Tates Creek  at  Henry Clay  (Boys)

Tates Creek utilized superiority on the boards to defeat Henry Clay by a score of 68-53.  Tates Creek enjoyed a 44-15 advantage in rebounding and an overwhelming 21-1 advantage in second effort points.

 Tates Creek shot 53.7% from the field including two of four from the three point line.  The Commodores connected on 22 of 31 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored eight points off nine Henry Clay turnovers.  Henry Clay shot 32% from the field including three of 19 from beyond the arc.  The Blue Devils connected on 18 of 26 free throws, pulled down 15 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 21 Tates Creek turnovers.

 Ryan Fucci led Tates Creek with 23 points.  Marcellus Barksdale added 16 points and nine rebounds.  Ezra Garner recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds.

 Marquel Johnson and Brandon Wilder led Henry Clay with nine points each.  Ryan Patton, Daniel Kiesling, and Wes Kimball added eight, seven, and seven points respectively.  Kiesling also pulled down five rebounds.

 Tates Creek            18   17   12   21   -  68

 Henry Clay              6    11   19   17   -  53

 Tates Creek  (68)  -  Barksdale 16, Daughtery 5, Garner 12, Fucci 23, Gibson 6, Potter 4, Bradley 2.

 Henry Clay  (53)  - Stewart 6, Johnson 9, Kiesling 7, Nichols 0, Kimball 7, Patton 8, Smith 4, Wilder 9, Prewitt 3.

 A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.

Ballard defeated Bryan Station tonight by a score of 79-47.  Turnovers were the achilles' heel tonight for the Bryan Station Defenders as the Bruins scored 27 points off 34 Bryan Station turnovers.  Ballard raced out to an 18-9 first quarter lead, stretched the margin to 45-20 at halftime and coasted to the victory.

Ballard shot 33.3% from the field including six of 29 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 25 of 30 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 27 points off 34 Bryan Station turnovers.  Bryan Station shot 31.6% from the field including three of 16 from beyond the arc.  The Defenders connected on eight of 18 free throws, pulled down 52 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 15 Ballard turnovers.

Ian Chiles led Ballard with 16 points and seven rebounds.  DeVante Parker added 13 points.  Drew Hardin and Keisten Jones each recorded 10 points.

Mike Baffour led Bryan Station with 10 points.  Joe Fain added nine points.  Kalib Ball recorded eight points and 13 rebounds.  Darius Waide also scored eight points.

Ballard             18   27   20   14   -  79

Bryan Station    9    11   21    6    -  47

Ballard (79) - Means 6, D. Hardin 10, Chiles 16, Parker 13, Jones 10, Baker 2, F. Hardin 9, Collier 3, Johnson 4, Holland 2, Zoeller 4.

Bryan Station (47) - Demus 0, Wells 0, Adams 1, Barner 4, Fain 9, Waide 8, Baffour 10, Renfro 1, Ball 8, Evans 6.

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

Lincoln County got a big road win with a 50-48 victory over Lexington Catholic.  The third quarter proved to be the deciding factor as Lincoln County erased a 34-24 halftime deficit to take a 39-38 lead entering the final period. 

Lincoln County shot 32.1% from the field including three of 20 from the three point line.  The Lady Patriots connected on 13 of 18 free throws, pulled down 40 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 23 Lexington Catholic turnovers.  Lexington Catholic shot 29.1% from the field including two of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Knights connected on 14 of 25 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 24 Lincoln County turnovers.

Jessica Upchurch led Lincoln County with 15 points and seven rebounds.  Nikki Bustle added 10 points and Kendra Brown chipped in with eight points, eight rebounds, and six blocked shots.  Shelby Smith also recorded eight points.

Anna Gayle Scott led Lexington Catholic with 13 points and six rebounds.  Octavia Wilson added 12 points, eight rebounds, and six steals.  Alex Botkin recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Lincoln County           10   14   15   11   -  50

Lexington Catholic      14   20    4   10   -  48

Lincoln County (50) - Upchurch 15, Fox 4, Brown 8, Bustle 10, Smith 8, Coleman 5.

Lexington Catholic (48) -  Botkin 12, Wilson 12, Smith 4, Scott 13, M. Cawood 2, Maronde 3, Mullikin 1, Williams 1.

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

Scott County defeated Paul Dunbar by a score of 68-63.  This was a game of runs as Scott County took a 29-19 lead in the first half before Dunbar went on an 11-0 run to take a 30-29 lead late in the second quarter. Dunbar held a 54-51 lead in the final quarter before Scott County went on their own 11-0 run to take a 62-54 lead.  The Lady Cardinals survived a late rally by Dunbar to earn the victory.

5-10 Jr. Kristen Stainback led Scott County with 25 points including 11 in the fourth quarter.  5-11 Sr. Madisen Webb and 5-10 Jr. Alex McKenzie added 12 points each.  5-4 Jr. Christin Haney led Dunbar with 22 points.  6-1 Sr. Ebony Rowe added 19 points and pulled down 26 rebounds.

Scott County       17   14   14   23   - 68

Paul Dunbar        11   19   18   15   - 63

Scott County (68) - Webb 12, McKee 4, McKenzie 12, Stainback 25, Jackson 2, Conrad 9, Guy 2, Clay 2.

Paul Dunbar (63) - Co. Haney 4, Grabmayer 0, Rowe 19, Ch. Haney 22, McIntosh 6, Muhammad 5, Parks 1, Fender 6.

This tournament was held at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington Kentucky on November 14-15 with the championship being held at Rupp Arena on November 27th.  Twenty-six teams were scheduled to play in this event.

Elite Eight

Crosby 55 Stuart Pepper 44 (Quarterfinal) - Tabitha Mitchell and Erika Hawkins led Crosby with 20 and 10 points respectively.  Raley Johnson led Stuart Pepper with 23 points.

Anderson County 50  Casey County 35 (Quarterfinal) - Makenzie Cann, Eriel McKee, and Destiny Stewart led Anderson County with 16, 13, and 12 points respectively.  Haley Owens led Casey County with 17 points.

Whitley County 37  Powell County 33 (Quarterfinal) - Kandace Craig and Brandy Smith led Whitley County with 14 and 10 points respectively.  Erica Rogers led Powell County with 15 points including three three point baskets.  Kelsey Rogers added 11 points.

Corbin 28  Clay County 24 (Quarterfinal) - Miranda Wilson led Corbin with 13 points.  Sara Robinson led Clay County with 11 points.

Anderson County 42  Crosby 27 (Semifinal) - Makenzie Cann led Anderson County with 23 points including three three point baskets.  Eriel McKee added nine points.  Tabitha Mitchell, Erika Hawkins, and Carolyn Howell led Crosby with nine, seven, and seven points respectively.

Whitley County 35  Corbin 31 (Semifinal) - Whitley County rallied in the final quarter to defeat Corbin and advance to the championship game.  Hallie Jones led Whitley County with 11 points.  Miranda Wilson and Lindsey Barton led Corbin with 11 and eight points respectively.

Anderson County 34  Whitley County 26 (Championship) - Anderson County pulled away in the final quarter to claim the championship.  Destiny Stewart led the rally with nine points in the final quarter.  Eriel McKee and Stewart led the victors with 13 and 10 points respectively.  Hallie Jones and Brandy Smith led Whitley County with 10 and eight points respectively.

 Class A Playoffs

Lexington Christian Academy 35  Hazard 28 - LCA raced out to a 35-14 lead and held on down the stretch for the victory.  Hazard marched to the LCA 8 yard line but a fourth down pass fell incomplete.  Domonique Hayden led LCA with 178 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.  Branden Burdette caught a 58 yard TD pass from Lucas Witt and scored on a 99 yard kickoff return.

Mayfield  38  Beechwood  0

Class 2A Playoffs

DeSales 33  Prestonsburg 28 - Andrew Beeler scored on runs of 58, 2, 2, and 9 yards to lead DeSales to victory.

Fort Campbell 30  Monroe County  16

Class 3A Playoffs

Paducah Tilghman  24  Central  21

Somerset  28  Sheldon Clark  12

Class 4A Playoffs

Boyle County 13  Bell County 10 - Phillip Barsotti kicked a 29 yard field goal as time expired to give the Rebels the victory.  Rees MacShara led the offense with 194 yards and a touchdown on 31 attempts.

Lone Oak  45  Marion County  28

Class 5A Playoffs

Highlands 52  Pulaski County 12 - Austin Collinsworth carried the ball seven times for 127 yards and a TD to lead the Bluebirds to victory.

John Hardin  28  Bowling Green  21

Class 6A Playoffs

Trinity 42  Scott County 13 - Derek Bishop ran for over 300 yards and scored six touchdowns in a Shamrock victory.

St. Xavier  28  Greenwood  6

Trinity pulled away in the second half to defeat Scott County 42-13.  Trinity's Derek Bishop was unstoppable tonight as he carried the ball 29 times for 312 yards and scored on runs of 14, 4, 4, 66, 60, and 10 yards.

Trinity recorded 21 first downs and 454 yards of total offense.  The Shamrocks were penalized three times for 35 yards.  Scott County recorded 16 first downs and 297 yards of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized twice for 10 yards and had one pass intercepted.

Trinity's ground game was led by Derek Bishop with 312 yards and six touchdowns on 29 carries.  Brad Kragthorpe completed eight of 13 passes for 91 yards.  Darick Nix caught three passes for 29 yards.  Rober Melillo led the defense with five solo and four assisted tackles.  Ben Brislin recorded four solo tackles, six assisted tackles and intercepted a pass.

Marcus Hill led the Scott County ground game with 81 yards on 22 carries.  Tevin Buffin completed 11 of 19 passes for 182 yards and a TD with one interception.  James Happy caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.  Josh Walls added two receptions for 54 yards.  Josh Walls led the defense with six solo and six assisted tackles.  Jordan Kindred added four solo and six assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School               Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Scott County      0       7       6      0      13

Trinity                7       7      14    14     42

TRIN - Derek Bishop 14 yard run (Cooper Bohn kick)

SC - Josh Walls 1 yard run (Jay Willmott kick)

TRIN - Bishop 4 yard run (Bohn kick)

TRIN - Bishop 4 yard run (Bohn kick)

TRIN - Bishop 66 yard run (Bohn kick)

SC - James Happy 65 yard pass from Tevin Buffin (Willmott kick fails)

TRIN - Bishop 60 yard run (Bohn kick)

TRIN - Bishop 10 yard run (Bohn kick)

Selected Statistics

Scott County

Rushing            No.      Yds.      Avg.      Long

Marcus Hill        22        81         3.7        18

Josh Walls          7        32         4.6        18

Tevin Buffin        4          2         0.5         3

Team                 1          0         0.0         0

Passing           A-C-I        Yds.       TD       Long

Tevin Buffin     19-11-1     182        1          65

Receiving              No.        Yds.       TD       Long

James Happy         7           110        1          65

Josh Walls             2             54        0          13

Danny Arnold        2             18        0            9

Trinity

Rushing                   No.        Yds.       Avg.      Long

Derek Bishop           29         312       10.8        66

Robert Melillo             3           24         8.0          9

Xavier Thomas           3           18         6.0          9

Brad Kragthorpe         2           10          5.0         7

Team                         2           -1         -0.5         0

Passing                   A-C-I        Yds.        TD       Long

Brad Kragthorpe     13-8-0        91            0         18 

Receiving             No.      Yds.      TD      Long

Darick Nix             3          29        0         18

Evan Morris           2          30        0         17

James Quick          2          22        0          12

Al. Cartwright        1          10        0          10

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats and the Scott County Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.

Clays Mill Christian  58  Trinity Christian  53 - 6-3 Sr. Jeremy Fugate and 5-11 Sr. Nathan Schwarz led the victors with 30 and 21 points respectively.  Fugate recorded four three point baskets.  6-2 Sr. Ryan Jennings, 6-2 So. Mac Holt, and 6-2 Jr. Wes Westberry led Trinity Christian with 17, 13, and 12 points respectively.

Bracken County  60  Bluegrass United  48 - 6-3 Sr. Dylan Hamilton, 6-3 Sr. Devon Workman, and 6-2 Sr. Caleb Craft led Bracken County with 18, 13, and 12 points respectively.  6-4 Jr. Josh Karsner, 6-1 Jr. Caleb Blankenship, and 6-0 Sr. Andrew Underwood led Bluegrass United with 14, 12, and 11 points respectively.

Buckhorn  71  Carroll County  61 - 6-6 So. Matt Day, 6-2 Sr. Eric Stidham, and 6-3 Sr. Dustin Colwell led the victors with 20, 20, and 17 points respectively.  6-1 Sr. Andy Sisenstein, 6-1 Sr. D.C. Craig, and 6-1 Sr. Will Yager led Carroll County with 12, 12, and 11 points respectively.  Yager recorded three three point baskets.

Pendleton County  66  Barbourville  49 - 5-8 Sr. Tim Cooper, Sr. Garrett Ferrell, and 5-8 Fr. Mason Monroe led the victors with 14, 13, and 11 points respectively.  6-2 So. Josh Hildebrand and Jr. Micah Corey led Barbourville with 11 points each.

Marion County  44  Lincoln County  44 (Girls) - Shelby Smith hit a three pointer at the buzzer to give Lincoln County the tie.  Marion County was plagued with foul problems today as Jasmine Franklin, Bre Elder, and Kyvin Goodin- Rogers all fouled out of the game.  Bre Elder and Makayla Epps led Marion County with 18 and 12 points respectively.  5-9 Sr. Jessica Upchurch and 5-6 Fr. Emily Fox led Lincoln County with 16 and 11 points respectively.

Anderson County 34  Whitley County  26 (Girls)  8th Grade Middle School Championship - Anderson County outscored Whitley County 15-7 in the final quarter to claim the title.  Eriel McKee and Destiny Stewart led the victors with 13 and 10 points respectively.  Hallie Jones and Brandy Smith led Whitley County with 10 and eight points respectively.

Whitley County  70  East Jessamine  45 - 6-5 Jr. Shawn Harris, 6-5 Sr. Michael Crawford, and 6-1 Sr. Jamie Lebanion led Whitley County with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively.  DiJon Bondurant led East Jessamine with 17 points including three three point baskets.

Lexington Christian Academy  58  South Laurel  58 - 5-11 So. Taylor Barnette, 6-7 Sr. Will Evans,  and 6-1 Sr. Evan Stephens led LCA with 17, 13, and 11 points respectively.  6-9 Sr. Matt St. John and 6-1 Tyler Huff led South Laurel with 25 and 11 points respectively.

LaRue County  47  Southwestern  44 - 5-9 So. Kyle Sheeran, 6-2 Sr. Tyler Nall, and 5-7 So. Anthony Myrks-Brewer led LaRue County with 12, nine, and eight points respectively.  6-3 So. Robbie Lewis and Sr. Aaron Brown led Southwestern with eight and seven points respectively.

Henderson County  74  Oldham County  50 - 5-6 Sr. D.J. Holmes, Jr. Josh Thomas, and 6-1 Jr. Cole Childress led a balanced Henderson County attack with 11, 11, and 10 points respectively.  Holmes recorded three three point baskets.  6-4 Jr. Nolan Denise, Jr. Dylan Simms, 6-2 So. Kerry Smith, and 6-7 Sr. Matt Masters led Oldham County with nine, eight, eight, and seven points respectively.

McCreary Central  54  Clay County  48 - 6-4 Jr. Jacob Dixon led the victors with 16 points including four three point baskets.  6-2 Sr. Aaron Watts and 6-4 Sr. Sean Privett added 12 and 10 points respectively.  Jr. Allen Whitaker came off the bench to lead Clay County with 13 points including three three point baskets.  6-3 Sr. D.J. Wilson and 6-1 Sr. Kendale Reed added 11 and 10 points respectively.

Class A Playoffs

Lexington Christian Academy 62  Raceland 12  -  LCA's "terrific trio" came up big on offense tonight.  RB Domonique Hayden carried the ball eight times for 161 yards including TD runs of 59 and 62 yards.  QB Lucas Witt passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns.  Branden Burdette caught four passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Hazard 50  Harlan 7 - QB Jon Combs threw two touchdown passes and added scoring runs of 2, 18, and 24 yards.

Beechwood 41  Bellevue 20 - Cameron Vocke ran for 175 yards and three touchdowns to lead Beechwood to victory.

Mayfield  31  Crittenden County  28

Class 2A Playoffs

Prestonsburg 23  Corbin 7 - Michael Burchett threw for 254 yards including TD passes of 11, 21, and 10 yards to lead the Blackcats.

Fort Campbell 28  Murray 21 - Antonio Andrews provided the heroics with a 27 yard TD pass to Tre Powell late in the game to give the Falcons the victory.

Monroe County 39  Green County 14 - Neil Wilson carried the ball 17 times for 160 yards including TD runs of 34, 3, and 44 yards.

DeSales  23  Newport Central Catholic  10

Class 3A Playoffs

Central 48  Henry County 38 - Anthony Wales ran for 192 yards and six touchdowns to lead Central to victory.

Paducah Tilghman  21  Russellville  14

Somerset  51  Breathitt County  33

Sheldon Clark  26  Pike County Central  12

Class 4A Playoffs

Boyle county 34  Lexington Catholic 20 - Rees MacShara carried the ball 22 times for 215 yards and scored on runs of 69, 30, and 6 yards to lead the Rebels to victory.

Bell County 41  Lawrence County 0 - Soph RB Corey Davenport carried the ball 23 times for 146 yards including TD runs of 24, 1, and 1 yards.

Marion County 31  Western 24

Lone Oak 24  Allen County-Scottsville 6

Class 5A Playoffs

Bowling Green 28  Christian County 14 - LaVance Anderson led the victors with 151 yards on the ground including TD runs of 2 and 7 yards.

John Hardin 36  Oldham County 14 - Alex Dingle completed six of nine passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns.

Pulaski County 31  Letcher County Central 14 - QB Zach Eastham threw for 275 yards and a touchdown and gained 120 yards on the ground to lead Pulaski County to victory.

Highlands 42  Johnson Central 21 - Austin Collinsworth carried the ball 14 times for 159 yards including TD runs of 62, 6, and 1 yards.

Class 6A Playoffs

Greenwood 31  Henderson County 7 - Alex Belt kicked field goals of 20, 27, 31, and 32 yards tonight.

Trinity 31  Male 6 - QB Brad Kragthorpe completed 16 of 19 passes for 283 yards including TD strikes of 61, 71, and 33 yards to lead the Shamrocks to victory.

Scott County 16  Henry Clay 13 - Scott County went on a long drive late in the game that took almost 10 minutes off the clock and ended with a Tevin Buffin 10 yard scoring pass to James Happy to give the Cardinals the victory.

St. Xavier 48  Simon Kenton 34 - Michael Montano rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns and Lamont McMurry added 123 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to victory.  Simon Kenton QB Chad Lawrence completed 19 of 32 passes for 243 yards and three TDs and added 135 yards on the ground to lead Simon Kenton.

RB Rees MacShara ran for thee touchdowns to lead Boyle County to a 34-20 victory over Lexington Catholic.  Boyle County recorded 17 first down and 390 yards of total offense.  The Rebels were penalized four times for 35 yards.  Lexington Catholic recorded 14 first downs and 328 yards of total offense.  The Knights were penalized five times for 35 yards and had two passes intercepted.

Rees MacShara led Boyle County's ground game with 215 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.  Boone Goldsmith completed nine of 13 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.  Logan Tritapoe caught three passes for 34 yards and a TD.  Lamar Dawson added two receptions for 44 yards.  Lamar Dawson led the defense with six solo and three assisted tackles.  Grant Aumiller and Logan Tritapoe each recorded five solo and one assisted tackle.

Greg Raglin led the Lexington Catholic ground game with 132 yards and a TD on 24 carries.  Nic Ward completed nine of 20 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.  Billy Jack Brown caught four passes for 95 yards and a touchdown.  Bill Jacoby led the defense with seven solo and one assisted tackle.  Vincent Foright added six solo and three assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School                        Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Lexington Catholic       7      7       6      0      20

Boyle County              7     14      6      7       34

BC - Rees MacShara 69 yard run (Phil. Barsotti kick)

LC - Greg Raglin 3 yard run (Benton Hupman kick)

BC - Logan Tritapoe 10 yard pass from Boone Goldsmith (Barsotti kick)

LC - Lee Ramsey 6 yard pass from Nic Ward (Hupman kick)

BC - Chris Cook 2 yard run (Barsotti kick)

BC - Mac Shara 30 yard run (Barsotti run fails)

LC - Billy Jack Brown 68 yard pass from Ward (Hupman kick fails)

BC - MacShara 6 yard run (Barsotti kick)

Selected Statistics

Lexington Catholic

Rushing               No.        Yds.         Avg.         Long

Greg Raglin         24         132          5.5           18

Nic Ward               6           15          2.5            9

Patrick Hager        1             3          3.0            3

Passing                   A-C-I        Yds.       TD       Long

Nic Ward                 20-9-2    178          2          68

John Sam Steele       1-0-0        0          0            0

Receiving               No.      Yds.        TD       Long

Billy Jack Brown      4         95           1          68

Patrick Hager          2         50           0          43

Ryne Least             1          17           0          17

Greg Raglin            1          10           0         10

Lee Ramsey           1            6           1           6

Boyle County

Rushing                    No.        Yds.        Avg.         Long

Rees MacShara         22         215         9.8            69

Lamar Dawson           6           28         4.7             9

Chris Cook                 5           16         3.2             7

Boone Goldsmith        5            15         3.0             9

Zach Hester               4            10         2.5            5

Passing                    A-C-I        Yds.      TD      Long

Boone Goldsmith     13-9-0       106         1        27

Receiving                No.       Yds.       TD       Long

Logan Tritapoe        3          34          1          15

Lamar Dawson        2           44          0          27

Rees MacShara       2           16          0          10

Stephen Talbott       1            7           0           7

Zach Hester            1            5            0           5

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.