Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 14 & Under (Divisions I and II)

Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY

April 25-27, 2008

© 2008 by Ron Harrison

There are six teams entered in the Boys 14 & Under Division I.  The teams are divided into two pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Northeast KY Royals, Hoop Dreams, and Louisville Lakers.  Pool 2:  The Truth Elite, A-town Ligers, and Lexington Blaze. 

There are 22 teams entered in the Boys 14 & Under Division II.  The teams are divided into six pools as follows:  Pool 1:  Lexington Blaze, Higher Level-Bradley, Northern KY Tarheels, and North Eagles.  Pool 2:  Mason County Royals, Higher Level-Jones, Jessamine Juggernauts, and Irish-Campbell County.  Pool 3:  Northern KY Wolfpack, Louisville T-wolves, Lexington Catholic, and Focus Basketball Academy.  Pool 4:  Georgetown Thunder, The Truth Select, Warren County Shooting Stars, and Northern KY Huskies.  Pool 5:  Northern KY Hornets, The Ville 13U, and Lightning.  Pool 6:  Scott County, Mustangs, and Camels. 

Friday April 25th

Pool Play

Boys 14 & Under Division II
Northern KY Tarheels 65 Lexington Blaze 27
North Eagles 56 Higher Level-Bradley 52
Irish-Campbell County 65 Higher Level-Jones 34
Mason County Royals 69 Jessamine Juggernauts 19
Lexington Catholic 58 Northern KY Wolfpack 54
Focus Basketball Academy 82 Louisville T-wolves 52
Warren County Shooting Stars 44 Northern KY Huskies 43
Lightning 56 Northern KY Hornets 40
Scott County 66 Camels 44

Northern KY Tarheels  65    Lexington Blaze  27
Tyler Cohorn and Ian Lewis led Northern KY Tarheels with 12 and 11 points respectively.   Sheehan Lake led Lexington Blaze with 12 points. 

North Eagles  56    Higher Level-Bradley  52
Brandon Goeing led North Eagles with 15 points.  Joe Drake led Higher Level-Bradley with 10 points. 

Irish-Campbell County  65    Higher Level-Jones  34
Spencer Brown, Brady Hightchew, and Zach Ryan led the victors with 14, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Michael Hildreth and Nick Davis led Higher Level-Jones with nine and eight points respectively.  

Mason County Royals  69    Jessamine Juggernauts  19
Tyler Black, Tanner Walton, and Josh Harris led Mason County Royals with 16, 15, and 10 points respectively.   Jared Bowling led Jessamine Juggernauts with 17 points. 

Lexington Catholic  58    Northern KY Wolfpack  54
Craig Floyd and Patrick Keller led Lexington Catholic with 19 and 10 points respectively.   Northern KY Wolfpack was led by Zeke Pike, Johnny Plump, and David Prescott with 12, nine, and nine points respectively.  

Focus Basketball Academy  82    Louisville T-wolves  52
Daniel Ross and DeMichael Jackson led Focus Basketball Academy with 22 and 11 points respectively.   Brian Leonard led Louisville T-wolves with 21 points. 

Warren County Shooting Stars  44    Northern KY Huskies  43
Wes Johnson and Deni Bahic led the victors with 12 points each.  Nick Kanter led Northern KY Huskies with 14 points. 

Lightning  56    Northern KY Hornets  40
Charles Foster and Nolan Mattingly led Lightning with 12 and 10 points respectively.   Zak Brown led Northern KY Hornets with 15 points. 

Scott County  66    Camels  44
Tamron Manning, Matt Peterson, and Zach Bryant led Scott County with 13, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Dalton Griffin led Camels with 16 points. 


Saturday April 26th

Pool Play

Boys 14 & Under Division I
Northeast KY Royals 56 Louisville Lakers 42
Hoop Dreams 48 Louisville Lakers 20
Hoop Dreams 58 Northeast KY Royals 55
The Truth Elite 62 Lexington Blaze 35
Lexington Blaze 63 A-town Ligers 37
The Truth Elite 74 A-town Ligers 18

Northeast KY Royals  56    Louisville Lakers  42
Corey Gregg, Michael Terry, and Ryan Whetsel led Northeast KY Royals with 17, 15, and 10 points respectively.   James Reynolds and Thomas Chapman led Louisville Lakers with eight points each.  

Hoop Dreams  48    Louisville Lakers  20
Jaylen Beckham and Larry Morton led Hoop Dreams with 13 points each.  Thomas Chapman and Devonta King led Louisville Lakers with six points each.  

Hoop Dreams  58    Northeast KY Royals  55
William Johnson, Jaylen Beckham, Dederick Johnson, and Marcus Williams led Hoop Dreams with 14, 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Corey Gregg and Zach Davis led Northeast KY Royals with 16 and 12 points respectively.  

The Truth Elite  62    Lexington Blaze  35
Tyrone Williams, Colin Rose, and Jordan Brewer led the victors with 23, 10, and 10 points respectively.   D. J. Townsend and Marc Petit-Frere led Lexington Blaze with 10 and nine points respectively.  

Lexington Blaze  63    A-town Ligers  37
Donovan Floyd, Tyler Harville, and Byron Hollingsworth led Lexington Blaze with 11, nine, and nine points respectively.   Floyd recorded three three point baskets.  Corey Moore led A-town Ligers with 19 points. 

The Truth Elite  74    A-town Ligers  18
Anthony Wales, Tyrone Williams, and Wes Kimble led The Truth Elite with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Courtney Staggs led A-town Ligers with six points. 

 
 

Boys 14 & Under Division II
North Eagles 48 Lexington Blaze 47
Northern KY Tarheels 47 Higher Level-Bradley 36
Higher Level-Bradley 53 Lexington Blaze 24
Northern KY Tarheels 52 North Eagles 34
Mason County Royals 66 Irish-Campbell County 50
Higher Level-Jones 50 Jessamine Juggernauts 42
Mason County Royals 70 Higher Level-Jones 46
Irish-Campbell County 81 Jessamine Juggernauts 50
Focus Basketball Academy 61 Northern KY Wolfpack 46
Lexington Catholic 60 Louisville T-wolves 50
Northern KY Wolfpack 63 Louisville T-wolves 51
Lexington Catholic 61 Focus Basketball Academy 54
The Truth Select 63 Warren County Shooting Stars 26 (Exhibition)*
Georgetown Thunder 72 Northern KY Huskies 55
Georgetown Thunder 71 Warren County Shooting Stars 58
The Truth Select 65 Northern KY Huskies 48 (Exhibition)*
The Ville 13U 47 Lightning 43
The Ville 13U 55 Northern KY Hornets 46
Northern KY Hornets 67 Camels 59
Mustangs 37 Camels 34
Scott County 70 Mustangs 18

North Eagles  48    Lexington Blaze  47
Brandon Goeing led North Eagles with 16 points including four three point baskets.  Ryan Collins added 11 points.  Marcus London and Kamrin Silverburg led Lexington Blaze with 17 and 16 points respectively.  

Northern KY Tarheels  47    Higher Level-Bradley  36
Tyler Cohorn led Northern KY Tarheels with 11 points.  Justin Uich led Higher Level-Bradley with 12 points. 

Higher Level-Bradley  53    Lexington Blaze  24
Tony Goral and Chris Mitchell led Higher Level-Bradley with 11 and 10 points respectively.   Kamrin Silverburg led Lexington Blaze with seven points. 

Northern KY Tarheels  52    North Eagles  34
Ian Lewis, Trey Lewis, and Durez Waller led Northern KY Tarheels with 12, eight, and eight points respectively.   Adrian Wethington led North Eagles with 11 points. 

Mason County Royals  66    Irish-Campbell County  50
Tanner Walton and Tyler Black led Mason County Royals with 15 points each.  Josh Harris, Connor Osborne, and Cody Hamm added 13, 12, and 10 points respectively.   Brady Hightchew and Austin Hinkel led Irish-Campbell County with 15 and 12 points respectively.  

Higher Level-Jones  50    Jessamine Juggernauts  42
Matt Bowman, Nick Davis, and Tyler Martin led Higher Level-Jones with 16, 16, and 14 points respectively.   Michael Rexroat led Jessamine Juggernauts with 12 points. 

Mason County Royals  70    Higher Level-Jones  46
Tyler Black and Josh Harris led Mason County Royals with 28 and 16 points respectively.   Nick Davis and Tyler Mason led Higher Level-Jones with 11 and 10 points respectively.  

Irish-Campbell County  81    Jessamine Juggernauts  50
Brady Hightchew and Evan Morse led the victors with 26 and 22 points respectively.   Jared Bowling and Michael Rexroat led Jessamine Juggernauts with 12 points each.  

Focus Basketball Academy  61    Northern KY Wolfpack  46
Daniel Ross, Jalen Wesson, and Eric Holmes led Focus Basketball Academy with 16, 13, and 11 points respectively.   Zeke Pike led Northern KY Wolfpack with 20 points. 

Lexington Catholic  60    Louisville T-wolves  50
Craig Floyd and Patrick Keller led Lexington Catholic with 17 and 12 points respectively.   Ryan Oliver and Brian Leonard led Louisville T-wolves with 11 and 10 points respectively.  

Northern KY Wolfpack  63    Louisville T-wolves  51
Zeke Pike and David Prescott led Northern KY Wolfpack with 20 and 15 points respectively.   Michael Wigginton led Louisville T-wolves with 12 points. 

Lexington Catholic  61    Focus Basketball Academy  54
Bryan Woomer led Lexington Catholic with 25 points including five three point baskets.  Craig Floyd added 15 points.  Daniel Ross led Focus Basketball Academy with 26 points. 

The Truth Select  63    Warren County Shooting Stars  26  (Exhibition)*
Warren County is awarded a forfeit win over The Truth Select.  Anthony Wales, Quintez Sutton, and Dante Warren led The Truth Select with 17, 12, and 12 points respectively.   Cole Wilken led Warren County Shooting Stars with 10 points. 

Georgetown Thunder  72    Northern KY Huskies  55
Mustafa Diaw and Quin Richardson led Georgetown Thunder with 19 and 16 points respectively.   Nick Kanter and Mitchell McDowell led Northern KY Huskies with 14 and 13 points respectively.  

Georgetown Thunder  71    Warren County Shooting Stars  58
Quin Richardson led Georgetown Thunder with 23 points including six three point baskets.  Dylan Portwood and Mason Monroe added 13 and 11 points respectively.   Deni Bahic led Warren County Shooting Stars with 26 points including five three point baskets. 

The Truth Select  65    Northern KY Huskies  48  (Exhibition)*
The Northern KY Huskies are awarded a forfeit win over The Truth Select.  Darmonte Warr, Quintez Sutton, and Casey Slone led The Truth Select with 14, 13, and nine points respectively.   Nick Kanter and Michael Best led Northern KY Huskies with 11 and nine points respectively.  

The Ville 13U  47    Lightning  43
Blake Sanders led The Ville 13U with 19 points.  Lightning was led by Nathan Dieudonne with 13 points. 

The Ville 13U  55    Northern KY Hornets  46
Darryl Hicks and James Quick led The Ville 13U with 11 points each.  Brad Koenig, Zak Brown, and Cody Chambers led Northern KY Hornets with nine points each.  

Northern KY Hornets  67    Camels  59
Cody Chambers, Brad Koenig, Zach Fardo, and Zak Brown led Northern KY Hornets with 14, 14, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Jeff Skinner, Josh Clabern, and Dalton Griffin led Camels with 14, 12, and 10 points respectively.  

Mustangs  37    Camels  34
Chris Coleman and Mark Hoff led Mustangs with nine and eight points respectively.   Dalton Griffin led Camels with 15 points including three three point baskets.  Jeff Skinner added eight points. 

Scott County  70    Mustangs  18
Tamron Manning, Zach Bryant, and Andrew Barnett led Scott County with 19, 10, and 10 points respectively.   Chris Coleman and Chanse Hardin led Mustangs with six and five points respectively.  

 
 

Tournament Round

Boys 14 & Under Division I
Louisville Lakers 53 Lexington Blaze 52
Mason County Royals won A-town Ligers forfeit

Louisville Lakers  53    Lexington Blaze  52
Nick Johnson and Diondrey Holt led Louisville Lakers with 14 and 12 points respectively.   D. J. Townsend and Seth Haga led Lexington Blaze with 19 and 10 points respectively.  

Louisville Lakers 9 18 16 10   53
Lexington Blaze 23 13 7 9   52
Louisville Lakers (53) - Holt 12, Wade 1, Spencer 2, Parrish 8, Chapman 8, Reynolds 8, Johnson 14.
Lexington Blaze (52) - Townsend 19, Hollingsworth 9, Harville 8, Haga 10, Gary 5, Petit-Frere 1.

 
 

Tournament Round

Boys 14 & Under Division II
Focus Basketball Academy 76 Mustangs 65
The Ville 13U 62 North Eagles 13
Scott County 57 Irish-Campbell County 39
Lightning 62 Warren County Shooting Stars 25

Focus Basketball Academy  76    Mustangs  65
Eric Holmes led Focus Basketball Academy with 25 points.  Cody Russell, Daniel Ross, and DeMichael Jackson added 12, 11, and 11 points respectively.   Mekale McKay led Mustangs with 25 points.  Mark Hoff added 11 points. 

Focus Basketball Academy 17 13 25 21   76
Mustangs 10 11 22 22   65
Focus Basketball Academy (76) - Ross 11, Schiavone 2, Russell 12, Dunbar 7, Jackson 11, Haick 3, Repishti 1, Roth 4, Holmes 25.
Mustangs (65) - Coleman 1, Webster 6, Bryant 8, McKay 25, Hoff 11, Hardin 3, Millen 4, Spruill 1, Benboe 6.

The Ville 13U  62    North Eagles  13
Andre Gray and David Levitch led a balanced The Ville 13U attack with 10 points each.   Six players tallied two points each for the Eagles points respectively.  

The Ville 13U 24 18 8 12   62
North Eagles 2 2 4 5   13
The Ville 13U (62) - Hicks 8, Levitch 10, Jones 2, Prewitt 7, Quick 9, Sanders 6, Dorsey 4, Gray 10, Wesley 6.
North Eagles (13) - Wethington 2, Collins 2, Foster 2, Goeing 1, Endicott 2, Wilder 2, Tyler 2.

Scott County  57    Irish-Campbell County  39
Tamron Manning, Isiah Ivy, and Zach Bryant led Scott County with 12, 11, and 10 points respectively.   Ryan Hayden led Irish-Campbell County with 10 points. 

Scott County 16 20 13 8   57
Irish-Campbell County 6 14 4 15   39
Scott County (57) - Walls 6, Bryant 10, Ford 2, Manning 12, Ivy 11, Kindred 8, Peterson 8.
Irish-Campbell County (39) - Brown 2, Hahn 3, Hayden 10, Hightchew 2, Hinkel 3, Morse 7, New 1, Ryan 7, Shields 4.

Lightning  62    Warren County Shooting Stars  25
Max Strong and Tyler Flaspoehler led Lightning with 12 and eight points respectively.   Jeff Witkuhn led Warren County Shooting Stars with eight points. 

Lightning 24 16 9 13   62
Warren County Shooting Stars 4 6 8 7   25
Lightning (62) - Zipperle 5, Zinno 4, Caufield 4, Saxton 3, Perito 7, Dieudonne 4, Mattingly 6, Foster 4, Noe 7, Strong 12, Flaspoehler 8.
Warren County Shooting Stars (25) - C. Wilkin 4, Spaulding 2, Bahic 2, Witkuhn 8, Conley 4, Johnson 5.

Sunday April 27th

Tournament Round

Boys 14 & Under Division I
Hoop Dreams 67 Louisville Lakers 34 (Semifinal)
The Truth Elite 61 Northeast KY Royals 42 (Semifinal)
Hoop Dreams 64 The Truth Elite 60 (Championship)

Hoop Dreams  67    Louisville Lakers  34  (Semifinal)
Jaylen Beckham, Larry Morton, and Braxton McFarland led Hoop Dreams with 17, 11, and 11 points respectively.   Diondrey Holt and James Reynolds led Louisville Lakers with nine and eight points respectively.  

Hoop Dreams 15 18 23 11   67
Louisville Lakers 5 9 10 10   34
Hoop Dreams (67) - Timmons 2, Morton 11, McFarland 11, Williams 4, Watts 1, Beckham 17, Lee 2, W. Johnson 8, Setzer 2, D. Johnson 6, Lankford 2.
Louisville Lakers (34) - Washington 5, Byrd 4, Holt 9, Chapman 5, King 1, Reynolds 8, Johnson 2.

The Truth Elite  61    Northeast KY Royals  42  (Semifinal)
Tyrone Williams and Jordan Brewer led The Truth Elite with 19 and 13 points respectively.   Mike Terry led Northeast KY Royals with 17 points. 

The Truth Elite 10 17 16 18   61
Northeast KY Royals 14 18 10 10   42
The Truth Elite (61) - Brewer 13, Rucker 2, Williams 19, Noffinger 4, Kimble 9, Wales 7, Burnett 2, Rose 5.
Northeast KY Royals (42) - Bush 5, Davis 8, Whetsel 4, Evans 2, Gregg 6, Terry 17.

Hoop Dreams  64    The Truth Elite  60  (Championship)
Larry Morton, Jaylen Beckham, and William Johnson led Hoop Dreams with 23, 17, and 10 points respectively.   Tyrone Williams, Wes Kimble, and Tray Rucker led The Truth Elite with 20, 13, and 11 points respectively.  

Hoop Dreams 11 17 21 15   64
The Truth Elite 14 21 14 11   60
Hoop Dreams (64) - Morton 23, Williams 6, Beckham 17, Gibson 1, W. Johnson 10, D. Johnson 7.
The Truth Elite (60) - Brewer 2, Rose 5, Rucker 11, Wales 1, Williams 20, Burnett 4, Sutton 2, Kimble 13, Edwards 1.

 
 

Boys 14 & Under Division II
Focus Basketball Academy 63 Northern KY Tarheels 58 (Quarterfinal)
The Ville 13U 45 Georgetown Thunder 32 (Quarterfinal)
Scott County 63 Lexington Catholic 48 (Quarterfinal)
Lightning 55 Mason County 39 (Quarterfinal)
The Ville 13U 63 Focus Basketball Academy 47 (Semifinal)
Scott County 57 Lightning 45 (Semifinal)
Scott County 60 The Ville 13U 56 (Championship)

Focus Basketball Academy  63    Northern KY Tarheels  58  (Quarterfinal)
Daniel Ross, Eric Holmes, and Brian Repishti led Focus Basketball Academy with 20, 12, and 11 points respectively.   Repishti recorded three three point baskets.  D. J. Coston, Trey Lewis, and Drake Bruns led Northern KY Tarheels with 17, 13, and 10 points respectively.  

Focus Basketball Academy 11 14 17 21   63
Northern KY Tarheels 15 9 15 19   58
Focus Basketball Academy (63) - Ross 20, Holmes 12, Repishti 11, Jackson 9, Russell 3, Haick 1, Wesson 5, Roth 2.
Northern KY Tarheels (58) - Cohorn 2, Waller 4, McClendon 4, Collins 1, Coston 17, Kennedy 6, Bruns 10, T. Lewis 13.

The Ville 13U  45    Georgetown Thunder  32  (Quarterfinal)
Desmond Dorsey and Andre Gray led The Ville 13U with 12 and 10 points respectively.   Mason Monroe, Dylan Portwood, and Quin Richardson led Georgetown Thunder with eight, seven, and six points respectively.  

The Ville 13U 13 14 10 8   45
Georgetown Thunder 8 15 7 2   32
The Ville 13U (45) - Hicks 6, Prewitt 5, Wesley 2, Gray 10, Dorsey 12, Sanders 8, Quick 2.
Georgetown Thunder (32) - Portwood 7, Hill 4, Richardson 6, Young 4, Monroe 8, Diaw 2, Gover 1.

Scott County  63    Lexington Catholic  48  (Quarterfinal)
Tamron Manning and Isiah Ivy led Scott County with 19 and 17 points respectively.   Bryan Woomer, Patrick Keller, and Craig Floyd led Lexington Catholic with 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.  

Scott County 15 15 18 15   63
Lexington Catholic 12 17 12 7   48
Scott County (63) - Walls 4, Bryant 5, Ford 9, Manning 19, Ivy 17, Kindred 7, Peterson 2.
Lexington Catholic (48) - Muncy 2, Woomer 14, Floyd 10, Keller 13, Ryan 7, Wilhelmus 2.

Lightning  55    Mason County  39  (Quarterfinal)
Nathan Dieudonne led Lightning with 16 points.  Andrew Perito and Charles Foster added nine points each.  Tyler Black led Mason County with 18 points.  Josh Harris added nine points. 

Lightning 15 13 10 17   55
Mason County 9 12 11 7   39
Lightning (55) - Saxton 8, Perito 9, Zipperle 2, Dieudonne 16, Mattingly 2, Noe 3, Foster 9, Zinno 1, Strong 2, Caufield 3.
Mason County (39) - Walton 6, Black 18, Harris 9, Osborne 6.

The Ville 13U  63    Focus Basketball Academy  47  (Semifinal)
Darryl Hicks, James Quick, and Andre Gray led a balanced The Ville 13U attack with 16, 15, and 12 points respectively.   Brian Repishti led Focus Basketball Academy with 12 points on four three point baskets.  Daniel Ross added 10 points. 

The Ville 13U 15 15 24 9   63
Focus Basketball Academy 11 11 12 13   47
The Ville 13U (63) - Jones 7, Hicks 16, Quick 15, Wesley 4, Gray 12, Prewitt 7.
Focus Basketball Academy (47) - Ross 10, Russell 5, Schiavone 3, Wesson 6, Jackson 9, Repishti 12, Holmes 2.

Scott County  57    Lightning  45  (Semifinal)
Tamron Manning led Scott County with 25 points.  Eric Zipperle, Nathan Dieudonne, and Andrew Perito led Lightning with 16, nine, and eight points respectively.  

Scott County 18 14 14 11   57
Lightning 11 12 12 10   45
Scott County (57) - Walls 8, Bryant 4, Ford 4, Manning 25, Ivy 7, Kindred 7.
Lightning (45) - Saxton 1, Perito 8, Zipperle 10, Dieudonne 9, Mattingly 6, Foster 6, Strong 1, Noe 4.

Scott County  60    The Ville 13U  56  (Championship)
Isiah Ivy, Tamron Manning, and Jordan Kindred led Scott County with 23, 20, and 12 points respectively.   Desmond Dorsey and Andre Gray led The Ville 13U with 17 and 11 points respectively.  

Scott County 15 12 15 18   60
The Ville 13U 13 12 15 16   56
Scott County (60) - Walls 1, Bryant 2, Ford 3, Manning 20, Ivy 23, Kindred 11.
The Ville 13U (56) - Hicks 3, Levitch 8, Sanders 9, Wesley 2, Gray 11, Quick 6, Dorsey 17.


Conclusion

Congratulations to Hoop Dreams and Scott County for capturing their respective division championships.  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 Kentucky Basketball Academy academy staff for the hospitality extended me during this event.  

 

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.