There are 3 teams entered in the Boys 8 & Under Division. The teams entered are ICE, The Ville, and Lexington Lightning.
There are 12 teams entered in the Boys 10 & Under Division. The teams are divided into four pools as follows: Pool 1: Northern KY Wolfpack, Louisville Elite, and Wayne County Flash. Pool 2: Lexington Celtics, Northern KY Magic, and Albany Bulldogs. Pool 3: BCK, Gym Rats, and Lexington Colonels. Pool 4: Northern KY Wildcats, Corbin Bulldogs, and Mercer County.
| Boys 8 & Under | |||
| The Ville | 39 | ICE | 13 |
| The Ville | 36 | Lexington Lightning | 19 |
| Lexington Lightning | 37 | ICE | 12 |
The Ville 39 ICE 13
Justin Powell and Ryan Maina led The Ville with 10 points each. Jake Evans and Ethan Coury added eight and seven
points respectively.
Pearce Dalton led ICE with three points.
The Ville 36 Lexington Lightning 19
Justin Powell led The Ville with 20 points. Mowder, Ginnan, and Cooper led Lexington Lightning with five, four, and four
points respectively.
Lexington Lightning 37 ICE 12
Deaton and Johnson led Lexington Lightning with 11 and 10
points respectively.
Henry Lane, Conor Harrison, and Pearce Dalton led ICE with four, three, and three
points respectively.
| Boys 8 & Under | ||||
| The Ville | 42 | Lexington Lightning | 34 | (Championship) |
The Ville 42 Lexington Lightning 34 (Championship)
Justin Powell, Alex Smith, and Jake Evans led The Ville with 11, 11, and nine
points respectively.
Wallace, Mowder, and Deaton led Lexington Lightning with 11, 10, and eight
points respectively.
| The Ville | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| Lexington Lightning | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| The Ville | (42) - | Powell 11, Evans 9, Maina 6, Smith 11, Morley 2, Jackson 3. |
| Lexington Lightning | (34) - | Mowder 10, Deaton 8, Brown 2, Wallace 11, Ginnan 3. |
| Boys 10 & Under | |||
| Northern KY Wolfpack | 44 | Louisville Elite | 28 |
| Northern KY Magic | 45 | Lexington Celtics | 25 |
| BCK | 34 | Gym Rats | 21 |
| Northern KY Wildcats | 38 | Corbin Bulldogs | 18 |
| Louisville Elite | 53 | Wayne County Flash | 28 |
| Northern KY Magic | 43 | Albany Bulldogs | 38 |
| Mercer County | 38 | Corbin Bulldogs | 24 |
| Northern KY Wolfpack | 42 | Wayne County Flash | 28 |
| Albany Bulldogs | 39 | Lexington Celtics | 33 |
| Northern KY Wildcats | 34 | Mercer County | 22 |
| Gym Rats | 42 | BCK | 28 |
Northern KY Wolfpack 44 Louisville Elite 28
Chase Ross led Northern KY Wolfpack with 14 points. Cameron Racke and Andrew Dixon added eight and seven
points respectively.
Jackson Byrne, Cameron Wheeler, and Aaron Rice led Louisville Elite with eight, eight, and six
points respectively.
Northern KY Magic 45 Lexington Celtics 25
Cole Von Handorf led Northern KY Magic with 14 points. Hunter Ziegelmeyer and Matthew Thiel added eight points each. Carpenter and Lowell led Lexington Celtics with eight and six
points respectively.
BCK 34 Gym Rats 21
Trent Kincaid, Luke Vance, and Timmy Jolley led BCK with 11, seven, and seven
points respectively.
Hunter Stevens and Logan Dykes led Gym Rats with eight and seven
points respectively.
Northern KY Wildcats 38 Corbin Bulldogs 18
Sean McNeil led Northern KY Wildcats with 10 points. Austin Neff and Dante Hendrix added eight points each. Andrew Taylor led Corbin Bulldogs with nine points.
Louisville Elite 53 Wayne County Flash 28
Jackson Byrne, Jake Paulson, and Ryan Hineman led Louisville Elite with 12, 11, and 10
points respectively.
Riley Woods and Clay Shelton led Wayne County Flash with eight and six
points respectively.
Northern KY Magic 43 Albany Bulldogs 38
Cole Von Handorf and Gunnar Schuh led Northern KY Magic with 14 points each. Weston Griebel led Albany Bulldogs with 17 points.
Mercer County 38 Corbin Bulldogs 24
Grayson Blevins and Garrett Dean led Mercer County with 15 and seven
points respectively.
Cameron Sizemore and Andrew Taylor led Corbin Bulldogs with seven and five
points respectively.
Northern KY Wolfpack 42 Wayne County Flash 28
Chase Ross and Hunter Meyer led Northern KY Wolfpack with 12 and 10
points respectively.
Clay Shelton and Corbin Kirksey led Wayne County Flash with 14 and six
points respectively.
Albany Bulldogs 39 Lexington Celtics 33
John Davis and Weston Griebel led Albany Bulldogs with 20 and 14
points respectively.
Lowell led Lexington Celtics with 19 points.
Northern KY Wildcats 34 Mercer County 22
Sean McNeil led Northern KY Wildcats with 10 points. Garrett Dean led Mercer County with 16 points.
Gym Rats 42 BCK 28
Hunter Stevens and Logan Dykes led Gym Rats with 17 and 10
points respectively.
Jake Webster, Luke Vance, and Austin McDaniel led BCK with 10, six, and five
points respectively.
| Boys 10 & Under | |||
| Gym Rats | 32 | Corbin Bulldogs | 25 |
| Louisville Elite | 36 | Lexington Celtics | 24 |
| Albany Bulldogs | 59 | Wayne County Flash | 31 |
Gym Rats 32 Corbin Bulldogs 25
Logan Dykes led Gym Rats with 16 points. Hunter Stevens and Jalen Molden added eight points each. Andrew Taylor led Corbin Bulldogs with 15 points.
Louisville Elite 36 Lexington Celtics 24
Aaron Rice and Jake Paulson led Louisville Elite with 11 and seven
points respectively.
Lowell, Davis, and Carpenter led Lexington Celtics with 10, six, and six
points respectively.
Albany Bulldogs 59 Wayne County Flash 31
John Davis and Weston Griebel led Albany Bulldogs with 18 and 14
points respectively.
Riley Woods, Clay Shelton, and Corbin Kirksey led Wayne County Flash with nine, nine, and seven
points respectively.
| Boys 10 & Under | ||||
| Gym Rats | 35 | Northern KY Wolfpack | 34 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Northern KY Magic | 48 | Mercer County | 15 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Louisville Elite | 35 | BCK | 20 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Northern KY Wildcats | 47 | Albany Bulldogs | 34 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Northern KY Magic | 51 | Gym Rats | 32 | (Semifinal) |
| Northern KY Wildcats | 34 | Louisville Elite | 28 | (Semifinal) |
| Northern KY Wildcats | 43 | Northern KY Magic | 25 | (Championship) |
Gym Rats 35 Northern KY Wolfpack 34 (Quarterfinal)
Northern KY Wolfpack led 18-9 at halftime but Gym Rats rallied for a 35-34 victory. Logan Dykes and Hunter Stevens led the victors with 13 and 11
points respectively.
Chase Ross and Cameron Racke led Northern KY Wolfpack with eight points each.
| Gym Rats | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| Northern KY Wolfpack | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| Gym Rats | (35) - | Stevens 11, Dykes 13, Molden 4, Baker 5, Floyd 2. |
| Northern KY Wolfpack | (34) - | Meyer 2, McDaniel 1, Ross 8, Dixon 5, Racke 8, Eckerle 4, Benson 2, Jackson 4. |
Northern KY Magic 48 Mercer County 15 (Quarterfinal)
Andy Kuyendahl and Hunter Ziegelmeyer led Northern KY Magic with 11 and nine
points respectively.
Garrett Dean led Mercer County with nine points on three three point baskets.
| Northern KY Magic | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 48 |
| Mercer County | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Northern KY Magic | (48) - | Best 4, Von Handorf 8, Thiel 3, Kuyendahl 11, Ziegelmeyer 9, Newman 6, Toler 2, Schuh 5. |
| Mercer County | (15) - | Dunning 3, Dean 9, Robbins 3. |
Louisville Elite 35 BCK 20 (Quarterfinal)
Cameron Wheeler and Jackson Byrne led Louisville Elite with 10 and six
points respectively.
Cody Thompson led BCK with nine points.
| Louisville Elite | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 |
| BCK | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Louisville Elite | (35) - | Wheeler 10, Rice 2, Burnett 5, Byrne 6, Moore 5, Nunn 2, Paulson 4. |
| BCK | (20) - | Vance 1, Kincaid 3, Bertch 4, Thompson 9, McDaniel 3. |
Northern KY Wildcats 47 Albany Bulldogs 34 (Quarterfinal)
Sean McNeil and Dante Hendrix led Northern KY Wildcats with 14 points each. John Davis, Dillon Pittman, and Weston Griebel led Albany Bulldogs with 12, nine, and eight
points respectively.
| Northern KY Wildcats | 12 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| Albany Bulldogs | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| Northern KY Wildcats | (47) - | Morgan 2, McNeil 14, Hendrix 14, Hawkins 6, Hemmerich 9, Neff 2. |
| Albany Bulldogs | (34) - | Davis 12, Duvall 4, Griebel 8, Pittman 9, Claborn 1. |
Northern KY Magic 51 Gym Rats 32 (Semifinal)
Hunter Ziegelmeyer, Anthony Best, and Cole Von Handorf led Northern KY Magic with 16, nine, and nine
points respectively.
Hunter Stevens led Gym Rats with 17 points.
| Northern KY Magic | 10 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 51 |
| Gym Rats | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| Northern KY Magic | (51) - | Best 9, Von Handorf 9, Ziegelmeyer 16, Newman 2, Tower 3, Schuh 1, Michaels 5, Thiel 2, Kuyendahl 4. |
| Gym Rats | (32) - | Stevens 17, Dykes 5, Cooper 4, Gallagher 6. |
Northern KY Wildcats 34 Louisville Elite 28 (Semifinal)
Sean McNeil led Northern KY Wildcats with 16 points including three three point baskets. Isiah Burnett led Louisville Elite with 13 points including three three point baskets.
| Northern KY Wildcats | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
| Louisville Elite | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Northern KY Wildcats | (34) - | McNeil 16, Hawkins 2, Hendrix 2, Morgan 2, Neff 6, Gambrel 2, Lay 2, Holden 2. |
| Louisville Elite | (28) - | Rice 5, Burnett 13, Byrne 4, Moore 2, Wheeler 3, Paulson 1. |
Northern KY Wildcats 43 Northern KY Magic 25 (Championship)
Sean McNeil and Dante Hendrix led Northern KY Wildcats with 14 and 11
points respectively.
Josh Newman, Cole Von Handorf, and Gunnar Schuh led Northern KY Magic with six, five, and five
points respectively.
| Northern KY Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 43 |
| Northern KY Magic | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| Northern KY Wildcats | (43) - | McNeil 14, Hawkins 2, Hendrix 11, Neff 8, Gambrel 4, Hemmerich 4. |
| Northern KY Magic | (25) - | Best 2, Von Handorf 5, Kuyendahl 2, Thiel 3, Schuh 5, Newman 6, Ziegelmeyer 2. |
Congratulations to The Ville and Northern KY Wildcats 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.
Thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy academy staff for putting on another quality event for these young athletes. A special note of appreciation to the coaches and parents who put in so much time and effort so that these players can showcase their talents.
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.