandon Hager and J. C. Carroll led West Jessamine with 17 and 14 points respectively.   Brandon Lewis led Middlesboro with 11 points. 

Knox Central  47    Monticello  26
Jeffrey Canaday and Daniel Davidson led Knox Central with 15 and 11 points respectively.   Austin Foster led Monticello with 10 points. 

Corbin  51    East Jessamine  28
Josh Hopkins, Brody Freeman, and Luke Stewart led Corbin with 17, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Michael Rexroat led East Jessamine with 18 points. 

South Laurel #1  47    Hazard  36
Hunter Sizemore and Chase Smith led South Laurel #1 with 12 and 11 points respectively.   B. J. Combs and Clint Clemons led Hazard with eight and seven points respectively.  

 
 

Varsity Division
Scott County 102 Rockcastle County 51
Dunbar 92 East Jessamine 61
Middlesboro 60 Monticello 52
Corbin 60 Owen County 38
Lexington Christian Academy 70 June Buchanan 39
Clay County 59 Lafayette 56
Mercer County 79 Montgomery County 67
West Jessamine 79 Knox Central 68
Sayre 61 Somerset 31
Hazard 65 South Laurel 54

Scott County  102    Rockcastle County  51
Richie Phares and Dakotah Euton led Scott County with 20 and 19 points respectively.   Austin Flannery, Ge-Lawn Guyn, and Chad Jackson added 17, 17, and 16 points respectively.   Matt Bullens and Spencer Mullins led Rockcastle County with 15 and 12 points respectively.  

Dunbar  92    East Jessamine  61
Tyler Rogers, Nick Hudson, Larry Morton, Bryce With, and Tod Lanter led Dunbar with 20, 17, 15, 14, and 13 points respectively.   Darrius Jackson, Kyle Lamb, Matt Fitch, and Jordan Redd led East Jessamine with 14, 12, 11, and 11 points respectively.  

Middlesboro  60    Monticello  52
Blaine Green and Matthew Powers led Middlesboro with 27 and 14 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton and Rhett Ramsey led Monticello with 22 and 15 points respectively.  

Corbin  60    Owen County  38
Madison Johnson and Josh Crawford led Corbin with 22 and 18 points respectively.   Collin Gamble and Michael Colligan led Owen County with 15 and 11 points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy  70    June Buchanan  39
Grant Sparks led Lexington Christian Academy with 28 points.  Garrison Collins and Clint Stepp led June Buchanan with 16 and 13 points respectively.  

Clay County  59    Lafayette  56
D. J. Wilson and Kendale Reed led Clay County with 24 and 12 points respectively.   Michael Walker and John Burton led Lafayette with 20 and 11 points respectively.  

Mercer County  79    Montgomery County  67
Ward Dedman led Mercer County with 34 points including six three point baskets.  Jamel Taylor added 21 points.  Brandon Rash and Azrey Crisp led Montgomery County with 16 and 15 points respectively.  

West Jessamine  79    Knox Central  68
Jarrod Polson and Jon Rehner led West Jessamine with 29 and 23 points respectively.   Tanner Broughton, Cody Miller, and Travis Canady led Knox Central with 20, 17, and 14 points respectively.   Canady recorded four three point baskets. 

Sayre  61    Somerset  31
Ryan Brady, Wesley Walker, and Tebo Barnett led Sayre with 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Clayton Stringer led Somerset with 10 points. 

Hazard  65    South Laurel  54
Josh Whitaker, Robert Warren, and Justin Kidd led Hazard with 20, 14, and 10 points respectively.   Zack Smith led South Laurel with 18 points.  Matt Watkins added 17 points including five three point baskets. 


Friday June 20th

Pool Play

Junior Varsity Division
Somerset 47 Rockcastle County 34
Clay County 50 Scott County 45
Dunbar 53 Middlesboro 42
West Jessamine 49 South Laurel #2 41
South Laurel #1 58 East Jessamine 42
Corbin 43 Knox Central 36
Hazard 54 Monticello 14

Somerset  47    Rockcastle County  34
Clayton Stringer and J. P. Henderlight led Somerset with 16 and 11 points respectively.   Matthew Lunsford and Brandon Burdette led Rockcastle County with 11 and nine points respectively.  

Clay County  50    Scott County  45
Brandon Griffin and Tyler Young led Clay County with 17 and nine points respectively.   Josh Walls and Isaiah Ivey led Scott County with 15 and 12 points respectively.  

Dunbar  53    Middlesboro  42
Robert Givens and Seth Haga led Dunbar with 11 and 10 points respectively.   Patrick Knuckles and Ronnie Johnson led Middlesboro with 18 and 10 points respectively.  

West Jessamine  49    South Laurel #2  41
Brandon Hager and Keston Bartholomew led West Jessamine with 24 and 12 points respectively.   Jeff Hale and Spencer Brashear led South Laurel #2 with 15 and 10 points respectively.  

South Laurel #1  58    East Jessamine  42
Tyler Huff, Logan Messer, Hunter Sizemore, and Chase Smith led South Laurel #1 with 15, 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Jeff Farmer led East Jessamine with 12 points on four three point baskets.  Dusty Webb and Michael Rexroat added 11 points each.  

Corbin  43    Knox Central  36
Taylor Jones, Brody Freeman, and Luke Stewart led Corbin with 11, 10, and nine points respectively.   Jonathan Barger and Jaimey Mills led Knox Central with seven and six points respectively.  

Hazard  54    Monticello  14
B. J. Combs led Hazard with 18 points.  Kevin Simpson led Monticello with 10 points. 

 
 

Varsity Division
Scott County 77 Clinton County 55
Pineville 79 Rockcastle County 63
Rockcastle County 49 Clinton County 48
Scott County 101 Pineville 60
Dunbar 100 Monticello 51
East Jessamine 76 Middlesboro 48
Dunbar 106 Middlesboro 57
East Jessamine 70 Monticello 56
Corbin 54 Lexington Christian Academy 45
June Buchanan 63 Owen County 60 (OT)
Corbin 70 June Buchanan 46
Lexington Christian Academy 69 Owen County 44
Clay County 63 Montgomery County 59
Mercer County 62 Lafayette 53
Clay County 64 Mercer County 50
Lafayette 62 Montgomery County 60
Hazard 72 Sayre 55
Knox Central 68 Somerset 50
South Laurel 60 Somerset 47
Knox Central 79 Sayre 50
West Jessamine 70 South Laurel 51
Hazard 61 West Jessamine 41

Scott County  77    Clinton County  55
Richie Phares, Ge-Lawn Guyn, and Austin Flannery led Scott County with 23, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Dillon Flowers led Clinton County with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Mike Beard added 10 points. 

Pineville  79    Rockcastle County  63
James David Strange and Cody Hendrickson led Pineville with 18 points each.  Tyler Tuttle, Michael Cunningham, and Jon Widener added 12, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Matthew Lunsford led Rockcastle County with 17 points.  Matt Bullens, Brian Clontz, and Cody Mize added 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.  

Rockcastle County  49    Clinton County  48
Cody Mize led Rockcastle County with 12 points.  Spencer Mullins, Dustin Bishop, and Matt Bullens added eight, eight, and seven points respectively.   Spencer Parrigan and Cody Woodall led Clinton County with 11 points each.  

Scott County  101    Pineville  60
Dakotah Euton and Richie Phares led Scott County with 18 points each.  Ge-Lawn Guyn, Austin Flannery, Chad Jackson, and Josh Walls added 14, 13, nine, and nine points respectively.   Flannery recorded three three point baskets.  James David Strange led Pineville with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Michael Cunningham added 12 points. 

Dunbar  100    Monticello  51
Nick Hudson, Bryce With, Larry Morton, and Marquis Clay led Dunbar with 26, 15, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton and Axl Atkinson led Monticello with 24 and 10 points respectively.  

East Jessamine  76    Middlesboro  48
Darrius Jackson, Andrew Brockman, Matt Fitch, and Jordan Redd led East Jessamine with 17, 14, 13, and 13 points respectively.   Blaine Green and Chad Cowan led Middlesboro with 17 and 11 points respectively.  

Dunbar  106    Middlesboro  57
Tyler Rogers led Dunbar with 28 points.  Bryce With, Tony Taylor, Nick Hudson, and Tod Lanter added 16, 15, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Matthew Powers and Blaine Green led Middlesboro with 21 and 18 points respectively.  

East Jessamine  70    Monticello  56
Darrius Jackson, Matt Fitch, Jordan Redd, and Shane Worley led East Jessamine with 14, 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Derrick Peyton and Rhett Ramsey led Monticello with 25 and 12 points respectively.  

Corbin  54    Lexington Christian Academy  45
Josh Smith and Josh Crawford led Corbin with 17 and 13 points respectively.   Will Evans and Grant Sparks led Lexington Christian Academy with 12 and 10 points respectively.  

June Buchanan  63    Owen County  60  (OT)
Clint Stepp and Shane Slone led June Buchanan with 28 and 12 points respectively.   Jordan Shelton, Collin Gamble, and Michael Colligan led Owen County with 23, 16, and 11 points respectively.  

Corbin  70    June Buchanan  46
Isaac Wilson, Josh Smith, Josh Crawford, and Lee Crawford led Corbin with 18, 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Clint Stepp led June Buchanan with 19 points including six three point baskets.  Garrison Collins added 10 points. 

Lexington Christian Academy  69    Owen County  44
Will Evans, Grant Sparks, and Brandon Heilig led Lexington Christian Academy with 24, 13, and 13 points respectively.   Jordan Shelton and Collin Gamble led Owen County with 18 and 14 points respectively.  

Clay County  63    Montgomery County  59
D. J. Wilson and Codi Roberts led Clay County with 17 and 11 points respectively.   Azrey Crisp and Hayden Willoughby led Montgomery County with 18 and 13 points respectively.   Crisp and Willoughby recorded six and four three point baskets respectively.  

Mercer County  62    Lafayette  53
Ward Dedman led Mercer County with 22 points including five three point baskets.  Deron Linton led Lafayette with 21 points. 

Clay County  64    Mercer County  50
D. J. Wilson led Clay County with 23 points including three three point baskets.  Matthew Mitchell added 11 points.  Ward Dedman and Matthew McCloud led Mercer County with 10 and nine points respectively.  

Lafayette  62    Montgomery County  60
Michael Walker and Deron Linton led Lafayette with 17 and 15 points respectively.   Brandon Rash, Logan Manship, and Nic Hendrix led Montgomery County with 17, 16, and 11 points respectively.   Manship recorded four three point baskets. 

Hazard  72    Sayre  55
Robert Warren and Cory Martin led Hazard with 28 and 13 points respectively.   Tebo Barnett, Wesley Walker, and Ryan Brady led Sayre with 21, 12, and 11 points respectively.  

Knox Central  68    Somerset  50
Cody Miller, Tanner Broughton, and Seth Bingham led Knox Central with 20, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Billy Roberts led Somerset with 12 points. 

South Laurel  60    Somerset  47
Zack Smith and Matt St. John led South Laurel with 18 and 12 points respectively.   Aaron Dockery and Josh Troxtle led Somerset with 12 and 11 points respectively.  

Knox Central  79    Sayre  50
Cody Miller led Knox Central with 22 points including six three point baskets.  Travis Canady and Cory Smith added 17 and 11 points respectively.   Tebo Barnett led Sayre with 19 points.  Ryan Brady added 14 points including four three point baskets. 

West Jessamine  70    South Laurel  51
Jarrod Polson led West Jessamine with 28 points including 19 free throws.  Bradley Strait and David Elliott added 12 and 10 points respectively.   Matt St. John, Matt Watkins, and Matt Gilbert led South Laurel with 14, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Watkins recorded four three point baskets. 

Hazard  61    West Jessamine  41
Josh Whitaker, Robert Warren, and Eric Back led Hazard with 14, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Jarrod Polson and Jon Rehner led West Jessamine with 16 and 12 points respectively.  


Saturday June 21st

Junior Varsity Division (Pool Play)
Clay County 52 Somerset 40
Scott County won Rockcastle County forfeit
Middlesboro 56 South Laurel #2 49
Dunbar 52 West Jessamine 51
Knox Central 63 East Jessamine 43
Hazard 47 Corbin 25
South Laurel #1 53 Monticello 22

Clay County  52    Somerset  40
Allen Whitaker led Clay County with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Bill White added 10 points.  J. P. Henderlight and D. J. Townsend led Somerset with eight and seven points respectively.  

Middlesboro  56    South Laurel #2  49
Ronnie Johnson, Patrick Knuckles, and Logan Miracle led Middlesboro with 17, 16, and 10 points respectively.   Jeff Hale and Clontz led South Laurel #2 with 14 and 12 points respectively.  

Dunbar  52    West Jessamine  51
Larry Morton and Clay Coyle led Dunbar with 19 and 11 points respectively.   Brandon Hager led West Jessamine with 28 points. 

Knox Central  63    East Jessamine  43
Jake Asher, Jonathan Barger, and Jeffrey Canaday led Knox Central with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Dusty Webb and Michael Rexroat led East Jessamine with 11 points each.  

Hazard  47    Corbin  25
B. J. Combs and Kyle Spencer led Hazard with 22 and 13 points respectively.   J. Coppock led Corbin with nine points. 

South Laurel #1  53    Monticello  22
Hunter Sizemore, Tyler Huff, and Chase Smith led South Laurel #1 with 10, eight, and eight points respectively.   Adam Coffey led Monticello with nine points. 

 
 

Junior Varsity Division (Tournament Round)
Scott County 62 East Jessamine 26
Hazard 57 Middlesboro 44
Clay County 64 South Laurel #2 34
Knox Central 55 Somerset 39
Dunbar won Rockcastle County forfeit
West Jessamine won Monticello forfeit
Scott County 63 South Laurel #1 46 (Quarterfinal)
Clay County 49 Hazard 44 (Quarterfinal)
Knox Central 61 Dunbar 55 (Quarterfinal)
West Jessamine 43 Corbin 28 (Quarterfinal)

Scott County  62    East Jessamine  26
Isaiah Ivey, Josh Walls, Tanner Shotwell, and Josh Harris led Scott County with 14, 10, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Andrew Brockman and Cody Collins led East Jessamine with nine and eight points respectively.  

Hazard  57    Middlesboro  44
B. J. Combs led Hazard with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Kyle Spencer and Whitson added 15 and 10 points respectively.   Matthew Powers and Patrick Knuckles led Middlesboro with 19 and eight points respectively.  

Clay County  64    South Laurel #2  34
Allen Whitaker, Brandon Griffin, Tyler Young, and Bill White led Clay County with 19, 18, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Scotty Farthing and Jeff Hale led South Laurel #2 with 15 and 11 points respectively.  

Knox Central  55    Somerset  39
Tanner Barger led Knox Central with 15 points.  Clayton Stringer and D. J. Townsend led Somerset with 12 and eight points respectively.  

Scott County  63    South Laurel #1  46  (Quarterfinal)
Josh Walls, Isaiah Ivey, and Tamron Manning led Scott County with 21, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Hunter Sizemore led South Laurel #1 with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Chase Smith and Tyler Huff scored 11 points each.  

Clay County  49    Hazard  44  (Quarterfinal)
Allen Whitaker and Brandon Griffin led Clay County with 16 and 10 points respectively.   B. J. Combs and Jon Combs led Hazard with 17 and 13 points respectively.   Jon Combs recorded three three point baskets. 

Knox Central  61    Dunbar  55  (Quarterfinal)
Kyle Engle, Jonathan Barger, Jaimey Mills, and Davidson led Knox Central with 14, 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   T. Ferrell led Dunbar with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Larry Morton added 14 points. 

West Jessamine  43    Corbin  28  (Quarterfinal)
Bradley Strait and Keston Bartholomew led West Jessamine with 13 and 10 points respectively.   Luke Stewart and Brody Freeman led Corbin with eight and seven points respectively.  

 
 

Varsity Division (Tournament Round)
South Laurel 73 June Buchanan 56
East Jessamine 69 Clinton County 58
Owen County 71 Middlesboro 41
Lafayette 63 Rockcastle County 35
Montgomery County 80 Pineville 46
Somerset 61 Monticello 52
Scott County 78 South Laurel 68
Mercer County 72 Sayre 61
East Jessamine 86 Knox Central 72
Clay County 48 Owen County 38
Lafayette 72 Dunbar 63
Lexington Christian Academy 55 West Jessamine 41
Hazard 76 Montgomery County 51
Corbin 92 Somerset 53

South Laurel  73    June Buchanan  56
Matt Gilbert led South Laurel with 17 points.  Matt St. John, Matt Watkins, Zack Smith, and Chris Cheek added 16, 16, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Matt Watkins recorded four three point baskets.  Braxton Childers led June Buchanan with 12 points including four three point baskets.  Garrison Collins and Shane Slone added nine and eight points respectively.  

East Jessamine  69    Clinton County  58
Darrius Jackson led East Jessamine with 20 points.  Jordan Redd, Kyle Lamb, and Shane Worley added 16, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Dillon Flowers led Clinton County with 25 points including five three point baskets. 

Owen County  71    Middlesboro  41
Collin Gamble led Owen County with 22 points including four three point baskets.  Blake Lewis added 13 points.  Matthew Powers led Middlesboro with 19 points. 

Lafayette  63    Rockcastle County  35
Roy Roberts and Deron Linton led Lafayette with 14 and 13 points respectively.   Matt Bullens led Rockcastle County with 19 points. 

Montgomery County  80    Pineville  46
Tyler Fruth, Azrey Crisp, Brandon Rash, and Nic Hendrix led Montgomery County with 14, 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Cody Hendrickson and Jon Widener led Pineville with 17 and 15 points respectively.  

Somerset  61    Monticello  52
Aaron Dockery led Somerset with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Josh Troxtle added 14 points.  Derrick Peyton and Aaron Dishman led Monticello with 31 and 10 points respectively.  

Scott County  78    South Laurel  68
Dakotah Euton, Ge-Lawn Guyn, and Richie Phares led Scott County with 22, 18, and 17 points respectively.   Matt Watkins led South Laurel with 21 points including five three point baskets.  Matt St. John, Zack Smith, and Matt Gilbert added 15, 13, and 12 points respectively.  

Mercer County  72    Sayre  61
Jamel Taylor, Jake Mayes, Kasey McRay, and Nick Patterson led Mercer County with 18, 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Tebo Barnett, Griffin Miller, and Mike Smith led Sayre with 23, 12, and 12 points respectively.  

East Jessamine  86    Knox Central  72
Darrius Jackson, Matt Fitch, Jordan Redd, and Shane Worley led East Jessamine with 24, 17, 14, and 14 points respectively.   Tanner Broughton, Cody Miller, and Josh Brown led Knox Central with 20, 15, and 15 points respectively.  

Clay County  48    Owen County  38
D. J. Wilson and Kendale Reed led Clay County with 13 and 10 points respectively.   Collin Gamble led Owen County with 16 points including three three point baskets. 

Lafayette  72    Dunbar  63
Deron Linton, Michael Walker, and Tanner Napier led Lafayette with 24, 16, and 11 points respectively.   Napier recorded three three point baskets.  Nick Hudson and Bryce With led Dunbar with 16 and 10 points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy  55    West Jessamine  41
Will Evans, Taylor Barnette, and Evan Stephens led Lexington Christian Academy with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Barnette recorded three three point baskets.  Jon Rehner and Jarrod Polson led West Jessamine with 20 and 12 points respectively.  

Hazard  76    Montgomery County  51
Robert Warren, Josh Whitaker, Justin Jones, and Cory Martin led Hazard with 17, 15, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Derek Robinson and Nic Hendrix led Montgomery County with 16 and 11 points respectively.  

Corbin  92    Somerset  53
Josh Smith, Josh Crawford, Madison Johnson, and Lee Crawford led Corbin with 26, 18, 15, and 10 points respectively.   D. J. Townsend and Aaron Dockery led Somerset with 11 and 10 points respectively.  


Sunday June 22nd

Tourney Round

Junior Varsity Division
Scott County 41 Clay County 40 (Semifinal)
West Jessamine 38 Knox Central 34 (Semifinal)
Scott County 52 West Jessamine 48 (Championship)

Scott County  41    Clay County  40  (Semifinal)
Zack Bryant scored on an excellent move in the lane with 4.6 seconds left in the game to give Scott County the victory.  Tamron Manning led Scott County with 15 points.  Brandon Griffin led Clay County with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Allen Whitaker added 11 points. 

Scott County 13 11 11 6   41
Clay County 15 6 12 7   40
Scott County (41) - Manning 15, Walls 6, Ivey 8, Shotwell 4, Schu 3, Ford 3, Bryant 2.
Clay County (40) - McGeorge 2, Whitaker 11, Young 2, White 2, Griffin 16, Miller 7.

West Jessamine  38    Knox Central  34  (Semifinal)
Bradley Strait and J. C. Carroll led West Jessamine with 15 and 12 points respectively.   Jonathan Barger led Knox Central with nine points. 

West Jessamine 10 12 8 8   38
Knox Central 7 7 8 12   34
West Jessamine (38) - Bartholomew 2, Hager 8, Carroll 12, Knight 1, Strait 15.
Knox Central (34) - Mills 6, Davidson 3, J. Canady 4, Engle 4, Barger 9, Stewart 1, Diamond 5.

Scott County  52    West Jessamine  48  (Championship)
Zack Bryant nailed two free throws with 18.4 seconds remaining in the game to give Scott County a 50-48 lead.  Josh Walls and Isaiah Ivey led Scott County with 12 and 10 points respectively.   Bradley Strait and Brandon Hager led West Jessamine with 20 and 12 points respectively.  

Scott County 16 8 17 11   52
West Jessamine 10 14 11 13   48
Scott County (52) - Manning 8, Walls 12, Schu 7, Shotwell 4, Ivey 10, Bryant 5, Ford 2, Kindred 4.
West Jessamine (48) - Bartholomew 3, Ellis 4, Hager 12, Strait 20, Carroll 9.

 
 

Varsity Division
Scott County 92 Mercer County 47 (Quarterfinal)
Clay County 52 East Jessamine 49 (Quarterfinal)
Lexington Christian Academy 57 Lafayette 49 (Quarterfinal)
Hazard 69 Corbin 62 (Quarterfinal)
Scott County 78 Clay County 56 (Semifinal)
Hazard 71 Lexington Christian Academy 54 (Semifinal)
Scott County 77 Hazard 62 (Championship)

Scott County  92    Mercer County  47  (Quarterfinal)
Richie Phares, Dakotah Euton, Ge-Lawn Guyn, and Chad Jackson led Scott County with 22, 16, 14, and 12 points respectively.   Ward Dedman and Jamel Taylor led Mercer County with nine and eight points respectively.  

Scott County 25 21 30 16   92
Mercer County 8 10 12 17   47
Scott County (92) - Euton 16, Jackson 12, Phares 22, Ford 2, Guyn 14, Flannery 6, Walker 8, K. Harris 2, J. Harris 8, Franklin 2.
Mercer County (47) - Yeast 2, Taylor 8, McRay 2, McCloud 5, Honchell 6, Dedman 9, Patterson 6, Seagraves 3, Mayes 6.

Clay County  52    East Jessamine  49  (Quarterfinal)
Kendale Reed and Matthew Mitchell led Clay County with 14 and 11 points respectively.   Darrius Jackson led East Jessamine with 17 points including three three point baskets.  Matt Fitch added 11 points. 

Clay County 13 13 10 16   52
East Jessamine 9 8 21 11   49
Clay County (52) - Wilson 7, Reed 14, Gay 7, Mitchell 11, Roberts 8, England 2, Griffin 3.
East Jessamine (49) - Jackson 17, Smith 6, Worley 4, Webb 3, McKenzie 2, Fitch 11, Lamb 6.

Lexington Christian Academy  57    Lafayette  49  (Quarterfinal)
Will Evans, Grant Sparks, and Taylor Barnette led Lexington Christian Academy with 12, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Michael Walker and Tyler Barber led Lafayette with 12 and nine points respectively.  

Lexington Christian Academy 14 16 13 14   57
Lafayette 8 16 13 12   49
Lexington Christian Academy (57) - Evans 12, Heilig 6, Sparks 12, Stephens 3, Helton 4, Gullette 4, Barnette 10, Kindred 6.
Lafayette (49) - T. Barber 9, Lawless 6, Napier 6, Roberts 4, Walker 12, Linton 1, Duncan 3, Miller 8.

Hazard  69    Corbin  62  (Quarterfinal)
Josh Whitaker, Robert Warren, Cory Martin, and Justin Jones led Hazard with 21, 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.   Madison Johnson, Isaac Wilson, and Josh Crawford led Corbin with 16, 14, and 11 points respectively.  

Hazard 11 16 20 22   69
Corbin 13 22 5 22   62
Hazard (69) - Whitaker 21, Kidd 4, Martin 13, Jones 10, Warren 14, Fugate 6, Back 1.
Corbin (62) - Wilson 14, L. Crawford 5, Johnson 16, Smith 7, J. Crawford 11, Hendrickson 2, Manns 7.

Scott County  78    Clay County  56  (Semifinal)
Ge-Lawn Guyn led Scott County with 27 points including three three point baskets.  Dakotah Euton and Richie Phares added 18 and 17 points respectively.   Kendale Reed, Matthew Mitchell, and Codi Roberts led Clay County with 15, 13, and 12 points respectively.   Roberts recorded four three point baskets. 

Scott County 12 24 26 16   78
Clay County 13 18 14 11   56
Scott County (78) - Euton 18, Jackson 5, Phares 17, Ford 3, Guyn 27, Walker 6, Manning 2.
Clay County (56) - Wilson 7, Reed 15, Roberts 12, Mitchell 13, Miller 4, Griffin 2, Whitaker 3.

Hazard  71    Lexington Christian Academy  54  (Semifinal)
Robert Warren, Cory Martin, Josh Whitaker, and Josh Kidd led Hazard with 20, 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Taylor Barnette led Lexington Christian Academy with 18 points including four three point baskets.  Grant Sparks added 17 points. 

Hazard 19 16 13 23   71
Lexington Christian Academy 11 18 9 16   54
Hazard (71) - Whitaker 12, Kidd 10, Martin 13, Jones 8, Warren 20, Fugate 6, Olinger 2.
Lexington Christian Academy (54) - Evans 8, Heilig 2, Sparks 17, Kindred 2, Helton 5, Gullette 2, Barnette 18.

Scott County  77    Hazard  62  (Championship)
Ge-Lawn Guyn, Richie Phares, and Dakotah Euton led Scott County with 21, 18, and 14 points respectively.   Cory Martin, Eric Back, Justin Jones, Robert Warren, and Josh Whitaker led Hazard with 14, 12, 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Back recorded four three point baskets. 

Scott County 25 18 18 16   77
Hazard 17 13 18 14   62
Scott County (77) - Manning 1, Jackson 8, Guyn 21, Ford 8, Phares 18, Euton 14, Flannery 5, Walls 2.
Hazard (62) - Whitaker 10, Kidd 2, Martin 14, Jones 12, Warren 10, Back 12, Fugate 2.


Conclusion

Congratulations to the Scott County Cardinals for capturing both the Junior Varsity and Varsity championships.  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.

There was some excellent team play this week considering some teams were not at full strength due to absences as a result of injuries or other scheduling conflicts.

AAU did not select a varsity All Tournament Team this week but several players had excellent tournaments.  Scott County has received a lot of publicity because of a number of incoming transfers.  They played well together and had a very good week.  Players from various schools came this week with sizeable reputations and played well.  Also several players 'flying under the radar' improved their stock this week and should be watched carefully this season.

The Junior Varsity division featured some good young talent that will compete for quality varsity playing time this season.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy staff for the hospitality extended me during this event.  Also a special thanks to the Hazard scorekeeper who provided me with some valuable information about this week.  

 

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.