2006
Kentucky Girls' Middle School State Tournament
November 18-19, 2006
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
© 2006 Ron Harrison
Eighteen teams will compete for the championship this year. Each team has a "play-in" game Saturday and all teams will be placed in the tournament bracket, and single-elimination play begins Saturday afternoon. Team trophies will be presented for first place through fourth place and an All-Tournament Team will be selected.
The teams competing for the championship this season are Clay County, Clinton County, Elkhorn, Jessie Clark, St. Patrick, Bryan Station, Sebastian, Crawford, E. J. Hayes, Belfry, Viper, Beaumont, Southern, Johnson County, Webster County, Leestown, Deming, and Dorton.
Saturday November 18th
Play-in Games
Clay County 45
Clinton County 19
Whitney Belle Jackson led Clay County with 13 points. Clinton
County was led by Breanna Thurman with 10 points.
Elkhorn 51
Jessie Clark 22
Chelsea Rivers and Emily Hampton led Elkhorn with 16 and 10
points respectively. Jessie Clark was led by Montgomery and Taylor
with six and five points respectively.
St. Patrick 42
Bryan Station 38
Chelsea Douglas led St. Patrick with 23 points. Amber Crumbie,
Campbell, and Carrington Caise led Bryan Station with 12, eight,
and seven points respectively.
Sebastian 53
Crawford 18
Kayla Watts led the victors with 14 points. Jahon Brown and
Teresa Helton led Crawford with nine and six points respectively.
Belfry 43
E. J. Hayes 25
Amy McCoy, Alexis Howard, and Jillnell Bevins led the
victors with 14, nine, and eight points respectively. Hurst led E.
J. Hayes with eight points.
Beaumont 35
Viper 13
Christin Haney and Olivia Grabmayer led Beaumont with eight
points each. Holly Whitaker led Viper with five points.
Southern 21
Johnson County 20
Peyton Hisel led Southern with nine points. Johnson County was led
by Courtney Mollette with 14 points.
Webster County 21
Leestown 19
Meaghan Weldon, Brooke Ross, and Natalie Green led Webster
County with four points each. Leestown was led by Burkett with
nine points.
Deming 37
Dorton 36
Kelsey Carmack and Jessica Mitchell led Deming with 13 and 11
points respectively. Jade Newsome and Leeza Mullins led
Dorton with 11 points each.
Tournament Round
Bryan Station 33
Johnson County 32
Carrington Caise led Bryan Station with 11 points. Johnson County
was led by Hannah Phelps with 11 points.
Clinton County 40
Crawford 16
Breanna Thurman and Stevi Morgan led Clinton County with 21 and
13 points respectively. Crawford was led by Jailyn Stevenson and Teresa
Helton with five and four points respectively.
Bryan Station 30
Webster County 26 (OT)
Amber Crumbie led Bryan Station with 15 points. Erin Deal
led Webster County with 12 points.
|
Bryan Station |
6 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
- |
30 |
|
Webster County |
6 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
- |
26 |
|
Bryan Station |
(30) |
- |
Caise 3, Clay 4, Simms 2, Brown 3, Campbell 4, Crumbie 15. |
|
Webster County |
(26) |
- |
Green 2, Ross 4, Eblen 8, Deal 12. |
Clay County 68
Jessie Clark 30
Clay County raced out to a 25-2 first quarter lead on their way to a decisive
victory over Jessie Clark. Whitney Belle Jackson and Blake
Smith paced the victors with 15 and 14 points respectively. Martin
and Taylor led Jessie Clark with eight and seven points respectively.
|
Clay County |
25 |
15 |
19 |
9 |
- |
68 |
|
Jessie Clark |
2 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
- |
30 |
|
Clay County |
(68) |
- |
K. Smith 6, T. Smith 6, Jackson 15, B. Smith 14, Shell 5, Davis 6, Mitchell 9, Hinkle 5, Henson 2. |
|
Jessie Clark |
(30) |
- |
Martin 8, Montgomery 4, Taylor 7, Oakley 3, Colton 4, Mynehr 4. |
Belfry 56
Clinton County 25
Alexis Howard and Jillnell Bevins led the victors with 20 and 18
points respectively. Clinton County was led by Breanna Thurman and
Ceirra Thompson with six points each.
|
Belfry |
12 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
- |
56 |
|
Clinton County |
8 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
- |
25 |
|
Belfry |
(56) |
- |
McCoy 2, Howard 20, Bevins 18, Fletcher 8, Napier 4, Nackney 2, Fouch 2. |
|
Clinton County |
(25) |
- |
Dalton 3, Morgan 4, Thompson 6, Thurman 6, Walls 4, Crouch 2. |
Beaumont 37
Leestown 19
Shomari Kendrick and Maggie Shell led a balanced Beaumont attack
with eight and seven points respectively. Leestown was led by Clark
with 10 points.
|
Beaumont |
6 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
- |
37 |
|
Leestown |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
- |
19 |
|
Beaumont |
(37) |
- |
Noe 2, Haney 5, Grabmayer 6, Lanter 2, Travis 5, Shell 7, Wright 2, Kendrick 8. |
|
Leestown |
(19) |
- |
Fender 3, Clark 10, Burkett 2, Thompson 2, Johnson 2. |
Sebastian 40
E. J. Hayes 21
Kayla Watts led Sebastian with 15 points. E. J. Hayes was led by Morris,
Hurst, and Jones with four points each.
|
Sebastian |
10 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
- |
40 |
|
E. J. Hayes |
4 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
- |
21 |
|
Sebastian |
(40) |
- |
Shouse 8, Watts 15, Combs 4, C. Fugate 6, Noble 6, Hays 1. |
|
E. J. Hayes |
(21) |
- |
Morris 4, Simpson 3, Robertson 2, Hurst 4, Morton 2, Jones 4, Rawlins 2. |
St. Patrick 48
Deming 32
Chelsea Douglas and Brooke Mosler paced the victors with 18 and
14 points respectively. Kelsey Carmack and Chelsea Fryman led
Deming with 11 and nine points respectively.
|
St. Patrick |
11 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
- |
48 |
|
Deming |
8 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
- |
32 |
|
St. Patrick |
(48) |
- |
Mosler 14, Morris 2, Douglas 18, Tolle 5, Hamilton 7, Irwin 2. |
|
Deming |
(32) |
- |
C. Fryman 9, Carmack 11, Mitchell 5, Gaunce 2, Fithen 5. |
Elkhorn 60
Dorton 18
Lacinda Hack, Emily Hampton, and Heather Redmon led
Elkhorn with 15, 11, and nine points respectively. Dorton was led by Nekiesha
Potter with eight points.
|
Elkhorn |
21 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
- |
60 |
|
Dorton |
2 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
- |
18 |
|
Elkhorn |
(60) |
- |
Brown 4, Hack 15, Redmon 9, Hampton 11, Mayes 2, Rivers 4, Smith 7, Stone 2, Vandergriff 6. |
|
Dorton |
(18) |
- |
Osborne 2, Newsome 5, Smallwood 2, Potter 8, Wright 1. |
Viper 22
Southern 21
Kelli Pratt hit a three point basket with seconds remaining to give
Viper the victory. Holly Whitaker and Pratt paced the
victors with seven and six points respectively. Alexis Whaley, Jessica
Carter, Maggie Schlich, and Cail Brashear led Southern with
four points each.
|
Viper |
5 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
- |
22 |
|
Southern |
8 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
- |
21 |
|
Viper |
(22) |
- |
Pratt 6, Griffie 2, Whitaker 7, Burgett 3, Roark 4 |
|
Southern |
(21) |
- |
Whaley 4, Carter.4, Schlich 4, Clay 2, Hisel 3, Brashear 4 |
Sunday November 19th
|
Final Tournament Rounds |
|
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|
Clay County |
52 |
Bryan Station |
17 |
|
Quarterfinal |
|
Beaumont |
33 |
Belfry |
31 |
|
Quarterfinal |
|
Sebastian |
37 |
St. Patrick |
34 |
|
Quarterfinal |
|
Elkhorn |
48 |
Viper |
18 |
|
Quarterfinal |
|
Clay County |
52 |
Beaumont |
22 |
|
Semifinal |
|
Sebastian |
50 |
Elkhorn |
46 |
OT |
Semifinal |
|
Clay County |
47 |
Sebastian |
12 |
|
Championship |
Clay County
52 Bryan Station 17
(Quarterfinal)
Blake Smith and Tiffany Smith led Clay County with 12 and nine
points respectively. Amber Crumbie led Bryan Station with six
points.
|
Clay County |
15 |
16 |
19 |
2 |
- |
52 |
|
Bryan Station |
4 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
- |
17 |
|
Clay County |
(52) |
- |
K. Smith 3, T. Smith 9, Jackson 6, B. Smith 12, Shell 6, Davis 2, Mitchell 8, Hinkle 4. |
|
Bryan Station |
(17) |
- |
Burton 2, Clay 2, Simms 2, Brown 3, McMenne 2, Crumbie 6. |
Beaumont 33
Belfry 31 (Quarterfinal)
Shomari Kendrick led Beaumont with 10 points. Maggie Shell and
Kyndall Lanter added six points each. Jillnell Bevins paced
Belfry with 17 points.
|
Beaumont |
6 |
9 |
6 |
12 |
- |
33 |
|
Belfry |
10 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
- |
31 |
|
Beaumont |
(33) |
- |
Noe 3, Muhammed 2, Haney 4, Grabmayer 2, Lanter 6, Shell 6, Kendrick 10. |
|
Belfry |
(31) |
- |
McCoy 2, A. Howard 8, Bevins 17, Wollum 4. |
Sebastian 37
St. Patrick 34
(Quarterfinal)
Brooke Combs and Kendall Noble led Sebastian with 12 and 10
points respectively. Brooke Mosler and Chelsea Douglas led
St. Patrick with 12 and 10 points respectively.
|
Sebastian |
15 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
- |
37 |
|
St. Patrick |
8 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
- |
34 |
|
Sebastian |
(37) |
- |
Shouse 8, Watts 6, C. Fugate 2, Noble 10, Combs 12, Creek 2. |
|
St. Patrick |
(34) |
- |
Douglas 10, Morris 3, Tolle 6, Mosler 12. |
Elkhorn 48
Viper 18 (Quarterfinal)
Emily Hampton and Heather Redmon led Elkhorn with 13 and 11 points
respectively. Makenzie Roark and Holly Whitaker led Viper
with five and four points respectively.
|
Elkhorn |
13 |
19 |
7 |
9 |
- |
48 |
|
Viper |
6 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
- |
18 |
|
Elkhorn |
(48) |
- |
Brown 6, Hack 7, Hampton 13, Mayes 3, Redmon 11, Smith 7, Stephens 1. |
|
Viper |
(18) |
- |
K. Pratt 3, Griffie 2, Whitaker 4, Burgett 1, M. Roark 5, Melton 2, Adams 1. |
Clay County 52
Beaumont 22 (Semifinal)
Clay County raced out to a 32-9 halftime lead on their way to a 52-22 victory
over Beaumont. Whitney Belle Jackson and Blake Smith led Clay
County with 15 and 14 points respectively. Olivia Grabmayer led
Beaumont with six points. Shomari Kendrick and Maggie Shell added
four points each.
|
Clay County |
17 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
- |
52 |
|
Beaumont |
6 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
- |
22 |
|
Clay County |
(52) |
- |
K. Smith 3, T. Smith 2, Jackson 15, B. Smith 14, Shell 4, Davis 5, Mitchell 3, Hinkle 6. |
|
Beaumont |
(22) |
- |
Noe 2, Haney 3, Grabmayer 6, Lanter 2, Travis 1, Shell 4, Kendrick 4. |
Sebastian 50
Elkhorn 46 (OT) (Semifinal)
Sebastian’s Chelsea Hays hit two free throws with 13.9 seconds
remaining in overtime and Kendall Noble added two free throws with 3.7
seconds remaining to give the Lady Bobcats a 50-46 victory over Elkhorn. The
victors were led by Kendall Noble with 23 points. Ashli Mayes
led Elkhorn with 21 points.
|
Sebastian |
5 |
19 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
- |
50 |
|
Elkhorn |
15 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
- |
46 |
|
Sebastian |
(50) |
- |
Shouse 7, Watts 7, Noble 23, Hays 4, Spencer 5, Bowen 4. |
|
Elkhorn |
(46) |
- |
Hack 9, Brown 2, Hampton 4, Mayes 21, Smith 2, Vandergriff 8. |
Clay County 47
Sebastian 12
(Championship)
Clay County raced out to a 20-6 first quarter lead on their way to a 47-12
victory over Sebastian. The victors were led by Whitney Belle Jackson
and Tiffany Smith with 13 and nine points respectively. Kendall
Noble led Sebastian with six points.
|
Clay County |
20 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
- |
47 |
|
Sebastian |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- |
12 |
|
Clay County |
(47) |
- |
K. Smith 5, T. Smith 9, Jackson 13, B. Smith 4, Shell 2, Davis 2, Mitchell 2, Hinkle 4, Grubbs 6. |
|
Sebastian |
(12) |
- |
Noble 6, Watts 3, Spencer 3. |
All Tournament Team
|
Kelli Pratt |
(Viper) |
|
|
Jillnell Bevins |
(Belfry) |
|
|
Alexis Howard |
(Belfry) |
|
|
Chelsea Douglas |
(St. Patrick) |
|
|
Christin Haney |
(Beaumont) |
|
|
Shomari Kendrick |
(Beaumont) |
|
|
Emily Hampton |
(Elkhorn) |
|
|
Lacinda Hack |
(Elkhorn) |
|
|
Kendall Noble |
(Sebastian) |
|
|
Kayla Watts |
(Sebastian) |
|
|
Blake Smith |
(Clay County) |
|
|
Kayla Smith |
(Clay County) |
|
|
Whitney Belle Jackson |
(Clay County) |
MVP |
Conclusion
Congratulations to Clay County and coach Susan Curry for capturing the championship and improving their record to 22-0. Clay County finished 34-0 last season. They were led by their MVP Whitney Belle Jackson who is about 6-0 and is an imposing presence in the paint. The Lady Raiders’ average victory margin this weekend was 32.8 ppg. Their closest game was a 26 point win. Sebastian finished with a 31-2 record and were led by a very talented all-around performer in Kendall Noble who is only a 7th grader.
Also congratulations to Elkhorn and Beaumont for reaching the final four. Elkhorn suffered a key loss when Chelsea Rivers suffered an injury early in the tournament. It is difficult for some teams in the tourney because of the different starting times in the state for middle school teams. Some teams may enter the tourney with 25-30 games in the book while other teams are in the early stages of their season.
Congratulations to all the other teams and players who put in an excellent effort this weekend.
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the staff at the Kentucky Basketball Academy for the hospitality extended me during this event. The stats reported here were hurriedly copied by me from the scoresheets and I apologize for any errors in the numbers or names.
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.