2002 KY YBOA State Championship Tournament Boys 14 & Under
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
March 22-24, 2002
©2002 by Ron Harrison
There are sixteen teams entered in this tourney which should bring some of the top young talent in Kentucky to this three day event. The teams entered include (Pool 1) Backcourt Ballers, Lexington Catholic, Northern KY Mustangs, (Pool 2) Southland Stars, Oldham County All-Stars, Northern KY Rockets, (Pool 3) Louisville Smoke, East KY Thunder, Central KY Warriors, (Pool 4) Team Louisville, G-Town, Hardwood Warriors, (Pool 5) Campbell County Eagles, (Pool 6) Wrecking Crew and Bullitt East. Several teams are capable of competing for the championship, including Central KY Warriors, Southland Stars, Hardwood Warriors, East KY Thunder, Lexington Catholic, etc.
Friday March
22nd, 2002
Pool Play
|
Lexington Catholic |
60 |
Northern KY Mustangs |
46 |
|
|
Hardwood Warriors |
42 |
Team Louisville |
33 |
|
|
East KY Thunder |
49 |
Central KY Warriors |
36 |
|
|
Southland Stars |
66 |
Oldham County All-Stars |
30 |
|
|
Eagles |
36 |
Bullitt East |
19 |
|
|
Campbell County |
70 |
Wrecking Crew |
29 |
|
Lexington Catholic 60 Northern Ky. Mustangs 46
Lexington Catholic was led today by Justin Burke, Russell Allen,
and Dexter Davidson with 14, 12, and 10 points respectively. The Mustangs were led by B. Seiter
with 22 points.
East Ky. Thunder 49 Central Ky. Warriors 36
East Ky. was led by 6-2 P. J. Rase, 6-0 Dennis Gagai, and 6-0 Nick
Carrington with 18, 14, and 11 points respectively. The Central Ky. Warriors were led by
6-2 Deontay Wright and 6-4 Derrick Smith with eight points
each.
Southland Stars 66 Oldham County All-Stars 30
Southland Stars were led by 5-6 Chris Scott, 6-5 Patrick Elliott,
and 5-8 Jesse Thompson with 16, 14, and 12 points respectively. Oldham County was led by P. Jake
and Gooch with 10 and 9 points respectively.
Saturday March 23rd
|
Southland Stars |
54 |
Northern KY Rockets |
36 |
|
|
Hardwood Warriors |
39 |
G-Town |
37 |
|
|
Campbell County |
38 |
Eagles |
36 |
|
|
East KY Thunder |
74 |
Louisville Smoke |
42 |
|
|
Backcourt Ballers |
47 |
Lexington Catholic |
35 |
|
|
Bullitt East |
59 |
Wrecking Crew |
19 |
|
|
Northern KY Rockets |
55 |
Oldham County All-Stars |
45 |
|
|
Backcourt Ballers |
53 |
Northern KY Mustangs |
41 |
|
|
Central KY Warriors |
56 |
Louisville Smoke |
51 |
|
|
Team Louisville |
48 |
G-Town |
27 |
|
Southland Stars 54 Northern Ky. Rockets 36
Southland led 21-19 at the end of the first half but pulled away in the second
half to defeat the Northern Ky. Rockets 54-36. Southland was led today by 6-5 Patrick Elliott with
17 points and 17 rebounds. 5-8 Jesse Thompson added 14
points. Mike Stevens and Joey Landrum led the Rockets with
nine and eight points respectively.
Hardwood Warriors 39 G-town
(Glasgow) 37
The Hardwood Warriors nipped G-town 39-37. The Warriors were led today by 5-7 Anthony G. Hibbard
with 14 points. G-town was led by Ryan Ganci with 17 points.
East Ky. Thunder 74 Louisville Smoke 42
East Ky. Thunder took a 74-42 decision over Louisville Smoke and was led
by 6-2 P. J. Rase with 25
points. Louisville Smoke was led
by Craig Bryant with 12 points.
Bullitt East 59
Wrecking Crew 19
Bullitt East took an easy 59-19 decision over the Wrecking Crew. The victors were led by Garrett
Lowery and Corey Rakes with 13 and 11 points respectively. Wrecking Crew was led by Jeree
Chandler with 10 points.
Backcourt Ballers 47 Lexington
Catholic 35
The Backcourt Ballers defeated Lexington Catholic 47-35 and were led by
Kaelin Hall and Drew Smith with 13 and 11 points respectively.
Dexter Davidson led Lexington Catholic with 17 points.
Central Ky. Warriors 56 Louisville Smoke 51
The Warriors maintained a narrow margin throughout the game and defeated
Louisville Smoke 56-51. The
victors were led by 6-2 Deontay Wright and 6-4 Derrick Smith with
20 and 10 points respectively. Louisville Smoke was led by Craig
Bryant and Terrence Britt with 19 and 12 points respectively.
Team Louisville 48 G-town (Glasgow) 27
Team Louisville took a 48-27 victory over G-town today and was led D. Beaumont with 11 points.
G-town was led by Lank Graves with 13 points.
Championship Bracket
|
Backcourt Ballers |
54 |
G-Town |
42 |
|
|
Southland Stars |
defeated |
Louisville Smoke |
|
|
|
East KY Thunder |
70 |
Wrecking Crew |
27 |
|
|
Eagles |
34 |
Team Louisville |
31 |
|
|
Central KY Warriors |
defeated |
Northern KY Rockets |
|
|
|
Hardwood Warriors |
52 |
Lexington Catholic |
50 |
|
|
Campbell County |
47 |
Oldham County All-Stars |
34 |
|
|
Northern KY Mustangs |
defeated |
Bullitt East |
|
|
Backcourt Ballers 54 G-town
(Glasgow) 42
The Backcourt Ballers defeated G-town by a score of 54-42 and were led in
victory by 5-9 Kaelin Hall and 5-11 Steve Orndorff with 15 and 12
points respectively. G-town was led by Ryan Ganci and Lank
Graves with 12 and 11 points respectively.
East Ky. Thunder 70 Wrecking Crew 27
East Ky. Thunder easily defeated Wrecking Crew by a score of 70-27. The victors were led by 6-0 Dennis Gagai,
5-9 Austin Blair, and 6-2 P.
J. Rase with 18, 16, and 15 points respectively. Wrecking Crew was led by Dwight Cunningham with eight
points.
Eagles 34 Team
Louisville 31
The Lexington Christian Academy Eagles defeated Team Louisville by a score of
34-31. The Eagles were led by Clay
Turner with 15 points. Team Louisville was led by D. Beaumont, M. Lochner
and R. Gulick with seven, six and six points respectively.
Hardwood Warriors 52 Lexington Catholic 50
The Hardwood Warriors outlasted Lexington Catholic in a 52-50 thriller. The Warriors were led today by 5-7 Anthony
G. Hibbard, 6-3 William Jones, and 6-0 Anthony D. Hibbard
with 15, 14 and 12 points respectively. Lexington Catholic was led by Justin
Burke and Dexter Davidson with 15 and 10 points respectively.
Sunday March 24th
Quarterfinal No. 1
Backcourt Ballers vs. Southland Stars
The Backcourt Ballers started the following lineup: 5-10 Tim Horton, 6-0 Drew Smith, 6-0 Cedric
Ware, 5-9 Kaelin Hall
and 5-11 Steve Orndorff.
Southland Stars countered with 6-5 Seth Lawless, 5-8 Andre
Cannon, 6-5 Patrick Elliott, 5-6 Chris Scott, and 5-8 Jesse
Thompson.
Southland Stars took a 17-12 first quarter lead and maintained a lead throughout the game on their way to a 50-36 victory. The victors were led by Jesse Thompson with 13 points. Patrick Elliott added 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Chris Scott and Andre Cannon each tallied nine points. The Backcourt Ballers were led by Cedric Ware and Steve Orndorff with 10 and nine points respectively.
|
Backcourt Ballers |
12 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
- |
36 |
|
Southland Stars |
17 |
12 |
7 |
14 |
- |
50 |
|
Backcourt Ballers |
(36) - |
Horton 5, Smith 2, Ware 10, K. Hall 4, Orndorff 9, Thompson 5, Rowan 1. |
|
Southland Stars |
(50) - |
Lawless 3, Cannon 9, Elliott 10, Scott 9, Thompson 13, Watts 6. |
Quarterfinal No. 2
Lexington Christian Academy Eagles vs. East Ky. Thunder
The Eagles started the following lineup: Chris Derry, Clay Turner,
Coleman Marshall, Sean Hager, and Rick Ludka.
Eastern Ky. Thunder countered with 6-2 P. J. Rase, 5-8
Jonathan VanHoose, 6-3 Cameron Thoroughman, 6-0 Nick Carrington,
and 6-0 Dennis Gagai.
Eastern Ky. Thunder led 14-13 after the first quarter and steadily pulled away to claim an 82-40 victory. P. J. Rase led the victors with 25 points and Dennis Gagai added 14 points. The Eagles were led by Sean Hager with 15 points on five three-point baskets. Clay Turner chipped in with13 points.
|
Eagles |
13 |
8 |
16 |
3 |
- |
40 |
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
14 |
19 |
27 |
22 |
- |
82 |
|
Eagles |
(40) |
- |
Derry 5, Turner 13, Marshall 0, Hager 15, Ludka 2, Mitchell 2, Rodgers 3. |
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
(82) |
- |
Rase 25, VanHoose 9, Thoroughman 10, Carrington 12, Gagai 14, Blair 12. |
Quarterfinal No. 3
Hardwood Warriors vs. Central Ky. Warriors
The Hardwood Warriors started the following lineup: 6-3 William Jones, 6-0 Dylan Sizemore, 5-9 Josh
Riley, 6-0 Anthony D. Hibbard, and 5-7 Anthony G. Hibbard. The Central Ky. Warriors countered with
6-2 Deontay Wright, 6-2 Reed Brown, 6-4 Derrick Smith, D.
Calhoun, and A. Owens.
The Central Ky. Warriors held on to defeat Hardwood Warriors 58-54 in a hotly contested battle. The victors were led by Derrick Smith, a force inside the paint with 19 points. A. Owens and Deontay Wright added 11 points each. Hardwood Warriors were led by Anthony D. Hibbard and William Jones with 20 and 18 points respectively.
|
Hardwood Warriors |
13 |
10 |
13 |
18 |
- |
54 |
|
Central Ky. Warriors |
17 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
- |
58 |
|
Hardwood Warriors |
(54) - |
Jones 18, Sizemore 2, Riley 0, A. D. Hibbard 20, A. G. Hibbard 3, Swim 8, Thompson 1, Harris 2. |
|
Central Ky. Warriors |
(58) - |
Wright 11, Brown 2, Smith 19, Calhoun 4, Owens 11, Green 3, Burbage 4, Tichenor 2, White 2. |
Quarterfinal No. 4
Campbell County vs. Northern
Ky. Mustangs
Campbell County started the following lineup: 6-1 Marcus Clines, 5-9 Brett White, 5-11 Josh
Kramer, 5-11 Braden McCain, and 5-11 Adam Huenefield. Northern Ky. Mustangs countered with
5-11 Ken Erskine, 5-11 Brad Steffen, 5-11 Adam Franzen,
5-7 Jimmy Vebel, and 5-3 Brad Seiter.
Campbell County led 21-14 at halftime and pulled away in the second half to defeat Northern Ky. Mustangs 47-31. Campbell County was led today by Adam Huenefield and Brett White with 16 and 10 points respectively. Northern Ky. Mustangs were led by Brad Seiter with 13 points.
|
Campbell County |
11 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
- |
47 |
|
Northern Ky. Mustangs |
8 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
- |
31 |
|
Campbell County |
(47) |
- |
Clines 4, White 10, Kramer 5, McCain 8, Huenefield 16, Loudemilk 4. |
|
Northern Ky. Mustangs |
(31) |
- |
Erskine 1. B. Steffen 6, Franzen 0, Vebel 3, B. Seiter 13, Cooper 6, C. Steffen 2. |
Semifinal No. 1
East Ky. Thunder vs. Southland Stars
Eastern Ky. Thunder started the following lineup: 6-2 P. J. Rase, 6-1 Brad Carper, 6-3 Cameron
Thoroughman, 6-0 Nick Carrington, and 6-0 Dennis Gagai. Southland Stars countered with 6-5 Seth
Lawless, 5-8 Andre Cannon, 6-5 Patrick Elliott, 5-6 Chris
Scott, and 5-8 Jesse Thompson.
Eastern Ky. Thunder took a 24-15 halftime lead but Southland roared back to take a 29-28 lead at the end of three quarters. P. J. Rase scored 11 of led Eastern Ky. Thunder’s 18 fourth quarter points to lead his team to a 46-42 victory. The victors were led in scoring by Rase and Nick Carrington with 15 and 14 points respectively. Southland was led by Chris Scott and Jesse Thompson with 12 and 10 points respectively. Patrick Elliott added eight points and nine rebounds.
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
9 |
15 |
4 |
18 |
- |
46 |
|
Southland Stars |
4 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
- |
42 |
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
(46) - |
Rase 15, Carper 0, Thoroughman 8, Carrington 14, Gagai 3, Blair 8, VanHoose 4. |
|
Southland Stars |
(42) - |
Lawless 8, Cannon 1, Elliott 8, Scott 12, Thompson 10, Wilson 3. |
Semifinal No. 2
Campbell County vs. Central Ky. Warriors
Campbell County started the following lineup: 6-1 Marcus Clines, 5-9 Brett White, 5-11 Josh
Kramer, 5-11 Braden McCain, and 5-11 Adam Huenefield. The Central Ky. Warriors countered with
6-2 Deontay Wright, 6-2 Andre Henderson, 6-4 Derrick Smith,
D. Calhoun, and A. Owens.
The Central Ky. Warriors took a 24-9 first quarter lead and easily defeated Campbell County by a score of 77-32. The Warriors had six players reaching double figures with Derrick Smith leading the way with 21 points. Campbell County was led by Brett White with 15 points.
|
Campbell County |
9 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
- |
32 |
|
Central Ky. Warriors |
24 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
- |
77 |
Campbell County |
(32) - |
Clines 6, White 15, Kramer 0, McCain 5, Huenefield 2, Loudemilk 5. |
|
Central Ky. Warriors |
(77) - |
Wright 12, Henderson 10, Smith 21, Calhoun 0, Owens 11, Brown 10, White 0, Tichenor 10, Green 0, Burbage 2. |
Championship Game
Central Ky. Warriors vs. East Ky. Thunder
The Central Ky. Warriors started the following lineup: 6-2 Deontay Wright, 6-2 Andre
Henderson, 6-4 Derrick Smith, D. Calhoun, and A. Owens. Eastern Ky. Thunder countered with 6-2 P.
J. Rase, 5-8 Jonathan VanHoose, 6-3 Cameron Thoroughman, 6-0 Nick
Carrington, and 6-0 Dennis Gagai.
The Central Ky. Warriors Deontay Wright hit a jump shot at the buzzer to give his team a 44-43 victory and the championship. This was an excellent championship game with the score remaining close from the opening buzzer to the dramatic game-winning shot. The victors were led by Deontay Wright with 18 points. Eastern Ky. Thunder was led by Nick Carrington and P. J. Rase with 20 and 13 points respectively.
|
Central Ky. Warriors |
11 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
- |
44 |
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
10 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
- |
43 |
Central Ky. Warriors |
(44) - |
Wright 18, Henderson 0, Smith 5, Calhoun 4, Owens 2, Tichenor 8, Burbage 7. |
|
Eastern Ky. Thunder |
(43) - |
Rase 13, VanHoose 0, Thoroughman 4, Carrington 20, Gagai 6. |
Conclusion
This was an excellent tournament, giving a glimpse of the future of Kentucky high school basketball, ending in a very exciting championship game. Deontay Wright and Derrick Smith had excellent tournaments. Wright is very athletic and should make an impact on the Lexington hoops scene next season. Derrick Smith is a formidable presence in the paint and once he establishes position he is hard to move. Eastern Ky. Thunder got good performances from P. J. Rase and Nick Carrington. Rase is very smooth and can score both inside and out. 6-5 Patrick Elliott was a force inside the paint for Southland Stars. Jesse Thompson shows a lot of promise and should fit nicely in Billy Hick’s system at Scott County. Thompson can hit the outside shot, take his man off the dribble, and he distributes the ball extremely well. Clay County has more help on the way with Hardwood Warriors’ William Jones, Anthony D. Hibbard, Anthony G. Hibbard, etc. The rich get richer – state champion Lexington Catholic has a nice one coming up in Dexter Davidson, who is probably around 6-2. Davidson gets the job done in the paint and can also stick the three pointer. He also has a nose for the ball and is a very effective rebounder.
I have just mentioned a few of the players here but there were several other teams and players who had good performances this weekend. Coach Shannon Sheehan from Louisville had a very competitive team and there is always talent coming from Northern Kentucky. I was very impressed with the coaching as even in blow-outs the coaches continued to use the game as an instructional and teaching tool. Teams are made in winter but players can be made in the spring and summer. At this age, improvement can be dramatic in a short period of time. Unfortunately I was not able to view every game but what I did see whetted my appetite for next season.
Acknowledgments
A special thanks to Ken Farley, Sean Vinsel, Chris Carter, and the rest of the crew at the Kentucky Basketball Academy. While some of the games in this tourney were played at Sayre and Lexington Christian Academy, the majority were played at KBA. Five regulation floors under one roof makes this an excellent venue for multi-game events.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com .