Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 14 & Under (Divisions I and II combined)


Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY

April 24-25, 2010

© 2010 by Ron Harrison

There are 17 teams entered in the Boys 14 & Under Division.  The teams are divided into six pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Scott County and Tigers 2.  Pool 2:  River City Celtics, Central KY Warriors, and KY Tigers.  Pool 3:  Charlotte Court, The Truth, and Northern KY Knights.  Pool 4:  Lexington Catholic, Northern KY Rockets, and Richmond Stars.  Pool 5:  Hoops Elite Gators, Lexington Celtics, and Northern KY Warriors.  Pool 6:  Focus Basketball, Tigers 1, and Northern KY Tarheels. 

Saturday April 24th

Pool Play

Boys 14 & Under
Scott County 67 Tigers 2 23
Scott County 50 Tigers 2 28 (Exhibition)
River City Celtics 53 Central KY Warriors 11
Central KY Warriors 50 KY Tigers 43
River City Celtics 65 KY Tigers 30
The Truth 67 Charlotte Court 35
Northern KY Knights 60 The Truth 59
Northern KY Knights 61 Charlotte Court 34
Lexington Catholic 45 Northern KY Rockets 36
Northern KY Rockets 63 Richmond Stars 57
Lexington Catholic 66 Richmond Stars 46
Hoops Elite Gators 60 Lexington Celtics 17
Northern KY Warriors 45 Lexington Celtics 44
Hoops Elite Gators 74 Northern KY Warriors 24
Focus Basketball 50 Tigers 1 41
Northern KY Tarheels 77 Tigers 1 31
Northern KY Tarheels 67 Focus Basketball 55

Scott County  67    Tigers 2  23
Jordan McKeenen and Brandon Phillips led Scott County with 12 and 10 points respectively.   Jacob Crawford and Lincoln Bisig led Tigers 2 with six points each.  

Scott County  50    Tigers 2  28  (Exhibition)
Jordan McKeenen led Scott County with 14 points.  Jacob Crawford led Tigers 2 with nine points. 

River City Celtics  53    Central KY Warriors  11
Craig Owens and Mason Szczapinski led River City Celtics with 10 points each.  Shon Wright and Jalen Washington led Central KY Warriors with six and five points respectively.  

Central KY Warriors  50    KY Tigers  43
Neal Rose and Ronnie Carson led Central KY Warriors with 12 and nine points respectively.   Damien Harris and Sydney Hugle led KY Tigers with 13 and 11 points respectively.  

River City Celtics  65    KY Tigers  30
Mason Szczapinski led River City Celtics with 21 points including five three point baskets.  Tony Colley added 13 points including three three point baskets.  Damien Harris and Sydney Hugle led KY Tigers with nine and eight points respectively.  

The Truth  67    Charlotte Court  35
Davon Johnson and Cedric Daniels led The Truth with 14 and 11 points respectively.   Evan Davis and Elisha Taylor led Charlotte Court with eight and six points respectively.  

Northern KY Knights  60    The Truth  59
Corey Holbrook hit a "runner" at the buzzer to give the Northern KY Knights the victory.  Nate Verst, Mustafa Diaw, and Corey Holbrook led Northern KY Knights with 26, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Kaleb Rolley and Davon Johnson led The Truth with 19 and 10 points respectively.  

Northern KY Knights  61    Charlotte Court  34
Nate Verst and Logan Schneider led Northern KY Knights with 15 and 10 points respectively.   Evan Davis led Charlotte Court with 10 points. 

Lexington Catholic  45    Northern KY Rockets  36
Reese Ryan led Lexington Catholic with 20 points.  Jake Schulte and Nick Rechtin led Northern KY Rockets with 10 and nine points respectively.  

Northern KY Rockets  63    Richmond Stars  57
Nick Rechtin, Jake Schulte, Alex Trentman, and Nick Johnson led Northern KY Rockets with 15, 13, 11, and 11 points respectively.   Sam Jones and Ross Ramsey led Richmond Stars with 18 and 12 points respectively.  

Lexington Catholic  66    Richmond Stars  46
Tanner Johnson led Lexington Catholic with 12 points on four three point baskets.  Grayton Neur and Reese Ryan added 10 points each.  Ross Ramsey, Kirkland Humphrey, and DeMarcus George led Richmond Stars with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.  

Hoops Elite Gators  60    Lexington Celtics  17
Jackson Davis and Richard Deloney led Hoops Elite Gators with 18 and 15 points respectively.   Marcellis Means and Patrick Pickett led Lexington Celtics with four points each.  

Northern KY Warriors  45    Lexington Celtics  44
Nick Pope and Mark Schult led Northern KY Warriors with 11 and 10 points respectively.   John Toomer led Lexington Celtics with 13 points including three three point baskets.  Elijah Bell and Jamrion Dunn added eight and seven points respectively.  

Hoops Elite Gators  74    Northern KY Warriors  24
Jackson Davis, Deion Tonge, and Zack Chaykowsky led Hoops Elite Gators with 19, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Nathan Wichmann and Max Shover led Northern KY Warriors with six and five points respectively.  

Focus Basketball  50    Tigers 1  41
Keelan Martin, Keenan Williams, and Charles Walker led Focus Basketball with 18, eight, and eight points respectively.   Austin Chambers and Austin Clemons led Tigers 1 with 12 and 10 points respectively.  

Northern KY Tarheels  77    Tigers 1  31
Brandon Hatton led Northern KY Tarheels with 30 points including six three point baskets.  Zach McNeil added 10 points.  Dean Koder and John Kurtz led Tigers 1 with eight and seven points respectively.  

Northern KY Tarheels  67    Focus Basketball  55
Brandon Hatton led Northern KY Tarheels with 23 points.  Zach McCormick added 10 points.  Zach McNeil chipped in with 10 points including three three point baskets.  Keelan Martin led Focus Basketball with 21 points.  Charles Walker added 14 points.  Rijad Kovacevic chipped in with 13 points including three three point baskets. 

 
 

Tournament Round

Boys 14 & Under
Scott County 70 Charlotte Court 40
Central KY Warriors 58 Tigers 2 33
Northern KY Knights 48 KY Tigers 38
River City Celtics 55 The Truth 46
Tigers 1 43 Lexington Catholic 41
Lexington Celtics 56 Richmond Stars 44
Hoops Elite Gators 73 Lexington Celtics 33
Northern KY Tarheels 65 Northern KY Rockets 34
Focus Basketball 64 Northern KY Warriors 32

Scott County  70    Charlotte Court  40
Seth Crank, Chad Shepperd, and Clay McKee led Scott County with 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Evan Davis and Casey Grimes led Charlotte Court with 14 and 12 points respectively.  

Central KY Warriors  58    Tigers 2  33
Carl Walker, Jaelin Washington, and Jordan Hatton led Central KY Warriors with 13, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Zach Bixler, Jacob Crawford, and Clay Johnson led Tigers 2 with seven, six, and six points respectively.  

Northern KY Knights  48    KY Tigers  38
Corey Holbrook and Nate Verst led Northern KY Knights with 18 and 15 points respectively.   Sydney Hugle, Damien Harris, and Paul Price led KY Tigers with 13, 11, and 10 points respectively.  

River City Celtics  55    The Truth  46
Wil'Vontrae Ivory led River City Celtics with 22 points including three three point baskets.  Craig Owens added 19 points.  Hunter Noffsinger led The Truth with 11 points including three three point baskets.  Tra Edwards added eight points. 

Tigers 1  43    Lexington Catholic  41
Austin Clemons led Tigers 1 with 12 points.  Tanner Johnson led Lexington Catholic with 17 points. 

Lexington Celtics  56    Richmond Stars  44
John Toomer and Elijah Bell led Lexington Celtics with 17 and nine points respectively.   Sam Jones, Ross Ramsey, and DeMarcus George led Richmond Stars with 13, 10, and eight points respectively.  

Hoops Elite Gators  73    Lexington Celtics  33
Jackson Davis and Richard Deloney led Hoops Elite Gators with 13 and 10 points respectively.   Jamrion Dunn led Lexington Celtics with 10 points. 

Northern KY Tarheels  65    Northern KY Rockets  34
Zach McCormick led Northern KY Tarheels with 12 points.  DaQuan Palmer, Drew Barker, Zach McNeil, Brandon Hatton, and Nick True added nine, eight, eight, eight, and eight points respectively.   Grant Schreiver, Nick Rechtin, and Jake Schulte led Northern KY Rockets with nine, eight, and eight points respectively.  

Focus Basketball  64    Northern KY Warriors  32
Justin Richardson and Woody Campbell led Focus Basketball with 14 and 12 points respectively.   Mitchell Blewett and Jon Thiel led Northern KY Warriors with eight points each.  


Sunday April 25th

Tournament Round

Boys 14 & Under
Scott County 60 Central KY Warriors 30 (Quarterfinal)
River City Celtics 61 Northern KY Knights 46 (Quarterfinal)
Hoops Elite Gators 73 Tigers 1 41 (Quarterfinal)
Northern KY Tarheels 59 Focus Basketball 48 (Quarterfinal)
River City Celtics 58 Scott County 43 (Semifinal)
Northern KY Tarheels 60 Hoops Elite Gators 45 (Semifinal)
Northern KY Tarheels 56 River City Celtics 35 (Championship)

Scott County  60    Central KY Warriors  30  (Quarterfinal)
Brandon Phillips and Seth Crank led Scott County with 14 and 12 points respectively.   Shon Wright led Central KY Warriors with eight points.  Jordan Hatton added seven points. 

Scott County 17 16 18 9   60
Central KY Warriors 10 11 5 4   30
Scott County (60) - Crank 12, Varney 2, Phillips 14, Schulman 6, Murry 7, McKeenen 8, Ledford 2, McKee 7.
Central KY Warriors (30) - Wright 8, Walker 2, N. Rose 1, M. Rose 5, Larson 5, Lean 2, Hatton 7.

River City Celtics  61    Northern KY Knights  46  (Quarterfinal)
Craig Owens and Cody Swabek led River City Celtics with 21 and 13 points respectively.   Mustafa Diaw, Nate Verst, and Tyler Schweitzer led Northern KY Knights with 10, nine, and nine points respectively.  

River City Celtics 19 11 16 15   61
Northern KY Knights 11 7 8 20   46
River City Celtics (61) - Porter 2, Moses 1, Ivory 9, Swabek 13, Hayden 2, Owens 21, Szczapinski 7, Hines 5.
Northern KY Knights (46) - Verst 9, Wood 8, Schweitzer 9, Diaw 10, Holbrook 5, Schneider 3.

Hoops Elite Gators  73    Tigers 1  41  (Quarterfinal)
Zack Chaykowsky led Hoops Elite Gators with 20 points including five three point baskets.  Jackson Davis, Lemontrey Harris, and Jaelin Sanford added 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Clay Schaefer and Bobby Martin led Tigers 1 with 10 and nine points respectively.  

Hoops Elite Gators 19 17 23 14   73
Tigers 1 8 8 9 16   41
Hoops Elite Gators (73) - Davis 13, Deloney 2, McLean 5, Chaykowsky 20, Harris 10, Marshall 2, Sanford 10, Rasheed 2, Tonge 8.
Tigers 1 (41) - Clemons 4, McCormick 6, Kurtz 4, Schaefer 10, Davis 4, Koder 4, Martin 9.

Northern KY Tarheels  59    Focus Basketball  48  (Quarterfinal)
Brandon Hatton and Zach McNeil led Northern KY Tarheels with 21 and 18 points respectively.   Charles Walker and Dee Doss led Focus Basketball with 11 and 10 points respectively.  

Northern KY Tarheels 17 15 15 12   59
Focus Basketball 13 12 9 14   48
Northern KY Tarheels (59) - McCormick 7, Avery 2, Palmer 2, Barker 3, Lee 2, McNeil 18, Beal 4, Hatton 21.
Focus Basketball (48) - Doss 10, Walker 11, Kovacevic 7, Campbell 2, Martin 7, Williams 6, Richardson 5.

River City Celtics  58    Scott County  43  (Semifinal)
Wil'Vontrae Ivory led River City Celtics with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Craig Owens added 17 points.  Seth Crank and Brandon Phillips led Scott County with 13 and eight points respectively.  

River City Celtics 7 14 22 15   58
Scott County 6 13 16 8   43
River City Celtics (58) - Coley 4, Porter 4, Moses 4, McGehee 3, Ivory 19, Swabek 2, Kosek 1, Owens 17, Szczapinski 2, Hines 2.
Scott County (43) - Crank 13, Varney 7, Phillips 8, Schulman 4, Murry 4, McKeenen 2, Barber 2, McKee 2.

Northern KY Tarheels  60    Hoops Elite Gators  45  (Semifinal)
Zach McCormick, Brandon Hatton, and Zach McNeil led Northern KY Tarheels with 22, 18, and 10 points respectively.   Hatton recorded three three point baskets.  Richard Deloney and Lemontrey Harris led Hoops Elite Gators with 14 and 10 points respectively.  

Northern KY Tarheels 14 14 12 20   60
Hoops Elite Gators 9 10 13 13   45
Northern KY Tarheels (60) - McCormick 22, Avery 2, Palmer 4, Lee 2, McNeil 10, Hatton 18, True 2.
Hoops Elite Gators (45) - Deloney 14, McLean 4, Chaykowsky 4, Harris 10, Sanford 6, Marshall 1, Kovacevic 4, Tonge 2.

Northern KY Tarheels  56    River City Celtics  35  (Championship)
Zach McNeil and Brandon Hatton led Northern KY Tarheels with 17 points each.  McNeil recorded three three point baskets.  Craig Owens led River City Celtics with 14 points. 

Northern KY Tarheels 13 10 16 17   56
River City Celtics 8 9 7 11   35
Northern KY Tarheels (56) - McCormick 6, Palmer 4, Barker 1, Lee 8, McNeil 17, Beal 1, Hatton 17, True 2.
River City Celtics (35) - Ivory 6, Swabek 3, Owens 14, Szczapinski 7, Hines 5.


Conclusion

Congratulations to Northern KY Tarheels for capturing the championship against a very talented field.  I have attempted to give a brief recap of this tournament and the statistics came from the game scoresheets.  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 individual records.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the staff at the Kentucky Basketball Academy for putting on another quality event for these young athletes.  

 

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.